News & Updates

June 18, 2023 - By adrian

The Department of Veterans Affairs purchased a DecisionSim Enterprise License for its National SimLEARN Program. The contract will provide 43,000 VHA employees access to virtual cases in which their decisions-making skills can be evaluated and improved.

Past research has shown that computer use can have a negative impact on brain health, but a recent Mayo Clinic study reveals that those effects can be ameliorated by exercise. In addition, the combination of the two actually improves cognitive function above those that just exercise or just use a computer.

GoHealth landed a big funding deal with $50 million in equity investment from Norwest Equity Partners. GoHealth allows users to shop, compare and purchase health coverage on the Web or through an agent. The service provides side-by-side plan comparison and user set filters.

A recent report released by Kalorama Information predicts that the mobile medical app market will grow by 25% annually over the next 5 years. The market for medical apps was $150 million as of 2011, and will be driven by high quality products being adopted by patients and providers.

Press Ganey Associates and the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) teamed up to develop a survey tool to aid accountable care organizations in identifying opportunities for improved quality and efficiency. The Coordinated Care Solution was piloted in the Geisinger Health System and is now on the market.

AirStrip Technologies all but acquired Palomar Health’s MIAA (Mobile Information Anytime Anywhere) platform this week by obtaining an exclusive, worldwide license to develop for the platform. The tool allows any medical information to be displayed on a physicians Android phone regardless of the source.

A study published in the Journal of American Medical Informatics Association looked at physician use of technology relative to demographics, specialty, and practice setting. The results show that physician use of technology is mostly determined by demographics, not practice-related characteristics.

WellnessFX and Labcrop announced a partnership on Thursday. Three hundred Labcorp facilities in Washington, Oregon, and California will now provide lab tests for WellnessFX’s online health diagnostic tool, WellnessFX Baseline.

Researchers at MIT, Columbia University and the University of Washington created an algorithm to predict future health conditions based on current conditions and demographics. The platform is still under development, but will be made available to providers and the public soon.