What You Should Know:
- A new report from KLAS provides not only a much-needed update on the breadth of structured reporting adoption but also a first look at the depth of adoption since actual physician use is the only way to drive outcomes.
- While the market hasn’t reached the structured reporting tipping point yet, physician adoption is driving progress and generating value. This study also shares details on the hemodynamics experience (both overall satisfaction and important
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Philips Appoints New CEO Amid Respiratory Device Recall
What You Should Know:
- Philips today announced that Roy Jakobs is proposed to succeed Frans van Houten as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective October 15, 2022.
- The Supervisory Board and current Philips CEO Frans van Houten have agreed that with the end of his third term in sight, the time is right for the change in leadership. After a comprehensive evaluation of external and internal candidates, the Supervisory Board has unanimously decided to propose Roy Jakobs as the
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Moving Analytics Nabs $20M for Virtual & Remote Cardiac Rehab Program
What You Should Know:
- Moving Analytics, an Irvine, CA-based telehealth provider of cardiovascular prevention programs raises $20M in Series A funding led by Wellington Access Ventures and Seae Ventures with participation from Philips Ventures, SteelSky Ventures, Aphelion Capital (American Heart Association's official VC fund), Nueterra Capital, and Citi Ventures. This round brings the company's total funding to $30M.
- Moving Analytics plans to use the new funds to
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Philips’ Future Health Index 2022 Report: 4 Key Trends to Know
What You Should Know:
- Today, Philips announced the publication of its Future Health Index (FHI) 2022 report: ‘Healthcare hits reset: Priorities shift as healthcare leaders navigate a changed world’. FHI is the largest global survey of its kind, analyzing feedback from nearly 3,000 healthcare leaders across 15 countries on the impact of digital health technology in the adoption of connected care.
- This year’s FHI report, the seventh edition, looks at how
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How Can We Reduce Clinician Burnout? Improving Patient and Caregiver Engagement
Even as we (hopefully) approach the tail-end of the latest COVID-19 wave, one growing healthcare challenge continues to worsen: clinician burnout. Nurses, physicians, schedulers, and other members of care-provider teams continue to post rising rates of burnout. They’re feeling overwhelmed and underappreciated due to factors such as hectic workplaces and schedules, extended workloads, and excessive administrative tasks. This is an alarming trend that the entire healthcare industry needs to be
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Philips and Prisma Health Partner to Drive Enterprise Interoperability & Imaging Solutions
What You Should Know:
- South Carolina’s largest health system Prisma Health adopts Philips software solutions for patient monitoring and enterprise imaging, helping to drive interoperability and data analytics, and deliver on Quadruple Aim.
- The partnership reflects today’s growing trend of long-term strategic partnerships (LSPs) within hospitals and health systems to better manage the cost and complexity of their technology investments over a defined period of time while expanding
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Philips & Nuvo Group Partner to Tackle Maternal Care Disparities in Rural Colorado
What You Should Know:
- Today, Nuvo Group announced a strategic collaboration with Philips to address maternal care disparities in rural areas, beginning in Colorado.
- Following the White House's call to action on maternal health, the companies’ goal is to offer an integrated solution for rural-based care providers and their patients to increase access and drive adherence to prescribed prenatal care via the INVU by Nuvo remote pregnancy monitoring
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Day 3 HIMSS Roundup: Glooko Acquires DIABNEXT, GE Healthcare/AliveCor Integration
Venture Capital, Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Activity
Glooko Acquires DIABNEXT® to Expand Diabetes Offerings in France
Glooko, a leading provider of remote patient monitoring and data management solutions for diabetes and related chronic conditions, today announced the acquisition of DIABNEXT, a Paris-based company whose digital health platform helps people with diabetes better manage their conditions and connects to their healthcare providers, so they can
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HIMSS22 Day 2 Roundup: Google Partners with MEDITECH, Microsoft’s Health Cloud Strategy Expansions
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Activity
OptimizeRx Acquires EvinceMed, a Specialty Drug Prescription Initiation Platform
OptimizeRx, a provider of point-of-care technology solutions helping patients start and stay on therapy announced a definitive agreement to acquire the EvinceMed platform and related assets. EvinceMed is a provider in delivering end-to-end automation for specialty pharmaceutical transactions. The acquisition includes the full Market Access Management Platform
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Philips Capsule Surveillance Receives 510(k) Clearance
What You Should Know:
- Philips Capsule Surveillance solution has received 510(k) market clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), paving the way for widespread deployment across healthcare systems in the USA.
- Capable of utilizing streaming data from virtually any connected medical device, the solution aggregates patient data, analyses it to generate actionable insights and alerts, and sends timely notifications to the patient’s caregivers so that they can
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