What You Should Know: Tyto Care and Deaconess Health System announced its expanded integration partnership to help stem the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Tyto Care’s TytoHome telehealth device enables Deaconess patients to perform comprehensive physical examinations with a Deaconess Care Provider from the comfort of home reducing the risk of spreading the coronavirus and limiting the pressures facing emergency rooms and clinics. Since the COVID-19
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Scripps Launches App-Based Study Using Wearable Data to Predict Virus Outbreaks
What You Should Know: - The Scripps Research Translational Institute launched DETECT, an app-based research study that will analyze wearable data shared by users with the goal of being able to more quickly detect fast-spreading viral illnesses, like flu and coronavirus. - Early detection is critical for effective public health response to infectious disease outbreaks and for improving treatments. DETECT connects with smartwatches and activity trackers, including Fitbit devices,
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COVID-19 Vulnerability Index Identifies Urban Populations at High Risk
What You Should Know: - RS21 has developed the Urban Health Vulnerability Index (UHVI) to help local governments and health planners identify urban populations at high risk for COVID-19, including older adults and people with serious medical conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, and lung disease. - The UHVI tool uncovers which parts of our communities could be most affected by a COVID-19 outbreak and allows local governments to anticipate where resources may be needed the
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Vivify Health Launches COVID-19 Screening, Self-Isolation and Monitoring Pathways
What You Need to Know: - Vivify Health has announced that availability today of new COVID-19 Screening, Self-Isolation and Monitoring Pathways for Vivify+Go mobile solution to providers at non-cost. - This enables low-risk patients or those with mild symptoms to use their mobile devices to self-screen for COVID-19 by answering a series of questions that follow the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. - The self-screening helps providers scale their
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CVS Health Adds Livongo, Hinge Health to its Point Solutions Management Offering
What You Need to Know: - CVS Health today announced five new health and well-being point solutions available through Point Solutions Management after a comprehensive clinical, security and business evaluation process. - These solutions address healthcare costs and support clinical outcomes in key areas, including chronic condition management, musculoskeletal health, stress reduction, and mental health management and caregiver support. - The latest offerings include apps like Livongo
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Hong Kong’s Dept. of Health Taps Biofourmis’ Remote Monitoring Platform to Fight Coronavirus
What You Need to Know: - Boston-based Biofourmis’ AI-powered digital therapeutics technology has inked a deal with The University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong’s Department of Health to leverage its wearable, AI-powered remote monitoring platform to provide new insights to fight COVID-19 in a national disease monitoring program. - Biofourmis’ technology will remotely monitor coronavirus infected and suspected patients and apply personally predictive analytics to help patients and increase
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Fitbit, FibriCheck Expand Partnership to Deliver CE-Marked Heart Health Detection App in Europe
- Fitbit and FibriCheck have expanded their partnership to enable users in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain to monitor their heart rhythm for irregularities, such as Atrial Fibrillation (AFib), directly from their Fitbit smartwatch. - The partnership was first announced in September 2019, when the FibriCheck app was made available to Fitbit smartwatch users in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Since the app launched on Fitbit OS, more than 150,000 heart rhythm measurements have
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4 Hospitals Leveraging Social Media to Improve Patient Engagement
Social media is an essential online marketing and outreach tool for any organization that wants to connect to the largest audience possible. However, health organizations — like hospitals — can face unique challenges in managing social media, which can make effectively leveraging these tools less straightforward. Many large hospitals have been successful in making social media work for them. As a result, they've provided a template that other healthcare
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Black History Month: Social Determinants of Health, The African American Experience
For the sake of history and, the auspices of a bountiful potential of a great people of a Great Nation may there be boldness and courage in the noble battle waged to address social determinants of health within US healthcare? History has revealed the health and well being of a Nation and its people is as important as matters of national security. Thus, stands the profound import of equitable access to good health and wellness within the United States of America and Nations around the world.
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Atrius Health to Deploy Kyruus to Enhance Patient Access Across Eastern Massachusetts
- Kyruus today announced that Atrius Health has selected the company’s solutions to enhance patient access across Eastern Massachusetts.- KyruusOne will serve as the backbone for Atrius Health’s future consumer-facing search offerings for its more than 745,000 adult and pediatric patients, as well as new patients to the system.Atrius Health, the Northeast’s largest non-profit independent medical group, has selected Kyruus, the leader in provider search and scheduling solutions for health systems
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