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Amazon Rolls Out New Alexa Healthcare Features

by HIMSS23 Coverage 04/17/2023 Leave a Comment

Amazon Rolls Out New Alexa Healthcare Features

What You Should Know: Today at HIMSS23, Amazon announced a new suite of Alexa Smart Properties (ASP) for Healthcare capabilities designed to improve the patient and medical staff experience at hospitals. - With these new capabilities, healthcare and solution providers have even more ways to enable device fleet management and build Alexa capabilities at scale for patient care. The new Alexa features include: Upcoming availability of WebRTC support: will help patients
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KLAS: Approaches to Moving Epic in the Cloud 2023

by Syed Hamza Sohail 04/06/2023 Leave a Comment

KLAS: Approaches to Moving Epic in the Cloud 2023

What You Should Know: The benefits of public cloud are promising, as many Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft customers (both provider organizations and vendors) have noted in previous KLAS research. The first health systems using a public hyperscale cloud provider (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure) to support their EHR environment in the cloud have begun to go live, and interest in this approach is gaining momentum, particularly among Epic organizations. Most who are
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AWS, Center for Health Affairs Launches Social Determinants of Health Hub

by Jasmine Pennic 02/27/2023 Leave a Comment

AWS, Center for Health Affairs Launches Social Determinants of Health Hub

What You Should Know: - The Center for Health Affairs and Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced it has established the world’s first and only Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Innovation Hub. - The hub’s objective is to start locally and move globally to address structural racism and poverty that result in gun violence, behavioral health crises, and a myriad of other factors negatively impacting the health of local residents. SDOH Challenges According to the U.S. Census Bureau,
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Think Retail: What the Medical Supply Industry Can Learn from the Marketplace Revolution

by JT Garwood, CEO and Co-founder of bttn 02/13/2023 Leave a Comment

Think Retail: What the Medical Supply Industry Can Learn from the Marketplace Revolution

Through years of disruption and advancement, the retail industry has evolved tremendously to meet the increased demands of a broadening consumer base. However not every industry – and most notably healthcare — has progressed with the times and buyers’ needs. The healthcare supply chain specifically must expand beyond its antiquated roots to better serve buyers. Just as in retail, where the U.S. has seen exponential growth over the last 20 years, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the
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TRIPP Partners w/ Carnegie Mellon Psychologists on VR-Guide Meditations

by Jasmine Pennic 01/27/2023 Leave a Comment

TRIPP Secures $11M to Expand Digital Psychedelic Wellness Platform for Mental Health

What You Should Know: - TRIPP, the award-winning global XR wellness company, announced an investment and partnership in Equa Health, the company bringing a clinically validated approach to mindfulness training. - Through the partnership, TRIPP will leverage Equa Health’s mindfulness approach, developed over 15 years with research from Carnegie Mellon University, to launch a series of clinically validated meditations in virtual reality. A combination of science and XR technology, the
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Amazon Launches RxPass, $5 a Month for Unlimited Prescription Meds

by Fred Pennic 01/24/2023 Leave a Comment

Amazon Launches RxPass, $5 a Month for Unlimited Prescription Medications

What You Should Know: - Amazon launches RxPass, a new Prime membership benefit from Amazon Pharmacy that offers patients affordable access to commonly prescribed generic medications that treat more than 80 common health conditions. - RxPass enables Prime members can receive all of their eligible medications for one flat, low monthly fee of $5, and have them delivered free of charge. There are no hidden fees and no markups to the $5 per month subscription. - RxPass is available starting
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22 Executive Digital Health Predictions to Watch in 2023

by Fred Pennic 01/16/2023 Leave a Comment

22 Executive Digital Health Predictions to Watch in 2023

Jon Bloom, MD, CEO and Co-founder of Podimetrics From a digital health perspective, 2022 was a reset year for many and a serious reality check. We went from sky high growth to the sky is falling, and in 2023 I think this market correction movement will continue forward. To me, the biggest surprise of 2022 was that despite the market tanking, digital health companies continued to truck forward with huge deals. This includes massive acquisitions like Amazon and OneMedical, as well as deals like
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Why ML Monitoring is Essential to AI Success in Healthcare

by Krishnaram Kenthapadi, Chief Scientist at Fiddler AI 01/10/2023 Leave a Comment

Why ML Monitoring is Essential to AI Success in Healthcare

Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in the healthcare sector has grown significantly over the last decade, with no signs of slowing down. According to a 2021 report from HIMSS, 62% of clinicians are interested in using AI/ML tools.  From front-line workers to back-office staff, every stakeholder in the healthcare continuum can leverage AI technology to enhance healthcare quality. In fact, ML models are already being used to collect and analyze patient data at scale, thereby allowing
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Exec Hires: GE HealthCare Names Taha Kass-Hout First Chief Technology Officer

by Jasmine Pennic 01/05/2023 Leave a Comment

Exec Hires: GE HealthCare Names Taha Kass-Hout First Chief Technology Officer

What You Should Know: GE HealthCare announced today that Taha Kass-Hout MD, MS has been named Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead the company’s new science and technology organization. - Reporting to GE HealthCare President & CEO Peter Arduini, Dr. Kass-Hout will help drive GE HealthCare’s D3 precision care strategy, a framework and digital products that emphasize the company’s smart devices, aligned to disease states and enabled by digital. D3 brings data and insights together to
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Merck Invests in Gesund, Launches Medical AI Platform on AWS

by Syed Hamza Sohail 12/21/2022 Leave a Comment

Merck Invests in Gesund, Launches Medical AI Platform on AWS

What You Should Know: - Gesund, the company ensuring that medical artificial intelligence (AI) is safe and effective for all, today announced the securing of a strategic investment from Merck as well as a launch of a new commercial platform on Amazon Web Services Marketplace. - While terms of the investment are not being disclosed, the news signals support for the company's approach as it launches a first of its kind commercial platform on Amazon Web Services Marketplace, immediately
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