What You Should Know:

– Onyx and AMA Innovations partner to rethink ways FHIR-based messaging technology can improve links between healthcare and community-based organizations.

– As part of the collaboration, both organizations will jointly
target grant opportunities through HHS’ Administration for Community Living’s
Social Care Referrals Challenge Program.

Onyx Technology LLC and AMA Innovations Inc., a technology development subsidiary of the American Medical Association, today announced a collaboration to build connections between healthcare providers and social services organizations. The intent is to support holistic health and social care by improving links between healthcare providers and social care networks. The companies will combine their technical expertise to deliver a powerful, HL7^® FHIR^®-based interoperability solution in response to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Community Living’s (ACL) Innovative Technology Solutions for Social Care Referrals Challenge.

FIRE WIRE for FHIR-Based Secure Messaging

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What You Should Know:

According to a recent Updox survey, 87% of Americans say
they want to receive information from their healthcare provider on COVID-19
vaccine-related news/updates, with their healthcare providers cited as the most
trusted source on the topic (34%) — behind health protection agencies (32%),
government entities (9%), and the biotechnology companies developing the
vaccines (4%).

When it comes to means of communication with their
healthcare provider, consumers’ preferred method for receiving COVID-19 vaccine
news and updates is by email (46%), followed by phone call (34%) and text
message (33%).

Majority of Americans say they want to receive COVID-19 vaccine-related
news/updates from their healthcare providers, according to a recent result of a
study by Updox. The survey designed to
better understand the public’s view on the COVID-19 vaccine was conducted
online by The Harris Poll on behalf of Updox among 2,057 U.S. adults aged 18+.

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What You Should Know:

– Boston Scientific announces an agreement to acquire Preventice Solutions, a leading developer of mobile health solutions and remote monitoring services that connect patients and caregivers for $1.2B.

– The acquisition of external cardiac monitoring technologies and services providers will expand Boston Scientific’s rhythm management diagnostics portfolio and capabilities.

Boston
Scientific today announced that it has acquired
Preventice Solutions, Inc.,
a Minneapolis, MN-based company which offers a full portfolio of mobile cardiac
health solutions and services, ranging from ambulatory cardiac monitors –
including short and long-term Holter monitors – to cardiac event monitors and
mobile cardiac telemetry.

The Preventice product portfolio includes the BodyGuardian®
family of remote, wearable cardiac monitors for adult and pediatric patients.
The monitors use a fully-integrated, cloud-based platform supported by an
independent diagnostic testing facility, where clinical technicians and artificial
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After months of uncertainty, hope is finally on the horizon as three viable COVID-19 vaccine candidates are moving closer towards approvals for public distribution. Getting to this stage was extremely labor-intensive, but unfortunately, it’s not the end of the hardships. The coronavirus vaccine will represent the largest vaccine distribution in U.S. history, and manufacturing and distributing the vaccines will have its own fair share of difficulties for healthcare systems. In order to optimize the distribution of vaccines, healthcare providers will need to employ technology and data collection to stay organized. Unfortunately, vaccine approvals are quickly looming, meaning that the necessary technology infrastructure needs to be implemented soon. Healthcare facilities need to understand what solutions can be deployed to facilitate a safe and efficient distribution plan — and how to implement them before it’s too late. 

Vaccine Organization and Distribution

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