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Health IT News from Federal Agencies and Capitol Hill – Edited by Carolyn Bloch
NIST Awards $153 M to NIIMBL
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) https://www.nist.gov, has awarded $153 million to the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) https://niimbl.force.com.NIIMBL is a public-private partnership ready to accelerate innovation in the biopharmaceutical industry. The U.S. biopharmaceutical industry produces vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, gene therapies, and other medical products derived from biological sources. The []
Posted August 9, 2021 by Carolyn Bloch
Medtronic Initiates App-Based Study
Medtronic https://medtronic.com, has initiated their DEFINE AFib study which is the companys first app-based research study. The study aims to address unanswered questions about Atrial Fibrillation (AF) and the impact on patient outcomes, quality of life, and healthcare utilization. Patients have been enrolled in the study at the Duke University Medical Center by Jonathan Paul []
Posted August 9, 2021 by Carolyn Bloch
Thoughts on AMWLs Acquisitions
Credit Suisse https://www.credit-suisse.com, caught up with American Well (AMWL)https://business.amwell.com, management on their SilverCloud https://www.silvercloudhealth.com,and Conversa Health https://conversahealth.com Acquisitions. Management notes that SilverCloud (a digital mental health platform) and Conversa Health (a leader in automated virtual healthcare) were targeted to supplement AMWLs product offerings and increase their scope of solutions, including their recently launched Converge platform. []
Posted August 9, 2021 by Carolyn Bloch
AI Used to Screen for Dementia
Michigan State Universitys (MSU) https://www.egr.msu.edu, researchers are developing technology to be able to scan speech and vocabulary patterns to catch early signs of Alzheimers disease, the most common cause of dementia. Jiayu Zhou PhD, Associate Professor, at MSUs College of Engineering is leading the effort powered by Artificial Intelligence, (AI) and being funded by a []
Posted August 9, 2021 by Carolyn Bloch
U.S. Companies Help Worldwide
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) https://ustda.gov/sectors/health, and the USA Healthcare Alliance (USAHA) https://us-aha.com, are expanding export opportunities for U.S healthcare companies to support healthcare infrastructure such as systems and resources in emerging markets. USTDA and USAHA are going to work with U.S industry and help partner countries to better protect against future pandemics, []
Posted August 9, 2021 by Carolyn Bloch
Arizonas Air Ambulance Service
Air ambulances are used to quickly transport patients in life-threatening situations by using helicopters equipped with medical equipment and staffed by medical professionals.According to the Association of Air Medical Services, more than 550,000 patients in the U.S use air ambulance services every year. On July 1, 2021, Banner Health https://www.bannerhealth.com, and Global Medical Response https://globalmedicalresponse.com, []
Posted August 9, 2021 by Carolyn Bloch
Realyze Intelligence Launched
The UPMC Health System https://www.upmc.com launched the company Realyze Intelligence https://realyzeintelligence.com by using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and natural language processing to identify patient populations with chronic diseases and cancer. The Realyze clinical intelligence platform reads both the detailed clinical notes and structured data from patients EMRs. The U.S healthcare industry spends $8.7 billion per year []
Posted August 9, 2021 by Carolyn Bloch
Innovate Kidney Care to Help Patients
Intermountain Healthcare https://intermountainhealthcare.org, has joined eight leading diversified healthcare organizations to launch Innovate Kidney Care to improve patient options for receiving home dialysis training and support. The Innovate Kidney Care https://innovatekidneycare.com, campaign is supported by not only Intermountain but also the American Society of Nephrology, Anthem Inc., Cricket Health, CVS Kidney Care, Home Dialyzors United, []
Posted August 2, 2021 by Carolyn Bloch
Philips Advancing Stoke Treatment
Royal Philips https://www.philips.com/global, has announced a strategic partnership agreement with NICO.LAB, https://nico.lab.com, a MedTech stroke care company. Philips Image Guide Therapy System called Azurion will work with NICO.LABs cloud-based end-to-end AI based stroke triage and management solution, called StrokeViewer that aims to optimize stroke workflow. StrokeViewer is able to analyze CT scan data with AI, []
Posted August 2, 2021 by Carolyn Bloch
HCDT&I Conference Takeaways
Recently, Credit Suisse https://www.credit-suisse.com, hosted their 4th Healthcare Disruptive Technologies & Innovation (HCDT&I) Conference. Credit Suisses 1st Note with the initial takeaways was posted by Federal Telemedicine News on June 7, 2021. Credit Suisse in their takeaways included a detailed review of their meeting with executives from the companies highlighted in the initial takeaways note, []
Posted August 2, 2021 by Carolyn Bloch