Fri.Aug 18, 2023

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Viome scores $86.5M and launches gut test into CVS

Mobi Health News

The life sciences company's Gut Intelligence Test will be available in 200 CVS locations and through the drug store chain online.

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iCAD and Google Health Integrate Advanced AI for Independent 2D Mammography Interpretation

Digital Health Global

iCAD, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICAD), a global medical technology leader providing innovative cancer detection and therapy solutions, today announced it signed an amendment to its development and commercialization agreement with Google Health , which will enable iCAD to integrate Google’s AI technology with its ProFound Breast Health Suite for 2D Mammography for use worldwide upon regulatory approval as an independent reader for breast cancer screening for 20 years.

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Contributed: Digital health and technology for a climate-friendly hospital design

Mobi Health News

Ravideep Singh discusses why architects must design hospitals with sustainable infrastructure in mind to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare systems and the patient experience.

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GEDi Cube appoints Dr Lester Russell as Chief Medical Officer

Digital Health Global

Healthcare veteran with AI expertise will be invaluable as company transitions to go-to-market phase for AI/ML platform AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GEDi Cube, an AI/ML platform that combines differential molecular capabilities with multi-omic analysis to detect cancer at its earliest stage, is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Lester Russell as Chief Medical Officer.

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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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Viome Life Sciences banks $86.5M round, partners with CVS to sell at-home diagnostic tests

FierceHealthIT

At-home diagnostics startup Viome Life Sciences snagged $86.5 million in an oversubscribed series C funding round and will roll out its gut microbiome testing kit into 200 CVS stores. | At-home diagnostics startup Viome Life Sciences snagged $86.5 million in an oversubscribed series C funding round and will roll out its gut microbiome testing kit into 200 CVS stores.

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List prices for Ozempic, Wegovy far higher in the US than in peer nations: KFF

FierceHealthIT

It's not a secret that Americans pay far more than people living in other countries for drugs, and those data hold for trendy weight loss and diabetes treatments as demand for these therapies grows | It's not a secret that Americans pay far more than people living in other countries for drugs, and those data hold for trendy weight loss and diabetes treatments like Ozempic and Wegovy.

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Nuvo Group Ltd., an FDA-Cleared Leading Innovator in Pregnancy Care, to Become a Public Company Via Business Combination with LAMF Global Ventures Corp. I

Digital Health Global

Nuvo Group Ltd. has entered into a business combination agreement with LAMF Global Ventures Corp I (Nasdaq: LGVC); the combined company is expected to trade on Nasdaq Nuvo is a leading innovator in women’s health and connected pregnancy care, and has developed INVU by Nuvo , an FDA-cleared, prescription-initiated, remote pregnancy monitoring platform that enables the delivery of remote non-stress tests and maternal and fetal heart rate monitoring, helping expectant parents adhere to their prescr

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Labor marketplace company CareRev launches new tool to build flexible staffing pools within health systems

FierceHealthIT

Workforce challenges continue to be front of mind for health system executives as the industry contends with ongoing staff shortages, nurse retention issues and clinician burnout. | CareRev has created what it calls the largest on-demand workforce and a technology platform to build and manage it. The company believes it can leverage this technical know-how to help health systems more effectively manage their own flexible staffing resources.

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AWS and 3M Join Forces to Automate Clinical Note Creation

Healthcare IT Today

We recently noted the announcement of Amazon’s AWS HealthScribe with 3M as a partner that’s leveraging the solution. The combination of these two companies was extremely interesting to me since you may recall that 3M acquired a company called M*Modal which has been working in the voice recognition space for a while. I figured it was only a matter of time before 3M came out with their own ambient clinical voice solution to compete with Nuance’s DAX solutions , Ambience Healthc

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The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications

Effective collaboration among all care team members is critical to delivering better patient outcomes. A key element to achieving effective collaboration is through the implementation of a clinical communication and collaboration platform. In a fast-paced, high-stress and critical environment, people tend to do whatever gets the job done. Therefore will scramble and use the systems, people, or processes around them to get an outcome more quickly - which can often be at the expense of quality.

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Digital Health Spotlight: Entia looks to improve cancer care at home 

DigitalHealth

Remote monitoring is fast becoming central to the health service’s hopes of squaring the circle of increased demand for healthcare and staff shortages. For health tech company Entia, offering remote monitoring for cancer patients is a way of both saving resources and harnessing data that will allow it to improve care pathways.

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CareDx Acquires MediGO, an Organ Transplant Supply Chain and Logistics Company

Healthcare IT Today

MediGO Platform Aims to Improve Access to Donated Organs and Shorten Transplant Wait Times Acquisition Expands CareDx Digital Health Portfolio and Establishes Footprint in OPO Market CareDx, Inc. , a leading precision medicine company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers — today announced the acquisition of MediGO, Inc. in a strategic move to expand its digital health port

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Cera launches new Fall Prediction AI with 83% accuracy

DigitalHealth

Cera has developed and launched artificial intelligence that predicts people falling at home a week before it happens with 83% accuracy.

