patient tracking Articles
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VCs infuse $215M into Sanofi-backed wearable subcutaneous drug delivery player Enable Injections
Sanofi-backed Enable Injections has gone big with its series C round. Three years after Sanofi led its series B, Enable Injections has raised a $215 million round to fund work on subcutaneous drug delivery system enFuse. Enable Injections’ device consists of a wearable delivery disc and a system for transferring the drug from its original vessel. Users put the disc in the transfer ...
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Analysis of Whole Blood for Trace Lead (Pb) by Graphite Furnace AAS
Toxic effects from heavy metals (Pb, As, Se, Cd, Bi, Sn, Tl, and Hg) have been characterized in medical literature for decades. Originally, complex extractions were performed to isolate the poisonous components from the complex biological matrices: blood, serum, urine and tissues. Recently, optical emission and atomic absorption spectroscopy techniques were developed to determine these ...
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Why open-source AI platforms are the future of patient health tracking in clinical trials
Imagine you’ve just been diagnosed with cancer and you’re enrolled in a clinical trial for a promising new drug. You notice that after chemotherapy you struggle with occasional fatigue. Yet, whenever you visit your doctor every couple of weeks, you feel fine. This is not only a frustrating experience for patients, but it can also compromise the safety data in a clinical trial. The ...
By AiCure
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Open-Source AI Platforms: Driving Success through Diversity
Digital biomarkers can open a world of possibilities in understanding the nuances of a patient’s behavior and response to treatment. Rather than relying on subjective perceptions of how a patient is responding, digital biomarkers treat patient observation more like an engineering problem. Such precise, sensitive measurements can ultimately influence the future of a patient’s care plan ...
By AiCure
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8 reasons why you should use Pheezee
Pheezee Pheezee is a pocket size wearable device by startoon labs that can be worn by the patient while doing physiotherapy sessions. The device gives a real time biofeedback of range of motion and electromyogram (EMG) of the recruited muscle. The device connects wirelessly to an android phone/tablet to display reports. The physiotherapist can see session wise, week wise, month wise and ...
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Whatever Happens, the Patient Has to be at the Center
In honor of World Cancer Day, we sat down with two Adapters to understand how their personal experiences with cancer intersect with their work at Adaptive. Kathy Thompson (Key Account Manager, clonoSEQ sales) is a stage 1 colorectal cancer survivor. Shannon Fatigante (Talent Acquisition Senior Program Manager) has a father currently fighting chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Shannon: ...
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Glooko Adds New Enhancements to Billing Export Feature to Streamline Submitting CPT Codes for Remote Patient Monitoring Reimbursement
Glooko recently introduced new enhancements to the billing export feature in Population Health Analytics for professional users with Glooko Enterprise accounts. The new features provide healthcare providers and care teams supporting patients with diabetes and related chronic conditions the information needed to properly bill CPT codes for remote patient monitoring (RPM) activities. This ...
By Glooko, Inc.
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HealthySole launches UVC-powered shoe sanitizer for healthcare settings
HealtySOLE has launched a new PLUS model of its shoe sanitizer meant for use in hospitals and other settings where infection control is urgent. Researchers have proven a device using ultraviolet light technology can neutralize the coronavirus and other infectious diseases on the soles of shoes by more than 99.5 percent, according to a new study. “The device deactivated coronavirus ...
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6 Tips to Drive Engagement With Your Patient Education Platform
DID YOU KNOW that over 50% of patients say that a trusted care provider could get them to use a patient engagement platform, but only 11% of patients report that a care provider has ever talked to them about it?[1] So, if you only read this blog up to this point, and take the simple step of informing your patients about the platform and how it will benefit them, you will ...
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The Power of Outcome-Based Pricing
In February of 2019, CEOs and senior executives from seven major pharmaceutical companies met with the Senate Finance Committee about drug pricing. During that meeting, AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot discussed how value-based agreements have the potential to transform how medicines are priced and reimbursed in the U.S., and in doing so, triggered a host of discussions across the industry on the ...
By Vistex Inc
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How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Prostate Cancer Care?
#CancelEverything On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) a global pandemic. Its impact left the world uncertain about health, politics and the economy. The first wave caused a major disruption to health services, exacerbating concerns of patient and physician safety and resource availability. On trend with the “cancel ...
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Everything we know About AMD and Dark Adaptation
When automated dark adaptometry was first commercialized, many of us had more questions than answers with regard to using this information for detecting AMD and monitoring disease progression. But with more than seven years of practical in-office experience performing dark adaptation testing on thousands of patients, the tables have turned. This technology offers a safety net for ...
By MacuLogix
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How eCOA Improves Patient Experience and Data Quality
With the rising demand for improving patient safety in clinical trials, the adoption of patient-centric solutions is considered the best route to enhance data accuracy and experience automated workflows. This is where eCOA comes into play. In this blog post, we will find out how electronic clinical outcome assessments are helping the clinical trials industry handle the ever-growing list of ...
By Clinion
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Optical vs EM tracking in Neuronavigation
Computer-aided surgery is used in a daily clinical workflow for safer surgical interventions. Navigation systems work based on a tracking model, which helps in the correlation of a patient’s coordinates to the preoperative or intraoperative digital medical imagery. There are two main types of navigation systems available in the market today. They are the infrared (optical) systems and ...
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Ins & Outs of Home Sleep Testing Programs
While parceling out functions to one or more outside providers can facilitate growth, insourcing other elements of a home sleep testing workflow provides control. CleveMed CEO Hani Kayyali doesn’t think the myriad home testing solutions will go away post-pandemic either, but he does think the post-pandemic sleep testing landscape will likely look different than what preceded it. ...
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Why is Humidity Important?
Moisture matters. Just ask any runner who’s slogged through a steamy afternoon. The same can be said for medical professionals trying to analyze a person’s breath. Here’s what happens. Humidity Can Impact Accuracy and Damage Equipment During medical procedures, an anesthesiologist measures the concentration of carbon dioxide in a patient’s breath. They do this ...
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How Health Apps and Devices are Changing the Way We Manage our Health
There has been a recent shift in how we approach health and well-being. We now have more control over our health and fitness thanks in large part to Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) apps and equipment. Health applications and technologies are transforming how we manage our health, from tracking our everyday activities to monitoring our vitals and chronic illnesses. Health apps and devices are ...
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The Evolutional Technology of a Modern Heart Rate Monitor
The technology behind a modern heart rate monitor is a true testament to how medical science has evolved. Heart rate monitors today are not only used for tracking cardiovascular functions in hospital settings but also used as a tool for health and fitness training. They measure and display information in real-time so that medical professionals can make accurate assessments of the patient. In ...
By Sky Labs
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Usage of Smart Device in the Healthcare Industry
A smart device in the 21st century is an essential tool that bridges the gap between humans no matter where they are in the world. With the constant evolution of technology, we are now able to build a connection and socialise in astonishing ways we would have never imagined decades ago. Though mobile phones are the most common smart devices that people are aware of, modern technology is ...
By Sky Labs
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How Healthcare is Being Transformed By Remote Patient Monitoring
It cannot be denied that the healthcare sector is evolving quickly due to development and technological advancements. The creation of remote patient monitoring (RPM) systems and apps is a result of this. Healthcare providers can remotely monitor and examine patient health data thanks to remote patient monitoring systems. This provides people with convenience and easy access to healthcare. ...
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