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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 -
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Men's health awareness
Many men's health conditions are preventable with proper lifestyle adjustments and maintenance.
By Tom Pasquariello, PharmD • June 22, 2020 -
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TrendlineInteroperability
Interoperability is a long term-challenge for the healthcare industry, but the Trump administration has big ambitions to improve data sharing and patient access — even though its plans so far have few details.
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
Cerner sells troubled revenue cycle management arm for $30M
Chicago-based R1 is acquiring the business and its commercial, non-federal client relationships, while Cerner will extend R1's EHR-agnostic revenue cycle capabilities to its clients and new prospects.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 4, 2020 -
$250B of all healthcare spend could be digitized, McKinsey estimates
Some analysts expect telehealth use to flag in the second half of 2020 if the novel coronavirus loses steam. But McKinsey researchers think these dynamics will persist for up to 18 months at least, or until a vaccine is widely available.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 4, 2020 -
Pandemic causes expected wearable shipments to plummet by 27M this year
But analysts expect a drawn-out recovery for the sector as wearables bolster their advanced health monitoring features and consumers remain increasingly health-conscious coming out of the COVID-19 crisis.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 4, 2020 -
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Pandemic highlights need for unique patient identifier, industry tells ONC
"We want to see that ban removed and hope we can have that conversation on a national level," Mark Probst, VP and CIO of Intermountain, said at the virtual conference.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 2, 2020 -
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CVS Pharmacy tests self-driving vehicle delivery for prescriptions
The partnership with robotics company Nuro will be tested out in the Houston area this month.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 2, 2020 -
Emergency authorization granted to COVID-19 ICU prediction software
The nod for the system from Israel-based CLEW Medical is among a series of regulatory OKs for products designed to inform care of infected patients.
By Nick Paul Taylor • May 28, 2020 -
Medicare members using telehealth grew 120 times in early weeks of COVID-19 as regulations eased
CMS head Seema Verma said her department is evaluating the telehealth waivers to determine if they should be extended past the scope of the national emergency, and is in the process of additional rulemaking around the issue.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • May 27, 2020 -
Pandemic response complicated by public health agencies' inability to receive data from hospitals
Hospitals in regions forecast to be some of the hardest hit from COVID-19 were more likely to say public agencies were unable to receive health data electronically, according to a new study published in JAMIA.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • May 27, 2020 -
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MA, Part D final rule gives more star ratings weight to patient experience
The rule also attempts to let more MA plans comply with network adequacy standards by reducing the percentage of rural beneficiaries that must reside within maximum time and distance areas.
By Shannon Muchmore • May 22, 2020 -
Omada Health snaps up physical therapy startup Physera for $30M
With the deal, Omada adds video access to a national physical therapist network to its lineup of digital services, which includes diabetes prevention and management, hypertension and mental health.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • May 21, 2020 -
CIO case study: Understanding Nebraska Medicine's technology backbone, years in the making
The coronavirus tested Nebraska Medicine and University of Nebraska Medical Center's cloud- and mobile-first strategy.
By Naomi Eide • May 21, 2020 -
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Apple-Google COVID-19 contact tracing software released
About two dozen countries and states including Alabama, North Dakota and South Carolina have requested and been given access to the technology, the companies told Healthcare Dive.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • May 20, 2020 -
Despite $33M in approvals, FCC has sent just 1 provider CARES telehealth funds
"We expect the number of invoices to increase steadily as more funding continues to be approved," an FCC spokesperson told Healthcare Dive.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • May 20, 2020
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