Quality Care

During a panel discussion at ViVE, panelists discuss the importance of set-up support and provider input when using technology for managing chronic conditions in the home.

During a panel at ViVE, panelists discussed how a hybrid approach could improve access to care and offer an individualized experience for patients.

However, researchers found the blended approach did have a greater impact on fear-avoidance beliefs and patients' reported adherence to at-home exercises.

In a preview of their HIMSS22 session, Serena Bumpus of Ascension and Stephanie Hoelscher of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center explain their Texas pilot study on crisis documentation during COVID-19 surges and how it could lessen the burden on nurses.

Also, Genesis MedTech has acquired Chinese valve replacement device maker JC Medical.

The acquisition will cost $53.5 million in cash, plus an earnout consideration of up to $24 million and around $5 million in stock to employees joining Doximity.

It features a remote patient monitoring system that allows doctors to track multiple patients in a single dashboard.

Digestive surgery could be transformed with a new medical device called ‘Colovac’ from French innovator.

In a preview of his HIMSS22 session, Craig S. Kovacevich, associate vice president of community and population health at the University of Texas Medical Branch, explains how a population health analytics engine helps the system find missing screenings, vaccinations and other services.

In a preview of their HIMSS22 session, Joel D. Ray, vice president of patient care services and CNO, and Julia W. Aucoin, director of practice, quality and research at UNC REX Healthcare, discuss the country's nursing shortage and how tech solutions can help.