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GE HealthCare announced a $44M contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) —part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—to develop and obtain regulatory clearance for next-generation ultrasound technology with AI applications.
- The goal of the technology will support clinicians of all skill levels in
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FDA Forms Digital Health Advisory Committee
What You Should Know:
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has formed a new Digital Health Advisory Committee to help the agency explore the complex, scientific and technical issues related to digital health technologies (DHTs), such as artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), augmented reality, virtual reality, digital therapeutics, wearables, remote patient monitoring and software.
- The Digital Health Advisory Committee will advise the FDA on issues related to DHTs,
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LG, Aceso Partner to Deliver Customizable Content to Digital Healthcare Displays
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- LG Business Solutions USA announced a collaboration with healthcare technology innovator Aceso Interactive to deliver customizable, personalized content to digital healthcare displays.
- Aceso’s new Pane of Glass™ platform enables hospitals to use digital displays as blank canvases, allowing full control of the information displayed
Customizable, Personalized Patient Experience
Aceso’s patented platform consumes and presents data from various
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Vitalchat Integrates Inpatient Telehealth with Samsung Healthcare TVs
What You Should Know:
- Inpatient telehealth innovator Vitalchat announced today an integration partnership with Samsung healthcare TV displays.
- The Vitalchat app, which offers immediate access to the company’s patented telehealth solutionsis now integrated with Samsung’s healthcare displays to deliver a more informed, comfortable and personalized patient care ecosystem.
Enable up to 100 rooms to be monitored simultaneously.
Engineered for the unique needs of patients
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TikTok Partners with Cleveland Clinic for Accurate Mental Health Content
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Cleveland Clinic announced a partnership with TikTok to help users find educational and accurate mental health content. As part of the paternship, TikTok users in the United States will begin to have greater access to information about mental health directly from the TikTok app.
How It Works
When people search for terms linked to conditions or illnesses such as depression, anxiety, autism or trauma among others on TikTok, they will be directed to
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M&A: WellSky’s Acquires Corridor to Expand Medical Coding & RCM Services
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- WellSky, a health and community care technology company, announced it has acquired Corridor, an end-to-end tech-enabled services platform for the post-acute care industry, from HealthEdge Investment Partners. Financial detials of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- By adding Corridor to its portfolio, WellSky will expand its medical coding and revenue cycle management (RCM) offerings to help care providers increase efficiency and improve performance
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FDA Selects Ontada to Investigate Rare Cancers Treated in US Community Oncology Setting
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Ontada, announced it was awarded a competitive contract with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to advance the use of real-world data (RWD) in the U.S. community oncology setting.Ontada will conduct real-world research (RWR) that aims to strengthen the scientific understanding of the natural history of rare cancers by leveraging Ontada’s community oncology footprint and unique RWD.
Study Goals & Objectives
The goal of the study is to
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Virgin Pulse, AWS Accelerate Homebase for Health Innovation
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- Virgin Pulse announced a long-term initiative with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to support the innovation, growth, and performance of Virgin Pulse’s health and wellbeing platform, amid global growth.
- Virgin Pulse is leveraging AWS’s cloud capabilities, including generative AI, machine learning, and analytics, to enable advanced personalization across its Homebase for Health® platform, the cloud-native health and wellbeing platform.
Accelerate Homebase for
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Sutter Health Launches Innovation Center
What You Should Know:
- Sutter Health announced the launch of its innovation center – a new, dedicated space aimed at fostering creative solutions to some of today’s biggest healthcare challenges.
- Located in the Bay Area, the innovation center will serve as a dynamic hub for creative solutions that will shape the future of healthcare.
Sutter Health Innovation Center Overview
The dynamic hub will also be a space where Sutter Health leaders, physicians, teammates,
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Highmark & Spring Health Launch Mental Well-Being
What You Should Know;
- Highmark Health and Spring Health today announced their collaboration to expand the number of access points to behavioral health care by 40 percent for Highmark insurance members, including children and teens.
- Highmark’s Mental Well-Being powered by Spring Health will offer multiple levels of support: digital capabilities for daily wellness, one-on-one care navigation, deeper clinical care through in-person or virtual therapy, medication management,
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