Public Policy
Policy changes and digital innovation are helping improve healthcare access for veterans and their families, according to Jim Gfrerer, former CIO at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, who also discusses the future of healthcare.
The company said the clearance will allow more pharma companies to use Tasso+ for decentralized clinical trials.
The tech giant also announces a partnership between YouTube and the Kaiser Family Foundation that aims to help organizations create high-quality informational content on topics like mental health, maternal care and health inequity.
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Bryan Cutler, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, talks about how the state legislature is working to meet post-COVID-19 healthcare challenges and improve patient outcomes.
The new tool measures the diameter of the ventricles of the heart to provide the ratio of the maximum right ventricle diameter compared with the left ventricle. That can help indicate pulmonary embolism severity.
In an SEC filing, One Medical parent 1Life Healthcare said both companies had received requests from the agency for more information regarding the deal late last week.
Insurance navigator Fair Square Medicare raises $15 million, AI-enabled prostate cancer care startup Avenda Health scores $10 million, and oncology clinical trial startup Trial Library emerges from stealth with $5 million.
The Visibly Digital Acuity Product uses a touchscreen mobile device paired with a computer to test how sharp a user's vision is at a distance.
The Cardiac Scale monitors patients with fluid management conditions like heart failure and kidney disease.
Georgia Southern University professor Heidi Altman says the project has focused on health disparities and access to care, especially in rural areas.