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Dept. of Defense and Philips Partner on AI Tech to Contain COVID-19

by Fred Pennic 09/22/2020 Leave a Comment

Dept. of Defense and Philips Partner on AI Tech to Contain COVID-19

What You Should Know: - Today, Philips, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense, announced plans to expand their research on an AI-based early warning system for infectious disease, opening new possibilities in the battle to contain COVID-19. - An application of their joint Rapid Analysis of Threat Exposure (RATE) project, the technology aims to provide early alerts of potential infection, ensuring troop readiness and protection against
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Corindus Vascular Robotics CEO Departure, UPMC Enterprises’ New President, Nordic Consulting’s New CIO, Other Health IT Hires

by Fred Pennic 09/18/2020 Leave a Comment

Tele-Treatment: How We Close the Gap in Access to Care

Mark Toland, CEO of Corindus Vascular Robotics (acquired by Siemens for $1.1B last year), has announced his departure and will be joining BioStar Capital, a health-tech venture capital group focused on cardiovascular and orthopedic medical devices. As a partner and entrepreneur in residence, Mark will help to identify and develop innovative companies leveraging AI, deep learning, robotics, and other transformative technologies that address a wide range of unmet needs. The BioStar team has
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VA, DoD Launches Joint Health Information Exchange to Securely Exchange Records

by Jasmine Pennic 04/21/2020 Leave a Comment

1Vision and AMC Health Lands VA Contract to Provide Telehealth Solutions to Veterans

What You Should Know: - VA and DoD launch joint health information exchange (HIE), allowing bidirectional sharing of health records with community healthcare partners. - The benefits of the new joint HIE capability are currently available to all VA and DOD care providers and to all participating community partners. - The joint HIE capability honors patient consent so that health records of patients who opt out of sharing will not be exchanged through the HIE.  On April 18, the
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AMIA President & CEO, Douglas B. Fridsma Steps Down

by Fred Pennic 01/06/2020 Leave a Comment

AMIA President & CEO, Douglas B. Fridsma Steps Down

- Douglas B. Fridsma, MD, Ph.D., FACP, FACMI, FAMIA is stepping down as President and CEO of The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA). - Karen Greenwood, Executive Vice President, and Chief Operating Officer will serve as interim CEO while the Board of Directors begins the search for a replacement.  The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) has announced the departure of President and CEO Douglas B. Fridsma, MD, Ph.D., FACP, FACMI, FAMIA, effective January 1, 2020.
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Teladoc Health Expands Into Personalized Nutrition Counseling with Launch of Teladoc Nutrition

by Fred Pennic 12/04/2019 Leave a Comment

Teladoc Health Expands Into Personalized Nutrition Counseling with Launch of Teladoc Nutrition

- Teladoc Health expands its services into the nutrition industry with the launch of Teladoc Nutrition, a personalized nutrition counseling combined with specialized care from a registered dietitian- With Teladoc Health's Nutrition service, members will work directly with registered dieticians to personalized nutrition content and deliverables such as a custom meal plan, shopping guides, etc. over video or phone to help members achieve their nutritional goals.Teladoc Health, Inc., today
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Philips, Dept. of Defense Partner to Develop AI-Algorithm to Detect Infection 48 Hours Before Observable Symptoms

by Fred Pennic 10/22/2019 Leave a Comment

Philips Launches AI-Powered Patient Risk Prediction Algorithm for ICU

- Philips and the U.S. Department of Defense are teaming up to develop an AI-algorithm to identify infection more than 48 hours before observable symptoms. - Using large data sets & machine learning across biomarkers, innovative tech can speed time to detection, intervention & treatment, while improving outcomes & reducing the spread of disease. - Future research is currently being planned to leverage this information as an algorithm to be integrated into a wearable device,
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Helping VA to Combat Infectious Disease Across the Full Continuum of Care

by Diane Ratner, Senior Product Line Manager of TheraDoc, DSS, Inc. 09/04/2019 Leave a Comment

1Vision and AMC Health Lands VA Contract to Provide Telehealth Solutions to Veterans

VA hospitals and clinicians face challenges not present in commercial hospitals, which is that they provide Veterans with 100 percent of care services throughout their lifetimes. With a focus on the full continuum of care, this includes specialty care at VA clinics for chronic conditions, acute hospital admissions and/or ER visits, all prescriptions filled at VA pharmacies, and end-of-life care in a VA community living centers/nursing homes. In VISN4, there are nine VA Medical Centers serving
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VA Transfers 23.5 Million Patient Health Records to Cerner’s Data Center

by Fred Pennic 08/01/2019 Leave a Comment

1Vision and AMC Health Lands VA Contract to Provide Telehealth Solutions to Veterans

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently transferred the health records of 23.5 million Veterans to a Cerner's data center, setting the stage for the records to be processed this summer in support of VA’s and Department of Defense’s (DoD) common electronic health record (EHR) solution.Data Migration PhaseThis initial data migration phase of VA’s Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM), which began in late spring, is an important milestone reflecting the decision to replace
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VA Finally Signs Off On $10B Cerner EHR Contract, Replacing VistA EHR

by Fred Pennic 05/18/2018 Leave a Comment

VA VisaA EHR

On Thursday evening, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced an agreement with Cerner for the VA to use off-the-shelf Cerner solutions, replacing the legacy VistA EHR. The migration to Cerner will provide veterans, transitioning service members and their care providers access to their medical history through a single electronic health record (EHR) system. The deal is expected to cost $10 billion dollars over 10 years years.Using technology that has been deployed successfully at
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McKesson Lands $139M DoD Contract for RelayHealth’s Patient Engagement, Secure Messaging

by Jasmine Pennic 04/07/2016 Leave a Comment

McKesson Lands $139M DoD Contract for RelayHealth's Patient Engagement, Secure Messaging

McKesson announced today that the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Defense Health Agency (DHA) has awarded a $139 million, five-year contract for RelayHealth’s patient engagement and interoperable secure messaging solutions. The solutions will serve the Military Health System’s (MHS) patients, physicians, physician assistants, nurse case managers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, dentists, and other members of the care team. The contract is a nine-month base transition-in period
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