What You Should Know: - ResMed acquires MEDIFOX DAN, a German leader in software solutions for home health, nursing home, and outpatient therapy providers, for $1 billion. This acquisition marks ResMed’s largest SaaS acquisition to date and expands its SaaS business outside of the U.S. for the first time. - As part of the acquisition, MEDIFOX DAN will integrate into ResMed’s SaaS business, allowing ResMed to serve new settings: outpatient therapy services, and youth
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Five Types Of Abuse In A Nursing Home
Nursing homes care for the elderly, people with disabilities, or those who are terminally ill. However, abuse can take many different forms in nursing homes and can devastatingly impact the residents. It’s especially true if the abuse is not reported or if it's not taken seriously. The elderly and those with dementia are especially at risk for abuse, as they may not be able to communicate their needs or recognize when they're being mistreated. Implementing some steps can help protect the
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What the New CMS Staff Turnover Data Means for Nursing Homes
To make it easier for families and caregivers to evaluate the quality of nursing homes, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regularly publishes data on its “Care Compare” website. Anyone can go to the site and search for a facility to find COVID updates, quarterly quality scores, and information on inspections, penalties, ownership, and more. Last month, CMS added additional metrics to how it scores the quality of nursing homes. The information is now available
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Healthcare UX- How Can We Optimize Adoption for Patients & Doctors?
Due to the pandemic, recent FDA guidance acknowledges that companies conducting trials may require to put new processes in place regarding their current protocols considering virtual patients, data management, and usability. This raises the question: How to ensure and optimize user experience (UX) for patients and doctors with faster digital health adoption? We recently spoke with Facundo Navarro, Engagement Manager at intive, a digital transformation firm
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Why Labor Management Systems Are a Resource Healthcare Can Rely On
In 2021, the role of advanced technology solutions across the healthcare sector can – and should -- be expanded. They already have been applied in such areas as billing, administrative work, in prescription management and some staff position scheduling. But with the ongoing advances in digital capability and automated intelligence, now is the time to consider a more holistic approach for how to integrate digital systems and solutions. The rate of employment in healthcare has been on a
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Treat in Place: Protecting Nursing Home Patients From Hospital Readmission
A night doctor’s dilemma Five years ago, I was practicing medicine in a rural hospital in North Carolina as a nocturnist, when I received a call from an Emergency Room (ER) doctor. “Hey, it’s Blake. Room 7. Demented. UTI,” he says, and hangs up. I was struck by the abrupt and sparse communication—no detailed report. Not even a name. Charged with admitting and caring for patients, I head downstairs and find myself in room 7 where an elderly woman with a blown IV and no family around is
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Biobeat Launches Home-Based Remote Patient Monitoring Kit
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You Should Know: - Today, Biobeat, developer of AI-powered remote patient monitoring solutions, announced the launch of its home patient monitoring kit. - The kit, which includes chest-monitors, compatible adhesive units, and a user-friendly manual, allows healthcare providers to bring hospital-level care to patient homes by empowering health staff and patients with proven wearable AI-powered remote patient monitoring technology. Biobeat, an Israeli-based continuous remote
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White House Coronavrius Task Force Doubles Down on Rapid Testing Strategy
What You Should Know: - White house coronavirus task force doubles down on rapid testing strategy to fight the coronavirus as some states say they don’t have the supplies to comply with the federal government’s advice. - This article was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative news organization based in Washington, D.C. The White House coronavirus task force is doubling down on part of its strategy for halting the spread of the virus:
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Will Nanox Disrupt The X-Ray Systems Market?
With its share price falling from more than $66 to less than $24, September was a tumultuous month for Nanox. On August 25th, the medical imaging start-up closed its initial public offering, having raised $190m from the sale of 10,555,556 ordinary shares at a price of $18 each. Money poured in as investors were sold on Nanox’s cold cathode x-ray source and the subsequent reduction in costs that it would enable, as well as the vendor’s pay-per-scan pricing model that would let the company
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Multi-Vital Ambulatory Monitor for COVID-19 Patients Launches in the U.S.
What You Should Know: - VivaLink launches a new multi-vital ambulatory monitoring solution for infectious respiratory diseases is being debuted in America and Western Europe. This monitoring solution is currently deployed in Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East to help monitor COVID-19 patients. - Built upon VivaLink’s proprietary ambulatory medical wearable sensor platform, the solution can easily be set up and scaled in hospitals, nursing homes, and remote environments. Even pop-up
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