FDA Launches the Digital Health Center of Excellence
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Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it is launching the Digital Health Center of Excellence within the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). The launch of the Digital Health Center of Excellence is an important step in furthering the agency's overarching dedication to the advancement of digital health technology, including mobile health devices, Software as a Medical Device (SaMD), wearables when used as a medical device, and technologies used to study medical products.
Total Health: Build a Better Healthcare System
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19 - 20 November, 2020. Digital Forum, #REhealthcare.The stage is set for a paradigm shift in healthcare. The opportunity exists to redefine healthcare in a way that transforms patient outcomes, drives efficiency and changes lives.
Reuters Events Total Health will unite CEOs, innovators, disruptors and policy makers from across the healthcare ecosystem to seize upon this critical moment.
Siemens Healthineers Announces Collaboration Agreement for Assay Development with an Initial Focus on Multiple Sclerosis
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Siemens Healthineers announced today a master collaboration agreement with Novartis Pharma AG to design, develop, and commercialize diagnostic tests for therapeutic products across Novartis' therapeutic pipeline. The initial program supports the development of a serum neurofilament light chain (sNFL) immunoassay to support Novartis’ MS and other neuroscience programs.
Health Tech Innovator Hospify Expands Support to GP Surgeries and Pharmacies with Launch of New Web App
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An innovative health technology company, that has seen its secure mobile communications app scale rapidly in the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic, is expanding its multi-platform solution to pharmacy networks and GP practices to improve the coordination of important communication and prescribing information between healthcare professionals and patients.
MEDICA and COMPAMED 2020 to be Launched as 'virtual.MEDICA' and 'virtual.COMPAMED' with Three Focal Areas
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16 - 19 November 2020, Düsseldorf, Germany.MEDICA 2020 and COMPAMED 2020, the world-leading information and communication platforms for the medical technology industry and supplier industry for the medical technology industry, will take place entirely online from 16 to 19 November. Within the framework of 'virtual.MEDICA' and 'virtual.COMPAMED', decision-makers from all sectors of the healthcare industry can then expect a comprehensive range of products and services at virtual.MEDICA.de and virtual.COMPAMED.de consisting of three focal areas:
Funding Boost for AI-Based Epilepsy Monitoring
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BioEP works by creating mathematical models of the brain using short segments of electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings.
South London and Maudsley Continues Tradition of Innovation by Deploying Oxehealth's Digital Care Assistant
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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is using the Oxehealth Digital Care Assistant in the seclusion suite of Eileen Skellern 1 ward.
The women's ward has a tradition of improving the therapeutic environment and is using the Digital Care Assistant to support clinical staff to monitor the safety and physical health of patients when they are unwell.
Fitbit Receives Regulatory Clearance in Both the United States and Europe for ECG App to Identify Atrial Fibrillation (AFib)
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Fitbit (NYSE:FIT) has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as Conformité Européenne (CE) marking in the European Union, for its electrocardiogram (ECG) app to assess heart rhythm for atrial fibrillation (AFib), a condition that affects more than 33.5 million people globally.
Cerner Chosen to Support Population Health Management for Two Million People Across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
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Cerner Corporation is pleased to announce a new relationship with Hampshire and Isle of Wight (HIOW) health and care system to enable their population health management journey to transform the planning and delivery of health and care services across the region.
The initiative will see the implementation of Cerner’s population health management data platform, HealtheIntent ®, alongside HealtheEDW SM, a big data analytics solution.
Alcidion Formally Launches Miya Precision as a New Kind of Technology for the NHS
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A new type of technology for the NHS is expected to help re-energise the healthcare IT market, following the formal UK launch of Miya Precision by smart health tech company Alcidion.
Miya Precision integrates information from the healthcare organisation's current systems, uses it to automate routine tasks, care plans and pathways, and overlays existing data with advanced clinical decision support to make otherwise static information clinically valuable.