What You Should Know:
- Mount Sinai researchers develop a unique artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to detect COVID-19 based on CT scans and patient data.
- The Mount Sinai team integrated data from those CT scans with the clinical information to develop an AI algorithm. It mimics the workflow a physician uses to diagnose COVID-19 and gives a final prediction of positive or negative diagnosis.
Mount Sinai researchers
are the first in the country to use
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Omada Health Acquires Telehealth Physical Therapy Company Physera
What You Should Know
Tele-physical therapy company Physera announced that
they are joining Omada Health, a digital health company that offers
programs for chronic disease prevention and management, and mental health
support.
Through the deal, Omada adds Physera’s musculoskeletal
solution to its suite of digital care programs for the prevention and self-management
of diabetes, hypertension, and mental health.
Physera recently launched a
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PE Firm Exploring Sale of Provider Scheduling Solution QGenda
Private equity firm Francisco Partners is
exploring the sale of Atlanta, GA-based automated physician scheduling platform QGenda, PE Hub reports.
The PE firm is just starting the process and is waiting for more clarity around
pricing once the COVID-19
pandemic weakens. Francisco made a strategic investment in QGenda in 2016.
Businesses that improve productivity in healthcare have been
among the strongest performing since the downturn hit, said Sarah Pringle,
Editor at PE Hub.
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American Telemedicine Association, Others Join AVIA Partner Network to Confront COVID-19
What You Should Know: - AVIA has added the American Telemedicine Association (ATA); Conifer Health Solutions, a healthcare industry leader in financial optimization and revenue enhancement; and Gensler, a global firm focused on human-centered design to the AVIA Partner Network, which also includes organizations such as HFMA, Cerner, and Deloitte.- As hospitals face extreme clinical, operational, technological, and financial challenges due to COVID-19, healthcare leaders across the country can
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Collective Health Launches COVID-19 Workplace Solution to Facilitate Safer Workforce Reentry
What You Should Know:
- Collective Health launches COVID-19 workplace solution to help businesses reduce risk and facilitate safe work reentry
- As economic pressure continues to force broader re-openings across the U.S., Collective Go includes a testing ecosystem, occupational health protocol, mobile app, and HIPAA compliant platform.
Collective Health,
a San Francisco, CA-based employee healthcare company with an integrated
technology solution, today announced the launch of
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FDA Approves Everlywell’s COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit Using Nasal Swabs
What You Should Know:
- FDA approves Everlywell’s COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit under the emergency use authorization (EUA) allows an individual to self-collect a nasal sample at home using Everlywell’s authorized kit.
- The Everlywell home-collection kit is currently the only authorized COVID-19 at-home sample collection kit for use with multiple authorized COVID-19 diagnostic tests.
The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has issued emergency use authorization (EUA) to
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UnitedHealth Group, Microsoft Launches Free App That Screens Employees for COVID-19 Symptoms
What You Should Know:
UnitedHealth Group and Microsoft team up to launch ProtectWell,
a return to workplace protocol that includes a free smartphone app that screens
for COVID-19 symptoms and clears employees for daily work.
Backed by CDC guidelines and the latest clinical science,
ProtectWell provides employers a return-to-workplace framework to support the
health and safety of the workforce and workplace.
UnitedHealth Group and Microsoft Corp. have joined forces to
launch
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AHA Launches COVID-19 Data Challenge to Address Health Disparities Among African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans in Rural Areas
What You Need to Know:
- American Heart Association, Hitachi Vantara and BurstIQ launch COVID-19 Data Challenge to bring global COVID-19 datasets to researchers and clinicians to examine the relationship with other health conditions and health disparities.
- Each participant of the challenge will be provided a free, HIPPA compliant and FedRAMP certified, secure Precision Medicine Platform (PMP) workspace to conduct analyses.
The American Heart Association, the
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Israel Innovation Authority Launches Pilot with Mayo Clinic, Hartford Health, Others
What You Should Know:
- Israel Innovation Authority invites Israeli companies to participate in health tech pilots with world-leading medical centers to analyze, adapt, and optimize health-focused technologies, services, and products in the clinical environments.
- The program’s partners include medical centers Mayo Clinic, Thomas Jefferson University, Hartford HealthCare (HHC), and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Charité).
The Israel
Innovation Authority and select
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Doctor On Demand Becomes First Telehealth Provider to Support 33M Medicare Part B Beneficiaries
What You Should Know:
- Doctor on Demand becomes the first nationwide, telehealth provider to expand its medical services to Medicare Part B coverage in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Through Doctor On Demand, beneficiaries are now able to easily connect with a board-certified physician of their choice over secure live video from home, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Doctor On Demand,
a San Francisco, CA-based virtual care provider, announced it is the first
nationwide,
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