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3 applications for RFID in the fight against COVID-19
Microchips embedded in RFID tags can track and authenticate vaccines, test kits, medical equipment and PPE from manufacturing to clinic sites.
By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • July 10, 2020 -
As FCC taps out its coronavirus telehealth program, major nonprofits like Providence cash in
West Coast powerhouse Providence got almost $2 million, raising concerns the money went to systems "with the capacity to write an application for the money rather than the providers who needed it most," one health policy expert said.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • July 9, 2020 -
Trendline
Artificial intelligence
Amid mounting interest and investment in the space, it's clear AI’s applications in healthcare will only continue to grow.
By Healthcare Dive staff -
"White House Press Briefing". Retrieved from The White House.
As lab giants 'push the frontiers' of capacity, Trump admin pegs hopes on POC tests
Brett Giroir, the administration's lead for coronavirus diagnostics, said the goal is for rapid point-of-care tests from Abbott, BD and Quidel, performed outside of lab settings, to alleviate commercial testing capacity constraints.
By Greg Slabodkin • July 9, 2020 -
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'If the public knew:' Ripple20 shows medical device software cyber weakness
Last month's discovery that Baxter and B. Braun infusion pumps face risk of remote attacks by hackers comes as a medtech effort gains momentum to track third-party components in devices.
By Greg Slabodkin • July 9, 2020 -
Philips wins $100M teleICU contract from VA
The company said it's creating the world's largest system for providing remote access to critical care expertise, regardless of patient location.
By Nick Paul Taylor • July 9, 2020 -
Digital health funding defies expected pandemic-era slowdown
As COVID-19 roiled economies in the first half of 2020, investors poured $5.4 billion into digital health startups, the largest investment in the sector for the period over the past decade, according to Rock Health.
By Susan Kelly • July 7, 2020 -
Telehealth claim lines increased more than 8,335% in April: Fair Health
The newest analysis of insurance trends by the nonprofit found mental health diagnoses continue to drive the visits, followed by joint and soft tissue conditions and hypertension.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • July 6, 2020 -
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Ransomware versus healthcare: How the pandemic added to a cyber crisis
Ransomware hit at least 26 U.S. healthcare providers between January and May, according to Recorded Future, and many attacks were initiated through COVID-19-themed phishing.
By Samantha Schwartz • July 2, 2020 -
Teladoc closes InTouch acquisition to round out provider offerings
Virtual care player Teladoc closed its acquisition of provider telehealth business InTouch Health for $150 million in cash and 4.6 million shares of common stock on Wednesday.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • July 1, 2020 -
With new funding, FCC rural healthcare program set to provide most money in its history
Nearly $200 million in unused funds from prior years are being carried over. The total amount now available to applicants is about $800 million.
By Shannon Muchmore • July 1, 2020 -
CMS wants to make home health telemedicine permanent
The Trump administration is also looking to change payment rates for home health providers that would increase Medicare payments by 2.6%, or roughly $540 million, for the 2021 calendar year.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 26, 2020 -
3 healthcare CISOs tackled telehealth at hyper speed — they wish they were faster
The hospital information security chiefs were dealing with a surge in virtual visits, more remote workers and increasing cybersecurity threats in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Samantha Schwartz • June 25, 2020 -
CVS launches return-to-work service, including in-house COVID-19 testing option
Questions about testing accuracy and hesitancy from employers haven't stopped big healthcare companies from jumping into the space with new products.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 24, 2020 -
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BARDA backs study of Empatica's COVID-19 early warning platform
The system, which measures physiological data including blood volume pulse and electrodermal activity, is the latest in a growing list of wearables being primed to detect and monitor infections.
By Susan Kelly • June 23, 2020 -
Sponsored by Veradigm
Men's health awareness
Many men's health conditions are preventable with proper lifestyle adjustments and maintenance.
By Tom Pasquariello, PharmD • June 22, 2020 -
Virtual care at a virtual conference: Telehealth will remain post-pandemic, experts say at AHIP
"If I were trying to be controversial, of course I'd say, 'No, it's going to go away.' But of course no one believes that," Google Health CMO Karen DeSalvo said.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 19, 2020 -
Female, younger patients more likely to choose telehealth visit pre-pandemic, study finds
The JAMA Network Open study also found patients were more likely to choose a virtual visit with their own primary care clinician, as opposed to a new doctor.
By Hailey Mensik • June 18, 2020 -
Screenshot of virtual Senate HELP hearing, June 17, 2020
Senators back sustaining telehealth momentum post pandemic
Top priorities are axing geographic restrictions and expanding Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for virtual care services, Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 18, 2020 -
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Walmart buys medication management tech from startup CareZone
CareZone is backed by several high-profile investors, including Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, and has scooped up $168 million in funding over three rounds.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 16, 2020 -
Surgeons, device makers grow more confident in elective care comeback
As some medtechs indicate forecasts entering Q2 may have been too conservative, a Bain & Co. survey of physicians and administrators suggests rising capacity for elective procedures, albeit without sales reps at full force.
By Maria Rachal • June 15, 2020 -
FCC surpasses $100M in CARES telehealth funding approvals as House seeks more oversight
Top leadership in the House Energy and Commerce committee sent a letter Friday to the FCC requesting more transparency in the telehealth program, which passed the halfway mark in allocated funds earlier this week.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Updated June 12, 2020 -
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Geisinger, Siemens ink 10-year digital health partnership
It's one of the medtech's largest partnerships of its kind in North America, as it plans to provide diagnostic imaging and artificial intelligence-enabled applications to the health system over the next decade.
By Greg Slabodkin • June 9, 2020 -
To revamp 'antiquated' EHR system, VA needs more specialty docs involved, GAO says
The VA has spent billions of dollars on the new Cerner system and said some 78 billion records have been transferred to a centralized database.
By Ron Shinkman • June 8, 2020 -
Amwell files for IPO — report
The telehealth player is reportedly preparing to go public on the heels of raising almost $200 million in funding amid widespread enthusiasm for virtual care brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 5, 2020 -
"White House Press Briefing". Retrieved from The White House.
Months into pandemic, Trump admin mandates labs report demographic data of COVID-19 tests
HHS is now requiring labs to submit a much broader range of demographic COVID-19 testing data, including age, race, ethnicity and sex.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Updated June 5, 2020
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