by Elise Reuter | Dec 16, 2020 | Coronavirus, Healthcare IT, Physician wellness
Image Source: DispatchHealth Dispatch health struck a partnership with Washington-based health system Multicare to offer a hospital-at-home program for its patients. Covid-19 As Covid-19 cases surge across the U.S., some hospitals are taking advantage of a new waiver...
by Robert King | Dec 15, 2020 | Healthcare IT
Source Image: Getty/Ca-ssis Moody’s predicted a negative outlook for the not-for-profit hospital industry as higher expenses and soft patient volumes hit hospitals hard. Hospitals are expected to face major cash flow constraints in 2021 due to lower patient...
by MedCity News | Dec 10, 2020 | Healthcare IT, Startup Pointers
Source Image: Getty Images Outcomes4Me Inc. announced that it has raised $4.7 million in funding, led by Asset Management Ventures with participation from Sierra Ventures, Merstal Ltd. and others, including federal funds from the National Cancer Institute....
by Dean Takahashi | Dec 9, 2020 | Healthcare IT, Medical Device
Intel unveiled its second-generation quantum computing control chip during its Intel Labs virtual event today. The chip, codenamed Horse Ridge II, is another milestone toward making quantum computing — one of the holy grails of computing — more practical. The new...
by Paige Minemyer | Dec 8, 2020 | Healthcare IT, Medical Device
Source image: AntonioGuillem/Getty Images UPMC is growing a program that uses text messages to encourage better medication adherence. UPMC Health Plan is expanding its medication adherence program with Sempre Health to include diabetes medications. The partnership,...
by Brian Horowitz | Dec 7, 2020 | AI, Healthcare IT, Startup Pointers
With its recent financing, Olive is investing in AlphaSites, which are on-site command centers that deploy and manage AI workers to help large health systems automate clinical tasks. startup Olive announced this week it raised $225.5 million in a new funding round. It...
