Peterson Center on Healthcare: 3 Policy Recommendations for Remote Health Technologies
In a new report, the Peterson Center on Healthcare made policy recommendations on reimbursement, access and data collection for remote monitoring technologies.
Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
A webinar sponsored by AVIA Health and SeamlessMD will discuss the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend these benefits beyond chronic conditions all while using fewer staff resources.
Changes in Nurse Staffing Answer Clinician Demands
The ongoing nursing shortage facilitates high turnover rates since nurses know they won’t have difficulties finding new jobs. In order to retain and attract staff, it’s in a facility’s best interest to understand what nurses want.
Newly Public Allurion Aims to Show How Med Tech Can Complement Obesity Drugs
Allurion Technologies has commercialized a gastric balloon in the form of a pill that patients swallow. But the weight loss platform from the now NYSE-listed company also includes AI-driven software that provides insights about a patient’s progress, technology with the potential for use alongside obesity drugs.
INVEST Pitch Perfect winner: BeCare Link brings MS assessments to patients’ homes
BeCare Link has developed software that enables the traditional in-person multiple sclerosis assessment to be done remotely on a patient’s own mobile device. The startup was named the winner of MedCity’s recent Pitch Perfect contest.
RPM company Hello Heart scores $70M from investors
The Series D funding round was led by growth equity firm Stripes. Hello Heart's latest haul brings the total amount the company has raised since its founding in 2013 to $138 million.
It’s time to rethink chronic care management
To truly move the needle on healthcare costs and outcomes, we need a more integrated care delivery model. This should fill in the gaps between scheduled appointments and foster more regular connections between healthcare consumers and their providers.
Understanding EGPA: The Role of Eosinophils and Advancements in Treatment Options
FASENRA® (benralizumab) injection, for subcutaneous use, 30 mg is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). FASENRA provides a treatment option for HCPs to consider when managing this challenging disease.
Biofourmis adds $300M to ramp up in virtual care, digital therapy clinical trials
The Series D round of funding makes Biofourmis a unicorn valued at $1.3 billion. CEO and founder Kuldeep Singh Rajput said that the new capital will be used to expand his company’s remote-monitoring technologies and continue development of digital therapeutics, both as companions to traditional drugs and as monotherapies.
Remote vital sign monitoring is a must-have for frontline healthcare workers
Solutions such as remote patient monitoring provides patients, caregivers, and home health aides alike, the ability to record critical information such as a patient’s vital signs, physical and mental state, eating patterns, and medication adherence.
Neuroglee looks to Mayo partnership, digital therapeutics to tackle mild cognitive impairment
Neuroglee recently raised $10 million in funding and struck a partnership with Mayo Clinic. It’s building a digital therapeutic and virtual programs for people with mild cognitive impairment.
Cerner, Philips invest in Carevive Systems’ oversubscribed $18M equity round
The health technology company will use the investment to deploy its cancer care management platform and remote monitoring program at more health systems and to advance its research capabilities. Philips Health Technology Ventures led the equity round, and Cerner was a returning investor.
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How Jefferson Health is caring for chronic disease patients amid a pandemic
Providing care for chronic disease patients during a one-in-a-century pandemic is full of challenges, but health systems like Jefferson Health are finding ways — with help from technology — to make sure their patients are getting the care they need.
CMS finalizes 2021 physician fee schedule: 5 health IT-related takeaways
The final physician payment rule for next year includes changes to the list of telehealth services covered by Medicare and updated payment policies for remote physiologic monitoring.
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.
Barriers to quality care—and how home testing can break them down
the pandemic has brought much-needed attention to how technology can help take down barriers to care and bridge care gaps—by shifting healthcare to people’s homes.
Decentralized clinical trials won’t slow down after Covid-19 pandemic ends
In a interview, an executive from Medable said patients will likely demand to have the choice of whether to show up at trial sites or participate in studies remotely. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated a trend toward decentralized trials that was already underway before it began.