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CVS Health Launches Senior Medical Alert System, Symphony

by Jasmine Pennic 01/14/2021 Leave a Comment

CVS Health Launches Senior Medical Alert System, Symphony

What You Should Know: - Today, CVS Health announced Symphony, a medical alert system designed to keep seniors safe and connected at home. - Symphony consists of a collection of in-home and wearable devices that offer a new at-home experience by connecting a suite of sensors that can monitor for falls, motion, and room temperature while also providing a 24/7 personal emergency response platform for use when needed. CVS Health, today announced the release of Symphony medical alert
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Traditional RESTful APIs Will Not Solve Healthcare’s Biggest Interoperability Problems

by Brian Platz, Co-CEO and Co-Chairman of Fluree 01/12/2021 Leave a Comment

Traditional RESTful APIs Will Not Solve Healthcare's Biggest Interoperability Problems

Brian Platz, Co-CEO and Co-Chairman of Fluree Interoperability is a big discussion in health care, with new regulations requiring interoperability for patient data. Most approaches follow the typical RESTful API approach that has become the standard method for data exchange. Yet Health Level Seven (HL7), with its new Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard for the electronic transfer of health data, is leading to a rash of implementations that, to date, are not solving core
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Withings, Redox Partner to Make Remote Patient Monitoring Devices Integrated With All EHRs

by Fred Pennic 01/05/2021 Leave a Comment

Withings, Redox Partner to Make Remote Patient Monitoring Devices Integrated With All EHRs

What You Should Know: - Withings partners with healthcare IT integration company Redox, which will make its remote patient monitoring solution, Withings MED·PRO CARE, compatible with nearly all EHRs used by physicians, hospitals, and medical institutions. - Through the partnership, physicians can now order and ship Withings clinically-validated connected health devices directly to their patients through their EHR. - As patients use their Withings devices, which are designed to be
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20 COVID-19 Predictions and Trends for 2021 – Executive Roundup

by Fred Pennic 01/05/2021 Leave a Comment

20 COVID-19 Predictions and Trends for 2021 - Executive Roundup

Dr. Justin Graham, Chief Medical Officer, GYANT The rapid development of a COVID-19 vaccine is a monumental achievement, but it does nothing to address our extremely fragmented healthcare system. In 2021, policymakers must create and extend incentives to providers to work together to keep patients healthy rather than maximize profit. The pandemic has devastated the traditional fee-for-service budgets of many healthcare systems, and it isn't clear they will ever be able to catch up without
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How to Capitalize on Digital Health Momentum in 2021

by Adam Sabloff, Founder & CEO of VirtualHealth 01/04/2021 Leave a Comment

How to Capitalize on Digital Health Momentum in 2021

Adam Sabloff, Founder and CEO of VirtualHealth As we re-examine the healthcare system in the wake of the pandemic, we are continually identifying opportunities to rebuild parts of the system to new and improved specifications. One critical facet is digital health, where we continue to struggle with what should really be table stakes: the ability to integrate data from disparate organizations and systems into a unified view of the whole person and take action. During the height of the
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Patient-First Model: High Tech Meets High Touch for Individuals with Rare Disorders

by Donovan Quill, President and CEO, Optime Care 12/30/2020 Leave a Comment

Patient-First Model: High Tech Meets High Touch to Optimize Data, Inform Health Care Decisions, Enhance Population Health Management for Individuals with Rare Disorders

Donovan Quill, President and CEO, Optime Care Industry experts state that orphan drugs will be a major trend to watch in the years ahead, accounting for almost 40% of the Food and Drug Administration approvals this year. This market has become more competitive in the past few years, increasing the potential for reduced costs and broader patient accessibility. Currently, these products are often expensive because they target specific conditions and cost on average $147,000
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AMA Adds 3 Additional CPT Codes for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine

by Fred Pennic 12/24/2020 Leave a Comment

AMA Adds 3 Additional CPT Codes for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 Vaccine

What You Should Know: - The American Medical Association (AMA) announced the addition of three Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine. The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced that the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set is being updated by the CPT Editorial Panel to include immunization and administration codes that are unique to the COVID-19 vaccine under development by AstraZeneca and University of
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How The Internet of Things (IoT) Can Be Used to Monitor The Elderly

by Ajay Rane, VP of Global Ecosystem Development, Sigfox 12/23/2020 Leave a Comment

How the IoT Can Be Used to Monitor the Elderly

Ajay Rane, VP of Global Ecosystem Development, Sigfox Shelter-in-place orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic have exaggerated the social exclusion and loneliness of many elderly and vulnerable individuals, thereby increasing their chances of experiencing critical health complications. This trend—combined with societal shifts including reduced inter-generational living, greater geographical mobility, and less cohesive communities—has placed the elderly at heightened risk of being isolated
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For Better Patient Care Coordination, We Need Seamless Digital Communications

by Catherine Thomas, VP of Customer Experience & Dr. Peter S. Tippett, Founder and CEO of careMESH 12/22/2020 Leave a Comment

For Better Patient Care Coordination, We Need Seamless Digital Communications

Catherine Thomas: Co-Founder and VP, Customer Engagement, careMESH  Peter Tippett MD, PhD: Founder and CEO, careMESH A recent Advisory Board briefing examined the annual Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Readmission penalties.  Of the 3,080 hospitals CMS evaluated, 83% received a penalty for payments to be made in 2021, based on expected outcomes for a wide variety of treated conditions. While CMS indicated that some of these penalties might be waived or
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Highmark Inks 6-Year Partnership with Google Cloud to Power Living Health Model

by Fred Pennic 12/18/2020 Leave a Comment

Highmark Health Inks 6-Year Partnership with Google Cloud to Power Living Health Model

What You Should Know: - Highmark Health signs six-year strategic partnership agreement with Google Cloud to transform the health experience for patients and caregivers through the development of Highmark Health's new Living Health Model - The Living Health model is designed to eliminate the fragmentation in health care by re-engineering the healthcare delivery model with a more coordinated, personalized, technology-enabled experience. Highmark Health and Google Cloud today
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