Geneia’s Data Intelligence Lab is serving as a test bed for AI and data science tools that reduce healthcare costs through earlier identification and engagement for those at risk of high-cost conditions such as diabetes.
The seed round comes from two funding sources supported by Pennsylvania: Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central Pennsylvania and Ben Franklin Technology Partners/Central and Northeastern Pennsylvania.
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.
An annual meeting of IT folks from Pennsylvania’s healthcare community looked at where the state has made progress with connecting physicians and patients and what still needs work. Not surprisingly, the needs work column is a lot longer than a checklist of accomplishments. The second installment of the annual event is hosted by Pennsylvania eHealth […]
Edward Marx is an intense guy and awesome storyteller. His Twitter profile includes a mountain range and he and his health IT team at Texas Health Resources have climbed several mountains since he took on the health system’s CIO role seven years ago. But in a presentation at the Pennsylavnia eHealth Partnership Authority annual health […]
It’s only been a few months since Covidien acquired wearable device maker Zephyr, but it’s already licensed the company’s biopatch to healthcare IT provider Geneia. It is the first deal of its kind for Geneia and is designed to support its new channel for home monitoring of patients, according to a company statement. Geneia will […]
Physicians in Pennsylvania can breathe a little easier now. Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives unanimously voted to pass benevolent gesture legislation. It’s referred to as the “I’m sorry” law. The bill is designed to free up physicians to speak frankly with patients and their families when outcomes fail to meet expectations. The Senate voted to OK […]
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
Pennsylvanians have a pretty sophisticated grasp of their right to their electronic medical records. When it comes to the state’s health information exchange, the level of awareness for goals such as reducing duplicate lab tests is relatively low, even though they recognized the its importance. Good thing the purpose of the survey was to develop […]
Pennsylvania legislators are poised to approve a plan to sell $100 million in tax credits for early stage investments in biotechnology companies and other other technology companies through an innovative tax credit program. The move hopes to restore allocations to its economic development programs including Ben Franklin Technology Partners that have been scaled back since […]
In a move that could improve communication between physicians, patients and their families, it looks like Pennsylvania could become the 37th state to pass its own form of the benevolent gesture or “I’m sorry ” bill. The state Senate unanimously voted in favor of it last week. The legislation gives healthcare professionals the ability to […]
Depending on where you read it, medical errors and all the secondary problems they can cause are costing providers anywhere from more than $17 billion to upwards of $1 trillion. A new study from the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority seeks to shed light on what is causing medication orders to get mixed up and go […]
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
A Michigan health IT company has secured a five year, $8.9 million contract with Pennsylvania’s eHealth Partnership Authority. Its mission? Connect the state’s 11 regional and statewide health information exchanges and four health information service providers so they can share patient data with each other. That’s right. Eleven. Truven Health Analytics will set up a […]
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett accepted the Biotechnology Industry Organization’s 2013 governor award for his work supporting the growth of the life science industry in the state. He was presented with the award at the biotech industry conference in Chicago Tuesday. Among the initiatives Corbett was credited with was his move in 2011 to assemble a […]