Alan Weil Editor-in-Chief, Health Affairs Victor J. Dzau, President, National Academy of Medicine, Senator William H. First, former U.S Senate Majority Leader, and Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of HHS under President Obama, opened the Vital Directions for Health and Health Care: Priorities for 2021 virtual event held on March 11, 2021. (more…)
FDA Approves Device for PD
The Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Center at the Henry Ford Health System https://www.henryford.com now offers a new FDA-approved device to help treat the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. (more…)
Amazon to Expand Telehealth
Amazon https://www.amazon.com recently announced that the company is expanding their Amazon Care telehealth service to all U.S employees starting this summer plus they are offering their virtual care program as a service for other employers nationally. Credit Suisse http://www.credit-suisse.com has published the report Healthcare Technology: AMZN Redux: Here We Go Again. (more…)
Mayo Clinic Supports Home Care
Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 are required to self-isolate until the infection is cleared which is often for two weeks. Some of these patients may be at risk for complications where they will need support at home in a comprehensive way. (more…)
Amwell Expands Tech Platform
Amwell https://business.amwell.com recently released Hospital TV 100 designed to further expand integrated telehealth connectivity via the Amwell platform. (more…)
WIC Programs Support Telehealth
The USDA/Tufts University Telehealth Intervention Strategies for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (THIS-WIC) https://www.nutrition.com has announced that seven WIC State Agencies are going to receive awards up to $1,000,000 each. (more…)
Robot Diagnosing Lung Cancers
Doctors at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital https://emoryhealthcare.org are the first in Georgia to use a new state-of-the-art robot to diagnose lung cancers earlier and less invasively. (more…)