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Deep Learning for Medical Imaging: Use Cases and Network Types

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Mariia Kovalova, Healthcare Technology Researcher at Itransition Medical imaging is crucial for various medical applications, serving diagnostic and treatment purposes. According to Grand View Research, the medical image analysis software market is projected to grow steadily at a CAGR of 7.7% from 2023 to 2030. However, the current approach to reading medical images has its drawbacks – it’s labor-intensive, time-consuming, and comes with diagnostic err

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Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications

Ambiq®, a leading developer of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that deliver a multifold increase in energy efficiency, introduces HeartKit, its latest addition to neuralSPOT. This optimized AI model enables running various real-time heart monitoring applications to help users and their healthcare providers quickly identify any irregular events to take necessary actions.

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Movers and Shakers news roundup

DigitalHealth

The latest edition of Movers and Shakers features a host of trust chief executives departing and the appointment of a new CEO at The King’s Fund.

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Cool Demos of Healthcare VR Applications with HTC VIVE

Healthcare IT Today

We’ve all heard about the progress VR is making in healthcare, but that was never more clear than when we stopped by the HTC VIVE booth at the HIMSS annual conference this year. While there we had a chance to talk with Dan O’Brien, GM Americas at HTC VIVE , and he introduced us to some of the healthcare partners that were developing healthcare applications for their VR and AR devices.

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HIPAA Guidance Series: General Overview

Geonetric

In December, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidance relating to marketing trackers by HIPAA Covered Entities which is the cause for research and introspection on how and where these technologies are appropriate to use within healthcare digital properties. While many healthcare organizations are adapting to the new guidance, many are still […] Read HIPAA Guidance Series: General Overview at Geonetric.com.

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The Search for Fulfillment: Insights to Guide Yourself

Health and Wellness Blog | Uplifting People To Live A Healthier Life

Finding personal fulfillment is the preoccupation these days. Too often, though, people rely on external influences in their search for purpose and meaning. Instead, uncovering fulfillment genuinely happens when we discover the greater purpose found in connecting to our higher consciousness. The journey of self-discovery, awakening, and spiritual revelation is the path to deep fulfillment. […] The post The Search for Fulfillment: Insights to Guide Yourself appeared first on Healthystic.

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The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report

This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!

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HIPAA Guidance Series: General Overview

Geonetric

In December, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidance relating to marketing trackers by HIPAA Covered Entities which is the cause for research and introspection on how and where these technologies are appropriate to use within healthcare digital properties. While many healthcare organizations are adapting to the new guidance, many are still […] Read HIPAA Guidance Series: General Overview at Geonetric.com.

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Chutes & Ladders—Patrick J. Kennedy named strategic adviser, Mother's Milk Bank names new CEO

FierceHealthIT

Chutes & Ladders—Patrick J.

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HIPAA Guidance Series: MarTech Stack

Geonetric

Healthcare organizations understand that there are steps that they need to take in response to the HHS guidance regarding marketing tracking technologies in December 2022. Unfortunately, for some organizations, their compliance issues may be far larger than they. This post is part of a series. For more information about the changes proposed in the […] Read HIPAA Guidance Series: MarTech Stack at Geonetric.com.

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HIPAA Guidance Series— Getting to Compliant Analytics

Geonetric

When Health and Human Services dropped new guidance for healthcare organizations’ use of marketing tracking technologies in December 2022, many organizations first thought about their use of advertising tracking pixels like those provided by Facebook/Meta or Google ads. The new guidance radically changed the working definitions that healthcare organizations across the country used to determine […] Read HIPAA Guidance Series— Getting to Compliant Analytics at Geonetric.com.

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Patient Engagement & Cultural Competence Training Roadmap: A Guide to Reducing Staff Burnout

Speaker: Dr. Mauvareen Beverley, Patient Engagement and Cultural Competence Specialist

If you’re a healthcare provider, chances are you have experienced symptoms of burnout yourself or have colleagues who are currently facing extreme career dissatisfaction. One of the many ways to partially alleviate burnout is active patient engagement. By engaging with patients to understand their needs and preferences, healthcare providers can develop treatments tailored to the individual patient.

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HIPAA Guidance Series: General Overview

Geonetric

In December, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidance relating to marketing trackers by HIPAA Covered Entities which is the cause for research and introspection on how and where these technologies are appropriate to use within healthcare digital properties. While many healthcare organizations are adapting to the new guidance, many are still […] Read HIPAA Guidance Series: General Overview at Geonetric.com.

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