by Robert King | May 25, 2020 | Coronavirus
Image source: Getty, Accountable care organizations are calling for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide clarity on the fate of the Next Generation ACO Model and key details on Direct Contracting. Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are seeking...
by Jason Pressman, Shasta Ventures | May 21, 2020 | Coronavirus, Venture Med Events
The measures most of the world has put in place to mitigate the spread of the pandemic has shut down the global economy in a more abrupt fashion than we’ve ever seen. Despite what many are saying, the idea of a V-shaped recovery is woefully optimistic. While parallels...
by Marina Turea | May 6, 2020 | Coronavirus
Sense Biodetection Limited recently announced a program launching the world’s first point-of-care, instrument-free, a molecular diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus at the root of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sense is closely partnered with Phillips-Medisize, a...
by Heather Landi | May 5, 2020 | Coronavirus, Funding
Source Image: SmartPhotoLab/Shutterstock COVID-19 dampened technology investment with digital health deals and dollars sliding in the first quarter of 2020, but there are sectors that saw funding boosts. Equity funding for mental health startups reached a record high...
by Morgan Haefner | Apr 23, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
The use of contactless payments, which link a bank account or credit card to a phone that can be tapped on a digital reader to trigger a payment, is skyrocketing as people try to avoid person-to-person contact amid COVID-19, according to Bloomberg. Customers are using...
by Robert King | Apr 22, 2020 | Coronavirus
Image: Getty/RossHelen Rapid testing is going to be an important part of whether a facility can resume elective procedures after COVID-19. Cutting elective procedures was a costly step health systems around the country took as they sought to preserve personal...
