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 Wearable company Oura acquires digital identification startup Proxy
MobiHealthNews - (Wednesday May 10, 2023) Oura, the company behind a health tracking ring wearable, announced Tuesday it had purchased digital identification startup Proxy in an all-equity deal.Proxy offers digital identity tech that aims to replace keys, cards, badges, apps…  Small and Medium Medical Practices Need Business Support
Healthcare IT Today - (Wednesday May 10, 2023) Small- and medium-sized medical practices are struggling. The uncertain economic environment, staffing challenges, and the increasing complexity of providing care is putting practice owners under tremendous stress. EverHealth, providers of end-to-end solutions for healthcare… |
 DEA officially extends remote EPCS flexibilities for 6 months
Healthcare IT news - (Wednesday May 10, 2023) This past week, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it would temporarily extend telemedicine flexibilities for the prescription of certain controlled medications granted under the COVID-19 Public…  Samsung Galaxy Watch receives FDA clearance for AFib monitoring
MobiHealthNews - (Wednesday May 10, 2023) Tech giant Samsung Electronics announced it received FDA clearance for its Health Monitor app’s Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification (IHRN) feature. IHRN works with the app’s electrocardiogram function to monitor heart rhythms suggestive of atrial fibrillation,… |
 Health Equity: Searching for a New Angle
Healthcare IT Today - (Wednesday May 10, 2023) In Disney’s Big Hero 6, the protagonist, Hiro Hamada, will get stuck in a problem after working on it for a while because he’s becoming too set in his way of thinking. And he is…  Lucem Health Secures $7.7M for Agnostic AI-Powered Platform
HIT Consultant - (Wednesday May 10, 2023) What You Should Know:Lucem Health, a Mayo Clinic Platform portfolio company, has closed a Series A venture capital funding round of $7.7M led by Mayo Clinic, Granger Management and Mercy (St Louis).Lucem Health helps clinical… |
 Healthcare AI News 5/10/23
HIStalk - (Wednesday May 10, 2023) News  Chest Wearable Provides Key Heart Measurements
Medgadget - (Wednesday May 10, 2023) Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a new chest wearable that can obtain both electrocardiogram and seismocardiogram data from the underlying heart. While basic ECG can be monitored via smart… |
 HIMSS23 Europe Heads to Lisbon
HIMSS - (Wednesday May 10, 2023) Join us for #HIMSS23Europe in Lisbon: https://bit.ly/3O68sxc.The European healthcare community is gathering at the HIMSS European Health Conference & Exhibition in Lisbon, Portugal from 7 to 9 June 2023. Featuring knowledge, expertise and thought…  Capsule Delivers Electrical Current to Stomach for Appetite
Medgadget - (Wednesday May 10, 2023) Researchers at MIT have developed an ‘electroceutical’ capsule that is designed to be swallowed and which will deliver a small electrical current to the stomach wall. The device contains an external electrode that wraps… |
