Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is one of the most common complications following cardiac surgery. It affects up to 40% of patients, depending on the procedure. During the early recovery period, patients are continuously monitored in the ICU using telemetry and intermittent ECGs to detect irregular heart rhythms. But once patients are discharged, that monitoring stops, and clinicians have little visibility into patients’ recovery.
That gap can carry clinical consequences. AFib increases
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DeepHealth Receives FDA Clearance for Remote Scanning Solution, TechLive™
What You Should Know:
- DeepHealth, a subsidiary of RadNet, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its new remote scanning solution, TechLive™. The vendor-agnostic platform is designed to address the growing radiology technologist shortage by allowing experts to remotely operate and supervise MR, CT, PET/CT, and Ultrasound procedures from a centralized command center.
- The move comes at a critical time for the healthcare industry, which has seen radiology workloads steadily increase
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Validic Launches Sparks: Generative AI Solution Transforms Wearable Data into Actionable Healthcare Insights
What You Should Know:
- Validic, a platform for Connected Health Data and remote patient monitoring (RPM), announced the launch of Validic Sparks, a generative AI solution designed to help healthcare organizations transform raw health data from wearables and FDA-approved devices into actionable insights.
- Validic Sparks enables health systems, value-based care organizations, health plans, and digital health apps to combine their contextual data with Validic personal health data to
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Multimodal AI Will Power the Future of Remote Diagnostics and Virtual Hospitals
As a veteran of multiple healthcare startups, it’s hard not to become immune to claims of technological developments which will “revolutionize patient care”.
To be fair, revolutionary changes do exist. Telehealth for example, enabled by the combination of AI and cloud technology, has revolutionized the access patients have to robust diagnostic services. Yet, telehealth with its data fragmentation and current clinical diagnostic limitations, still has serious challenges
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Reforming Medicaid’s Approach to Remote Patient Monitoring Programs
The promise of remote patient monitoring (RPM) to revolutionize healthcare delivery remains just out of reach for millions of Americans, namely the people who stand to gain the most from it — Medicaid recipients facing significant health disparities. Despite its proven track record in improving patient outcomes, reducing hospitalizations, and enhancing care accessibility for underserved populations, RPM's widespread adoption is being stifled
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Wasteful Spending on Remote Monitoring? New Report Urges Policy Overhaul
What You Should Know:
- A newly released report from the Peterson Center on Healthcare offers critical guidance for policymakers navigating the rapidly expanding landscape of remote monitoring technologies.
- Synthesizing findings from three in-depth evaluations of digital health tools by the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) and analyzing trends in Medicare and Medicaid billing, the report sounds a timely alarm. It underscores the urgent need for a policy
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5 Reasons Why Remote Patient Monitoring for Blood Pressure is Beneficial for Maternal Health
Women who didn’t have risk factors going into pregnancy are experiencing maternal health complications at higher rates than ever before. They are particularly vulnerable to blood pressure complications. Rates of newly developed and chronic maternal high blood pressure skyrocketed from 2007 through 2019, and show no signs of slowing.
Hospitals are re-evaluating their standard approaches to Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy (HDP) as a result. The early identification and
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Philips Partners with Georgia Health Plans to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes with Remote Monitoring
What You Should Know:
- Philips announced a partnership with Amerigroup, CareSource Georgia, and Peach State Health Plan to provide remote patient monitoring (RPM) solutions for high-risk pregnancies in Georgia.
- The initiative aims to expand access to quality maternal healthcare and improve outcomes for mothers and babies, particularly in underserved communities.
Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis
Maternal healthcare in the United States faces significant challenges,
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CareGenix Solutions Secures Growth Funding to Expand Virtual Healthcare Services
What You Should Know:
- CareGenix Solutions, a provider of virtual healthcare services has secured a multi-million dollar growth funding package from Decathlon Capital Partners.
- The investment will enable CareGenix to expand its capacity for delivering innovative solutions, such as remote patient monitoring, chronic care management, and behavioral health integration.
Remote Patient Monitoring and Chronic Care
CareGenix's technology empowers patients and healthcare providers
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OPTAC-X, Mayo Clinic Pioneer Satellite-Enabled Telehealth for Emergency Cardiac Care
What You Should Know:
- OPTAC-X, a leader in telehealth solutions, and Mayo Clinic have achieved a milestone in emergency medicine by utilizing satellite-enabled telehealth to guide a successful cardiac arrest resuscitation outside of a hospital setting.
- This innovative approach, detailed in a recent publication in "Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health," highlights the potential of remote patient monitoring to extend critical medical expertise to even the most remote
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