Over the last few years, Medicare Advantage plans have dramatically increased their deployment of telehealth systems for seniors. While some in the healthcare industry may be skeptical of telehealth’s utilization, particularly within the Medicare population, these plans continue to move full steam ahead. There is growth in the number of plans offering virtual care services
SingHealth is working to further implement across Singapore a novel AI system that automatically identifies spinal landmarks during anaesthetic procedures. Called uSINE, the AI technology was recently implemented in clinical practice at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital where it was first tested in 2017. WHAT IT DOES Developed in collaboration with the National University of
Hybrid value-based behavioral healthcare provider, Octave, announced it had scored $52 million in Series C funding, bringing its total raise to $86 million. Cigna Ventures, Novo Holdings and Avidity Partners led the round, with participation from existing investors Greycroft Partners, Health Velocity Capital, Obvious Ventures, Company Ventures and Felicis Ventures. WHAT IT DOES Octave offers
Health system Hackensack Meridian Health is partnering with Canary Health, which uses proprietary machine learning modeling to assess digital biomarkers in the human voice to explain or predict health-related outcomes. This will enable Hackensack Meridien to accelerate its artificial intelligence technology for wellness. WHY IT MATTERS Canary Speech’s patented technology monitors health factors “in a
Penn State Health announced this week that a subscription-based virtual care service, currently in beta with employers and educational institutions in central Pennsylvania, will expand access to patients statewide later in the year. WHY IT MATTERS Through the new service, called COMMpanion, members can call or message two physicians, three nurse practitioners and a team
Supermarkets in the United Kingdom have reported their Campylobacter in chicken results for late 2022. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) maximum target level is up to 7 percent of birds with more than 1,000 colony-forming units per gram (CFU/g) of Campylobacter. Data from the retailers covers October to December 2022 on high findings of Campylobacter
Blackstone private equity funds own Packer Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI), which earlier this year was found violating child labor laws at 13 meat processing plants in eight states. In some instances, child labor was employed to perform food safety jobs such as cleaning dangerous equipment. Blackstone’s PSSI paid fines totaling $1.5 million for providing child
“A taste of the future.” That’s how cardiologist Uma Valeti, MD, CEO and founder of UPSIDE Foods (https://upsidefoods.com) describes the upshot of USDA’s approval this week to sell lab-grown chicken. The approval, the first in the nation, will allow Valeti’s company, as well as Eat Just and its manufacturing partner, Joins Biologics, to begin producing
There is a broader consideration these days of what safe and authentic food actually means, according to the chief executive of Food Standards Scotland. Geoff Ogle told attendees at the Government Chemist Conference this week that in recent years consumers have expanded expectations and understanding of the food system to include sustainability and ethical factors.
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