What You Should Know: - Humana Healthy Horizons™ in Kentucky announced it has selected Vida Health’s virtual diabetes management program to serve Kentucky’s Medicaid population. - Vida’s diabetes management program
achieves lasting results for participants. Because chronic conditions like diabetes,
obesity, and hypertension often occur simultaneously, Vida’s unique program was
built from the ground up to treat multiple conditions at the same time. - The new partnership, which will
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Medidata Acquires Digital Biomarker Business of MC10 / Clinical Trials & Wearable Sensors
What You Should Know: - Clinical trials technology company Medidata has
acquired the digital biomarker business of MC10. - MC10’s offerings will bring novel clinical analytics
and biosensor capabilities to Medidata’s existing technology solutions,
enhancing Medidata’s capabilities to integrate data from wearable sensors –
including clinical grade metrics – in clinical trials. - With this acquisition, Medidata’s integrated offering
will help provide life sciences companies and device
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Imprivata Launches Touchless Palm Vein Scanner to Address Patient Safety Concerns from COVID-19
What You Should Know: - Imprivata launches a new palm vein scanner solution: Imprivata PatientSecure to power touchless biometric patient identification for healthcare. - The next generation palm scanner, developed in
collaboration with Keyo, will help healthcare organizations solve the challenge
of patient ID amidst the COVID-19 pandemic by eliminating the need to touch any
surfaces. (It's also a core component of the Imprivata digital identity
framework for healthcare, which provides a
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Telehealth and Cybersecurity: What You Should Know
Healthcare providers are seeing between 50 and 175 times (1) more patients via telehealth than before. Telehealth platforms* offer solutions for a wide array of different healthcare issues. An estimated 20 percent of all emergency room visits and 24 percent of routine office visits and outpatient volume could be delivered virtually via telehealth. Telehealth is a win-win for providers and patients. It both increases the availability of care while also reducing costs. However, telemedicine
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Microsoft Releases Public Preview of Azure IoT Connector for FHIR to Empower Health Teams
What You Should Know: - Microsoft released the public preview of Azure IoT
Connector for FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources), the latest
update to the Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare. - The Azure IoT Connector for FHIR makes it easy for
health developers to set up a pipeline to manage protected health information
(PHI) from IoT devices and enable care teams to view patient data in context
with clinical records in FHIR. This week, Microsoft released the preview of
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Biometrics Litigation in Healthcare: Symptoms May Include Statutory Damages
Over the last few years, hundreds of putative class actions have been filed under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), which governs the collection, use, and storage of biometric information belonging to Illinois residents. Among the biggest targets of recent BIPA lawsuits are healthcare providers, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, and nursing homes.
Biometric data is no longer just a figment of science fiction writers’ imaginations. In recent times, private
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Optum Acquires Remote Patient Monitoring Company Vivify Health
- UnitedHealth Group’s Optum division has acquired remote patient monitoring company Vivify Health. - Vivify Health delivers a cloud-based, device-agnostic, and ecosystem-connected remote care management platform. - Terms of the deal were not disclosed and both companies decline to comment on the acquisition.UnitedHealthGroup’s Optum division has acquired Vivify Health, a Plano, TX-based remote patient monitoring platform, CNBC first reports. Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) is an increasingly
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4 Areas Where Big Data is Transforming Healthcare Right Now
Leveraging technology in the right ways can make or break the future of healthcare. One of the ways that healthcare will become more efficient, more affordable, and save more lives is through the use of big data.
What is Big Data?
Big data refers to a large amount of information being digitized, consolidated, standardized, analyzed and modeled. In healthcare, big data uses specific statistics from a population or an individual to research new advancements, reduce costs, and even cure or prevent
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Mercy Virtual Integrates With AI Health Monitoring Platform Myia Health
- Mercy Virtual integrates with intelligent health monitoring platform Myia Health to accelerate the adoption of new patient care and at-risk reimbursement models. - Myia is a digital health platform that collects biometric data from curated sensors, including best in the market and over the counter, Apple and Fitbit. - Mercy Ventures, Mercy’s corporate venture capital group leads $10M Series A funding investment in Myia to further strengthen the partnership. Myia Health,
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NightWare Awarded FDA “Breakthrough Status” for PTSD Apple Watch App
NightWare, Inc., digital therapeutics for mental health company has received Breakthrough Status designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its NightWare Apple Watch app that measures and treats nightmares in people with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).Impact of Nightmare DisordersNightmares and Nightmare Disorder have been linked to increased suicidality, heightened risk of heart disease, diabetes, and contributes to cognitive difficulties such as memory loss,
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