The Covid-19 pandemic pushed healthcare workers to their breaking point worldwide. In Western Europe, hospitals responded by offering free counseling and sharing videos on meditation and relaxation techniques, among other resources. But these efforts need to continue as it is likely the mental health epidemic will grow from here on out.
The Los Angeles-based company said it will use the money to keep developing its online library and increase the quality of content it makes available to its users.
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.
"We're asking the insurance industry to give us and our patients fair coverage for value," said Houston ER physician Dr. Alison Haddock.
Dr. Ariel Ortiz Lagardere, of the Obesity Control Center in Tijuana, Mexico, is enthusiastic about the implications of the ALLie camera for purposes of education, mentorship and communication with colleagues.
AliveCor Founder and CMO Dr. Dave Albert said that this opens the door to the NHS buying AliveCor devices for all 2 million atrial fibrillation patients in England "to save money and lives by preventing strokes."
The high-technology world is becoming so enmeshed in the healthcare world that it is becoming hard to tell where the lab ends and the coder begins. And the promise is intriguing.
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.
To launch Unbreak Healthcare, athenahealth released four TV commercial-style videos that poke fun at legacy electronic health records companies and at government policy.
The videos are not peer-reviewed before posting. Instead, GIBLIB is relying on the collective wisdom of physicians to determine which videos to prominently feature.
The app is part of a larger effort in which LeanTaaS taps into non-sensitive electronic health records data, then builds predictive models to forecast usage patterns and allocate OR time efficiently.
The show featured a parody of a TED talk, in which a speaker concluded that coffee cures cancer. But the non-scientist was wearing a lab coat, so clearly he had credibility.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Imagine this scenario: A surgeon is set to suture pieces of soft tissue on a patient, but instead of doing the whole procedure by himself, he turns to a surgical robot for assistance.
Ever feel overmatched? That's how our reporter felt at HIMSS16 in Las Vegas last week when he did a video — streamed live online by HealthIT.TV — with athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush and Dr. Zubin "ZDoggMD" Damania.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS3xaXsh6vo&w=560&h=315] You may not know the name of one of the most talented and innovative forces in healthcare but there is a high probability that you have seen one of his video parodies about health. This is because Zubin Damania, M.D., goes under the alter ego ZDogg MD. According to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZDoggMD) his work […]
MedCity News' Neil Versel was there when Jon Stewart returned to "The Daily Show" to shame Congress for not providing perpetual healthcare to sick and injured 9/11 first responders.
One person who is anxiously awaiting the new IOM volume is Dr. Carol Gunn, an occupational-medicine physician and patient-safety advocate in Portland, Oregon.