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MIT's COVID-19 app uses smartphones' Bluetooth to anonymously spot disease contacts

Mobi Health News

APRIL 9, 2020

The in-development system foregoes GPS tracking and other identifying data collection methods in its effort to automate labor-intensive COVID-19 contact tracing.

Somerset NHS FT contacts patients about data breach

DigitalHealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Patients at Musgrove Park Hospital are being contacted by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust after it was revealed a staff member inappropriately accessed data.

Experts warn of technical limitations of contact tracing for coronavirus

Mobi Health News

APRIL 27, 2020

This report comes as news breaks that the UK has decided not to use Apple and Google's contact-tracing tech as originally planned.

Apple, Google's contact tracing API goes live

Mobi Health News

MAY 20, 2020

Opt-in "Exposure Notifications" are included in new operating system updates on both companies' platforms and available now to worldwide public health agencies.

Public Health

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Ireland’s contact tracing app ready to launch

Mobi Health News

JUNE 24, 2020

The Health Service Executive in Ireland has indicated that the COVID-19 tracker app will be downloadable from Google and Apple app stores, subject to final government approval.

The Future of Healthcare: How Emerging Technologies Have Transformed Today’s Healthcare Contact Center

Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 27, 2021

As a result, contact centers became a critical beacon of hope […]. The article The Future of Healthcare: How Emerging Technologies Have Transformed Today’s Healthcare Contact Center appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

UK backtracks, now taps Apple-Google contact tracing model

Mobi Health News

JUNE 18, 2020

This news comes a little over a month after the UK said it would opt for a centralized contact-tracing model in lieu of Apple-Google's decentralized one.

Alphabet's Verily shelves glucose-sensing contact lens project with Novartis

Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Two more smart contact lenses, for presbyopia and cataract surgery recovery, are still in the works.

Purdue University researchers develop glucose-monitoring contact lens

Mobi Health News

JUNE 21, 2018

Glucose-monitoring contact lenses have been a continuing area of interest from developers all over the world.

Smartlens receives $6.1M for contact lens for glaucoma detection

Mobi Health News

JULY 11, 2023

The California-based company will use the funds to acquire regulatory clearance for its miLens offering.

New Irish contact tracing app ‘less invasive than Alexa’

Mobi Health News

JUNE 29, 2020

The European Open Science Cloud Secretariat initiative has approved €1,235,000 in emergency funding for 32 projects to specifically tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

Australia’s COVIDSafe contact tracing app sees 2 million downloads within 1 day of launch

Mobi Health News

APRIL 27, 2020

It is the only contact tracing app that is approved by the Australian Government.

Royal Caribbean rolls out mandatory contact tracing wearable

Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Cruise ships require passengers to wear the device to board.

Machine learning algorithm helps Bluetooth contact tracing systems discern per-event risk of COVID-19 transmission

Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The novel approach could help public health authorities focus their contact tracing and quarantine efforts on those at greater risk of infection.

Public Health

Apple, Google team up on COVID contact tracing via smartphone apps

FierceHealthIT

APRIL 10, 2020

Tech giants Google and Apple are working together to create contact tracing technology to help in the fight against COVID-19. Through the joint effort, Google and Apple will be able to notify people via smartphone if they've come into contact with someone with the coronavirus.

EarlySense eyes RPM growth with sale of contact-free monitoring tech to Hillrom

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

EarlySense, a vendor of contact-free continuous monitoring technology, has sold some of its assets to Hillrom, which develops connected care and collaboration tools. WHY IT MATTERS. They also keep patients with less severe cases out of hospitals, so preserving precious bed space for patients with severe cases. To read the report, click here.

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Aarogya Setu App: Contact Tracing Privacy Implications

New Age Healthcare

MAY 28, 2020

In the continuing combat against the existing pandemic, contact tracing apps are proving to be an effective tool helping to limit the spread of the contagion. So far, around 45 covid-19 contact-tracing apps have been launched worldwide in over 25 countries. Aarogya Setu: India’s Contact Tracing App. How does the app work?

Study: Telemental healthcare associated with increased outpatient contact, hospitalization follow-ups

Mobi Health News

JULY 1, 2022

The study found that greater use of telehealth among patients with severe mental illness did not affect medication adherence.

Telehealth

CVS launches telemedicine enabled contact renewal service

Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The new service lets patients take a digital eye exam and get their prescription renewed by an eye doctor.

