By Eric Wicklund, mHealth Intelligence | September 12, 2019 A telehealth program for new mothers is showing success in helping caregivers identify those with high blood pressure, a key factor in the nation’s maternal mortality rate. Developed by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the Magee-Women’s Research Institute [...]
By Rebecca Pifer, Healthcare DIVE | September 12, 2019 Dive Brief: A Kaiser Family Foundation survey published this week provides more evidence that health tech disruption may be more hype than reality. Though 70% of Americans surveyed use the internet to research symptoms or learn more about medical conditions and [...]
By Berkeley Lovelace Jr., CNBC | September 12, 2019 KEY POINTS The FDA cleared GE Healthcare’s new artificial intelligence-powered X-ray device for patients suffering from a collapsed lung. The device uses AI algorithms to scan X-ray images to detect pneumothorax, reducing the time from eight hours to as little as [...]
By Eric Wicklund, mHealth Intelligence | September 11, 2019 A bill to expand Medicaid reimbursement for telehealth and telemental health programs has been vetoed by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, a casualty in the Democratic governor’s ongoing battle with Republican lawmakers over a state budget and Medicaid expansion. HB 555 [...]
By Bill Siwicki, Healthcare IT News | September 22, 2019 Four precision medicine experts – a groundbreaking provider organization and three precision medicine technology vendors – offer healthcare CIOs and other leaders their expertise for getting started with the nascent area of medicine. Precision medicine is just starting to gain [...]
By Andrea Park, Becker's Hospital Review | September 10, 2019 Venture funding for digital health companies reached an all-time high in the first half of 2019, totaling $5.1 billion across 318 deals, according to a recent report. In the first six months of the year, analytics, telemedicine and mobile health [...]
