A joint report by the American Heart Association and Hello Heart found that women die from heart attacks at twice the rate of men and that women are seven times more likely to be misdiagnosed when having a heart attack. In response to the findings, Hello Heart launched a campaign Wednesday to help women understand heart attack symptoms.
The results, shared at AHA 2021, found that a third of adults who used an ECG patch after getting a heart rhythm notification from their Fitbit had atrial fibrillation. However, the study faced some challenges with adherence, as many patients who got a notification did not follow up.
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.
How some companies are using technology to provide a more holistic approach to patient's health, or even to get them past the mental barriers to improving their lifestyles.
The company launched its platform earlier this year and claims to be able to integrate data from a range of sources including genomics data, electronic medical records and consumer wearables.
Through this call to action, the American Heart Association and medical equipment company Laerdal Medical aim to save 50,000 additional lives from preventable cardiac arrest death each year by 2025.
The $30 million fund, which will be managed by healthcare investment firm Aphelion Capital, will focus on treatment innovations for cardiovascular disease, stroke care, and diabetes
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
A new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association found there was not an association between a hospital's degree of EHR implementation and improved quality of care and outcomes for heart failure patients.
The American Medical Association has founded the Integrated Health Model Initiative, a collaborative that brings the healthcare and technology sectors together around a shared data model. Organizations such as Cerner and IBM have already signed on as participants.
In an effort to educate travelers on the significance of cardiac arrest, the American Heart Association and Anthem Foundation are installing hands-only CPR training kiosks in three airports across the country.
As the healthcare debate continues in Washington, a number of patient, provider and consumer advocate organizations — including AARP, the American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association — have banded together to encourage the Senate to consider the impact of the AHCA on patients.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
The American Heart Association is collaborating with Amazon Web Services, pharma giant Astra Zeneca and several major research institutes to create the AHA Precision Medicine Platform.
The American Heart Association, Verily and AstraZeneca are each awarding $25 million to a five-year research project that aims to unlock the mysteries of coronary heart disease and turn the conventional model of scientific inquiry on its head.
Also, Bill Gates warns the world is better prepared for war than it is for the next disease pandemic.
It is so pathetic to me to watch how the healthcare sausage is made through the political rhetoric machine. It’s such a basic human need, healthcare, and basically the same for all of us regardless of what flag we fly.
It may seem obvious that how kids are raised and habits they are exposed to would influence how they behave in the future as adults. But it’s not just simply how they might act or view the world, positive psychosocial experiences really play a role in their physical health later in life. According to Medical […]