Telemedicine

Massachusetts contact tracing app automatically installed on some Androids

Mobi Health News

JUNE 24, 2021

The new system was designed to notify Mass residents if they have been exposed to someone COVID-19 positive.

J&J develops reshaping contact lenses for childhood myopia

Mobi Health News

MAY 13, 2021

The system includes a software that can accurately assess the corneal topography.

Why People Are Missing Contact Tracer Calls On Mobile Phones

Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The article Why People Are Missing Contact Tracer Calls On Mobile Phones appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. As most of us would agree, modern smartphones have become hugely useful when it comes to providing us with increased ease and convenience. You can now do so much on your phone, from browsing and […].

Efforts to make contact tracing technology available on wearables

Mobi Health News

AUGUST 19, 2020

Companies are collaborating to extend the reach of Bluetooth exposure notification systems beyond smartphones.

Singapore government launches new app for contact tracing to combat spread of COVID-19

Mobi Health News

MARCH 20, 2020

TraceTogether works by exchanging short-distance Bluetooth signals between phones to detect other participating TraceTogether users in close proximity.

Contact tracing tech sparks privacy concerns, but most consumers and IT experts still support their use

Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

In a recent survey, 67% of consumers and 91% of IT professionals said they'd support a nationwide rollout of contact-tracing apps or other technologies.

How an automated omnichannel contact center improves patient experience

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2021

Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: How an automated omnichannel contact center improves patient experience Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Sponsor: Salesforce Right Now: Primary topic: Patient Engagement.

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COVID-19 has accelerated adoption of non-contact patient monitoring technology, says Frost & Sullivan analysis

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 29, 2020

According to the analysis by Frost & Sullivan, non-contact patient monitoring technologies are gravitating toward the use of video, sound analysis and mobile-based platforms incorporating advanced technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Apple, Google's contact tracing update streamlines user enrollment, asks less of public health developers

Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Device owners in participating states will soon receive enrollment notifications, while public health authorities may automatically have Exposure Notification apps generated for them.

Public Health

Eye telemedicine company Simple Contacts lands $16M in funding

Mobi Health News

MAY 21, 2018

Eye telemedicine company Simple Contacts announced it raked in $16 million in Series B funding at the end of last week.

Telemedicine

Data privacy, lack of in-person contact among major barriers to telehealth uptake among Asian PLHIV

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

There had been an instance where confidential information of about 14,200 PLHIV and 2,400 contacts in Singapore had been leaked online. The general concern over data privacy when it comes to telehealth may be attributed to the recent spike in cyber incidents in healthcare.

Telehealth

Former doctor launches contact tracing app to support the NHS

Mobi Health News

JULY 30, 2020

The new app will help businesses across the UK open safely and meet all government guidelines.

Singapore to launch TraceTogether Token device for COVID-19 contact tracing

Mobi Health News

JUNE 10, 2020

The first batch of these devices will be delivered in the later half of this month, said Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation initiative.

Kaiser Permanente announces $63M for contact tracing in California

FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 11, 2020

Kaiser Permanente announces $63M for contact tracing in California. Tue, 08/11/2020 - 10:30.

Uber launches service to help with COVID-19 contact tracing: report

FierceHealthIT

JULY 20, 2020

Uber launches service to help with COVID-19 contact tracing: report. Mon, 07/20/2020 - 11:13.

Trials begin for England’s new coronavirus contact tracing app

Mobi Health News

AUGUST 14, 2020

The software is based on Google and Apple’s privacy-centric system.

Apple and Google launch contact tracing API for COVID-19 exposure

FierceHealthIT

MAY 20, 2020

Apple and Google launch contact tracing API for COVID-19 exposure. Wed, 05/20/2020 - 14:20.

Apple, Google have teamed up to build system-level COVID-19 contact tracing, interoperable APIs for iOS, Android

Mobi Health News

APRIL 10, 2020

The two tech giants' unprecedented partnership looks to engage as many users in disease-tracing and prevention efforts as possible while tearing down the data silos of their respective smartphone platforms.

