Health IT Product News Report
Telemedicine Product News:
Andor Health Collaborates with Mentor to Deliver Next Generation, AI-Powered Virtual Experiences with Microsoft Technology
Andor Health (@andor_health), and Mentor Worldwide LLC have formed a collaboration to provide the aesthetic physician community with the next-generation virtual health experiences to enhance the relationship between a surgeon and their patients. As part of the initiative, Andor Health will use Microsoft Azure and its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to provide innovative ways to enable virtual health visits, delivering frictionless, enhanced provider and patient experiences in a sustainable way. The importance of this initiative was heightened as the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the ability of plastic surgeons and their practices to safely connect with their patients.
Reliq Health Technologies, Inc. Announces the Launch of iUGO Well at the University of Notre Dame Australia
Reliq Health Technologies Inc. (@ReliqHealth), a technology company focused on developing innovative mobile health (mHealth) and telemedicine solutions for Community-Based Healthcare, announced that it has launched iUGO Well in Australia and signed a contract with the University of Notre Dame Australia to deploy iUGO Well to its students and staff.
HealthView Technologies Launches New Telehealth App on Apple Store and Google Play
Global Care Capital Inc., a global investment company which engages in early stage investment opportunities in private and public companies, is pleased to announce its portfolio company, HealthView Technologies Inc. (@HealthViewTec) has launched its new Telehealth App on Apple Store and Google Play.
Boostlingo Launches American Sign Language (ASL) 24/7 Service
From all corners of telehealth care, emergency and public service and legal aid support services and everywhere else that language support is vital, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a growing need for improved access to American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters. This VRI-ASL service has solved many of the geographical challenges that exist today in terms of connecting to qualified ASL support, but it has not always been readily available after-hours and overnight. That’s why Boostlingo (@boostlingo) is very proud to announce a new level of global access and support to ASL 24/7 services.
AI Product News:
Wolters Kluwer Adds AI to Clinical Surveillance For Faster C. Difficile Infection Prediction
Wolters Kluwer, Health (@wkhealth) has announced that its Sentri7 clinical surveillance solution has been enhanced with artificial intelligence (AI) technology to identify patients at risk for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection. The solution uses a highly advanced and validated algorithm to produce C. diff infection (CDI) risk scores for individual patients, empowering clinicians to proactively alter patient care to reduce risks for infection and improve outcomes.
Intel Artificial Intelligence Powers Samsung Medison’s Fetal Ultrasound Smart Workflow
Samsung Medison and Intel (@intelnews) are collaborating on new smart workflow solutions to improve obstetric measurements that contribute to maternal and fetal safety and can help save lives. Using an Intel® Core™ i3 processor, the Intel® Distribution of OpenVINO™ toolkit and OpenCV library, Samsung Medison’s BiometryAssist™ automates and simplifies fetal measurements, while LaborAssist™ automatically estimates the fetal angle of progression (AoP) during labor for a complete understanding of a patient’s birthing progress, without the need for invasive digital vaginal exams.
Health IT Product News:
Prevounce Remote Patient Monitoring Launches Pulmonology Suite
Prevounce Health (@prevounce), creators of the Prevounce Care Coordination Platform, announces its release of a remote patient monitoring (RPM) module tailored to the needs of pulmonologists, their practices, and their patients.
OSF HealthCare Implements New Digital Solutions to Help Consumers Find the Right Care Online
Kyruus (@kyruus), a company in provider search and scheduling solutions for health systems, announced that OSF HealthCare, a not-for-profit Catholic health system based in Illinois, is now connecting consumers with care through Kyruus ProviderMatch® for Consumers.
VisiQuate announces a new release of HealthMobile.D™; a chronic care ecosystem for patients, caregivers, health plans, and medical device makers
With 34.2 million Americans who have diabetes, and 88 million more who are pre-diabetic, there is no shortage of data. But there has been a lack of consistently normalized data that could bring insights to all parties involved with this prevalent condition: medical device makers, health plans, caregivers, and the patients themselves. VisiQuate, Inc. is focused on filling that gap with a new version of HealthMobile.D, a solution that makes the data generated by and for chronic care patients more valuable to all parties involved. As announced earlier this week, Ascensia Diabetes Care has partnered with VisiQuate (@VisiQuate) to apply HealthMobile.D to their digital diabetes management program.
Greenway Health advances ambulatory care practices with commercial launch of Greenway Telehealth
Health information technology services provider Greenway Health (@greenway) announced the commercial availability of the first tool in its virtual care portfolio, Greenway Telehealth™, a secure, HIPAA-compliant solution designed with an easy-to-use interface for both providers and patients.
New Services and Solutions Company, Tegria, to Streamline Health Care Delivery
Tegria (@TegriaTogether), a new company designed to provide next generation technologies and services to the health care sector, launched with support from Providence, one of the nation’s largest health systems. Tegria combines select Providence investments and acquisitions into a comprehensive portfolio of solutions to accelerate technological, clinical and operational advances in health care.
Imprivata Introduces Next-Gen Palm Scanner with Touchless Patient Identification for Healthcare
Imprivata (@Imprivata), the digital identity company for healthcare, introduced a highly innovative touchless biometric patient identification solution, delivered through a combination of a next generation palm scanner with antimicrobial copper coating, sensor, and software. The touchless solution is the result of a collaboration between Imprivata and Keyo, whose joint expertise in biometric identification, rapid innovation, and user-centric design produced this latest advancement in digital identity management for patients. The solution enables healthcare organizations to ensure clinicians have access to patients’ correct medical records, while giving patients confidence in the safety of their medical care and the security of their medical information.
PatientKeeper Launches Charge Aggregator Solution to Streamline Healthcare Billing for Health Networks
PatientKeeper (@patientkeeper), Inc. a provider of electronic health record (EHR) optimization software solutions, announced the immediate availability of PatientKeeper Charge Aggregator™. This software enables a healthcare network’s central billing office (CBO) to efficiently consolidate, reconcile, and process charges generated across multiple facilities, specialties, and systems.
COVID-19 Product News:
FDA Issues EUA for Saline Oral Rinse COVID-19 RT-PCR Test from OralDNA® Labs
Access Genetics, LLC dba OralDNA® Labs (@OralDNA) announces that FDA has issued an amended Emergency Use Authorization for the OraRisk® COVID-19 RT-PCR test allowing testing from a saline oral rinse collection. This is the first Emergency Use Authorization for a simple saline 30 second swish and gargle collection. It eliminates the need for a nasal swab and avoids the difficulty some individuals have in providing sufficient saliva for saliva direct testing. Samples are viable for up to 72 hours and no longer require cold pack transportation.
Bronx-Based Elevator Manufacturer Creates New Technology to Fight COVID-19 and Prevent Other Pathogenic Spread in Elevators – Sterilyft
CEC Elevator Cab Corp. officially announced its latest innovative contribution to the elevator manufacturing business: Sterilyft (@sterilyft). Sterilyft is a completely unique elevator air filtration and sterilization system made in America to fight the current pandemic, and prevent future pathogenic spread. Sterilyft uses the germicidal power of UV-C light to kill pathogens, double MERV 13 filtering and then adding purified air back into the elevator cab space in a closed loop arrangement. CEC Elevator Cab Corp. manufactures Sterilyft in its Bronx-based facility, and has already installed the system in seven different states across the U.S., with plans to fill recent orders across the globe.
