Highmark Health https://www.highmarkhealth.org and Bosch https://www.bosch.us are collaborating in research to explore the use of innovative sensor technology to capture audio that is analyzed by using AI to detect pediatric pulmonary conditions. (more…)
Workshop: Improving Rural Healthcare
NIH https://www.nih.com held the Workshop titled Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication brought experts together to present their thoughts on Rural Provider-to-Provider Telehealth (RT). (more…)
J&J Partnering with Microsoft
Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies (JJMDC) https://www.jnj.com will be collaborating with Microsoft https://www.microsoft.com to enable and expand JJMDC’s secure and compliant digital surgery ecosystem. (more…)
Note on CHNG’s Sale of ClaimsXten
Credit Suisse’s https://www.credit-suisse.com note CHNG Reportedly Exploring Divestiture of the PI Business in Light of UNH Merger; Our Quick Thoughts, reports that an article in Bloomberg discusses that part of their ongoing process to close the merger with UNH/Optum, Change Healthcare (CHNG), is considering a possible divestiture of their Payment Integrity (PI) business, ClaimsXten. (more…)
MASS FQHC Receives Grant
The Massachusetts Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Telehealth Consortium was awarded a grant for $226,660 from the Digital Equity Fund of the Essex County Community Foundation https://eccf.org/digital-equity. (more…)
Biosimilars: Produce Billions in Savings
According to a new RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org study, Biosimilar drugs could generate $38.4 Billion in savings or 5.9% of projected total U.S. spending on biologics from 2021 to 2025. (more…)
Telehealth to Help HIV Care
HRSA issued the funding notice (HRSA-22-030) in January with the closing date for applications April 8, 2022. Funding is estimated to be $1, 750,000 to provide telehealth strategies to help people with HIV. (more…)