Wed.Sep 08, 2021

article thumbnail

NHS trials AI-enabled software to make brain surgery safer

Healthcare It News

The NHS is trialling an artificial intelligence (AI) solution, which allows surgeons to rehearse brain aneurysms procedures. British startup Oxford Heartbeat designed the PreSize technology , which has been used at Leeds Teaching Hospitals and is due to be trialled in six other NHS trusts. The medical device software helps to plan neurovascular surgeries by predicting the behaviour of a particular stent in a patient’s anatomy.

Hospitals 301
article thumbnail

Navigating The Modern Medicare-Digital Care Landscape

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Telemedicine is rapidly defining the modern medical landscape, with thousands of patients moving away from in-person meetings to video consultation. Statistics reported by the CDC identify that up to 30% of all medical visits are now […]. The article Navigating The Modern Medicare-Digital Care Landscape appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

Medicare 193
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How a remote Maine school union uses telehealth for a variety of needs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Dr. Karen Watts, director of special services at School Union 93 in Maine, lives and works in quintessential, rural Maine. THE PROBLEM. "The advantages are the clean air, verdant hills and meadows, outstanding wildlife, clean air, the crystal clear water of Penobscot Bay that surrounds the Blue Hill Peninsula, peace and quiet, and our friendly communities," she said.

article thumbnail

5 Ways Technology Is Improving the Quality of Life of Seniors

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. With the introduction of newer applications, data strategies, assistive listening devices and more, technology is helping to improve the quality of life of seniors, especially those in care facilities. The pandemic accelerated the implementation of […].

183
183
article thumbnail

Optimizing Medical Waste Management: A Guide to Best Practices

Feeling overwhelmed by medical waste regulations? This comprehensive guide unravels the complexities of medical waste disposal, ensuring you stay compliant and prioritize safety. Inside you'll find: Clear categorization: Learn to precisely classify medical waste for proper handling and disposal. Labeling & Storage: Discover best practices for clear labeling and secure storage of medical waste.

article thumbnail

Humanizing healthcare: Meeting patients on their own terms

Healthcare It News

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

130
130
article thumbnail

Women’s health app Flo picks up $50M in fresh funding to fuel R&D, rapid growth

Fierce Healthcare

Women’s health app Flo picks up $50M in fresh funding to fuel R&D, rapid growth. elucas. Wed, 09/08/2021 - 12:54.

137
137

More Trending

article thumbnail

Anthem signs on with Cleveland Clinic's, Amwell's virtual second opinions service

Fierce Healthcare

Anthem signs on with Cleveland Clinic's, Amwell's virtual second opinions service. pminemyer. Wed, 09/08/2021 - 12:40.

124
124
article thumbnail

State of Consumerism in Healthcare 2021: Regaining Momentum

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Hospitals and health systems that launched or accelerated digital health capabilities during the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic are failing to commit fully to the digital and consumer-centered transformation required to deliver care when, where and how consumers want to receive it, according to Kaufman Hall’s 2021 Healthcare Consumerism Survey. – The survey found only 7% of participating organizations performed in the first tier of the Kaufman Hall Healthcare

article thumbnail

Payers, providers seek leeway on surprise medical bill ban going into effect in 2022

Fierce Healthcare

Payers, providers seek leeway on surprise medical bill ban going into effect in 2022. rking. Wed, 09/08/2021 - 17:13.

article thumbnail

Intelerad Acquires Insignia Medical Systems, UK-Based Enterprise Imaging Provider

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Today, Intelerad Medical Systems , a provider of medical image management solutions, announced its acquisition of Insignia Medical Systems , a leading UK-based enterprise imaging provider. The deal signals an important step in expanding next-generation imaging solutions and resources to help modernize hospital trusts across the UK and marks the company’s fifth acquisition in the past year.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Louisiana revokes licenses from 7 nursing homes after Ida evacuation failures cost lives

Fierce Healthcare

Louisiana revokes licenses from 7 nursing homes after Ida evacuation failures cost lives. dmuoio. Wed, 09/08/2021 - 12:27.

article thumbnail

Healthcare Transformation and AI with Alissa Hsu Lynch from Google Cloud

Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare transformation and AI are all the buzz in healthcare right now. It seems like everyone is trying to figure out what transformation looks like at their organization. Plus, we’re at a great confluence of technologies that’s opening the doors of transformation. There’s something powerful about bringing cloud computing, massive data stores, and always on […].

81
article thumbnail

Sanford Health receives $350 million for virtual care center to support rural health

Fierce Healthcare

Sanford Health receives $350 million for virtual care center to support rural health. agliadkovskaya. Wed, 09/08/2021 - 12:55.

116
116
article thumbnail

Baxter to Acquire Hillrom

Healthcare IT Today

Transaction valued at $156.00 per Hillrom Share for an All-Cash Purchase Price of $10.5 Billion Brings together two leading medical technology companies to broaden access to care in the hospital, home and alternate site settings Accelerates digitally-enabled connected care solutions across the continuum of care Builds on Baxter’s global footprint to expand Hillrom’s penetration of […].

