What You Should Know:
- The Middle East’s largest hospital, Sheba Medical Center in Israel, just launched a breakthrough rapid COVID-19 detection test pilot program that enhances virus detection spectral technology and adapts it into rapid coronavirus testing.
- The innovative process uses an artificial intelligence
algorithm to separate the profile of a person infected with a specific virus,
from someone else who has a different virus or that of another healthy person.
Israel’s
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Israeli Hospital Launches Innovative “Mega Lab” to Improve Lab Results & Patient Care
What You Should Know:
- Israel’s
Sheba Medical Center launches “Mega Lab” solution that improves patient
care through lab technology advances that expedite lab test results and
decrease human error.
- The “Mega
Lab” simultaneously processes routine as well as urgent tests, under world
regulatory standards of the medical lab-specific ISO 15189. An automated system
sorts tests according to urgency, performing 7-8 tasks simultaneously,
including identifying the type of test tube and
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18 Healthcare Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Companies to Watch
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are redefining what's possible in healthcare, as well as other sectors. The 18 companies listed below are some of the top virtual and augmented reality companies in the medical industry.
Defining Augmented Reality
Augmented
reality is a technology that blends real-world elements with virtual ones. For
example, a person might visit a trade show and aim their smartphone at a
display to activate an AR experience that allows them to see
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Israel Aerospace Develops AI-Based Model to Predict Progression of COVID-19 Patients
What You Should Know:
- Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) scientists develop an AI-based model to predict the progression of COVID-19 patients using information from the Sheba Medical Center’s cloud database, harnesses advanced AI, big data, and machine learning technologies.
- The predictive capabilities of the model can alert
medical staff on the deterioration of the patient’s condition, thus enhancing
patient care and flagging the cases with higher chances of medical
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XRHealth Lands $7M to Expand Telehealth VR/AR Platform
What You Should Know:
XRHealth raises $7M in funding to expand its telehatlh virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR) platform for clinicians and patients.
XRHealth is the first certified Extended Reality medical
company in the world; their Medical Applications are FDA & CE
Registered.
XRHealth created the first virtual reality telehealth
clinic in the world that is currently certified in 17 states.
XRHealth, formerly known as VRHealth a provider of extended
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XRHealth to Deliver VR Therapy to Coronavirus Patients in Quarantine in Israel
- XRHealth announced it will provide Israel’s Sheba Medical Center’s Coronavirus patients in quarantine with virtual reality telehealth services.
- The XRHealth platform will provide relief from isolation, stress, and anxiety for those quarantined at Sheba for possible Coronavirus exposure.
XRHealth, a Boston, MA-based provider of extended reality and therapeutic applications, today announced it will be providing virtual reality (VR) telehealth services to the Sheba Medical Center in
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XRHealth Launches Telehealth VR/AR Platform to Connect Doctors and Patients Remotely
- XRHealth just announced at the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ Tech Summit, their telehealth VR/AR medical platform that connects doctors and patients from remote locations.- The XRHealth telehealth platform allows patients to grant access to their healthcare data to key participants – doctors, caregivers, or family members.XRHealth, formerly known as VRHealth a provider of extended reality and therapeutic AR and VR applications for the medical industry has announced the launch of their new telehealth
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Sheba Medical Center to Create The World’s First Fully VR-Based Hospital
- Sheba Medical Center is creating the world-first first VR-based hospital by leverage XRHealth’s virtual reality platform as part of their strategic innovation commitment to digital health. - Sheba will leverage XRHealth’s VR platform for cognitive therapy, physical therapy, pain relief, and many other applications throughout the entire hospital.Sheba Medical Center, the leading medical center in the Middle East and an internationally recognized healthcare facility in Israel, today announced a
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Israeli Startup MDClone Lands $26M to Expand Healthcare Data Sandbox
MDClone, an Israeli-based provider of the world’s first healthcare data sandbox has raised $26 million in Series B funding led by aMoon with participation from existing investors OrbiMed Israel Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners. MDClone plans to utilize the funding to further develop its existing platform and build new products and novel approaches leveraging data across its global network, as well as accelerate sales and marketing efforts.Healthcare Data Sandbox: Explore and Discover
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Sheba Medical Center Declares Israel’s “City of Health”, Inks $350M Deal
Sheba Medical Center, just signed a $350 million deal with Israel’s Ministries of Finance and Health to transform Sheba Medical Center into a groundbreaking “City of Health.” With Israel’s Independence Day quickly approaching on April 18th, this is the perfect time for this exciting partnership to launch that will change the future of medicine around the world. This collaboration truly exemplifies the magnificent parallel growth between Sheba and the State of Israel, both created in 1948. Just
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