Fri.May 07, 2021

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IT execs talk new strategies for analytics, patient engagement, telehealth and more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said recently that the U.S. might be finally turning a corner in the COVID-19 pandemic. It's been a relentless 16 months, and healthcare CIOs and other health IT leaders can no doubt use a breather. During the course of the past year-plus, these executives have learned many lessons spurred by the manic pacing of the pandemic.

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Walmart looks to virtual care with acquisition of telemedicine company MeMD

Mobi Health News

With this acquisition, Walmart Health will add nationwide virtual care options across primary care, urgent care and behavioral health to its clinics' service portfolio.

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Report: Healthcare leaders have an optimistic outlook beyond COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Philips hosted a virtual round table with industry leaders to discuss the findings of the newly-released Future Health Index 2021 (FHI). Philips’ chief medical officer, Jan Kimpen, hosted the discussion between Professor Wim van Harten, CEO of Rijnstate Hospital in the Netherlands, and Dr Aaron Neinstein, director of clinical informatics at UCSF Center for Digital Health Innovation in the US, to discuss the future of healthcare post-pandemic.

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The Quickly Evolving Telehealth and RPM Solutions

Healthcare IT Today

This past year, we’ve spent a lot of time covering the telehealth and RPM markets for obvious reasons. While it’s been fascinating to watch the money pour into the telehealth space, I’ve found it more interesting to watch how providers are acting and what they’re interested in when it comes to the telehealth and RPM […].

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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Gut health startup Viome gets breakthrough device designation for mRNA analysis tool

Mobi Health News

Viome has adapted its technology to search for the presence of oral squamous cell carcinoma and oropharyngeal cancer in users’ saliva samples.

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Healthcare Has a Chance to Build a Data-driven Foundation for Health Equity Right Now. Will We Take It?

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Abner Mason, CEO at ConsejoSano. The U.S. COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort is about to change in a big way. As recent data from the Kaiser Family Foundation suggests, vaccine supply will outstrip demand in just a few weeks, meaning the country will have more shots than available arms. […].

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Decentralized clinical trial startup Florence lands $80M for company growth

Mobi Health News

This brings the company's total funding to roughly $88 million.

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COVID-19 Underscores the Value of Internet-based Communication Devices for Keeping Residents Connected

HealthStream

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it extremely apparent that nursing homes and other long-term care facilities must move ahead in their efforts to encourage internet connectivity and use, as well as provide the necessary hardware to do so.

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Roundup: Caresyntax raises €83M for AI operating tech, InterSystems partners with Cognetivity and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, €4.7 million awarded to Irish universities in drive to train data analysts for neuroscience.

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Thinking Mothers’ Health at Mother’s Day 2021…and the Marshall Plan for Moms

Health Populi

To all the Moms I’ve loved and lost and those I still blessed to have in my life… I’m thinking about our collective and individual health this 2021 Mother’s Day weekend. There are three themes that whirl in the current Moms’ Health Mix: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mothers’ health and life. Mom-economics and the She-Cession — the financial roots of health inequity, and.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Peloton anticipates losses from treadmill recall in quarterly earnings call

Mobi Health News

Peloton anticipates treadmill recalls will cost the company roughly $165 million.

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