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VA Expands Access to Virtual Reality Pain Therapy for Veterans with AppliedVR Partnership

HIT Consultant

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking a major step forward in pain management by expanding its contract with AppliedVR , a provider of immersive therapeutics (ITx) using virtual reality (VR). What You Should Know: – The U.S.

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VA study of wearables, AI shows promise for heart failure patients

Mobi Health News

A new study, sponsored by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, applied wearable biosensors to post-acute heart failure patients and deployed FDA-cleared analytics from vendor physIQ to detect vital sign anomalies.

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OXOS Medical Raises $23M to Deliver ”Radiology Department in a Box”

HIT Consultant

Leading the Way Forward in Delivering and Distributing Medical Imaging Founded in 2016 by Dr. Greg Kolovich, a Harvard-trained, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, and serial entrepreneur Evan Ruff, OXOS Medical launched its first FDA-approved device, the Micro C®, in 2022. Department of Veterans Affairs. veterans. “At

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What’s Special About AI Risks and Remedies in Health Care?

Healthcare IT Today

Sara Shanti, a partner specializing in health care technology at law firm Sheppard Mullin , says that the Executive Order and recent FDA guidance “start to provide real direction on how to navigate patient risk. The FDA, unfortunately, has lots of other things to regulate and is somewhat overwhelmed.

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VA Provides Veterans with Immersive, VR Treatment for Chronic Lower Back Pain

HIT Consultant

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide its FDA-authorized RelieVRx (formerly EaseVRx) solution to select Veterans impacted by chronic lower back pain (CLBP). RelieVRx is the first and only FDA-authorized in-home immersive VR pain treatment indicated as an adjunctive treatment for CLBP.

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3D Printing Emerges As Option For Addressing Healthcare Equipment Shortages

Healthcare IT Today

As the demand for healthcare equipment rises, manufacturers are struggling to meet the demand. In response, some are turning to 3D printing as an extra option for providing the supplies providers need. For example, one tech firm which makes 3D printers is helping to solve a nationwide shortage of COVID-19 test swabs by scaling up […].

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Health Provider News

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health-tech startup MemoryWell pivots, eyes new funding to roll out software for insurers Department of Veterans Affairs health system kicks off multiyear Greater Washington expansion Georgetown to open Southeast D.C.