Blockchain in Healthcare Today, (BHTY) an online peer review journal published on a continuous basis, amplifies distributed ledger technology research & innovations in the healthcare sector. The journal is published to accelerate sharing rigorously vetted theoretical and experiential knowledge required for a growth sector. …Continue reading
Telehealth Now & After COVID-19
Before the global pandemic, federal and state regulations around reimbursement and licensure requirements limited the use of telehealth. In the meantime, telehealth initiatives utilizing artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies are providing new strategies for managing costs, creating more consistent medical access, and helping to improve communication between patients and doctors. …Continue reading
Ophthalmic Devices in Remote Areas
In April 2020, FDA released the document “Enforcement Policy for Remote Ophthalmic Assessment and Monitoring Devices during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.” https://fda.gov/media/136733/download. …Continue reading
Update on IQVIA’s COVID Analysis
IQVIA https://IQVIA.com released their updated report last week titled Monitoring the Impact of COVID-19 on the Pharmaceutical Market providing an overview of policy guidelines and key trends impacting the U.S pharmaceutical market as well as their findings related to telehealth usage. …Continue reading
Highmark Expands Opioid Treatments
Highmark https://www.highmark.com has announced that their ACA and MA members in Pennsylvania and Delaware now have access to a comprehensive technology-enabled “Opioid Use Disorder” (OUD) program. The program first rolled out to Highmark’s West Virginia members in January of 2020, and now provides access to treatment and promote recovery during COVID-19 pandemic but will be available in the future. …Continue reading
FCC Grants Waiver Requests
The FCC https://www.fcc.gov has granted a waiver request by MIT http://mit.edu to permit the certification and marketing of their WiTrack system. WiTrack is a wall mounted system to allow caregivers to remotely monitor their patients and senior adults without physical contact. It wirelessly monitors physiological characteristics such as gait, breathing, heart rate, sleep, and is designed to detect potentially life-threatening events such as falls. …Continue reading
CEPI Funding Millions
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) https://cepi.net has announced that they will invest up to an additional $384 million to accelerate the development and manufacture of Novavax’s https://novavax.com (NVX-CoV2373) vaccine candidate against COVID-19. …Continue reading