Ascensia Diabetes Care has announced a new global partnership with Zhejiang POCTech, Co., Ltd (POCTech), a developer and manufacturer of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems for people with diabetes. As part of the collaboration, Ascensia will be the exclusive distributor of POCTech’s CGM in selected countries, with distribution anticipated to start later this year. Ascensia and POCTech have also entered into an agreement to co-develop next-generation products, leveraging expertise from
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Pay Attention to the FDA’s New Medical Device Cybersecurity Guidelines
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) recently released Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook is the agency’s latest step in an ongoing effort to enhance medical device cybersecurity. Though these are merely guidelines and not regulations, it’s imperative hospitals and other vendors dealing with medical devices take them to heart. The FDA’s primary focus is on patient safety related to medical device incidents, but these guidelines could very
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3 Trends Impacting Digital Health Strategy & Leadership Roles in 2019
As always, this year was full of interesting developments in healthcare. As the year comes to a close, we’ve rounded up three trends that we feel are going to significantly impact the landscape of health tech and digital health in 2019 and beyond. Trends are only interesting if we examine the impact, so let’s hone in on how each of these trends will affect company strategies and hence their leadership roles in digital health.Trend 1: Large-scale mergers and vertical integrationsSince 2015,
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Why the FDA Is Doing an Overhaul of the Medical Device Approval Process
Since 1976, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed manufacturers to apply for an accelerated pathway to bringing their devices to the market. It's called the 501(k) Premarket Notification. In short, if a new device gets proved safe and effective to a device that's already available, the new device can get cleared because it's considered substantially similar to the older one. The FDA also allows for the first-cleared device (also known as the predicate) to be another product
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3 Use Cases for Utilizing Blockchain Technology in Small Practices
Until a couple of years ago, "blockchain" was a buzzword in financial circles, especially regarding cryptocurrencies. But that's no longer the case—blockchain technology is set to disrupt major industries such as healthcare, legal, education, banking, real estate, data security, and even the government.The blockchain is expected to completely redesign the DNA of healthcare delivery systems in the coming years. The global blockchain market for healthcare is forecast to rise to $1.4 billion by
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Ochsner to Deliver Remote Monitoring Service to Cardiac Implant Patients Across Southeast
Ochsner Health System announced it will deliver remote monitoring service for patients with cardiac implants will be utilized in the throughout Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. The provider has signed an agreement with Geneva Health Solutions (GHS), a device data management platform and remote monitoring service for implantable cardiac devices to provide the service. The GHS system will drive full automated scheduling and reporting in collaboration with Ochsner’s Epic
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Johns Hopkins Deploys Nuance’s AI-Powered Clinical Documentation to Combat Clinician Burnout
Nuance announced that Johns Hopkins has implemented Nuance’s conversational AI-powered clinical documentation solutions, including Dragon Medical One and Dragon Medical Advisor, to advance its “Joy at Johns Hopkins Medicine” initiative to help combat physician burnout. Nuance’s solutions are purpose-built to augment the physician’s role and reduce clinical documentation time, placing a greater emphasis on meaningful patient-provider interactions.Combatting Clinician BurnoutBurnout is an
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Walgreens, Verily Partner on Medication Adherence Pilot, Virtual Diabetes Program
Walgreens Boots Alliance and Verily, an Alphabet company, announced they will collaborate on multiple projects under a broad agreement aimed at improving health outcomes for patients with chronic conditions, while also lowering the cost of care. “We are well aligned with Walgreens on the need to develop and bring to market solutions that help people better engage with their health and manage their chronic conditions. This relationship affords us the opportunity to jointly tackle real-world
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Orca Health Launches Waiting Room, a Digital Content Platform for Patients and Physicians
Orca Health, a healthcare technology company that creates software solutions that empower healthcare providers to improve quality of care, announced today the launch of Waiting Room, a digital content platform designed to streamline and improve the patient experience from diagnosis to treatment to post-surgical care.Patients are presented with Waiting Room on a tablet when they arrive at their appointments. The app's capabilities help patients and providers by:- Streamlining the registration and
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GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer Form New Consumer Health Joint Venture
GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer Inc to form new world-leading Consumer Healthcare Joint Venture provides a unique opportunity to accelerate GSK’s strategy and create substantial value for shareholders. GlaxoSmithKline has reached an agreement with Pfizer Inc to combine their consumer health businesses into a consumer health Joint Venture, with combined sales of approximately $12.7B. As part of the agreement, GSK will have a majority controlling equity interest of 68% and Pfizer will have an equity
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