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Philips, Spencer Health Launches In-Home Medication Adherence & Telehealth Platform in Europe

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Philips, Spencer Health Launches In-Home Medication Adherence & Telehealth Platform in Europe

- Philips and Spencer Health Solutions expands partnership to Europe to benefit from in-home medication adherence and telehealth platform.- The Spencer Smart Hub is launching in selected markets in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Switzerland, beginning with the Netherlands in the fourth quarter of 2019.Building on their successful partnership providing medication adherence solutions to high-acuity patients in the U.S. Royal Philips and Spencer Health
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Tampa General Hospital Deploys OnMed Telemedicine Station in Hospital

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The OnMed Station allows users to have real-time consultations with a doctor or advanced practice provider via high definition video and audio. Innovative telemedicine station is being deployed inside the hospital as part of the Team Member Health program and staff members now have access to the OnMed Station OnMed®, an innovative health technology company providing affordable access to quality care, today announced a partnership and first deployment of its breakthrough telemedicine station with Tampa General Hospital. Staff members now have access to the OnMed Station for virtual life-sized consultations with physicians and automated pharmaceutical services. OnMed Station How It Works The OnMed Station design is patented domestically and internationally and can be used in hospitals, colleges, airports, hotels, large private employers and other locations. The station allows users to have real-time consultations with a doctor or advanced practice provider via high definition video and audio. In addition, it enables doctors to prescribe and dispense hundreds of common medications through a secure, automated vault, saving users a trip to the pharmacy. For example, those who may be experiencing common ailments such as strep throat, or sinus infections can walk away with a diagnosis and antibiotic medication within minutes, not hours. OnMed Station Features Features of the OnMed Station includes: Height, weight and BMI measurements Dispensing of hundreds of common medications Thermal imaging to read body temperature and diagnose infection Readings of blood pressure, respiration, and blood oxygen saturation Audio and visual inspection of vitals in HD video and audio High-output ultraviolet surface and air sanitization to eliminate pathogens after every patient visit Exam room protected by privacy glass Live and life-size physician encounter Option to securely transmit results to primary care physicians Ability to provide paper prescriptions, e-prescriptions to preferred pharmacies, referrals and self-service lab kits for diagnostic testing “Following the initial placement, Tampa General Hospital is developing a strategy to deploy multiple stations throughout the community. For example, we are looking to partner with OnMed to place this innovative health technology station in various public consumer-facing areas, such as local schools and airports. Right now, we are committed to prioritizing the wellness of our own Team Members by providing them access to instant care, when they need it. We believe the OnMed Station will prove valuable for our teams,” said Adam Smith, senior vice president of Ambulatory Services for Tampa General Hospital.

- The OnMed Station allows users to have real-time consultations with a doctor or advanced practice provider via high definition video and audio.- Innovative telemedicine station is being deployed inside the hospital as part of the Team Member Health program and staff members now have access to the OnMed Station OnMed®, an innovative health technology company providing affordable access to quality care, today announced a partnership and first deployment of its breakthrough telemedicine station
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AdvaMed Launches Center for Digital Health to Advance Data-Driven Healthcare

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AdvaMed Launches Center for Digital Health to Advance Data-Driven Healthcare

- AdvaMed launches Center for Digital Health, an advocacy platform to drive data-driven healthcare- The Center for Digital Health includes a wide range of medical and digital technology companies that are leveraging health care data and technology innovation to enable new insights, support health and wellness, improve patient interventions and outcomes and enhance the quality and efficiency of healthcare delivery.The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) today announced the launch of
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California Physician Practices to Use Apple Watches to Advance Physician-Patient Communication

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Notable Health Launches Voice-Powered Assistant for Physicians on Apple Watch

- Healthcare services company for physicians Altais partners with Notable Health to use intelligent automation to enhance the patient experience.- Notable Health’s A.I.-driven platform uses Apple Watches and smartphone devices to advance physician-patient communications and streamline administrative tasks.- Notable’s AI-powered platform is a game-changer for clinicians previously spending hours on redundant administrative tasks. The platform—which seamlessly integrates with legacy EHR
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UCSF Launches Center for Intelligent Imaging to Accelerate AI Adoption in Radiology

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UCSF Launches Center for Intelligent Imaging to Accelerate AI Adoption in Radiology

- UC San Francisco launches Center for Intelligent Imaging named ci2 to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology to improve patient diagnoses and care. - ci2 researchers will work with NVIDIA Corp. to build infrastructure and tools focused on enabling the translation of AI in clinical practice. - The center will serve as a hub for the multidisciplinary development of AI in imaging to meet unmet clinical needs and provide a platform to measure the impact and
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Amazon Textract Is Now HIPAA Eligible, Extracts Text/Data From Scanned Docs

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Amazon Textract Is Now HIPAA Eligible, Extracts Text/Data From Scanned Docs

- AWS announced that Amazon Textract, a Machine Learning (ML) service that automatically extracts text and data from scanned documents, is now HIPAA-eligible.- Amazon Textract will make it easy for customers to accurately and securely process millions of documents in a matter of hours, saving time and lowering processing costs.- Cerner, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and The American Heart Association are already exploring new ways use the power of ML to automate their current workloads
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NYC Health + Hospitals to Invest $224M to Upgrade Medical Imaging Technology Over 10 Years

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- NYC Health + Hospitals plans to invest $224M over the next 10 years to upgrade its medical imaging technology across the health system. - 230 medical imaging units will be replaced and updated within first four years- Equipment will support the public health system’s goal of standardizing care and providing patients modernized, state-of-the-art imaging technologyNYC Health + Hospitals, the nation’s largest public healthcare system today announced that it is investing $224 million over
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Rimidi Adds Obesity View to EHR-Integrated Platform for Clinicians

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Rimidi Adds Obesity View to EHR-Integrated Platform for Clinicians

- Rimidi adds Obesity disease view to its platform to preemptively identify and manage cardiometabolic diseases by combining data from multiple sources into disease ‘views’ that provide a holistic overview of a patient.- With the obesity view, clinicians are better equipped to identify and lower the potential health risks impacting patients- The addition of obesity to Rimidi’s platform addresses the evolving policies and care around obesity, as the chronic disease requires increased medical
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Canvas Medical Licenses Health Gorilla’s FHIR-based API to Streamline Lab Ordering

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Canvas Medical Licenses Health Gorilla’s FHIR-based API to Streamline Lab Ordering

- Health Gorilla and Canvas Medical announce collaboration to enable data exchange capabilities within the Canvas health technology platform.- Canvas Medical is licensing Health Gorilla’s FHIR-based APIs to exchange data with our network of diagnostic vendors to support new workflows for their providers and power population health insights within their EMR platform.Health Gorilla, a provider of clinical data APIs, and Canvas Medical, the health IT partner that champions independent primary care
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Intermountain Ventures Invest in Omada Health to Expand Relationship

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Intermountain Ventures Invest in Omada Health to Expand Relationship

- Intermountain Ventures, the strategic investment arm of Intermountain Healthcare has invested in digital care leader Omada Health. - The announcement expands the relationship with Intermountain Healthcare that began five years ago in 2016 and comes off the heels of Omada’s recent $73M funding round. - The Omada Program became a covered benefit for Intermountain employees and their adult dependents in 2019.Today, Omada Health announced a milestone investment from Intermountain Ventures, the
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