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 M&A: Orbita Acquires Wellbe Assets
HIT Consultant - (Thursday August 17, 2023) What You Should Know: Orbita today announced it has acquired the assets of Wellbe, a digital health company providing patient navigation for specialty care. The acquisition includes Wellbe’s software, customers and select staff. Financial details of…  EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 8/17/23 – HIStalk
HIStalk - (Thursday August 17, 2023) Many companies are talking about the work they are trying to do using artificial intelligence, but some of the writeups I see range from overly vague to downright nonsensical. |
 Peloton launches new approach to B2B service
MobiHealthNews - (Thursday August 17, 2023) New York-based Peloton announced the launch of Peloton for Business, its new B2B offering that will supply equipment and content to clients in the sectors of corporate wellness, multi-family residential businesses, hospitality, community wellness,…  Researchers Observe 59% Spike in Medical Device Security Vulnerabilities
Health IT Security - (Thursday August 17, 2023) By Jill McKeon August 17, 2023 – Security vulnerabilities in medical devices and the software applications that support them continue to pose a significant threat to healthcare, the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC) underscored… |
 Latinas See Disparities in Breast Cancer Screening, Age of Diagnosis
Patient Engagement HIT - (Thursday August 17, 2023) By Sara Heath August 17, 2023 – Hispanic or Latina women get diagnosed with breast cancer at a younger age than their counterparts of other races, but that’s not because of more habitual breast cancer screening…  All-in-One Medical Graphic Stations and Tablets from DT Research
Healthcare IT Today - (Thursday August 17, 2023)  At the HIMSS conference, one of the most interesting technologies we saw was the wide variety of high end, computers, tablets, and monitors that were made available. In many surgeries, they need a solution… |
 Why Maternity Care Deserts Aren’t Going Away
HIT Consultant - (Thursday August 17, 2023) Anish Sebastian, CEO and Co-founder, Babyscripts For a long time, healthcare providers in the U.S. have been putting band-aids on the problem of maternity care deserts, propping up existing services for pregnant women and new mothers…  Helping Kids with SMA Win with a Physiotherapy Game | Healthcare IT Today
Healthcare IT Today - (Thursday August 17, 2023) Physiotherapy is hard. It is even harder for children who get bored and tire quickly from the repetitive motions that doctors prescribe for them. Raft Digital Therapeutics (Raft) created an interactive video game to… |
 Why Healthcare AI Must Maintain Multiple Layers of Specificity
HIT Consultant - (Thursday August 17, 2023) Dr. Tamir Wolf, co-founder and CEO of Theator The recent explosion of generative AI has pushed public discourse to a palpable tipping point. Nearly overnight, it seems, we’ve cycled from “must develop and/or adopt new…  Healthcare robotics platform Mendaera secures $24M
MobiHealthNews - (Thursday August 17, 2023) California-based Mendaera, a healthcare robotics company, announced it secured $24 million in Series A funding led by Lux Capital. Operator Partners, Founders Fund and Allen & Company participated in the round alongside other investors Auris… |