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Medtronic, Zydus Hospitals to facilitate remote stroke care using AIHealthcare IT news - (Friday February 17, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ Healthcare IT News | |
 | Zydus Hospitals in Ahmedabad and Medtronic India have tied up to launch an AI-enabled hub-and-spoke network to support stroke patients in the western coastal state of Gujarat. An initiative of the pharmaceutical giant Zydus Group, the multispecialty hospital chain has locations across Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. Its Ahmedabad branch runs two hospitals – a super speciality centre and a primary hospital – with over 660 beds. HOW IT WORKS According to a press release, Zydus and Medtronic will leverage locally developed AI technologies to deliver timely diagnosis and treatment to stroke patients living in rural communities. With an AI capability, a team of stroke...
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VinBrain harnesses Stanford data to improve radiology AIMobiHealthNews - (Friday February 17, 2023) - AI/ Frequent Updates/ MobiHealthNews | |
 | Vietnamese healthcare AI developer VinBrain has started a new partnership with Stanford University to enhance AI medical imaging.Based on their latest data use agreement, Stanford will initially provide VinBrain access to about 240,000 anonymised medical images and reports to train and test the AI on its DrAid clinical decision support platform while also helping improve the accuracy of an information extracting method for structuring radiology reports called RadGraph. WHY IT MATTERS According to VinBrain, its latest partnership with Stanford aims to enhance efficiency in radiology reports while "tackling complexity, ambiguity, and limitations in medical image interpretation." Through Stanford's support, the company will be able...
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Roundup: First insomnia DTx in South Korea gets regulatory nod and more briefsMobiHealthNews - (Friday February 17, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ MobiHealthNews | |
 | South Korea clears first local insomnia DTx The South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has given its first market approval for a digital therapeutic device for treating insomnia, according to a news report. The mobile-based medical device-as-a-software called Somzz by Aimmed delivers a CBT programme that helps increase sleep duration. India OKs health monitoring smartwatch CardiacSense Xplore Health, a medical tech company in India, has received approval from the Indian Regulatory Authority for a wearable health monitoring device it carries. The company is the distributor of the medical smartwatch product of Israeli medical device developer CardiacSense. Based on a news report, the smartwatch enables continuous monitoring of vital...
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Is Interoperability Tech Worth the Investment? Experts Say Yes for 3 ReasonsMedCity News - (Friday February 17, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ MedCity News | |
 | Editor’s note: This story is based on discussions at Abarca Forward, a conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, hosted by Abarca, a pharmacy benefit manager. MedCity News’ Editor-in-Chief Arundhati Parmar and Senior Reporter Katie Adams were invited to attend and speak at the conference. All travel and related expenses for the team were covered by Abarca. However, company officials had no input in editorial coverage. In order for the U.S. healthcare system to operate smoothly, various stakeholders must cooperate with one another and share data seamlessly. But this notion is far from being achieved — the industry is still seriously plagued by...
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The Next Best Action :: Romy Hussain of Optum on AI and ML in 2023The Digital Health Roundtable - (Friday February 17, 2023) - Podcasts/ The Digital Health Roundtable | |
 | A regular panel discussion including the brightest minds in the healthcare industry. With a focus on digital health, DHR holds collaborative conversations with physicians, patients, scientists, creatives, technologists, and executives devoting their efforts to...
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Morning Headlines 2/17/23HIStalk - (Friday February 17, 2023) - AI/ Daily Reads/ HIStalk | |
 | February 16, 2023 Headlines No Comments Avaya Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy After Cloud Subscription Accounting Woes Unified communications and collaboration services vendor Avaya, whose healthcare offerings include solutions for virtual care, collaboration, and patient access technology, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in six years. Elation Health Acquires Medical Billing Company Lightning MD to Accelerate Market’s First Primary Care All-in-One Solution Primary care EHR vendor Elation Health acquires practice-focused medical billing company Lightning MD. Spacelabs Healthcare Expands Clinical Informatics Capabilities with Acquisition of Predictive Analytics Company PeraHealth Spacelabs Healthcare acquires PeraHealth and its Rothman Index patient deterioration software for undisclosed...
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How to Rein in Unpredictability During High-Traffic Respiratory Illness SeasonMedCity News - (Friday February 17, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ MedCity News | |
 | ‘Tripledemic’ concerns have been on the rise with the collision of flu, Covid-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) wreaking havoc in clinics and hospitals. Yet staff are expected to provide smooth, fast, and effective care journeys for all, no matter the volume of patients. We know, however, that everything doesn’t always go as planned when patient traffic explodes. Bottlenecks like long wait times and limited appointment options inevitably skyrocket, and staff bear the brunt of patients who (understandably) want to be seen immediately, in conjunction with staff members intermittently being out sick themselves. Living in an environment of extreme health unpredictability affects...
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Moderna Flu Vax Prompts Response to More Common Strains, But Misses in Influenza BMedCity News - (Friday February 17, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ MedCity News | |
 | A Moderna messenger RNA vaccine for influenza now has preliminary data from a pivotal study showing the shot prompted a strong immune response to the more common strains of the virus but fell short against less common strains. The results reported Thursday are from one of two pivotal studies for the Moderna vaccine, mRNA-1010, which is assessing the shot for safety and immune response. A separate Phase 3 study is evaluating the shot for efficacy. Results from that study could come as early as next month. Moderna’s vaccine encodes hemagglutinin, a protein on the surface of the influenza virus that is also...
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Demo of the LG TV Integration with AmwellHealthcare IT Today - (Friday February 17, 2023) - Healthcare IT Today/ Videos | |
 | At a recent conference, I had a chance to chat with Atul Singh, General Manager, Digital Health at LG Electronics about their relatively recent virtual care solution with Amwell. It makes a lot of sense why Amwell and LG would want to work together. Many hospitals and healthcare organizations have already installed LG TVs in their organizations or they will as they build new hospitals or update their existing exam rooms. Those TVs often act as a hub of information for a patient and increasingly are becoming a patients connection with their nurses and doctors.Given that final piece, LG and Amwell...
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Talkspace Launches New Mental Health Portal for EmployersMedCity News - (Friday February 17, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ MedCity News | |
 | Virtual behavioral health provider Talkspace unveiled a new product Thursday that provides employers with access to a library of mental health resources that they can share with employees. New York City-based Talkspace serves employers, payers and consumers, and provides self-guided mental health programs, therapy and psychiatry. Its new product, Talkspace Engage, aims to help employers promote their mental health benefits to their employees, a challenge that many companies struggle with, said Erin Boyd, chief growth officer of enterprise at Talkspace. “One resounding common theme that we heard among [employers] was that, ‘I don’t know how to get people to use these benefits...
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