Though outpatient visits conducted through telehealth have declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth visits have remained elevated even as more patients return to in-person care, according to an analysis by Epic Research and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
The brief, which analyzed visits from March 2019 to August 2021, found in-person outpatient visits during the first six...
Smartphones may be a key component to expanding at-home COVID-19 testing, according to a new study published in JAMA.
Researchers tested the use of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification-based methodology (LAMP), combined with smartphone-based detection, for COVID-19 and influenza testing. The results indicated that the smartphone-backed system was able to reliably detect for the COVID-19...
Telehealth firm Coviu, in partnership with medical devices distributor Propell Health, has developed an integrated telehealth and remote patient monitoring application for the management of COVID-19 patients.
WHAT IT DOES
According to a media release, the app is able to display health data from bluetooth-enabled medical devices, such as pulse oximeters, blood pressure monitors, and digital...
Venture investment in healthcare nearly doubled in Europe last year, rising from $8.4 billion (€7.4bn) in 2020 to $13.9 billion (€12.2bn) in 2021, according to a report by Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).
The annual Healthcare Investments and Exits report found that healthtech funding in Europe almost doubled from $1.36 billion (€1.2bn) in 2020 to $2.6 billion (€2.2bn) in 2021.
European investment in...
Abu Dhabi’s ADQ has kicked off the new year with one of its biggest healthcare mergers yet.
The asset owner and investor – considered one of the GCC’s largest holding companies – has announced that it has entered into an agreement to “consolidate several companies within Pure Health”, a UAE-based integrated healthcare solutions provider.
Companies set to become part of Pure Health include Abu...
Though COVID-19 vaccines began their rollout to the public, 2021 was still a turbulent year for healthcare providers as they weathered new virus variants, staffing shortages and burnout.
But the pandemic also created a new wave of interest in virtual care and telehealth. Many providers turned toward the modality to keep in contact with patients in 2020, but startups and other organizations are...
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December 16, 2021
The profound impact of COVID-19 has changed the lives of people all over the world.
As social distancing became the new normal, new patterns of behaviour and expectations emerged between patients and physicians.
One outcome of this has been an increase in the use of remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology, which can allow patients to receive treatment without travelling to hospital.
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Digital health platform Truepill on Wednesday announced plans for a virtual care offering aimed at providing telehealth appointments and antiviral drugs for COVID-19.
The platform, which Truepill said will launch in the coming weeks, will include a patient portal to log COVID-19 test results and symptoms, telehealth consultations, antiviral medication prescriptions and overnight drug delivery or...
Personify Care enables pulse oximeter integration with patient management platform
Personify Care has integrated blood oxygen saturation data from iHealth's wireless pulse oximeters into its patient management software to support remote COVID-19 patient monitoring.
The company noted in a statement that the remote monitoring of blood oxygen saturation levels is a key requirement to enable virtual...
UK home care provider Cera has launched a flu-tracking and treatment app to support earlier diagnosis and faster treatment of flu in older population groups.
‘Flu-ID’ technology uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect deterioration in older people’s conditions as a result of flu. The app identifies flu up to thirty times faster than existing methods, prompting carers and...
