Imaging technologies are continuously improving. In some cases, imaging advancement allows for enhanced diagnostics, such as using a CT scan to classify a tumor. However, imaging advancements are also showing promise as a way to improve patient experience at the time of the procedure. In particular, their benefits are being showcased in the blood work field to expedite the blood drawing or IV placement experience and reduce patient discomfort. One of the most common complaints when
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Search & Referral Platform Aunt Bertha Rebrands as findhelp
What You Should Know: - Aunt Bertha, an Austin-TX-based search and referral platform for social services in the US, announced it has rebranded as findhelp - a name shift that helps customers, organizations, and those seeking care to instantly understand the company's mission: to connect all people seeking help and the programs that serve them with dignity and ease. - The location-based network of free and reduced-cost resources for food, housing, goods, transit, health, money,
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“We Must Eliminate the Noise,” Reflected Cerner’s New President and CEO
What You Should Know: - During the opening keynote at Cerner Health Conference, Cerner’s new President and CEO, David Feinberg, M.D., expressed the need to improve the usability of health records to help patients avoid unnecessary tests and medications, enable nurses and doctors to eliminate errors and predict what’s to come to improve the health of communities around the world. - “Healthcare technology needs to be reliable, understandable, complementary – we all must work to address
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Sentara Healthcare Taps Sensyne to Deploy Clinical Algorithms for CKD & CHF
What You Should Know: - Sentara Healthcare, a health system in NC and VA, just partnered with Sensyne Health to drive clinical research with ethical AI. - As part of a collaboration agreement, Sentara also becomes the first of several U.S. health systems that will partner with Sensyne to implement new clinical algorithms to support patients with CKD and CHF. The agreement will enable the ethical application of clinical AI research by Sensyne through analyzing Sentara’s patient dataset to
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How Logmore’s Condition Monitoring System Is Securing COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
With the COVID-19 vaccination rollout in high gear, innovative data technologies are critical to the success of the most ambitious inoculation effort in human history. There are many challenges involved with trying to vaccinate so many people in such a short amount of time. It hasn’t helped that the leading vaccines require extra cold temperatures in order to remain effective. The “cold chain” is a significant challenge even in the most developed countries in the world. In the US, safe
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Plastic Surgery 2021 Industry Trends to Watch
Every industry will experience trends that affect everything from marketing to demand for services. This includes the healthcare industry. However, the plastic surgery industry is unusual for the sheer number of new products and procedures coming out. These may cater to new markets, improve on classic methods, or solve problems that couldn’t be addressed before. Here are the top plastic surgery trends for 2021 and beyond. A New Focus on Eyes For many years, eyelid surgeries have been the
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Arizona to Implement a Statewide Social Determinants of Health Closed Loop Referral System
What You Should Know: - Health Current, Arizona’s health information exchange (HIE), today announced the selection of NowPow as the vendor of choice for Arizona’s closed-loop referral system (CLRS) to address social determinants of health (SDOH) needs in Arizona. - By connecting healthcare and community service providers on a single statewide technology platform, this new service promises to streamline the referral process, foster easier access to vital services, and provide confirmation
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Flywheel Nabs $15M for Next-Gen Informatics Platform for Medical Research & Collaboration
What You Should Know: - Minneapolis-based digital health startup Flywheel raies $15M in Series B funding to advance the use of AI in clinical trials co-led by Beringea and 8VC including participation from Novartis dRx Capital, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Great North Labs, iSelect and Argonautic Ventures. - By leveraging cloud scalability and automating research workflows, Flywheel helps organizations scale research data and analysis, improve scientific collaboration and
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NexHealth Acquires Paperless Digital Forms Company Enlive
What You Should Know: - NexHealth acquires integrated paperless forms company Enlive to expand its patient experience platform, making patient data collection easy and secure. - Paperless forms solve long-standing difficulties that healthcare practices have faced with paper-based forms, including data entry, filing, shredding, and scanning patient paperwork. Enlive offers HIPAA-compliant online forms that seamlessly integrate with EHR systems such as Dentrix, Eaglesoft, and Practice
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4 Technologies That Are Transforming the Nursing Profession
There is almost no profession that technology hasn’t improved or changed in some way. At the touch of a button, we can order our groceries for delivery to our door. In the near future, drones may become commonplace for mail delivery. Every small change is making a significant difference. Therefore, it makes sense for the nursing profession and medical industry to see dramatic technological advancements, as well. However, some stand out from the crowd more than others, such as the
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