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Spread of coronavirus from lab unlikely, WHO says; FDA clears Amazon COVID-19 test kit

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 2, 2021

Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: Spread of coronavirus from lab unlikely, WHO says; FDA clears Amazon COVID-19 test kit Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now: Primary topic: Population Health.

9amHealth Raises $9.5M Series A Extension Led by The Cigna Group Ventures to Expand to Employers Nationwide

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 15, 2024

These life-long treatments deliver impressive clinical outcomes but come with a high price tag, putting employers and healthcare insurers under pressure. Their members receive personalized care plans, prescription delivery, at-home lab tests, and unlimited specialist access.

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Transforming lab testing to provide a better consumer experience

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 10, 2019

Primary topic: HIMSS19 Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Transforming lab testing to provide a better consumer experience Featured Decision Content:

What is DS4P?

Healthcare Exchange Standards

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Some data are themselves sensitive: Lab results showing positive tests for sexually transmitted disease, Genetic results showing higher likelihood for a hard to treat condition, Diagnosis of substance abuse. Thus what was originally a normal lab result, should now be treated as a sensitive health condition.

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Bloodless Monitoring, Implantable Insulin, and More!

Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Her team tested a new type of infrared laser on healthy volunteers to get their blood sugar readings before and after they ate 20 jellybeans; they also tested the volunteers with old-fashioned bloodletting, according to Medical News Today. Emergency Implantable Insulin?

Aging in Place Technology – Five Blog Posts from June 2018

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2018

That price includes a hearing test, fitting, initial batteries and more. The second five are finalists in the AARP Innovation Labs Pitch Competition for companies focused on providing peace of mind to family caregivers through the use of VR, AI and other disruptive technologies.

Pandemic-era burnout: Telehealth managers get pushed to the max

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

They would get frustrated with connectivity issues, inputting information and testing the devices. For example, if a patient’s blood tests come back and I need to discuss with him how to manage high cholesterol, I can schedule a telehealth visit instead of playing phone tag. These are all new decision points for providers.”

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CharmHealth Advances Provider and Patient Intelligence With AI

Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Doctors use them to enter and track symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment plans, as well as any labs or prescriptions. More Engaging Patient Experience CharmHealth also made meaningful updates to its Patient Engagement Portal — the destination where they can request appointments, send messages to their doctor, or get lab and test results.

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Covid-19 Statistics -- What are they saying?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 15, 2020

Consider a report this week that some labs only reported positive cases and that 100% of those tested were positive (oops), caught first by a local TV station. What is happening with testing? Testing in Florida at one point was reserved for people with symptoms, revealing how Florida lagged behind in testing.

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CES 2020: Ten Intriguing New Technologies for Older Adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 12, 2020

Learn more at AARP Innovation Labs. The Zibrio SmartScale measures balance with a simple, safe, 60-second test. Upon completion of the balance test, the platform displays the balance score and lights up red, yellow, or green to communicate the score’s fall-risk level (high, medium, low)." .* Houndify DeepMeaning Understanding.

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Ten Technology Offerings From CES 2019

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2019

EyeQue ®, the leader in smartphone at-home vision tests, today announced the EyeQue PDCheck™ – a fast, convenient, and highly accurate method for measuring your pupillary distance (PD), a number critical in obtaining great-fitting eyeglasses, yet often not included in an eyeglass prescription. Ohmni Labs. Learn more at Ohmni Labs.

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Ten Technology Offerings From CES 2019 - Beyond Gadgets

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2019

EyeQue ®, the leader in smartphone at-home vision tests, today announced the EyeQue PDCheck™ – a fast, convenient, and highly accurate method for measuring your pupillary distance (PD), a number critical in obtaining great-fitting eyeglasses, yet often not included in an eyeglass prescription. Learn more at Ohmni Labs.

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With Wristband, Google Entering Consumer Health on Its Own Terms

Chilmark Research

JULY 13, 2015

Google’s device, which it hopes to test later this summer, will track pulse, heart rate, skin temperature, and even environmental factors such as exterior noise levels. In the meantime, the company will work with drug makers and academic researchers to test the accuracy of the device and also work on obtaining regulatory clearance.

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What's on the horizon for Teladoc? CIO Claus Jensen weighs in

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Or do you need components that can do different things – like scheduling, like making sure you get the lab tests you have to get, like having an experience for the provider that fits into their work environment. So how do we use technology to bridge the gap? And then the third part is logistical science. This is a hard problem.

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Spread of coronavirus from lab unlikely, WHO says; FDA clears Amazon COVID-19 test kit

9amHealth Raises $9.5M Series A Extension Led by The Cigna Group Ventures to Expand to Employers Nationwide

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