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A National Study Utilizes Routine Health Data to Investigate Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases

Digital Health Global

A nationwide, agnostic retrospective cohort study has made use of routine health-care data to proactively search for unknown transfusion-transmitted diseases. Conclusion The nationwide study conducted in Sweden demonstrates the power of utilizing routine health-care data to search for unknown transfusion-transmitted diseases.

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Koneksa Announces Study with New York Proton Center to Collect Patient-Generated Health Data During Proton Radiotherapy in Lung Cancer

Digital Health Global

This pilot study represents a critical step in leveraging digital health technology to enhance cancer treatment outcomes,” said John Wagner, M.D., The study, led by principal investigator Nitin Ohri, M.D., The study, led by principal investigator Nitin Ohri, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Koneksa. “By

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Smile Digital Health Closes $30 Million in Series B Funding to Progress Innovation as World-Leading Health Data Fabric

Healthcare IT Today

The increasing need for interoperability in healthcare has driven significant growth and demand for the company’s data fabric platform and continued innovation in this area. “Our vision for better global health becomes more achievable when we focus on the inherent value of finding innovative ways to efficiently share and use data.

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Bringing Contextualized Health Data into the Diagnostic and Treatment Process

Healthcare IT Today

What’s changed is the explosion of data in healthcare and the availability of this data to clinicians as well as a whole host of healthcare professionals. Bringing context and meaning to this vast amount of data including unstructured health data is going to be key for every healthcare organization.

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Health Consumers Value Sharing and Downloading Health Data, But Privacy Concerns Remain

Health Populi

are growing their health IT muscles and literacy, accelerated in the coronavirus pandemic. In particular, health consumers in America want more access to their personal health data, a study from the Pew Research Center has found in Americans Want Federal Government to Make Sharing Electronic Health Data Easier.

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As Walmart Allies with LLENA (AI), Food-as-Medicine Blurs with Digital Health Tech and Equity

Health Populi

In a busy week of news in the health care and digital health world, it would be easy to miss a press release published on 23rd August on the food-as-medicine front. It is another strong signal about the growing blur between grocery stores, food, digital tech, and population health.

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Particle Health Appoints Dr. Carolyn Ward as Director of Clinical Strategy

Digital Health Global

How health data is created, collected, transmitted, and analyzed in the U.S. healthcare system must be more cohesive to prevent digital friction. This includes the consequences that are presented when access to important health information is limited at best,” said Troy Bannister, CEO, Particle Health. “We