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 Roundup: Princess Alexandra Hospital joins medication harm research and more briefs
Healthcare IT news - (Friday September 8, 2023) Princess Alexandra Hospital offers data for medication harm researchA research project from the University of Queensland School of Pharmacy has started collaborating with the Princess Alexandra Hospital to use digital technologies in reducing rehospitalisation…  The Benefits of a Stand-Alone Care-Management Program
HIT Consultant - (Friday September 8, 2023) Mary Bacaj, Ph.D., President of Value-Based Care at Conifer Health Solutions Poorly managed chronic conditions—most of which are related to lifestyle—cost employers $36.4 billion each year in the form of absenteeism and poor productivity. Add… |
 Ibex Launches Breast Cancer Biomarker Diagnostic Platform
HIT Consultant - (Friday September 8, 2023) What You Should Know: Ibex Medical Analytics launches Galen Breast HER2™, a novel breast cancer AI-powered biomarker scoring solution developed in collaboration with AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo, to support improved patient outcomes.Galen Breast HER2 is an AI-powered biomarker…  4 Steps Needed to Improve Patient Safety On a National Level, Per PCAST – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Friday September 8, 2023) The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) issued a report on Thursday that laid out recommendations to improve patient safety across the nation. Some of these included creating federal leadership positions… |
 Q&A: How Houston Methodist Keeps Healthcare Innovation at the Forefront
HealthTech Magazine - (Friday September 8, 2023) Clinicians and consumers remain hopeful about a future of healthcare that is more personalized and personable, collaborative, and mindful of both provider and patient needs.  CRISPR-Equipped Bacteria Detect Tumors |
Medgadget - (Friday September 8, 2023) Researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a bacterial sentinel system that can alert clinicians to the presence of tumors. The technology takes advantage of the specificity of the CRISPR system… |
 Device for Rapid COVID-19 Breath Testing |
Medgadget - (Friday September 8, 2023) Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have developed a COVID-19 breathalyzer test. The technology requires someone to breathe into it just once or twice, and it can then provide an indication if the…  Philips Reaches US Resolution for Respiratory Device Recall
HIT Consultant - (Friday September 8, 2023) Philips Dreamstation CPAP What You Should Know: – Philips Respironics, has reached an agreement to resolve all economic loss claims in the US Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) related to Philips Respironics’ voluntary recall of certain sleep and respiratory care devices. – The agreement… |
 Abbott-Bigfoot Deal Proves That Diabetes Is a Hot Area for Digital Health Investment – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Friday September 8, 2023) This week, medical device giant Abbott announced its plans to acquire Bigfoot Biomedical. The deal is not that surprising given that the two companies have been collaborating for more than six years, but it…  CISOs weigh in on building security-focused culture
Healthcare IT news - (Thursday September 7, 2023) BOSTON – Cybersecurity is not just about technology and compliance frameworks, of course. At health systems large and small, it’s a human-scale challenge – with human factors still, always, the weakest link in a… |
