What You Should Know:– The Center for Health Affairs and Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced it has established the world’s first and only Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Innovation Hub.– The hub’s objective is…
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As Americans age—in particular Baby Boomers—there is a corresponding rise in home healthcare, fueled by a growing desire for convenience as well as many seniors’ desire to age in place. Before and especially during…
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February 22, 2023 Headlines No Comments New Releases: SDOH Toolkit and Learning Forum Sessions for the Health IT Community
ONC publishes the “Social Determinants of Health Information Exchange Toolkit” to serve as a…
Amazon closed its $3.9 billion acquisition of primary care provider One Medical shortly after multiple news outlets reported the Federal Trade Commission wouldn’t sue to block the deal.The acquisition marks another move into healthcare…
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In this episode, Dr Bi Mian discusses his work with the Australian Medical Angels, a medical syndicate that focuses on investing in HealthTech startups in Australia. Mian, who is a medical doctor and runs…
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Travere Therapeutics has won FDA approval for a drug that treats a rare autoimmune disorder that is typically first noticed as blood in the urine and can progress over time to end-stage kidney failure.
The…
Researchers at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) creaetd a Raman-spectroscopy-based urine test that can detect metabolic compounds that are produced by pancreatic and prostate cancers, potentially allowing for rapid and convenient cancer screening. The technology consists of a paper strip onto which a urine sample can be added. The…
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology says it will publish the Ascon group of algorithms in its lightweight cryptography standard later this year.WHY IT MATTERS
NIST has found “a worthy defender” of data generated by small Internet of Things-connected devices as the result of a four-year international competition, according to the…
A new report from the American Hospital Association Center for Health Innovation explores how retail companies and tech giants like Apple and Google will drive transformational change in healthcare delivery in 2023 and beyond.WHY IT MATTERS
With billions of dollars invested this past year, such as CVS Health’s purchase of Signify Health, the AHA report highlights retail healthcare companies having grabbed significant market share in primary care, concierge medicine, virtual care and in-home medical services.
They’ve also broadened their reach into pharmacy benefits management, behavioral health and other areas, said AHA researchers in the report.
One example is Amazon. While the company is in the process of buying…
Digital musculoskeletal (MSK) health company IncludeHealth announced it had raised $11 million in a funding round led by CincyTech with participation from Tamarind Hill and other investors.The company said it would use the funds to expand MSK-OS, its virtual care platform for delivering musculoskeletal care and physical therapy. Late last year, IncludeHealth announced a partnership with Yale New Haven Health System to offer a hybrid MSK care model for the system’s patients using the platform.
In addition to the funding round, the startup said it had hired Ray Shealy as COO and added Grant Koster, who served as senior vice president of…
