There is a common misconception in the healthcare field that technological innovation is opposed to the philosophy of holistic care. Tech is viewed as artificial, manufactured, and impersonal — it values human experience only for the sake of developing better algorithms and treats the physical body of the patient without care for their personhood.
In contrast, holistic care is seen as organic and natural; elevating the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of an individual and seeing them
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Unlike Theranos: FDA Clears Sight Diagnostics’ Finger-Prick Blood Test for U.S. Market
- Sight Diagnostics, the company working to provide patients with lab-grade blood testing results in minutes, has received US FDA 510(k) clearance for its finger-prick blood test, OLO analyzer to be used in laboratories run by diagnostic providers and hospitals.
- Sight Diagnostics’ patented OLO analyzer digitizes blood into images to perform the most common blood test in minutes, from just two drops of blood
- The FDA clearance follows clinical trials at Boston Children’s Hospital,
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MaxQ AI to Offer Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) AI-Powered Apps on Blackford Platform
- MaxQ AI and Blackford today announced that MaxQ AI’s FDA-cleared and CE Marked ACCIPIO ICH applications for stroke, traumatic brain injury and head trauma are now available on the Blackford Platform.- Fully integrated with existing systems, the Blackford Platform simplifies the implementation and management of multiple imaging applications and AI algorithms and reduces the load on PACS. - MaxQ AI now has distribution agreements in place with trusted CT OEMs, PACS software, and AI Ecosystem
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HealthVoyager Selected as Winner of Lilly’s Digital Health Innovation Challenge
- Lilly concluded its first digital health open innovation challenge, “Transforming IBD Care: Better Disease Monitoring, Management, and Care for People with Inflammatory Bowel Disease,” and selected HealthVoyager as the winner.- The challenge culminated in a competition hosted at Lilly’s headquarters in Indianapolis, where five finalists presented their digital health solutions aimed at transforming IBD care to a panel of judges.Eli Lilly and Company, today announced it has named HealthVoyager,
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Change Healthcare, Google Expand Enterprise Imaging Platform With 4 Providers
- Change Healthcare announced a strategic initiative to build and implement the cloud-native Enterprise Imaging Network on the Google Cloud platform with four providers as development partners. - The network will enhance and optimize medical imaging data––enabling providers to improve clinical, financial, and operational outcomes.Change Healthcare, today at RNSA 2019 announced the latest milestone in its strategic initiative to build and implement its cloud-native Enterprise Imaging Network:
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Philips Unveils Next-Gen Enterprise Imaging Solution to Embed Intelligence Across Patient Journey
- Philips launches next-generation enterprise imaging solution designed to connect clinical capabilities and optimize workflows around every step in the patient’s journey.- The new enterprise imaging solution supports hospitals and imaging centers as they seek to connect and optimize performance, improving the patient experience, health outcomes, and staff experience, while lowering the cost of care.Royal Philips, today introduced its next-generation enterprise imaging solution that delivers a
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Eko Unveils Redesigned Smart Stethoscope and Stethoscope Attachment
- Eko unveils the second generation of CORE products, which includes a smart stethoscope and a stethoscope attachment designed to make any existing stethoscope smarter.- The technological advancements of the CORE include active noise cancellation, sleeker design, and powerful software to allow medical professionals to more effectively screen for heart disease.- The CORE Digital Attachment ($199) and the fully assembled CORE Digital Stethoscope ($249) are available for pre-order now to healthcare
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5 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Digital Pathology
- As the digital pathology market grows, facilities that rely on digital pathology will start using artificial intelligence (AI) to assist. AI could help health professionals cope with the gigantic quantities of data - Discover why healthcare facilities increasingly realize that AI could help achieve significant impacts with digital pathology.Thanks to approvals from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for applications such as primary disease diagnosis, digital pathology is rapidly becoming
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10 Factors Radiologists Should Consider When Selecting AI Vendors
With over 150 independent software vendors developing machine learning solutions for medical imaging, sorting through the plethora of options to select vendors is a challenge. Here are 10 factors radiologists should consider (and questions they should ask) before partnering with vendors providing AI solutions for medical imaging.
1. Clinical Relevancy
The foremost consideration for healthcare providers adopting AI into their clinical workflow is relevancy. Does the AI solution truly
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Presidium Health Raises $3.5M to Expand On-Demand Care Platform
- Presidium Health raises $3.5M to expand optimized in-home medical services based on geo-proximity to the medically complex and underserved population utilizing a home-based model of careThe company's flagship platform, STAT (Secure Text Activated Triage) is a simple user interface that provides patients with a medical alert device that allows for two-way communication, real-time transmission of vitals and personal health records to a HIPAA-compliant text platformPresidium Health, a San Diego,
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