Using brain circuits made in silicon, scientists have alleviated symptoms of heart failure by reinstating the body’s natural heart rhythm. This study published today in The Journal of Physiology holds great potential for designing more effective pacemakers in the future.The research, funded by British Heart Foundation Horizons and European Union 2020 Horizon grants, is driving the commercial development of bioelectronic therapies for heart failure, which is undertaken by Ceryx Medical.Impact of
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EMR Replacement: Abstraction or Data Migration?
Most healthcare organizations have already managed the transition from paper to electronic medical records. It was time-consuming, challenging and nerve-wracking. But with the first-generation of EMRs approaching the end of their usefulness, with mergers and acquisitions requiring the adoption of new systems (most incompatible with the legacy systems), with the advent of new government standards, more rigorous legal requirements and higher expectations associated with “value-based care” and
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Disruptors or Interrupters? How Apple Is Faring In Their Healthcare Initiatives
Key Highlights
- Part one of our new in-depth series on Apple, Google, and Amazon's latest healthcare efforts since our last report in April 2019.
- A look at Apple's recent healthcare developments, as well as an analysis of what goes beyond the news.
Over the last few decades the “digital age” has enabled many garage-based startups to transform into sustained successes by targeting problems that begged to be solved digitally. Sometimes their leaders identified and resolved
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Fueling EHR Innovation by Outsourcing e-Prescribing Development
Health IT software – and EHRs in particular – are widely criticized for their inefficient workflows and unfriendly user interfaces. Unhappy end-users may blame EHR vendors for failing to deliver great software, perhaps not realizing that health IT companies struggle to balance limited financial and human resources and must choose between meeting ever-changing regulatory demands and creating innovative updates that improve the user experience.
Consider this: every year, vendors must make dozens
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InsureTech Chatbot Platform Sensely Raises $15M to Modernize Member Experience
- Digital health and InsureTech chatbot platform Sensely announced it has raised $15M in funding led by Aflac Corporate Ventures, the venture arm of Aflac Inc. - The funding brings expanded commercial pathways to Sensely, with markets serving over 60 million members and representing over $200MM in annual recurring revenue opportunities. Today, at HLTH 2019, Sensely, a San Francisco, CA-based digital health and InsureTech platform that modernizes member experience while lowering costs,
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Livongo Teams Up with MDLIVE & Doctor On Demand to Offer Telehealth Services
- Livongo announced a partnership with telehealth companies MDLIVE and Doctor On Demand to enable access to virtual acute and primary care services for people living with chronic conditions. - Livongo will begin by offering telehealth within the Livongo for Behavioral Health solution in January 2020 and will soon expand to additional use cases including medication management for diabetes, hypertension, and other opportunities to effectively close gaps in care. Livongo Health, an Applied Health
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ConvergeHEALTH by Deloitte Launches New Digital Health Ecosystem Platforms
- ConvergeHEALTH MyPATH for Health and MyPATH for Connected Care help enhance the patient experience, improve adherence and generate a rich, longitudinal, real-world data set for insights.Today at HLTH 2019, ConvergeHEALTH by Deloitte announced the launch of a robust platform for the healthcare ecosystem that supports two critically important patient journeys. MyPATH for Health and MyPATH for Connected Care work together to connect and support patients and their care teams across the patient
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ECRI Institute: Top 4 Biggest Risks in Ambulatory Care to Watch
- ECRI Institute report reveals diagnostic testing and medication events are the most frequent safety risks patients face in ambulatory care.- Analysis of more than 4,300 adverse events reveals bifurcated healthcare system challenging outcomes.Diagnostic testing and medication events are the most frequent safety risks patients face in ambulatory care, according to new research from ECRI Institute, the nation’s leading independent, non-profit patient safety organization. ECRI Institute’s Deep
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Cleveland Clinic Names Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2020
- Cleveland Clinic panel of top doctors and researchers presents the 10 medical innovations with the power to transform healthcare in the next year.
Today at the 2019 Medical Innovation Summit, Cleveland Clinic today announced the Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2020. The 17th annual Medical Innovation Summit is organized by Cleveland Clinic Innovations, the development, and commercialization arm of Cleveland Clinic. Led by Michael Roizen, M.D., Emeritus Chief Wellness Officer at Cleveland
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American Samoa Medical Center Authority Extends Contract with Medsphere and CareVue EHR/RCM Solution
- American Samoa Medical Center Authority (ASMCA) and the American Samoa Department of Health (DOH) extends their contract with Medsphere and CareVue EHR/RCM Solution- South Pacific island group’s safety-net healthcare system signs on for seven more years plans to implement Medsphere enhancements of CareVue platformMedsphere Systems Corporation, a provider of affordable and interoperable healthcare IT platform solutions, today announced that the American Samoa Medical Center Authority (ASMCA)
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