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Amazon Care may be coming to another 20 U.S. cities: report

Fierce Healthcare

Amazon Care may be coming to another 20 U.S. cities: report. hlandi. Wed, 09/08/2021 - 12:23.

130
130
article thumbnail

Babylon looks to expand health services to Rwandans without cellphones

Mobi Health News

The company is continuing to team up with Rwanda's National ID Agency to help folks register and access medical services.

93
article thumbnail

NorthShore University HealthSystem, Edward-Elmhurst Health unveil merger plans

Fierce Healthcare

NorthShore University HealthSystem, Edward-Elmhurst Health unveil merger plans. dmuoio. Wed, 09/08/2021 - 14:43.

115
115
article thumbnail

Data orchestration startup Seqera Labs lands $5.5m in seed funding

Mobi Health News

The firm’s software enabled global SARS-CoV-2 sequencing and variant surveillance.

105
105
article thumbnail

Everything You Wanted to Know About FACIS, but Didn’t Know to Ask

Speaker: Amy Anderson

FACIS® helps organizations mitigate patient and organizational risk. Maintaining compliance and safeguarding against fraud and abuse in today’s changing healthcare landscape can be challenging. Most healthcare organizations screen and monitor providers against the OIG but that’s only ONE of FACIS®’ primary sources. FACIS® pulls data for every taxonomy from the lowest level employee to the highest level licensed professional.

article thumbnail

Whistleblower suit accuses UPMC, lead surgeon of fraudulent billing tied to 'concurrent surgeries'

Fierce Healthcare

Whistleblower suit accuses UPMC, lead surgeon of fraudulent billing tied to 'concurrent surgeries'. dmuoio. Wed, 09/08/2021 - 10:59.

105
105
article thumbnail

Mae launches new digital tool geared toward expecting Black people

Mobi Health News

Mae provides a weekly pregnancy tracker, care tips and access to maternal care providers.

96
article thumbnail

Invitae scoops up consumer health tech firm Ciitizen for $325M

Fierce Healthcare

Invitae scoops up consumer health tech firm Ciitizen for $325M. hlandi. Wed, 09/08/2021 - 07:28.

122
122
article thumbnail

Liva Healthcare to partner with German sick funds

Mobi Health News

The digital health coaching firm was selected in the Healthy Hub eHealth competition.

97
article thumbnail

Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

article thumbnail

Health tech funding snapshot—Oprah backs Maven Clinic; Whoop scores $200M to build out fitness tracking tech

Fierce Healthcare

Health tech funding snapshot—Oprah backs Maven Clinic; Whoop scores $200M to build out fitness tracking tech. hlandi. Wed, 09/08/2021 - 10:10.

98
article thumbnail

Pakistani digital health platform Ailaaj bags $1.6M in seed funding

Mobi Health News

The startup plans to enter the local market for pharmaceuticals, baby and beauty products.

93
article thumbnail

Premier, 11 health systems acquire minority stake in Exela to lock down drug supply

Fierce Healthcare

Premier, 11 health systems acquire minority stake in Exela to lock down drug supply. dmuoio. Wed, 09/08/2021 - 16:55.

103
103
article thumbnail

Kaiser Lab System Problem Creates Massive COVID Test Result Backup

Healthcare IT Today

A major data stumble had to happen sometime during our plague season, and apparently, Kaiser Permanente turned out to be the point of failure. According to Becker’s Hospital Review, technical issues with Kaiser’s lab system processing have resulted in thousands of delayed COVID test results since the end of July. During that period, Kaiser made […].

article thumbnail

Ensure Continuous Patient Care: How to Avoid Disruptions Due to Ransomware

The industry has seen an increasing pace of ransomware, zero-day, and remote-code execution attacks. Learn how to defend against these against these attacks in this eBook.

article thumbnail

Former Humana exec files employment discrimination suit against insurer

Fierce Healthcare

Former Humana exec files employment discrimination suit against insurer. pminemyer. Wed, 09/08/2021 - 14:31.

92
article thumbnail

Taiwanese mobile health firm iXensor introduces telehealth service assisting at-home fertility monitoring

Mobi Health News

This latest service enables fertility consultants to access a patient's fertility data and remotely monitor their conditions in real-time.

71
article thumbnail

Pediatric teletherapy provider DotCom Therapy raises $13M backed by LRVHealth, OSF Ventures

Fierce Healthcare

Pediatric teletherapy provider DotCom Therapy raises $13M backed by LRVHealth, OSF Ventures. elucas. Wed, 09/08/2021 - 10:51.

75
article thumbnail

Singaporean scientists develop AI system for screening glaucoma

Mobi Health News

They are now looking to bring the algorithms to a mobile phone app to be used as a screening tool in the field.

70
article thumbnail

How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.