Geisinger Health Plan serves more than 600,000 members across the state of Pennsylvania, including rural and underserved populations outside of the larger metropolitan areas. THE PROBLEM Many of these members want or need to access healthcare from their homes, whether that looks like a mother who needs a breast pump and support from an in-home
Generative AI exploded onto the scene a year ago with the massive popularity of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which uses large language models. Most AI experts believe the technology has endless applications in healthcare, and many leading health systems are already putting it to work. Dr. Justin Norden, a partner at GSR Ventures, believes 2024 is going
Until 2022, Japanese hospitals had been slow to adopt digital health solutions, such as EMR, likely due to high costs and low digital literacy among older doctors. In the coming years, they are expected to take up more technologies with available budget to cover demand among staff. Global management consultant L.E.K. Consulting recently surveyed 50
Drake Star is a tech-focused investment bank that works with top tech companies. Christophe Morvan is managing partner at Drake Star, and Lawrence Giesen is a partner. Both specialize in telemedicine. As 2023 turns to 2024, the two experts have a lot of thoughts on the state of the market for virtual care. Healthcare IT
— OPINION — By Paul Damaren The food industry experienced a dramatic transformation in 2023, driven by the increased adoption of tech solutions, including AI, IoT, blockchain, and machine learning. These tech solutions will continue to revolutionize the food sector in 2024, elevating food safety, transparency, and the customer experience. Food safety prioritized Many food brands
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company
There was no major difference in the number of foodborne infections reported before and during the Coronavirus pandemic, according to researchers in Brazil. The study looked at data on notifications of foodborne disease in Brazil in 2018 and 2019, defined as before, and in 2020 and 2021, classed as during the COVID-19 pandemic. The expectation, considering
In addition to extremely high levels of lead, the FDA has found elevated levels of chromium in cinnamon applesauce products marketed for children. The applesauce in question was manufactured by the Ecuadoran company Austrofoods and marked in the United States under the brands Wanabana, Schnucks and Weis. All of the implicated cinnamon applesauce, which was
By News Desk on January 5, 2024 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. Click here to go to the
MirrorTissue was designed by the European arm of Colombian multinational Alianza Team, in collaboration with Italian plant-based food developer Hi-Food (part of Luxembourg-based CSM Ingredients). The advanced version of MirrorTissue combines Alianza Team’s plant-based fats with Hi-Food’s proprietary proteins and plant fibres, which, it says, enhances the protein’s stability. “Today MirrorTissue comprises a group of oil-based