Posts Tagged ‘healthcare’
MercyOne launches patient-provider matching tool in Central Iowa
MercyOne has piloted a new patient-provider matching tool that aims to make it easier for patients to connect with a primary care physician. MercyOne worked with Patient Bond, started by former Procter & Gamble employees, …
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Virtual nurse Cari Taylor at MercyOne Medical Center’s virtual nurse command office.
Photo by Kate Hayden One year ago Dr. Joel Ward recalled standing on a hospital floor unit, watching his colleagues at MercyOne Medical…Read MoreMercyOne’s AI-enabled system supports new statewide hospital transfer center
MercyOne announced last week it has signed an agreement with Hospital IQ, a Boston-based provider of predictive hospital operations software, to expand its use of artificial intelligence to improve coordination of patient access to care …
Read MoreAnthem to pay $39.5M over 2014 data breach
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller joined 43 other attorney generals in a $39.5 million settlement with health benefits company Anthem over the 2014 data breach that involved personal information of 78.8 million citizens, the attorney …
Read MoreDSM entrepreneurs launch PPE supply line for U.S. medical providers
Five Iowa entrepreneurs have established a supply line of medical-grade personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers from China to the U.S., and the team is seeking more medical facilities stateside to provide for. …
Read MoreVIDA Diagnostics leverages prior expertise in pandemic research
In Coralville, the artificial intelligence company VIDA Diagnostics is adapting.
Beyond sending the staff of about 30 home for remote work, VIDA Diagnostics also sent home a few heavy-duty computers so staff could continue processing …
Read MoreHealthtech startup Apollo pivots, waives fees to assist hospitals respond to COVID-19
Iowa startup Apollo is repurposing its online platform to aid hospitals that need increased health care workers to battle the COVID-19 coronavirus in the midst of a labor shortage — while waiving all fees associated …
Read MoreNew CPT code for automated point-of-care retinal imaging
IDx, a Coralville startup that developed the first FDA-authorized artificial intelligence diagnostics system, announced this week that the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Editorial Panel has accepted a new category 1 CPT …
Read MoreTroubled birth control telemedicine startup to launch service in Iowa
Nurx, a San Francisco-based telemedicine startup offering birth control online, plans to launch in Iowa — after a recent report alleging company practices have put patients at risk through the handling of medication ordered in …
Read MoreISU animal hospital begins offering precision radiation therapy treatment
Veterinarians at the Hixson-Lied Small Animal Hospital at Iowa State University have a new treatment option for pet owners seeking tumor treatment: stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT), Iowa State University reports. SRT is a new treatment …
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