Wearable technology is no longer just about tracking steps. A new class of hospital-grade wearables is showing real promise in improving patient outcomes, streamlining clinical workflows and enhancing the care team experience. To explore what’s driving this momentum, Becker’s Healthcare…
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Mercy, based in Chesterfield, Mo., has entered a 20-year affiliation with Wellvana to broaden access to value-based care programs for independent primary care physicians and advanced practice providers across its service areas. Here are four things to know about the…
Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health has begun installing Artisight’s smart hospital technology at five of its hospitals. The telehealth platform will launch at ECU Health Bertie, Chowan, Roanoke-Chowan, Duplin and North hospitals, with plans to expand systemwide over the next year,…
GE HealthCare and Mayo Clinic have launched GEMINI-RT, a new collaboration focused on personalizing radiation therapy by integrating imaging, AI and patient monitoring across the cancer care continuum. GEMINI-RT, short for the GE HealthCare–Mayo Clinic Initiative in Radiation Therapy, builds…
The American Medical Association is applauding CMS’ new technology-supported care model for Medicare patients with chronic disease. The ACCESS Model, short for Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions, will assess whether giving clinicians more flexibility to use technology-enabled care…
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Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital’s data and AI partnership with Denver-based Palantir Technologies is gaining fresh recognition after the Tampa Bay Business Journal named the collaboration a 2026 Inno Award winner for “Partnership of the Year.” The academic health system began…
Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., are urging the Drug Enforcement Administration to extend federal telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled substances before they expire Dec. 31. In a Dec. 2 letter to DEA Administrator Terrance Cole, the senators…
Springfield, Ill.-based Springfield Memorial Hospital has teamed up with CareView Communications to implement a virtual monitoring platform aimed at enhancing patient safety and staff efficiency. Under the agreement, the hospital will deploy CareView’s Virtual Sitting system, which enables continuous observation…
Albuquerque, N.M.-based UNM Health System is building an app to help older adults track health changes over time. The academic medical center is developing the app in concert with the New Mexico Health Care Authority and health IT vendor ScienceSoft,…
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Dec. 1 that would extend the CMS waiver to provide acute hospital care at home for five years. The Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act would continue the waiver, which is currently set…