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Philips and the U.S. government collaborate on ramping up ventilator production to combat COVID-19 pandemic with plans to double the production by May 2020.
In the first three months of this year, Philips already delivered several thousand ventilators to U.S. hospitals.
As a result of its production ramp-up, Philips was able to deliver an additional batch of ventilators to one of New York’s hospitals, to help provide immediate relief to the surge of COVID-19
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Fred Pennic
Fred Pennic is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of HIT Consultant. Fred is a seasoned health IT strategist with fourteen years of experience in providing advisory services to executive leadership at hospitals and health systems. Some of his previous clients include Mayo Clinic, Stanford Hospital and Health Clinics, Northwell Health, Trinity Health.
COVID-19 Forecast Dashboard Predicts Peak Hospital Admissions by County Level
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- Today, Hospital IQ launched the COVID-19 Regional Forecast Dashboard, a free tool to help hospitals plan for the upcoming surge of COVID-19 patients.
- The Dashboard provides visibility to the county-level resource needs based on precise predictions of peak hospital admissions, bed capacity, and ventilators.
- The COVID-19 Regional Forecast Dashboard automatically aggregates data from the IHME COVID-19 model, as well as other trusted sources (COVID
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Tyto Care Lands $50M for Telehealth Platform for On-Demand, Remote Medical Examinations
What You Should Know:
- Tyto Care raises $50M in an oversubscribed round co-led by Insight Partners to expand its modular device and telehealth platform for on-demand, remote medical examinations.
- The growth round doubles the telehealth company’s total funding after serving over 100 health organizations, thousands of clinicians, and hundreds of thousands of patients in 2019.
Tyto Care, the healthcare industry’s first all-in-one modular device and telehealth platform for
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Intel Launches $50M Pandemic Response Technology Initiative to Combat Coronavirus
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- Intel pledges an additional $50 million in a pandemic response technology initiative to combat the coronavirus through accelerating access to technology at the point of patient care.
- Intel is committed to accelerating access to technology that can combat the current COVID-19 pandemic and enable new technology and the scientific discovery that better prepares society for future crises.
Intel is pledging an additional $50 million in a pandemic response
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Jefferson Health Deploys EHR-Integrated COVID-19 Chatbot for Screening and Intake
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- Jefferson Healthcare deploys LifeLink’s new AI-powered COVID-19 chatbot - a “digital front door” for Jefferson Health patients seeking info or treatment for the virus.
- Deployed in just days, the conversational COVID-19 chatbot has unlimited capacity to pre-screen, share best protocols and even schedule priority appointments across the Jefferson Health Network
Jefferson Health, a leading academic health system in Pennsylvania and New Jersey has deployed
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Datos Health Nabs $7M to Hospital-Grade, Automated Remote Care Platform
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- Israeli-based digital health startup Datos Health raises $7M in Series A funding led by Israeli venture fund Crescendo Venture Partners.
- The successful fundraising comes amid surging interest in the Datos’ versatile and robust remote patient care platform, demonstrated in its timely deployment to support leading US and Israeli healthcare providers – including Rochester Regional Health and Sheba Medical Center – to enable remote care and monitoring for home
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New AI-Based Fever Detection Cameras for Crowds Help Limit Coronavirus Spread
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- Kogniz Health launches an AI-camera solution that can scan groups and crowds and detect who may have a coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms so they can be isolated.
- Starting at $10k for one single device, the solution uses specialized camera technologies and an artificial intelligence-based software platform, the solution scans crowds in real-time and identifies anyone with an elevated temperature.
- During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical
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Jvion Appoints Jay Deady CEO to Lead Next Stage of Growth
Jay Deady, CEO at Jvion
What You Should Know:
- Clinical AI leader Jvion names industry veteran Jay Deady as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding founder Shantanu Nigam who will transition to his new role as Executive Chairman of the Board.
- In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jay joins Jvion during a turbulent time for healthcare. As CEO, he will lead Jvion’s ongoing efforts to support hospitals and providers through the crisis.
Jvion,
a leader in clinical AI,
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Report: Americans’ Perceptions of Telehealth in the Era of COVID-19
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- Sykes conducts a survey of 2,000 adults across the U.S. to understand how Americans perceive telehealth today in the era of COVID-19 — and how this pandemic impacts how Americans will approach telemedicine in the future.
- 73% said they would consider using a telehealth service to be screened for COVID-19/
- More than one in ten respondents said they’ve already used a telehealth service for something related to COVID-19.
- 60% said the COVID-19
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FDA Approves Emergency Use Authorization for a 24-hour, Saliva Test for COVID-19
What You Should Know:
- The FDA has provided Emergency Use Authorization for a 24-hour, Saliva Test for COVID-19, available now to clinics, hospitals, and patients.
- In light of recent complications with and warnings for new tests, here is a quick list of information on the validated test and how it is different from existing testing and other alternatives in development:
- The saliva-based test for COVID-19 has been validated and proven as a consistent sample method.
- FDA
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