The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) should improve its cybersecurity oversight of an important organ sharing network service and the nonprofit overseeing it, the inspector general’s office overseeing the federal agency said Monday. The report serves as a warning that data involving organ donors and receivers may not be adequately protected in the event of a security breach. […]
New medical students across the country are participating in the white coat ceremony symbolizing the beginning of their journey to become a clinician. However, not all students will graduate and practice medicine. Systemic challenges play a role in disparate graduation rates, signaling a need for a redesign of medical education. According to a recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, […]
The Copper Queen Community Hospital in Bisbee, Ariz., is enlarging its surgical department in Bisbee, according to the website azcentral.com. The $10 million project will broaden access to specialty services. An adjoining endoscopy unit is also in the works. Additionally, Copper Queen Community Hospital recently opened a new outpatient physical therapy clinic in Bisbee and a rural health clinic in […]
Health Tech On this episode of Health Tech Deals, Jess pulls through with a terrible cold! It’s the dog days of summer, and in addition to wishing she feels better, we also review some “sick” deals: Alma raises $130 million; Fair Square Medicare raises $15 million; Recuro Health raises $27 million; and Canvas Medical raises $24 million. -Matthew Holt
In the early 1900’s, the foundations for what was to become Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) were spearheaded by psychology leaders like behaviorist John B. Watson. However, it wasn’t until the 1960’s that the first successful experiments using CBT were conducted by University of Pennsylvania’s Dr. Aaron Beck. CBT originates from a combination of behaviorism and cognitive therapy psychology practices, with […]
State regulators are monitoring Bright Health Group’s finances after the insurer was required to transfer nearly $150 million at the last minute to remain in compliance with capital requirements for health insurance companies. Bright Health Group’s second-quarter filings in Georgia, Texas, Colorado and Illinois show it transferred funds into its insurance arms in those states just before the filings were due. […]
The increasingly vital role of remote patient monitoring will be the focus of an upcoming webinar, sponsored by Huma, a global digital health company. Huma’s modular remote monitoring platform helps medtech companies to realize new value, from developing patient relationships to providing real world evidence around peri operative procedures. The webinar will highlight three aspects of remote monitoring: Real world […]
One small town in Iowa is trying to figure out where their time capsule is buried, though they’re apparently pretty certain it’s under a layer of concrete. Today in health care, the Food and Drug Administration cleared updated booster shots, but how many people will be motivated to get them? Welcome to Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves […]
The behavioral health segment of digital health has grabbed a lot of attention, especially since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Last year, digital health startups offering mental healthcare raised $5.1 billion, outstripping all other clinical indications by a whopping $3.3 billion and nearly double 2020’s funding total, according to a Rock Health report analyzing investment trends in 2021. The […]