Tag: devices
NHS West Yorkshire ICB to launch support app for unpaid carers
A new care management app will be made available to 250,000 unpaid carers in West Yorkshire following an agreement between NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) and technology company Care Networx.
The Care Networx…
Lifelight Partners with Sanitas for Swiss Expansion – DigitalHealth.London
Lifelight, a DigitalHealth.London Accelerator alumnus company, announces their partnership with Sanitas, one of Switzerland’s largest health insurers. The collaboration empowers users to obtain indicative blood pressure estimates through mobile devices.Developed by xim Limited, Lifelight…
Continue Reading
Validity of a Consumer-Based Wearable to Measure Clinical Parameters in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Healthy Controls: Observational Study
Background: Consumer-based wearables are becoming more popular and provide opportunities to track individual’s clinical parameters remotely. However, literature about their criterion and known groups validity is scarce. Objective: This study aimed to assess the…
Continue Reading
Philips Launches THOR IDE Clinical Trial for Innovative PAD Treatment Device
What You Should Know:
– Philips, a global leader in health technology, has announced a significant milestone in treating peripheral artery disease (PAD) by enrolling the first patient in the U.S. THOR IDE clinical trial.
–…
Continue Reading
Bonus Features – November 3, 2024 – 95% of consumers want an easier way to pay medical bills, 90% of medical devices aren’t running anti-malware software, plus 35 more stories | Healthcare IT Today
Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s…
Continue Reading
MedAware, Ballad Health partner for personalized risk monitoring for acute care patients
Ballad Health, a healthcare system, is using AI-based patient safety company MedAware’s AI-powered medication safety monitoring platform to allow real-time personalized risk monitoring for acute care patients.The acute care pharmacy team at Ballad Health…
Continue Reading
Medtronic dismissed from pulse oximeter lawsuit, FDA still working on guidance
In a suit filed against CVS, Walgreens, GE Healthcare and many other medical technology companies and sellers of pulse oximeters – devices that use light to measure oxygen saturation in the blood – Medtronic…
Continue Reading
Medbridge acquires motion capture company Rehab Boost
Healthcare tech company Medbridge announced the acquisition of AI-powered motion capture startup Rehab Boost, which provides real-time body movement analysis and feedback to help patients and providers undergoing rehabilitation treatment.Medbridge, based in Seattle, will…
Continue Reading
Considerations and Safeguards Addressing Potential Vulnerabilities in Connected Medical Devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) | Healthcare IT Today
Digital transformation in healthcare is an incredible tool that is actively working to make the lives of patients and staff better every day; especially as more organizations begin to embrace it and expand its…
Continue Reading