Interoperability

New COVID-19 reporting requirements causing 'chaos'; contact tracing app has privacy issues

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 24, 2020

Primary topic: Government & Policy Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: COVID-19 reporting requirements causing 'chaos'; contact tracing app has privacy issues Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

Apple, Google Come Together To Support COVID-19 Contact Tracing

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 14, 2020

Apple and Google have announced that they’ll work together to help governments and health agencies trace contacts made by people who have contracted the COVID-19 virus. The effort, which will only involve users who have opted in, will rely on Bluetooth technology.

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Mount Sinai using Google Nest to monitor patients, reducing in-person contact

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 11, 2020

New York City's Mount Sinai Health System has installed more than 100 Google Nest cameras in hospitals to observe and communicate with COVID-19 patients. WHY IT MATTERS. Health officials have reported more than 189,000 confirmed and probable coronavirus cases in New York City, making it one of the country's biggest hotspots.

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Google-Apple contact-tracing API updated with new dev tools, cross-country interoperability, location data clarifications

Mobi Health News

JULY 31, 2020

Exposure Notification tools are supporting apps live in 16 countries, and are also being explored by 20 U.S. states and territories, Google announced.

Interoperability

Cellphone-Based Contact Tracing May Be Harder Than It Sounds

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 15, 2020

One tool that’s getting talked about a lot in managing pandemic infection rates is cellphone-based contact tracing.

Healthcare IT

Canada taps Blackberry, Shopify to help it develop COVID-19 contact tracing apps

Mobi Health News

JUNE 23, 2020

The new app will use Bluetooth tech and will likely launch in July in Ottowa.

MIT's COVID-19 app uses smartphones' Bluetooth to anonymously spot disease contacts

Somerset NHS FT contacts patients about data breach

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Apple, Google's contact tracing API goes live

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Ireland’s contact tracing app ready to launch

The Future of Healthcare: How Emerging Technologies Have Transformed Today’s Healthcare Contact Center

UK backtracks, now taps Apple-Google contact tracing model

Alphabet's Verily shelves glucose-sensing contact lens project with Novartis

Purdue University researchers develop glucose-monitoring contact lens

Smartlens receives $6.1M for contact lens for glaucoma detection

New Irish contact tracing app ‘less invasive than Alexa’

Australia’s COVIDSafe contact tracing app sees 2 million downloads within 1 day of launch

Royal Caribbean rolls out mandatory contact tracing wearable

Machine learning algorithm helps Bluetooth contact tracing systems discern per-event risk of COVID-19 transmission

Apple, Google team up on COVID contact tracing via smartphone apps

EarlySense eyes RPM growth with sale of contact-free monitoring tech to Hillrom

Aarogya Setu App: Contact Tracing Privacy Implications

Study: Telemental healthcare associated with increased outpatient contact, hospitalization follow-ups

CVS launches telemedicine enabled contact renewal service

Massachusetts contact tracing app automatically installed on some Androids

J&J develops reshaping contact lenses for childhood myopia

Why People Are Missing Contact Tracer Calls On Mobile Phones

Efforts to make contact tracing technology available on wearables

Singapore government launches new app for contact tracing to combat spread of COVID-19

Contact tracing tech sparks privacy concerns, but most consumers and IT experts still support their use

How an automated omnichannel contact center improves patient experience

COVID-19 has accelerated adoption of non-contact patient monitoring technology, says Frost & Sullivan analysis

Apple, Google's contact tracing update streamlines user enrollment, asks less of public health developers

Eye telemedicine company Simple Contacts lands $16M in funding

Data privacy, lack of in-person contact among major barriers to telehealth uptake among Asian PLHIV

Former doctor launches contact tracing app to support the NHS

Singapore to launch TraceTogether Token device for COVID-19 contact tracing

Kaiser Permanente announces $63M for contact tracing in California

Uber launches service to help with COVID-19 contact tracing: report

Trials begin for England’s new coronavirus contact tracing app

Apple and Google launch contact tracing API for COVID-19 exposure

Apple, Google have teamed up to build system-level COVID-19 contact tracing, interoperable APIs for iOS, Android

New COVID-19 reporting requirements causing 'chaos'; contact tracing app has privacy issues

Apple, Google Come Together To Support COVID-19 Contact Tracing

Mount Sinai using Google Nest to monitor patients, reducing in-person contact

Google-Apple contact-tracing API updated with new dev tools, cross-country interoperability, location data clarifications

Cellphone-Based Contact Tracing May Be Harder Than It Sounds

Canada taps Blackberry, Shopify to help it develop COVID-19 contact tracing apps

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