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COVID Exposed The Dire Need for Real-Time Healthcare Data Sharing

by Birju Shah, Head of Product for Uber Health & Communities, and Nick Jordan, Founder and CEO, Narrative 03/31/2021 Leave a Comment

COVID Exposed The Dire Need for Real-Time Healthcare Data Sharing

In a world where technology and Big Data can provide us with instantaneous access to our banking transactions, and our financial information and credit reports can be retrieved with a few keystrokes when applying for a mortgage -- trying to get access to our own healthcare data is exasperating.  Beyond exasperating, is the frightening situation when the inability to access up-to-date and accurate information, can result in an aggravated medical condition or even death. Before the
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Uber, Moderna Partner to Increase Access to COVID-19 Vaccines

by Fred Pennic 01/20/2021 Leave a Comment

20 COVID-19 Predictions and Trends for 2021 - Executive Roundup

What You Should Know: - Moderna and Uber announced a partnership to work together initially to provide accessible, credible information on COVID-19 vaccine safety through Uber’s in-app messaging. - The two companies will also work with public health and other organizations to identify additional opportunities to support ongoing efforts to broaden access to COVID-19 vaccines. - Additional options being evaluated include incorporating ride scheduling directly into the immunization
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30 Executives Share Top Healthcare Predictions & Trends to Watch in 2021

by Fred Pennic 12/30/2020 Leave a Comment

30 Executives Share Top Healthcare Predictions & Trends to Watch in 2021

As we close out the year, we asked several healthcare executives to share their predictions and trends for 2021. Kimberly Powell, Vice President & General Manager, NVIDIA Healthcare Federated Learning: The clinical community will increase their use of federated learning approaches to build robust AI models across various institutions, geographies, patient demographics, and medical scanners. The sensitivity and selectivity of these models are outperforming AI models
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Human API CEO Talks Data Privacy Concerns in Employee Wellness Programs

by Fred Pennic 12/23/2020 Leave a Comment

Human API CEO Talks Data Privacy Concerns in Employee Wellness Programs

A recent BBC article discusses the rise in employee health tracking via wearable devices and highlights a number of concerns around data privacy. To try and prevent health tracking schemes from crossing ethical lines, and eroding trust between employee and employer, some industry figures believe that organizations need to work with third-party vendors who specialize in managing wellbeing data. These vendors would hold the data independently under strict privacy rules, and work with employees
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Medical Device Design: 4 Ways Designers Can Create Medical Devices That Work for Everyone

by Stuart Karten, Founder/President, Karten Design 12/16/2020 Leave a Comment

Karten Design: Design Must Play a Larger Role in Healthcare

Medical device design has been going through sweeping changes over the last decade.  Ten years ago, medical device companies weren't concerned with delivering consumer-level design: Devices that are both attractive and intuitively easy to use by a wide variety of users.  Then the Affordable Care Act was passed, and adherence and healthy behavior change became a regulatory requirement.   Our firm, which has been a long-time proponent of the “consumerization” of medical
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Ready Raises $54M to Become The Uber of On-Demand Healthcare Services

by Jasmine Pennic 09/16/2020 Leave a Comment

Ready Raises $54M to Become the Uber of On-Demand Healthcare Services

What You Should Know: - Ready, a company described as the “Uber” of on-demand health service, just raised $54 million in its Series C funding round. - Ready’s on-demand care model is evolving the healthcare industry with customer service and mobility, just like Uber did for ride sharing and Postmates for food delivery. Ready, an New Orleans, LA-based on-demand healthcare service, today announced that it closed $54 million of new funding to finance the expansion of its operations and
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Uber Health Launches Contactless Prescription Delivery in Seattle and Dallas

by Fred Pennic 08/21/2020 Leave a Comment

Uber Health Launches Contactless Prescription Delivery in Seattle and Dallas

What You Should Know: - NimbleRx and Uber Health launches contactless prescription delivery from pharmacies in Seattle, WA, and Dallas, TX, and soon, other parts of the country. - Following the initial launches in Seattle and Dallas, Nimble and Uber Health are already working to expand the partnership in additional regions across the United States. To date, Nimble has completed over 15,000 deliveries via the partnership with Uber Health. NimbleRx, a Redwood City, CA-based platform
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COVID-19: Why Designers Must Play A Larger Role in Healthcare’s Future

by Stuart Karten, Principal of Karten Design 07/07/2020 Leave a Comment

Karten Design: Design Must Play a Larger Role in Healthcare

The coronavirus outbreak has brought epic casualties as more than 7.3 million cases have been confirmed globally and more than 413,000 people--and counting--are known to have died. In the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown flaws in our medical system, from basic preparedness to the coordinated distribution of medical equipment.  Within this global tragedy, there are stories of heroism and renewed mind power and energy addressing health care. In reaction to shortages, we’re
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NYC Hospitals Leverage Taxi App to Transport Frontline Health Workers, Patients During COVID-19

by Fred Pennic 06/18/2020 Leave a Comment

Taxi App Curb Integrates with Ride Health’s Patient Transportation Platform

What You Should Know: - Curb, a taxi platform that connects two-thirds of the city’s yellow and green taxis, has partnered with organizations like NY Langone, Mount Sinai, American Cancer Society, and the NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene to provide frontline workers with a safe alternative to public transit and rideshares like Uber. - Launched during the pandemic, the partnership has enabled Curb to power more than 100,000 taxi rides for doctors,
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The New Normal: Rethinking Healthcare Delivery in a Post-COVID World

by Mansoor Khan, Sc.D., co-founder and CEO of Persivia 06/11/2020 Leave a Comment

The New Normal: Rethinking Healthcare Delivery in a Post-COVID World

It’s becoming clearer that, while we are all hoping that things are going to go back to the way things were at the beginning of the year, the COVID-19 crisis will result in a new normal. That’s especially true in healthcare, due to four issues that are being wildly amplified by the COVID-19 crisis. Namely:  1. The US government has huge deficits, and healthcare is a major driver of the unsustainable increase in these deficits. 2. Addressing the demand for healthcare as a right (not a
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