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FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Programs Surpasses $50M in Funding

by Fred Pennic 05/20/2020 Leave a Comment

FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program Providers

What You Should Know: - To date, the FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program, which was authorized by the CARES Act, has approved funding for 132 healthcare providers across 33 states plus Washington, DC for a total of just over $50M in funding.  The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau today approved an additional 43 funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program.  The seventh set of healthcare providers in both urban and rural areas of the
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Microsoft Unveils New Cloud Offering for Healthcare Organizations

by Jasmine Pennic 05/19/2020 Leave a Comment

Microsoft Unveils New Cloud Offering for Healthcare Organizations

What You Should Know Today, Microsoft announced its first industry-specific cloud offering, Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, which builds upon Microsoft’s core cloud capabilities to meet the most important needs for healthcare organizations. Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare brings together trusted and integrated capabilities for healthcare organizations to improve collaboration, decision-making, and operational efficiencies to enhance patient engagement, connect health teams, and support
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FDA Grants Eko Emergency Use Authorization for Low Ejection Fraction AI

by Fred Pennic 05/13/2020 Leave a Comment

FDA Grants Eko Emergency Use Authorization for Low Ejection Fraction AI

What You Should Know: - The FDA granted Emergency Use Authorization to Eko for an ECG-based algorithm that screens for low ejection fraction, as part of an assessment of cardiac complications and co-morbidities associated with COVID-19. - This ECG-based deep learning algorithm, developed on a large clinical dataset in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic, can help efficiently identify signs of possible heart failure in patients. Eko, a digital health company building
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3 Major Challenges Plaguing Europe’s Digital Healthcare Efforts

by Jasmine Pennic 05/12/2020 Leave a Comment

3 Challenges Plaguing Europe’s Digital Healthcare Efforts

As the concept of digital healthcare goes global, healthcare stakeholders across geographies are evaluating new tools, while innovators are navigating pathways to implement advanced technologies into healthcare. Over the past decade, the European healthcare system has progressed leaps and bounds. However, the sector is bound by some major challenges including the aging population, greater prevalence of chronic diseases, shortage of healthcare workers, and financial discrepancies of care. In
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COVID-19: Best Practices to Safeguard Organizations from Cybercriminals

by Claire Umeda, VP of Marketing at 4iQ 04/08/2020 Leave a Comment

With Coronavirus, Practice Good Cyber Hygiene

While we may consider health largely a private concern in the United States, our nation depends on the continuity and availability of its healthcare system in a very public way, as evidenced by the current coronavirus outbreak. Our critical healthcare infrastructure is vulnerable at this time, no doubt, but it truly has been inspiring to see doctors, scientists, and other industry professionals from around the world come together to stop the spread of COVID-19. To fend off exploitative
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Fitbit, FibriCheck Expand Partnership to Deliver CE-Marked Heart Health Detection App in Europe

by Jasmine Pennic 03/03/2020 Leave a Comment

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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GE Healthcare Unveils Medical Device Cybersecurity Offering for Hospitals

by Jasmine Pennic 02/25/2020 Leave a Comment

GE Healthcare Unveils Skeye

- GE Healthcare introduced a new medical device cybersecurity service to help hospital groups fight against cybersecurity risks. - The offering, entitled Skeye, blends industry expertise, AI and process management tools to augment hospitals’ existing resources and capabilities by providing proactive monitoring through a remote security operations center – helping them detect, analyze and respond to cybersecurity threats and events in real-time.  GE Healthcare has introduced a new
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Verily Launches Joint Venture to Develop & Commercialize Ophthalmic Devices

by Fred Pennic 02/04/2020 Leave a Comment

Verily Launches Joint Venture to Develop & Commercialize Ophthalmic Devices

- Alphabet company Verily and Santen Pharmaceutical launch joint venture focused on developing and commercializing ophthalmic devices and comprehensive tech-enabled solutions. - The joint venture will focus on tackling ophthalmic conditions, such as glaucoma and dry eye. Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Verily, an Alphabet company, announced the establishment of a joint venture focused on applying microelectronics and scalable digital technologies to ophthalmology. The new joint
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Validic, Humana Launch Health Incentive Program to Support Device Connectivity

by Fred Pennic 01/22/2020 Leave a Comment

Validic, Humana Launch Health Incentive Program to Support Device Connectivity

- Validic and Humana form partnership to launch a health incentive program to support Medicaid and Medicare communities with device connectivity. - As part of this engagement, Humana and Validic plan to expand the devices and data points available in Humana’s Go365 wellness and rewards program to address additional health barriers, such as nutrition, smoking cessation, mental health and more.Humana Inc., a health insurer company and well-being company and Validic, the market leader in platforms
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Do We Know When Medical Devices Fail?

by Leon Lerman, Cynerio Co-Founder and CEO 01/20/2020 Leave a Comment

Do We Know When Medical Devices Fail?

Since 2015, the FDA and the US Department of Homeland Security have been releasing warnings about products that due to their vulnerabilities threaten patient safety. This includes MRI machines and drug infusion pumps that supply patients with a wide diversity of drugs, including insulin, antibiotics, chemotherapy drugs, and pain relievers.  The interconnectivity of smart devices with medical clinical systems leaves them vulnerable to security breaches just like any other networked computing
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