Utilizing innovation and tech to tackle SDOH
Thumbnail: Categories: ProviderConsumerAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: AI and machine learning can help overcome barriers to social determinants of health, says COO of HSBlox Lynn Carroll....
View ArticleQ&A: Moon Surgical's Maestro System and assisting in laparoscopic surgery
The use of robotics in surgery began in the late 1980s, but as technology has progressed, robotic surgery has become the standard of care for minimally invasive surgeries.Anne Osdoit, CEO of...
View ArticleMidi Health expands women's care access in all 50 states
Midi Health, a virtual care clinic for women 40 years and above, announced it is expanding its offering to employers in all 50 states beginning in January 2024.The announcement comes just weeks after...
View ArticlePresident Biden's executive order on AI directs HHS to establish safety program
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View ArticlePromoting healthcare equity with action and data
Thumbnail: Categories: ProviderPayerConsumerAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: Dr. Michael Poku, chief clinical officer at Equality Health, discusses the high costs of health inequities and the value of...
View ArticleEnsuring health equity at events
Thumbnail: Categories: ProviderConsumerAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: Elise Kohl-Grant, cochair of the programming committee at the HIMSS New York State Chapter, discusses upcoming events at HIMSS and how...
View ArticleViome Life Sciences acquires Naring Health and its subsidiaries
Viome Life Sciences, maker of at-home tests for gut and immune system health, announced it has acquired digital health-and-wellness data company Naring Health, including its subsidiaries DiscernDX and...
View ArticleGI health platform Vivante Health signs national distribution contract with...
Digital gastrointestinal health company Vivante Health has signed a national distribution contract with health insurer UnitedHealthcare, becoming the first digestive solution on the UHC Hub.Vivante's...
View ArticleJolly Good developing digital therapy VR for Apple Vision Pro and more...
Jolly Good developing CBT VR for Apple Vision ProJapanese medical VR provider Jolly Good has announced that it is developing a virtual reality-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) programme for...
View ArticleQ&A: The status of the White House-led CancerX initiative
As Vice President, Joe Biden launched the Cancer Moonshot intending to accelerate progress in cancer treatments and accessibility, and as President, Biden reignited the Moonshot last year.Earlier this...
View ArticleWalmart Health signs care coordination agreements with Florida health system,...
Retail giant Walmart's healthcare arm, Walmart Health, announced it has signed coordinated care agreements with Florida health insurer Ambetter from Sunshine Health and Orlando Health, a Florida-based...
View ArticleNegotiating EHDS legislation with EU member states
Thumbnail: Categories: ProviderConsumerAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: Maria Hassel, Swedish eHealth Agency's international coordinator, relays how Sweden led the European Health Data Space negotiations and...
View ArticlePhilips receives $60M from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for AI tech
Editor's note: This story has been updated with a comment from Philips. Royal Philips received an additional $44.6 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, bringing its total received to $60...
View ArticleSoundwave Hearing receives 510(k) clearance for Self-Fitting OTC Hearing Aids
Soundwave Hearing announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Sontro Self-Fitting OTC Hearing Aids, which blend mobile technology and artificial intelligence calibration capabilities to self-fit...
View ArticleBest Buy Health partners with Mass General Brigham for home care
Best Buy Health and Mass General Brigham announced the tech giant would provide technology, human-centered aid and omnichannel logistics to scale and support the health system's acute home-based care...
View ArticlePost-stroke mobility rehab gets more personalised with new wearable robot
Researchers from Hong Kong have come up with a new robotic device for improving the gait and lower limb function of stroke patients.WHAT IT'S ABOUTThe mobile ankle-foot exoneuromusculoskeleton...
View ArticleArtera launches conversational AI patient communication tool with Hyro
Patient communication platform Artera, formerly Well Health, announced it has partnered with GPT-enabled conversational AI provider Hyro to launch Artera Care Assist, an AI-powered virtual assistant...
View ArticleJolly Good develops palliative care VR training module and more briefs
Jolly Good announces new palliative care VR training moduleJolly Good in the United States, in partnership with Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has developed a new VR training module...
View ArticleQ&A: Carrum Health's contribution to President Biden's CancerX initiative
California-based Carrum Health, a digital marketplace allowing employers to purchase bundled healthcare services, announced in September that it joined the White House-led Cancer Moonshot CancerX...
View ArticleGE HealthCare partners with BAMF Health to bolster theranostics adoption
GE HealthCare announced a collaboration with Grand Rapids-based cancer treatment center BAMF Health to advance the adoption of theranostics in the U.S. Theranostics is an emerging technology and a form...
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