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HP Launches EMR-Integrated Print Solutions to Digitize Point of Care Workflows

by Fred Pennic 10/14/2020 Leave a Comment

HP Launches EMR-Integrated Print Solutions to Digitize Point of Care Workflows

What You Should Know: - HP launches patient-first print technologies to help healthcare workers stay safe and spend more time caring for patients. - Innovations co-developed with healthcare professionals include industry’s first sterilizable printers, exclusive EMR-compliant workflow solutions, and services to improve patient safety and privacy. Today, HP Inc. officially launched new print solutions for the healthcare industry. Based on deep customer insights and co-developed with
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UCSF, Fortanix, Intel, Microsoft Team Up to Accelerate Development of Clinical AI Algorithms by 1000X

by Fred Pennic 10/12/2020 Leave a Comment

UCSF, Fortanix, Intel, Microsoft Team Up to Accelerate Development of Clinical AI Algorithms by 1000X

What You Should Know: - UCSF, in partnership with Fortanix, Intel, and Microsoft, will announce BeeKeeperAI, a Privacy-Preserving Analytics Platform that will accelerate the development of clinical AI algorithms by 1000X (from 30 months to 1 day). - This will help get life-saving clinical applications to all patients faster, such as predicting the need for blood transfusions or detecting tumors on X-rays, while maintaining patient privacy using Confidential Computing technology. UC
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Anthem, Apple Launches 2-Year Digital Asthma Study with Apple Watch

by Jasmine Pennic 09/17/2020 Leave a Comment

Anthem, Apple Launches 2-Year Digital Asthma Study with Apple Watch

What You Should Know: - Anthem, Inc. announced a new study that examines how the use of everyday devices, like Apple Watch and iPhone, may help individuals with asthma, led by the University of California, Irvine. - Launching in the fall, the two-year, randomized controlled study will enroll participants from Anthem-affiliated health plans who have been clinically diagnosed with asthma. -Anthem, Inc. today a new study that examines how the use of everyday devices, like Apple Watch
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Medigate Raises $30M for Medical & IoT Device Security Solution

by Fred Pennic 09/16/2020 Leave a Comment

Medigate Raises $30M for Medical & IoT Device Security Solution

What You Should Know: - Medigate announced $30M in Series B financing to expand its medical and IoT device security solution to ensure patient privacy and safety. - Medigate fuses the knowledge and understanding of medical workflow and device identity and protocols with the reality of today’s cybersecurity threats. With Medigate, hospital networks can safely operate all medical devices on their network, enabling deployment of existing and new devices to patients while ensuring privacy and
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Canadian Telehealth Startup OnCall Health Lands $6M for Virtual Care Platform

by Jasmine Pennic 09/15/2020 Leave a Comment

Canadian Telehealth Startup OnCall Health Lands $6M for Virtual Care Platform

What You Should Know: - OnCall Health Raises $6M Series A to Enable Virtual Care Programs for Healthcare Brands - Funding will be used by OnCall Health to expand its reach and build out its software that enables healthcare brands, systems, and startups to launch and scale their telehealth operations. - OnCall enables healthcare enterprises to rapidly launch their own virtual care platform that is highly configurable to their brand and workflow. OnCall Health, a Toronto, CA-based
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Envisioning a 5G-Powered Retail-Healthcare Hub

by Mitzi Amon, Director of Healthcare Marketing at Vertiv 08/12/2020 Leave a Comment

Envisioning a 5G-Powered Retail-Healthcare Hub

If you’ve been to a big-brand grocery or department store recently, you probably noticed some form of healthcare outlet – or maybe you didn’t. These in-store pharmacies and clinics have become so omnipresent, right there next to the diapers, dog food, and green beans, that unless you use them, you may not notice them at all.  This convergence of healthcare and retail has been happening for a few years and represents one of the fastest-growing corners of the healthcare market. In fact, retail
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5 Critical Considerations for Patient Privacy in Telehealth

by Sachin Nayyar, CEO at Securonix 07/30/2020 Leave a Comment

5 Critical Considerations for Patient Privacy in Telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous ripple effect across all industries, with one of the most impacted being healthcare. Providers have had to quickly adapt to supporting patients ‘virtually’ in a secure manner, while simultaneously developing procedures to support accurate reporting to government organizations. These changes have placed added pressure on security and privacy professionals, as they struggle to keep up with urgent demand. Mature healthcare organizations already have
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How to Implement HIPAA-Compliant Video Conferencing for Healthcare Providers

by John S. Kim, Cofounder and CEO of SendBird 07/15/2020 Leave a Comment

In-app Chat: The Future of SecureDoctor/Patient Communications

Video-conferencing software like Zoom has been getting a lot of attention of late as more and more people turn to digital tools to communicate remotely, whether to stay connected with loved ones, keep work flowing, or communicate with clients.  Healthcare is certainly no exception. A global FICO study found that around 80% of people want to use their mobile phones to interact with doctors and other healthcare providers.  Digital healthcare solutions were already on the rise
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Mount Sinai Deploys Google Nest Cameras for Nurses to Communicate & Monitor COVID-19 Patients

by Fred Pennic 05/11/2020 Leave a Comment

Mount Sinai Deploys Google Nest Cameras for Nurses to Communicate & Monitor COVID-19 Patients

What You Should Know: - Mount Sinai deploys Google Nest cameras across the system to help patients with COVID-19 that will enhance the safety of patients and staff, as well as reducing PPE demands. - Google Nest partnered with Mount Sinai in April to pilot the console in a hospital setting as the virus reached peak levels in New York City.  The Mount Sinai Health System has teamed up with Google Nest to use the latest in video and audio technologies to monitor some of the
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COVID-19 Pandemic: The Surprise Catalyst for Telemedicine Adoption

by Healthcare Growth Partners (HGP) 05/08/2020 Leave a Comment

COVID-19 Pandemic: The Surprise Catalyst for Telemedicine Adoption

It is no secret that technology adoption in healthcare often lags adoption in other sectors.  Often, the slow pace of adoption makes sense.  While technology can drastically improve both cost and quality in healthcare when implemented correctly, it can also cause physician burnout, increased administrative workload, and worsen patient outcomes if a new technology fails to live up to the hype.  Historically, the slow pace of IT adoption in healthcare was nowhere more apparent than in the
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