Teladoc Health filed a lawsuit against Amwell on Monday, accusing the rival virtual care company of patent infringement. In the suit, filed in federal court in Delaware, Teladoc said several of Amwell's products – including some of its telemedicine carts, the Horus HD … [Read More...]
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US FDA Warns About False Positive Results From COVID-19 Antigen Tests
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it is alerting clinical laboratory staff and healthcare providers that false positive results can occur with COVID-19 antigen tests. The decision was made following reports of false positive results … [Read More...]
Sen. Angus King shares healthcare security takeaways from Cyberspace Solarium Commission
"The reality is that we are dangerously insecure," reads the introduction to the report released earlier this year from the bipartisan national Cyberspace Solarium Commission. "Your entire life – your paycheck, your healthcare, your electricity – increasingly relies on … [Read More...]
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ECFC Requests Congressional Leadership Include Cadillac Tax Repeal in Year-End Legislation
[ad_1] ECFC Requests Congressional Leadership Include Cadillac Tax Repeal in Year-End Legislation Wednesday, December 4, 2019 (0 Comments) Posted by: Staff ECFC sent this … [Read More...]
How Much Should I Contribute To My HSA?
[ad_1] During enrollment season, people who own a Health Savings Account (HSA), or have recently opened one, wonder, “How much should I contribute to my HSA?” HSAs are a unique tax-advantaged tool for healthcare consumers to pay for qualified healthcare expenses. … [Read More...]
FBI Releases an Intelligence Bulletin Outlining Methods Used to Commit Fraud Against HSAs
[ad_1] FBI Releases an Intelligence Bulletin Outlining Methods Used to Commit Fraud Against HSAs Friday, September 27, 2019 (0 Comments) Posted by: Staff Several HSA service … [Read More...]
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HHS Secretary Azar touts Trump admin’s digital health response to COVID-19
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar this week praised the Trump administration's technology response to the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting its efforts on data collection, telehealth expansion and more. During a brief speech Tuesday evening at the HLTH VRTL 2020 conference, Azar highlighted the … [Read More...]
Two healthcare apps available for prescription in Germany for first time
On 5 October, the Digital Healthcare Act (DVG) officially granted doctors in Germany permission to prescribe apps to their patients for the first time. Currently, two apps have been approved, making it the first country to prescribe insured health apps. The first apps were unveiled last week after making it through the … [Read More...]
GE Healthcare unveils new edge computing tools for clinicians
GE Healthcare this week launched its new Edison HealthLink, a new edge computing technology designed for the needs of healthcare providers. WHY IT MATTERS The new offering is designed to help clinicians more easily "collect, analyze and act upon critical data closer to its source," according to GE Healthcare. Ten … [Read More...]
Doctors Are Actors, Whether They Like It or Not
The era of the empowered patient and patient-centered healthcare has been upon us for some time. Only a generation ago, there was a much more paternalistic approach to medicine. This has changed for the better across the Western world. As somebody who teaches and coaches physicians on how to improve their communication … [Read More...]
Norton Healthcare integrates Epic with PDMP tools, cuts opioid Rx in half
In 2012, the state of Kentucky passed a law similar to those in many other states requiring physicians prescribing controlled substances to check their state’s prescription drug-monitoring program database. The database enables providers to view a patient’s controlled substance prescription history to identify potential … [Read More...]
Teladoc Health data shows virtual mental healthcare boom
Teladoc Health released findings Wednesday showing an enormous demand for virtual mental health care since the start of the pandemic. The telehealth giant reported that, while there has been growth in mental health services across the board, there have been a notable increase in virtual visits among men, patients over … [Read More...]