Where Does Healthcare’s Workforce Crisis Stand?
Many providers are still struggling to recover from the workforce crisis that emerged during the pandemic, two healthcare leaders said during a recent panel.
Biofourmis launches hospital-at-home solution nationwide
The digital therapeutics company is rolling out its remote monitoring solution — developed with Brigham and Women's Hospital — across the country, which can help hospitals rapidly implement hospital-at-home programs. The announcement comes soon after CMS launched a program enabling health systems to provide hospital-level care at home for more than 60 conditions.
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How to Improve Employee Benefits While Reducing Insurance Costs
Balancing healthcare benefits and insurance costs requires research. From becoming a Difference Card member to offering wellness resources, there are many ways to improve healthcare at low cost.
Bodyport raises $11.2M, collaborates with Brigham and Women’s
Bodyport, a startup developing a scale intended to detect early signs of cardiovascular disease, raised $11.2 million in series A funding. The San Francisco-based company also struck a partnership with Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Biogen, academic medical institutions to create Covid-19 biobank
The company was the site of a large outbreak of the disease linked to a February management meeting. Employees who contracted and recovered from Covid-19, and those who had contact with them, are eligible to provide samples, which will be used to generate de-identified data.
Study shows reduction in medication errors using health IT startup’s software
The study estimated 68.2 percent of errors generated by MedAware’s system would not have been detected by existing clinical decision support systems.
Only one-fifth of cancer drugs with accelerated approval have prolonged survival, study finds
The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, found that 19 of 93 cancer drugs that won accelerated approval over 25 years improved overall survival, while others only showed improvements on other surrogate endpoints.
Mayo Clinic Platform Program to Help Clinical Digital Health Startups Succeed
Mayo Clinic has developed a new tool that could speed up the time it takes for digital health companies to validate their tech to hospitals.
FDA, Brigham and Women’s Hospital RWE project seeks to predict Phase IV trials
Software company Aetion said Wednesday that the regulatory agency and hospital would expand the real-world evidence partnership they announced last year.
IBM Watson Health invests $50M in research collaborations, teams up with Broad Institute to predict risk of cardiovascular disease
These two announcements come after Deborah DiSanzo left her role as IBM Watson Health general manager last year.
Boston Children’s, Brigham and Women’s each receive $50M donation
Rob and Karen Hale have given $50 million to both Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Rob serves as CEO of Granite Telecommunications, but the couple has ties to both hospitals.
Partners HealthCare raises $171M for second innovation fund for healthcare startups (Updated)
Partners Innovation Fund II will invest in 15-20 companies, according to Roger Kitterman, Vice President of Partners Innovation. It will be particularly aggressive in gene therapy.
Webinar: Tips To Have Your Practice Succeed This Year
This on-demand webinar will offer insights and share tips on helping practices run more efficiently.
How Boston has transformed itself into a powerful digital health ecosystem
Brigham and Women’s hospital has also launched a digital innovation hub called iHub that works with clinicians, researchers, and staff to accelerate and commercialize digital health ideas.
Study: EMR analysis tool cuts errors during patient handoffs
Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers analyzed the effect of a web-based tool that uses patient medical records to enhance communication during the patient handoff.
Study highlights how much is still unknown about biosimilars
"I’m not sure we learned something new from the meta-analysis, but it does give confidence that indeed there’s a good margin of safety and the risks are minimal.”
Digital health can improve the patient experience in clinical trials, but it’s a work in progress
Digital health can enhance the patient experience in a clinical trial but it's a learning process for patients and clinical trial designers.
A feminist push in healthcare: Trusting women is beneficial for everyone
The healthcare industry needs to start giving women the information and leadership they need and deserve.