Several healthcare IT vendors have unveiled new offerings that help health systems improve patient access, address provider burdens and drive cost optimization over the past week. Oracle Health said Monday that it wants to help tame provider administrative challenges by replacing manual processes with cloud-based automated claims processing, while Luma Health on Tuesday released machine
Netsmart, in collaboration with Epic Systems and MedAllies, has launched a closed-loop data exchange referral system with LifeWorks NorthWest, a behavioral health provider, through the Portland, Oregon-based OCHIN health information exchange. The partnership facilitates the sharing of behavioral health and primary care information within a Federally Qualified Health Center model. The new capability will help
Maternal mortality is an ongoing crisis in the U.S. According to the most recent data available from 2022, the national maternal mortality rate is 22.3 deaths per 100,000 live births. Sadly, stories of pregnant or recently pregnant people whose maternal health conditions get misdiagnosed or overlooked, leading to severe morbidity or even death, are all
As the agtech community prepares to convene in Singapore for the Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit, we’ll be setting the scene by debating the biggest investment and innovation opportunities present across the region.In a region rife with food security and sustainability concerns, we’ll be joined by high profile guests to discuss how the agtech sector can
Vasco & Company Seafood LLC is recalling filets of smoked Atlantic salmon because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The implicated salmon was distributed in Quebec. The Filet Royal brand recalled salmon is packaged in plastic with a navy blue border and weighs 170 g. It is marked with the lot number 399417. The recall was
Rana brand tagliatelle chicken and mushroom sauce is being recalled in Canada because of potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The implicated sauce was distributed nationwide, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. There is concern that consumers may have the recalled product in their homes because its expiration dates run from Oct. 10 up to
An investigation has been opened into the supplier of a school feeding program in Peru after more than a dozen pupils fell sick earlier this year. Prosecutors are following up allegations of bribery by a company that supplied food to schools, as part of the Qali Warma program, to avoid responsibility for 16 children getting
Floods and prolonged power outages after hurricanes can jeopardize the safety of your food. It’s important to take the proper steps to evaluate and discard certain foods and utensils after these events. Click on graphic to enlarge. To stay safe, be sure to follow these tips: Never taste a food to determine its safety If
The Food and Drug Administration continues using import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Use chart below to view import alerts. Click here to go to
The food and drink industry must stop lobbying only for its own needs and support raising regulatory gatekeepers’ funding to speed up the pace of the frustrating bureaucracy faced when getting a product to market.Slow progress was causing innovation problems and shifting business’s focus from meeting needs to meeting requirements.“For plant-based and other upcoming industries