The printed memory sensors are relatively cheap to produce and can retain data for 10 years. Among the applications are verifying the authenticity of drugs to patient verification for wristbands.
Xerox built some of HealthSpot's technology and, in November 2014, invested an undisclosed sum in Dublin, Ohio-based HealthSpot.
The arrival of health insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act was supposed to herald a new era of consumerism, but the industry wasn't fully prepared.
Healthcare organizations and providers are still largely confused, or at least slow, when it comes to effective patient portals and other technologies that may help spur better patient engagement, according to a recent report from Chilmark Research. “…We found a marketplace long on potential, but short on results to date,” lead author Naveen Rao wrote […]
We’ve all heard the promise of big data in healthcare and hospitals, but it’s increasingly tilting further into the more complex but potentially essential notion of machine learning. As part of an effort to seize on the opportunity, Midas+, a subsidiary of Connecticut-based Xerox, is combining its vast data resources with five years of Medicare […]
Consumers show a strong preference to getting their medical records online, if given instruction on how to easily access them, according to a survey by Xerox and Harris Poll. Sixty-four percent of more than 2,000 U.S. adults do not currently use online patient portals, but more than half of them, at 57 percent, said they […]
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrjSdqmR2h8 Xerox has made a strategic investment in telemedicine company HealthSpot, according to a company statement. The investment will help HealthSpot speed up the deployment of its kiosks at retailers such as Rite Aid as well as employers, long-term care centers and emergency departments. It will also open up access to Xerox’s healthcare industry relationships. […]
Xerox‘s latest contribution to the world of healthcare could give doctors and patients an easier way to detect and monitor the most common type of arrhythmia using a basic webcam. The technology company built software algorithms that analyze the skin on the face for subtle color changes that could indicate irregular blood flow caused by […]
You know Xerox — the company whose name decades ago became a verb synonymous with making a copy. Well, that same company is now delivering healthcare business news via healthbizdecoded.com. That might seem strange, but according to Xerox’s Director of Content Marketing Ken Ericson, for the past several years Xerox has been “like a hospital […]
Aetna, Humana and UnitedHealth are not the only payers shifting their strategy and brand image from claims processor to wellness coach. Four forces are pushing some states to take their Medicaid programs through a similar transformation. Mary Scanlon of Xerox’s Government Healthcare Solutions reviews all the RFPs that come in from states planning to launch […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
It may be warmly embraced by healthcare professionals as a way to improve efficiencies to reduce medical errors and improve patient care, but a survey by Xerox (NYSE:XRX) claims only about 1-in-4 people want medical records to be digital. Why? About 63 percent of respondents say they are concerned personal information could be stolen by […]
