Connected Health

In the U.S., the VCI will issue FHIR-enabled COVID-19 vaccine certificates on iOS and Android phones and digital wallets – and paper-based copies with QR codes to help ensure health equity.

Both parties will reportedly collaborate on joint ideas and research in data and artificial intelligence, build a centre for “innovation and knowledge”, and develop related training programmes.

The organizations can use the money for health IT needs, training, technical assistance and providing preventive care. 

Built with help from Edifecs, the CAQH Endpoint Directory can help enable more widespread data sharing among app developers, payers and state Medicaid agencies as the new regs come online.

The health system has been achieving successes with telemedicine and remote patient monitoring since the pandemic began. Clinicians and patients like it, and the plan is to expand with new virtual care projects.

The 10-year collaboration, billed as a "radical departure" from the transactional status quo, includes launch of a new company aimed at data-driven approaches to value-based care and the creation of a new virtual health center.

This week's top stories include use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine being halted due to rare, severe reactions and the Mayo Clinic launching a platform that delivers advanced, AI-powered clinical decision support through remote monitoring.

Drs. John Sedor and Prabir Roy-Chaudhury give an update on the government-sponsored KidneyX accelerator.

When the pandemic struck, the health system re-tasked its RPM technology from CHF and COPD home care to COVID-19 home care. The results were tremendous.

Anumana will develop and market algorithms for early detection of disease. Lucem Health can collect device data and feed it into clinical workflows. Both spin-offs aim to capitalize on advances in AI and remote telemetry.