Patient safety

Synapsica's AI-enabled PACS radiology solution Radiolens
By  Adam Ang 09:37 pm December 2, 2021
AI radiology firm Synapsica expands PACS offering to more Indian cities AI radiology reporting company Synapsica has partnered with GenWorks Health, a healthcare solutions provider backed by Wipro GE Healthcare, to bring its picture archiving and communication system (PACS) to more cities across India.  Its Radiolens radiology workflow solution automatically detects bad quality scans and creates...
An older man with a caregiver
By  Emily Olsen 01:51 pm December 2, 2021
SafelyYou, maker of AI-enabled technology for fall detection and prevention, scooped up $30 million in Series B funding months after the close of its $19.5 Series A round.  The round was led by Omega Healthcare Investors, with participation from SCAN Group. Omega Healthcare Investors, a real estate investment trust that focuses on long term and senior care, also prepaid $10 million to install...
A person using a phone to track the calories in a salad
By  Emily Olsen 09:30 am October 25, 2021
An app can track the calories you consume. A wearable monitors your step count, urging you to get active if your number is too low. That same watch might be able to evaluate your sleep too, even monitor your blood oxygen levels. With a variety of methods on the market to track and measure your body, when is fitness-tracking and calorie-counting, especially for weight loss, too much? In the midst...
A close up photo of a woman using a tablet
By  Emily Olsen 01:31 pm September 27, 2021
Women First Digital, which provides online sexual and reproductive health resources, has partnered with Doctors Without Borders to launch a video series to guide patients through a medication abortion.  The series, which is available in 27 languages, aims to answer questions such as how abortion pills work, what to expect when undergoing a medication abortion and what signs to look for in case of...
Stethoscope and pills on a colorful background
By  Mallory Hackett 11:25 am September 13, 2021
OptumHealth Education, the company’s continued learning spinout, released a new training program to instruct healthcare professionals on how to treat the unique needs of people in the LGBTQ+ community. The free and on-demand series was created alongside the LGBTQ+ nonprofit OutCare Health, which has its own supply of resources, including a directory of culturally competent providers, location-...
Darlene Beville with ASRC Federal inspects AVCOAT block bonding on the Artemis II heat shield on July 2, 2020.
By  Emily Olsen 11:19 am September 10, 2021
The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine has announced a medical research platform to study astronauts’ health and performance during commercial spaceflights. The program, called EXPAND (Enhancing eXploration Platforms and Analog Definition), will collect data from multiple flights and keep it in a centralized database in order to improve the...
Smartphones showing the Laguna Health app
By  Emily Olsen 12:55 pm September 8, 2021
Laguna Health is launching an app to help patients manage their care at home after discharge from the hospital. The app offers post-discharge patients access to a 24/7 care team, behavioral care providers and coaches, recovery plans, educational resources, and chat or video appointments. Laguna is currently undergoing a clinical trial with NorthShore University HealthSystem in the Chicago area...
A paramedic pushing a gurney out of an ambulance.
By  Emily Olsen 12:50 pm September 2, 2021
A mobile app designed to assist with pediatric drug preparation lowered the rate of medication errors and time to drug delivery when used by paramedics, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.  Some study authors have pending intellectual property rights on the app used, called PedAMINES, and are employees of Geneva University Hospitals, the app’s owner. TOP-LINE DATA Out of 304 drug...
A close up photo of a woman using a tablet.
By  Emily Olsen 01:48 pm August 25, 2021
Medication abortion administered via telehealth is largely safe and effective, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open. TOP LINE DATA The study of 110 patients between October 2020 and January 2021 found 95% had a complete abortion without any additional medical intervention.  Five patients needed medical care to complete the abortion, and two of them were treated in an...
nurse scanning hospital patient bracelet with smartphone
By  Mallory Hackett 11:46 am May 19, 2021
Hope Johnson, the administrator of Perioperative Services at Lehigh Valley Health Network, has been with the eight-hospital health system for nearly 15 years. As such, she has watched and been a part of Lehigh Valley’s technological transformation. “It’s crazy,” she told MobiHealthNews. “Like every project we do now involves technology, whether it’s security, HIPAA,” or the system’s recent...