Digital Health
The new effort is a measure of progress towards a digital health ecosystem.
As researchers rush for COVID-19 cure, new platform seeks to help link patients with clinical trials
The new tool called, World Without COVID, is aimed at matching potential volunteers to new clinical trials.
COVID-19
Their new COVID-19 care app helps ease the impact of staff absence.
The app alerts users if they have come in close contact with the virus.
At a HIMSS Digital presentation, former ONC Chief Privacy Officer Joy Pritts and Connected Health Initiative Senior Counsel Brian Scarpelli discussed some common misconceptions about the law.
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From 2000 to 2017, the number of registered clinical trials featuring CGMs, apps and other connected devices rose at a 34% CAGR, according to new data from Harvard researchers.
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The PPG-based feature automatically measures the wearer's heart rhythm every five minutes, and will be ready for integration with a range of devices later this year.
The proposal would fully fund telehealth services and devices for eligible healthcare providers, although some aren't pleased with its exclusion of for-profit hospitals.