Laura Lovett

Laura Lovett

Laura Lovett is Managing Editor of MobiHealthNews where she covers the intersection of healthcare and technology. She is also a contributing editor to Women in Healthcare IT at Healthcare IT News. Before coming to MobiHealthNews she worked for Gatehouse Media, where she earned a New England Newspaper Association award. Most recently Lovett won a Umass Medical Media Fellowship.  Lovett was educated at the University of East Anglia, the University of Massachusetts and Oxford University.

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Dental care company quip scoops up dental telehealth company Toothpic
By Laura Lovett | 01:16 pm | April 20, 2022
This acquisition will allow quip to offer virtual dental care.
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Deep-learning algorithm detects diabetic retinopathy on par with regional specialists
By Laura Lovett | 05:32 pm | April 18, 2022
A new study in The Lancet found that a deep-learning algorithm was able to detect vision-threatening retinopathy with 94.7% accuracy.
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athenahealth rolls out new capabilities to support transgender and nonbinary health
By Laura Lovett | 01:45 pm | April 04, 2022
The new tool lets clinicians input a patient's name, pronouns and gender identity
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Abbott's takeaways on boosting clinical trial diversity
By Laura Lovett | 07:30 pm | March 17, 2022
Abbott's Jennifer Jones-McMeans outlines how finding community champions and creating digital tools can help boost diversity in clinical trials.
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Hospitals at home poised to save money, keep the patient in familiar environment
By Laura Lovett | 09:40 pm | March 16, 2022
Panelists at HIMSS22 discussed the benefits and challenges of implementing a hospital-at-home program.
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Ethics are at the heart of France's digital health strategy
By Laura Lovett | 09:33 pm | March 16, 2022
Panelists at HIMSS22 discuss the importance of putting the patient first and thinking about the environmental impact when considering a digital health program.
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Primary care's digital metamorphosis
By Laura Lovett | 10:35 pm | March 15, 2022
Today at Accelerate Health at HIMSS22 executives discuss how digital modalities can move the dial on patient care.
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Tech's role in the patient-to-consumer evolution
By Laura Lovett | 10:30 pm | March 15, 2022
Deloitte's Bill Fera discussed at HIMSS22 what a post-pandemic digital future could look like.
'If you don't ask, you don't know': Why gathering patient data is key to holistic care
By Laura Lovett | 10:04 pm | March 14, 2022
Ascension's Dr. Baligh Yehia discussed the role of data in combating health inequities at HIMSS22.
HIMSS22's Patient Experience Forum
As crisis mode ends, hospitals renew focus on the patient experience
By Laura Lovett | 10:02 pm | March 14, 2022
Speakers at HIMSS22's Patient Experience Forum discuss the future of the caregiver and patient experience.