A May 27 report found that non-contact technology is the most effective solution for large-scale patient monitoring and plays a critical role in the fight against COVID-19.
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Jim Hinton, CEO of Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health, issued a statement that the system is laying off 1,200 employees and enacting executive pay cuts as a result of financial pressure caused by the pandemic, and going forward it…
Digital health companies and startups have been on a hiring spree during the pandemic as other sectors, including hospitals, have cut jobs or furloughed employees.
Purdue University engineers have created software that gives an accurate count of a patient's hemoglobin, enabling physicians to diagnose blood disorders more quickly.
The rapid acceleration of digital technology and decision-making during the pandemic allowed health systems to respond quickly to patients' needs. Now, systems are finding ways to scale those models for the long term.
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Charlottesville, Va.-based Integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia has created an online tool to collect and pool self-reported COVID-19 data from residents.
San Francisco-based digital health company Omada Health recently raised $57 million, $30 million of which it used to acquire virtual physical therapy startup Physera, according to CNBC.
RevSpring announced their IVR solution is available in the Epic App Orchard.
System Director of Virtual Health and Telemedicine at Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health Jonathan Witenko outlines how his health system is becoming a low-contact facility and the strategy to prepare for another surge of COVID-19 patients later this year.
Fitbit is shifting gears from developing its standard wearable tech and fitness tracker products to developing emergency-use ventilators, according to CNBC.