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Nolij to Transform the Future of Commercial Healthcare Technology
February 5, 2021
Vienna, VA, January 26, 2021– Nolij Consulting LLC, a leader in federal IT healthcare, launched its new commercial practice to modernize for-profit hospitals, clinics and healthcare providers with its deep expertise and game-changing emerging technologies.
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- How to win physician confidence in remote patient monitoring programsCIOs need to look beyond just EHRs and explore stand-alone platforms to enhance care delivery – keeping focused on reliable patient data and streamlined clinical workflows. Read more »
- The vaccine raceWe are witnessing a race in the vaccine rollout. A race towards the light at the end of a tunnel and a race which will likely define the next few years,… Read more »
- Creating sustainable healthcare solutions and addressing the 10/90 gapThe right to health, not just the access to healthcare, requires a holistic understanding of how we can provide a better quality of life and wellbeing for the individual and… Read more »
- The challenges of cybersecurity during global mass vaccination programmesFor many of us, 2021 feels a lot like 2020 with lockdowns imposed and hospital pressures increasing. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel with several vaccines now… Read more »
- How CMS has made progress on healthcare interoperabilityCMS progress on healthcare interoperability Read more »
- A look back on 2020: reshaping the healthcare IT landscapeThe COVID-19 crisis has demanded innovative agility, relentlessly applied – proving again that information technology teams are crucial strategic partners for future goals. … Read more »
- Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021From vaccines to virtual care, enterprise imaging to precision medicine, these are the growth areas that will shape the direction of healthcare, this year and beyond. Read more »
- Dubai Health Authority works on enhancing smart health technology servicesThe authority said that it is currently collaborating with Enpy, a Dubai-based startup that specialises in medical artificial Intelligence (AI), to improve remote patient monitoring. Read more »
- UK men's health startup Numan acquires Swedish health tech company Vi-HealthNuman plans to continue its expansion organically and through further M&A activity. Read more »
- FDA grants De Novo classification to Fifth Eye's continuous hemodynamic status monitoring toolThe Analytic for Hemodynamic Instability tool can identify hemodynamic instability with 96% sensitivity and detects stable patients with 85% specificity. Read more »
- Highmark Health taps Verily, Onduo to support 'hundreds of thousands' of its chronic disease patientsAlong with the support of a Google Cloud-backed data platform, the partners will work to build and validate digital health programs for early intervention and engagement. Read more »
- Telehealth usage spikes in 2020, most popular among educated and high earnersThe Rock Health consumer adoption report reveals an uptick in in telehealth and wearables usage. Read more »
- SpineZone closes $12M to combine virtual and in-person MSK careThe company currently manages one million lives, and plans to expand its footprint with the new funds. Read more »
- Pear Therapeutics tags another $20M to December's Series D roundThe investment from "a leading national Integrated Delivery Network" brings the Series D's total to $100 million. Read more »
- Gatorade's Gx Sweat Patch delivers hydration, fitness guidance to athletes' phonesThe disposable adhesive patches measure biomarkers like sweat and sodium loss, which are combined with external fitness and nutrition data to generate personalized workout and recovery recommendations. Read more »
- Eli Lilly, Welldoc collaborate on new version of BlueStar platformThe pair will work on integrating Welldoc's software into Lilly's not yet released insulin pen. Read more »
- Clue expands into digital contraception with FDA clearanceClue's birth control app differs from others on the market in that it doesn't require users to track anything other than their period start dates. Read more »
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- Biden calls on all states to vaccinate teachers by end of MarchPresident Biden said Tuesday he is calling on all states to prioritize teachers for COVID-19 vaccinations so that all teachers and school staff will have received at least one dose by… Read more »
- Radiologists report COVID-19 vaccine causing swelling on mammogramsRadiologists around the country are noting a potential aftereffect of the COVID-19 vaccine: swelling in lymph nodes under the armpit that are showing up on mammograms.Lymph nodes exist in various regions… Read more »
- Biden: US will have vaccine for all adults by end of MayPresident Biden on Tuesday said that the United States will have enough vaccine supply to vaccinate all American adults for the coronavirus by the end of May, crediting a “stepped-up… Read more »
- Health workers faced thousands of threats, violence amid pandemic: reportAs health workers across the globe have battled the spread of COVID-19 on the front lines, a new report released this week recorded more than 1,000 attacks and threats of… Read more »
- Mississippi governor lifts state mask mandateMississippi on Tuesday became the latest state to lift its mask mandate and other coronavirus restrictions, Gov. Tate Reeves (R) announced.Effective tomorrow, Reeves said the state's current public health executive… Read more »
- Texas governor lifts state mask mandate, other COVID-19 restrictionsTexas is lifting most of its remaining coronavirus restrictions, including its statewide mask mandate and capacity restrictions on businesses, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced Tuesday.In a speech, Abbott emphasized that… Read more »
- White House says weekly vaccine doses will increase to 15.2 millionThe White House on Tuesday announced plans to further increase the number of vaccine doses sent to states each week from 14.5 million to 15.2 million.“In our COVID team’s weekly… Read more »
- Pro-Choice Caucus asks Biden to remove abortion fund restrictions from 2022 budgetA coalition of pro-abortion-rights congressional Democrats er on Tuesday called on President Biden to remove restrictions on federal funding of abortion from the fiscal 2022 budget.Leaders of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus… Read more »
- FDA investigating e-cigarette maker selling fruit-flavor vaporizers despite banThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating Puff Bar, an e-cigarette seller, after it began selling fruit-flavor disposable vaporizers on its website despite an FDA ban. The agency put a ban… Read more »