Electronic medical records (EMRs) are widely expected to serve as a cornerstone technology that drives the delivery of modern patient care. But can the EMR alone support all the informatics capabilities required by an ever-evolving healthcare industry? The rapid growth of precision medicine, particularly the use of genetic and genomic information during clinical decision making, is a compelling example that functionality beyond the EMR is required. Not only does genomic data represent a
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New Medical-Grade UV Device Can Kill COVID Virus in 2 Seconds
What You Should Know: - Innovators’ “NuvaWave™” launches a medical-grade,
intelligent handheld UVC device that can kill the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that
causes COVID-19 in two seconds. - Initially, the founders created it for hospitals but it's going on the market for commercial use - offices, gyms, hotels, airlines, voting booths - everywhere it's needed so we can get back to life. UV Innovators, an ultraviolet technology company has unveiled NuvaWave, one of the most advanced
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Amidst the Pandemic, IT Teams Turn to the Cloud to Protect Patient Data
The challenges facing healthcare during COVID-19 are more than biological. Healthcare providers are weathering a perfect storm as hackers take advantage of the commotion and ramp up their attack frequency and sophistication. This isn’t surprising for those familiar with the hacker playbook, as cybercriminals typically go after victims that are the right combination of vulnerable and profitable. And right now, the valuable troves of personal health data held by providers, focused on battling
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5 Reasons Why Providers Need Electronic Support for Glycemic Management
It’s no secret hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia are associated with adverse outcomes in hospitalized patients. We’ve known for many years that hyperglycemia is widespread in the hospital, causes immune dysfunction, higher rates of infection, a longer length of hospital stay, complications, and even death. Insulin has been the most effective therapy for hyperglycemia since it was first created almost 100 years ago, but it can also be dangerous if not managed properly. In fact, nearly 50% of all
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Cerner Appoints Jerome Labat New Chief Technology Officer
What You Should Know: Cerner appoints former HPE Software executive Jerome
Labat Chief Technology Officer to strengthen Cerner’s technology focus and
accelerate cloud-enabled SaaS platforms and solutions. Cerner Corporation announced today that Jerome Labat has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). As CTO, Labat will lead efforts to strengthen Cerner’s technology focus and accelerate cloud-enabled SaaS platforms and solutions. Labat has extensive experience in
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TeraRecon Acquired by SymphonyAI: What is the Impact for Medical Imaging Market?
On the 4th March 2020, TeraRecon announced it had signed an agreement to be acquired by the SymphonyAI Group. Here are the facts of the deal, followed by our take on the potential impact on the medical imaging market: - The terms of the deal were not disclosed and TeraRecon will continue to operate business as usual. However, it will benefit from greater financial backing and the synergistic technologies from other companies in the Group’s portfolio. - TeraRecon is an Advanced
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DrChrono EHR, Cognition IP Partner to Process 5 Machine Learning-based Patents
- DrChrono partners with Cognition IP to draft and file 5 new patent applications related to the company’s core technologies on machine learning. - DrChrono patents aimed at helping physicians interact with data via machine learning algorithms in its open healthcare platform. DrChrono Inc., the company developing the
essential platform and services for modern medical practices to make care more
informed, more interactive, and more personalized, partnered with Cognition
IP, a law firm
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Unlike Theranos: FDA Clears Sight Diagnostics’ Finger-Prick Blood Test for U.S. Market
- Sight Diagnostics, the company working to provide patients with lab-grade blood testing results in minutes, has received US FDA 510(k) clearance for its finger-prick blood test, OLO analyzer to be used in laboratories run by diagnostic providers and hospitals. - Sight Diagnostics’ patented OLO analyzer digitizes blood into images to perform the most common blood test in minutes, from just two drops of blood - The FDA clearance follows clinical trials at Boston Children’s Hospital,
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Massachusetts Expands Digital Health R&D Sandbox Program
- Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech (MeHI) adds Brigham Digital Innovation Hub (iHub) in Boston, MIT’s Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) in Cambridge, and TechSpring at Baystate Health in Springfield, Mass. - MeHI selects startups eMotion Rx of Cambridge and Stability Health of Worcester for Inaugural Sandbox at Worcester Polytechnic InstituteThe Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech (MeHI) has selected three of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ leading
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Medicomp Secures Patents to Optimize EHR Usability for Physicians
- Medicomp Systems secures its fourth patent for its method of displaying clinically relevant information within physician workflows to optimize EHR usability. - The latest patent complements Medicomp’s other patented technologies for clinical data filtering and the delivery of patient- and problem-specific data at the point of care. Medicomp Systems,
a provider of physician-driven, point of care solutions that fix EHRs,
announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark
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