By Mark Melchionna April 03, 2023 – Published in Stroke, details from a review conducted by UTHealth Houston described that many stroke survivors benefit from telehealth, with options such as community health workers, mobile hotspots,…
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By Jill McKeon April 03, 2023 – At least nine healthcare organizations recently reported a vendor data breach tied to Adelanto HealthCare Ventures (AHCV), a consulting company that specializes in Medicaid reimbursements. According to the…
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Medtech company Masimo announced it had received FDA De Novo clearance for Opioid Halo, the company’s opioid overdose alert system.The monitoring system aims to prevent overdose by alerting family members or caregivers when a…
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By Hannah Nelson April 03, 2023 – Senators Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) have introduced legislation that would prevent the continued implementation of the Oracle Cerner EHR at Department of Veterans Affairs…
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California-based virtual reality therapeutic company AppliedVR received a unique Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPSC) Level II code from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for its RelieVRx system (formerly EaseVRx) to treat…
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Wellth, a digital health startup that offers small financial rewards for completing health-related tasks, scooped up $20 million in Series B funding.The round was led by SignalFire with participation from former Evolent Health CEO…
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Nurses have been in high demand for years, and especially since the pandemic. As baby boomers continue to age, the demand for bedside nursing continues to increase. In fact, 50% of the current RN…
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The Food and Drug Administration announced the availability of draft guidance that provides recommendations on lifecycle controls in submissions to market machine learning-enabled device software functions.WHY IT MATTERS
In the “Marketing Submission Recommendations for a Predetermined…
The Veterans Administration Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning and Veterans Experience Office launched a virtual reality pilot training program that is immersing staff in a computer-generated VA facility.WHY IT MATTERS
The agency’s frontline team…
Roland Sinker, chief executive of Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust, is to join NHS England as an unpaid national director.The CUH chief executive will advise the NHSE leadership team, including Dr Tim…
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