Multinational biotechnology company Biogen has confirmed it will shut down Biogen Digital Health, a global unit of the biotech company, and pullout of a study with Apple. Still, the company says it will continue…
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Comparing SIM, eSIM and iSIM TechnologyeSIM cards debuted in smartwatches in 2016 and smartphones in 2017. Because eSIM is embedded, it eliminates the need for a physical SIM card reader, a SIM card tray…
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Dr. Donald Rucker, former national coordinator for health IT and current chief strategy officer for 1upHealth, spoke to HIMSSCast recently to offer his perspective on some key interoperability policies and trends. Hear what the…
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Background: Mobile applications (apps) offer a potential mechanism for clinicians to monitor pain levels conveniently and remotely in people with chronic pain within their own environment. However, the quality of currently available applications and…
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At a virtual event today, Apple unveiled the newest iteration of its wearable, the Apple Watch Series 9, which will allow users to access and log their healthcare data and control the Watch using…
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Background: Chronic stress poses risks for physical and mental well-being. Stress management interventions have been shown to be effective, and stress management apps (SMAs) might help to transfer strategies into everyday life. Objective: This…
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Generative artificial intelligence – the kind of AI behind the hugely popular ChatGPT application – already is disrupting the healthcare industry. C-suite executives and other health IT leaders at provider organizations need to know…
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Urgent care technology vendor Experity acquires cloud-based, teleradiology-focused OnePACS for an undisclosed sum.
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My five-year-old, 32 GB IPad has been beset with performance problems that are individually quirky and collectively infuriating….
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Some two dozen leading health systems – Cedar-Sinai, Johns Hopkins, Kaiser Permanente, NYU Langone and others – have pledged to take part in the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, joining the nationwide interoperability…
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Subscribe for your weekly fix of health tech stories, wherever you get your news: Substack, Twitter, Apple, or Spotify.Todd ParkOur guest on this episode is Todd Park. Todd is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of…
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