By Hannah Nelson
March 07, 2023 – Regenstrief Institute has issued its semi-annual release of LOINC (Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes), which contains 608 new concepts to support health data exchange across the…
By Mark Melchionna March 07, 2023 – Published in the International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, recent research described the various benefits chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients experienced from remote…
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The healthcare industry is continuing to evolve with technological innovations that can provide clinicians with a more holistic view of their patient’s health and which we ultimately expect to improve patient outcomes. Both telehealth…
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The biggest threats employers are facing right now include high-cost pharmacy claims, medical inflation and million dollar treatments being approved by the Food and Drug Administration, a Wednesday survey found.
The report was conducted by…
Liz Kost, an employee at soap company Dr. Bronner’s, was stuck in a difficult place mentally after the Covid-19 pandemic hit. She tried traditional forms of therapy, such as talk therapy, but it was…
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Anne Kim, Co-Founder and CEO of Secure AI Labs (SAIL)Clinical research is only as good and thorough as the data that’s available — and we need to do a better job of making that…
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If you work in healthcare IT, you must have heard the name Epic. Epic is a renowned EHR provider, that covers around a third of the US healthcare market. In 2019, Epic launched Cosmos, a…
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With a dedicated focus on hearing care, the funding will strengthen Tuned’s ability to bridge the gap between audiologists and the general public as a key employee benefit
Tuned, a digital hearing health company focused…
The Health Transformation Alliance (HTA), a group of nearly 60 large employers, announced Thursday it is partnering with pediatric behavioral health company Cognoa for its diagnostic device for autism.
HTA is a cooperative of self-insured employers, including Walgreens, CocaCola, Verizon and American Express. Palo Alto, California-based Cognoa, meanwhile, is a developer of AI-based technologies for early diagnosis of children with developmental and behavioral health conditions. Its Canvas Dx product is authorized by the Food and Drug Administration and assists healthcare providers in diagnosing autism spectrum disorder for children ages 18 months through 72 months. The product is the first of its sort…
The CDS Coalition is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to pull back on its clinical decision support guidance in order to ensure that the agency better balances its regulatory oversight with the healthcare sector’s need for innovation, while comporting with the statutory language of the 21st Century Cures Act. ‘Flagrant’ disregard for Congressional law and intent
The coalition’s stakeholders – clinical decision support software developers, patient advocacy organizations, clinical societies, healthcare providers and healthcare payers – say the FDA’s guidance exceeds Congress’s statutory definitions of what is considered CDS and threatens to undermine lawmakers’ goals.
“The Office of the National Coordinator for…
