Shelter-in-place orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic have exaggerated the social exclusion and loneliness of many elderly and vulnerable individuals, thereby increasing their chances of experiencing critical health complications. This trend—combined with societal shifts including reduced inter-generational living, greater geographical mobility, and less cohesive communities—has placed the elderly at heightened risk of being isolated and, consequently, in harm’s way.
Fortunately for senior
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Ensuring Telehealth Providers’ Virtual Care Dollars Make Sense
Telehealth and virtual care are not brand-new phenomena suddenly cobbled together as a rapid response to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the average US patient could be forgiven for thinking that it is. Indeed, virtual visits to care providers and remote patient monitoring have been available for quite some time, delivering two key benefits:
- Providing a platform to address cost-efficiencies and accessibility to quality healthcare for the populace at large
- Playing a
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Amwell Launches New Offerings to Increase Doctor-to-Patient Virtual Connectivity
What You Should Know:
- Amwell just announced some new offerings Amwell Now, Touchpoint
Tablet software, and C500 to help increase doctor-to-patient virtual
connections as patient and doctor preferences change in light of the pandemic.
- The new solutions (a quick-to-deploy video visit offering, new tablet software, and a telemedicine cart) are designed to be easy-to-use but fully integrated in the provider’s systems and secure.
Amwell, a
national telehealth
leader, today announced
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Eko Lands $65M to Expand AI-Powered Telehealth Platform for Virtual Pulmonary and Cardiac Exam
What You Should Know:
- Cardiopulmonary digital health company Eko raises $65M
in Series C funding to close the gap between virtual and in-person heart and
lung care.
- The latest round of funding will enable Eko to expand
in-clinic use of its platform of telehealth and AI algorithms for disease
screening and to launch a monitoring program for cardiopulmonary patients at
home.
Eko, a
cardiopulmonary digital
health company,
today announced $65 million in Series C funding led by
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Aptar Pharma Acquires the Assets of Respiratory Startup Cohero Health
What You Should Know:
- Apstar Pharma acquires the assets of respiratory health company Cohero Health to expands its digital portfolio with a focus on respiratory disease management.
- Cohero Health develops digital tools and technologies to improve respiratory care, reduce avoidable costs, and optimize medication utilization.
AptarGroup, Inc., a global leader in consumer dispensing, active packaging, drug delivery solutions, and services, announces that it has acquired all operating
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Medidata Acquires Digital Biomarker Business of MC10 / Clinical Trials & Wearable Sensors
What You Should Know:
- Clinical trials technology company Medidata has
acquired the digital biomarker business of MC10.
- MC10’s offerings will bring novel clinical analytics
and biosensor capabilities to Medidata’s existing technology solutions,
enhancing Medidata’s capabilities to integrate data from wearable sensors –
including clinical grade metrics – in clinical trials.
- With this acquisition, Medidata’s integrated offering
will help provide life sciences companies and device
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Comcast Spinoff Quil Unveils Home-Based Sensor Network for Seniors
What You Should Know:
- Comcast spinoff Quil announces its entry into the
senior market -- via integrated sensor-based home monitoring.
- Quil plans to launch Quil Assure to consumers by the
third quarter of 2021 following a series of pilots beginning this December.
Today, Quil Engage is available to consumers via partnering providers and
health plans.
Quil—the healthcare
joint venture of Comcast NBCUniversal and Independence Health
Group—announced plans to
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4 Areas Driving AI Adoption in Hospital Operations and Patient Safety
COVID-19 has put a tremendous burden on hospitals, and the clinicians, nurses, and medical staff who make them run.
Many hospitals have suffered financially as they did not anticipate the severity of the disease. The extended duration of patient stays in ICUs, the need for more isolated rooms and beds, and the need for better supplies to reduce infections have all added costs. Some hospitals did not have adequate staff to check-in patients, take their temperature, monitor them regularly, or
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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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How Contactless Technologies Can Propel Healthcare Towards the Future
With the continued spread of COVID-19, health organizations around the world are accelerating their adoption of tech solutions that mitigate the need for physical contact between healthcare providers and patients. Contactless innovations like automated robots and the Internet of Things (IoT) not only reduce the spread of disease in medical facilities, though; they also have the potential to improve overall organizational performance due to their advanced data-collecting and protecting
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