Here’s part 2 of MedCity News’ Q&A with Astellas Pharma CEO Naoki Okamura who was in South San Francisco last week for the opening of the Japanese pharma company’s West Coast Innovation Center. You…
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1. Why Are Networking Upgrades Important in Healthcare?
Healthcare relies heavily on Wi-Fi for rapid, seamless access to patient records, histories and diagnostic images. With the rise of virtual care, providers depend on uninterrupted connections….
What You Should Know:
– The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), is seeking innovative solutions to advance healthcare through artificial…
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The demand for home sleep apnea testing (HSAT) devices is escalating, particularly in the context of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The absence of standardized development and verification procedures poses a significant challenge. This…
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Hospitals across the nation are shuttering their maternity wards — fueled by staffing troubles, a declining birth rate, insufficient Medicaid reimbursement and the financial pressures associated with operating a 24-hour labor and delivery unit.
Alta…
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Finland-based Oura, the maker of its namesake health tracking ring, announced it added two heart health monitoring features to its Oura Ring wearable device, Cardiovascular Age (CVA) and Cardio Capacity, which will be available…
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With the Veterans Affairs electronic health records modernization contract up for its first of four annual renegotiations, senators serving on the VA Committee sent a letter to Tanya Bradsher, VA deputy secretary, pointing out that more mistakes…
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The healthcare industry is facing a critical shortage of skilled nuclear radiologists, threatening timely cancer treatment and care. With only 53% of training programs at full enrollment, innovative solutions are needed to address the…
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I have friends who work for Ascension. The concerns coming out of their facilities, which are offline due to a ransomware attack, are quite serious. It sounds like they haven’t done adequate downtime preparation,…
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Interoperability’s Last Mile – Universal Patient Consent and Access is Holding Us BackBy Lew Parker
Lew Parker, MSIS, MBA is chief technology officer of Arrive Health of Denver, CO.
As always, the latest…
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