TWO years into the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear that evidence from research continues to be an important contributor to policy-making. The speed of change of the virus and the complex balance required in response has demonstrated the critical value of research expertise across clinical, public health and health services […]
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CVS Health Is On Track To Provide Next Generation Care
Despite slowing projection of Covid-19 vaccination rates, the management maintains a growing top line projection in 2022.CVS has seen positive results in terms of digitalization and broadening its service area. Approval of the fourth Covid-19 shot may act as a strong catalyst for CVS. Read More
‘That’s a Game-Changer’: Investors Have Their Eye on One-Stop-Shops in Home-Based Care
In terms of business, providers are slowly beginning to move away from the strict distinctions of home health, home care and hospice. “These are separate businesses,” Dexter Braff, president of The Braff Group, said on Wednesday during a panel discussion at the 18th annual Healthcare Private Equity & Finance Conference. […]
Healthcare Consumerism: A Future Of Empowering People
To build an all-inclusive healthcare system, thus, the category of the consumer has to be more capacious with policy reforms which make healthcare widely affordable and accessible. A simple Google search shall define healthcare consumerism as a movement that advocates patients’ involvement in their own healthcare decisions. It is a […]
3 WAYS VIRTUAL CAPABILITIES TRANSFORMED GLOBAL HEALTH CARE
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been full of challenges and opportunities in the field of global health care. And nowhere has that been more apparent than with the adoption of telemedicine and virtual care delivery. No longer are health care models reserved only for those who can physically access services. […]
Unlearn and Merck collaborate on medical twins trials
Unlearn and Merck KGaA have announced a partnership to accelerate drug trials using medical digital twins of patients. Unlearn uses recent developments from deep learning to create digital twins of patients in clinical trials. The new technique allows drug researchers to reduce the size of control arms by 30% or […]
Machine Learning for Mechanical Ventilation Control
Mechanical ventilators provide critical support for patients who have difficulty breathing or are unable to breathe on their own. They see frequent use in scenarios ranging from routine anesthesia, to neonatal intensive care and life support during the COVID-19 pandemic. A typical ventilator consists of a compressed air source, valves […]
Digital therapeutics gaining interest in medical industry: Curebase
According to a representative from the decentralized trial solutions company, the field of digital therapeutics is poised to gain significant popularity. Digital solutions abound in healthcare and clinical research alike, with wearable devices, remote monitoring, telemedicine, and other advanced technologies in increased use in recent years. Read More
Apricus Health Expands to Three New Cities in Texas
Apricus Health, an innovative technology-enabled healthcare company, has expanded to three new Texas cities—Houston, Austin and Dallas/Fort Worth. Physician led and founded Apricus Health continues its expansion in Texas, broadening its services and value-based care model to address the rising need for healthcare in the Texas senior population, including a high demand for primary care. Read More
Microsoft’s AI Model Identifies When Medical Treatments Harm More Than Help
The model, Dead-end Discovery, uses the reinforcement learning ML framework – where an agent learns from trial and error – because it is well-suited to health care. Health care is characterized by sequential decision-making: After looking at a patient’s condition, providers apply a treatment and observe the results. If the patient […]
