...smartphone has downloaded the app. It was 2020’s second most downloaded free iPhone app in the App Store in 2020. Gov.UK Department of Health and Social Care release, Mobihealthnews Seeking info on your vaccine jab? Livi is supporting the NHS through its MJog app, notifying users of vaccination messages including vaccination eligibility, the latest information about vaccines, and whether or not users can phone their GP. Since the December rollout, 25 million vaccination text messages have been sent to NHS patients. The MJog platform saw a 220 percent increase in messages sent during the same period the prior year. The... Continue Reading
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UK news roundup: Health Innovation Manchester winners, donate Phones for Patients in isolation, British Patient Capital funds SV Health with $65m, Memory Lane on the Isle of Man, SEHTA and Innovate UK briefings
...on News-Medical.net. Memory Lane Games is also an entrant in Zurich International Insurance’s Innovation Championships. Facebook. SEHTA is running free briefing webinars this week for the Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst Competition. £30 million grant funding is available to UK health & life science SMEs. This is for early and late-stage projects with length from 12-36 months and total project costs between £250,000 and £4 million. Innovate UK can provide 70% of total project costs for SMEs. Previous webinars have been recorded. More information here Information from Innovate UK on how to apply for funding here on Gov.UK, though from 2018.... Continue Reading
NHS’ COVID contact tracing service started today–but where’s the app? Australia? (with comments)
...only take a few well-publicised malware or phishing incidents to make the job of the genuine trackers unworkable and for any trust in the app to evaporate. Adrian Scaife I feel sorry for the Local Authorities and their Public Health teams whose important role appears to have been completely undermined. Steve Hards Here we go... Californian press release Attorney General Becerra Issues Consumer Alert on COVID-19 Contact Tracing Scams https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-becerra-issues-consumer-alert-covid-19-contact-tracing-scams Donna Cusano If someone called me out of the blue as a contact tracer, I would hang up. Or demand a callback number. Just like the credit card fraud scams.... Continue Reading
Important UK government guidance on safer workplaces during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
The UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has issued on Gov.UK specific advisories on workplaces and to keep workers healthy during and after the peak of this pandemic. In addition to those who’ve had to work on-site through the lockdown, as we return to business, this guidance will be helpful in assessing risk and engaging staff in changes such as physical distancing, reconfiguring offices, creating barriers, and reconfiguring work teams. Eight work situations are identified: Construction and outdoor work Factories, plants, and warehouses Labs and research facilities Offices and contact centres Other people’s homes Restaurants offering takeaway and... Continue Reading
Contact tracing app ready for Isle of Wight trial this week: Hancock. But is it ready for rollout? (updated)
Announced today was what in normal times we’d call a beta test of the contact tracing app [TTA 25 April] developed by NHSX on the Isle of Wight. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced it Sunday to Sky News. BBC News detailed today that council and healthcare workers will be first to try the contact-tracing app starting Tuesday at 4pm, with the rest of the island able to download it starting Thursday. Gov.UK The Isle of Wight has approximately 80,000 households. Update: How the Isle of Wight residents reacted to the app. BBC News How the app works: if someone reports... Continue Reading
$8bn COVID-19 supplemental funding House bill waives telehealth restrictions for Medicare beneficiaries (US)
The House of Representatives, which controls appropriations, has passed H.R. 6074, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. The bill provides $8.3 billion in new funding that includes a significant telehealth waiver for Medicare. From the bill summary on Congress.gov: Within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. In addition, the bill provides supplemental appropriations for the Small Business Administration, the Department of State, and... Continue Reading
Digital health on the front lines of coronavirus checking, treatment and prevention (updated 2 Mar)
...the following health service update links: The UK Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England has provided the following links to coronavirus guidance (hat tip to DOHSC via LinkedIn): 👩⚕️ Health: 🚂 Transport: 👩🎓 Education: 👨💼 Employers: 🏡 Social care: US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Summary page with multiple links including laboratories and health department resources: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/summary.html For Healthcare Professionals including infection control in clinical and home care; a webinar and FAQs: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/hcp/index.html CDC in Action: Preparing Communities for Potential Spread of COVID-19: World Health Organization (WHO) main website on coronavirus:https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus Health Canada’s main page: http://ow.ly/bLtF50yfJb7... Continue Reading
News and event roundup: Amazon PillPack, Humana joins CTA, NH’s telemedicine go, Fitbit Lives Healthy in Singapore, supporting Helsinki’s older adults, events
...in the lurch, is seeking a direct relationship with Surescripts. Seeking Alpha, CNBC Health plan Humana is the first payer to join the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). Humana has been building up his data analytics and digital health capabilities with new ‘studios’ in Boston and hiring USAA’s CTO. It’s piloting an app for Medicare Advantage patients to connect them with pharmacists and medication management via Aspen RxHealth plus working on a virtual digital primary model with telemedicine provider Doctor on Demand. Fierce Healthcare New Hampshire is joining the telemedicine reimbursement bandwagon, with its legislature and Gov. Sununu approving primary care... Continue Reading
The wind may finally be at the back of telehealth distribution and payment (US)
...site for telehealth services furnished for purposes of treatment of a substance use disorder or a co-occurring mental health disorder. CMS.gov fact sheet The importance of this is that more digital health covered by Medicare and government payments in public/private programs such as Medicaid and MA lead private insurers to pay doctors for these services, who will then be willing to pay vendors for providing them. For the telehealth and telemedicine companies that have weathered the storms and lean times of the past decade, there may be light at the end of the tunnel that is not an oncoming train.... Continue Reading
Apple Watch, Zimmer Biomet in clinical trial for monitoring hip and knee replacements
...facilities including academic health systems, hospitals, and orthopedic surgery centers/practices. No length or end date for the study has been disclosed. A positive outcome leveraging patient engagement and providing continuous detailed clinical tracking data could have major significance. There are over 1 million hip and knee orthopedic replacements in the US annually, which is expected to increase to 3.5 million by 2035. The average cost of a hip or knee replacement is estimated at about $31,000, varying widely by region, based on a 2015 Blue Cross Blue Shield Association study. Post-surgery complications are common enough so that Medicare.gov tracks them... Continue Reading
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