cardiology
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Hospitals, Artificial Intelligence
Mayo Clinic selects U.K startup’s AI tool to gain insights on Covid’s effect on the heart
A young UK startup is collaborating on a research study with Mayo Clinic to use an FDA-cleared automated echocardiogram assessment and quantification tool to unlock the mysteries of how Covid-19 attacks the heart.
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Cardiologist’s digital health startup raises $8.2M
Heartbeat Health, a digital health startup to help patients manage heart disease, raised $8.2 million in series A funding. The platform offers telehealth visits and helps patients keep track of their heart health by pulling in metrics from wearables and other devices.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Exclusive: Digital health company HeartFlow gets Japanese reimbursement approval for cardiac diagnostic tech
The new Japanese reimbursement policy will go into effect on Dec. 1 and follows positive coverage decisions by Medicare and the United Kingdom’s National Health Services.
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Facebook hits pause button on research project that asked hospitals to share patient data
CNBC reports the tech giant has halted talks with U.S. hospitals to share anonymized patient information, and Facebook said no data has been shared or analyzed.
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Google trains machine learning algorithm to use eyes to learn about the heart
If the eyes are the window to the soul, Google thinks it’s proven that images of the retina can offer a window on the state of the heart.
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AliveCor’s cardiac tool for Apple’s smartwatch to detect Afib gets FDA clearance
AliveCor’s Kardiaband is designed to help consumers manage the task of detecting Afib, a form of heart arrhythmia and will help Apple bolster its relevance to healthcare.
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Quest Diagnostics’ Cleveland HeartLab acquisition reflects personalized medicine trend
In addition to the acquisition, Quest Diagnostics and the Cleveland Clinic have embarked on a strategic collaboration that will evaluate biomarkers for various diseases, with Quest developing tests for some of them.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
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Apple upgrades heart monitoring tech to flag arrhythmias, adds new study with Stanford Medicine
Apple COO Jeff Williams noted that the company has been working on improvements to its heart rate monitoring technology over the past couple of years and claimed that Apple’s heart rate monitor is the most widely used in the world.
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Eko gets FDA clearance for digital stethoscope with ECG
The device can be used in a doctor’s office and could be prescribed to heart disease patients to support remote monitoring and reduce readmissions.