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Olympics Photo of the Day: Celebrating a Winning Team Effort

  • July 30, 2024
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Jamie Squire / Getty It is an incredible moment when the support of a world-class team pays off and everyone can celebrate their moment of victory. This amazing shot captures the reactions of the gymnast Simone Biles and her teammates in the background, as Biles finishes her floor-exercise routine and they realize that Team USA […]

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Agilent Technologies acquires lab instrument monitoring company Sigsense

  • July 30, 2024
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Agilent Technologies, a provider of analytical and clinical laboratory technologies, announced it has acquired Sigsense, a company offering an AI-enabled monitoring system for lab instruments.  Agilent provides labs in 110 countries with instruments, software, services and consumables to assist scientists in producing accurate results and economic, scientific and operational outcomes.  Sigsense provides AI-enabled technology that […]

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Axena Health, UpScriptHealth partner on telehealth service for women

  • July 30, 2024
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Axena Health, which makes a digital therapeutic for women’s pelvic health, has partnered with the direct-to-consumer telehealth company UpScriptHealth to offer consultation and treatment to women suffering from urinary incontinence symptoms. Axena’s Leva Pelvic Health System aids in pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT), which is a first-line treatment that can be completed at home. The […]

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NHSE’s July board meeting highlights data around waiting lists, cancer care, mental health and more – htn

  • July 30, 2024
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NHS England’s board met last week to discuss data insights into the health system’s performance, the implications for digital with regards to the financial state of the NHS, how technology relates to productivity, and more. Key statistics were shared at the board meeting, including a largely consistent rate of A&E patients admitted, transferred or discharged […]

Enhance Existing Investments with Workflow Optimization

  • July 30, 2024
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Workflow Optimization: Integration and Process Improvement Workflow optimization efforts tend to fall into two areas: traditional integration and process improvement. Integration involves connecting the EHR with patient engagement, virtual care and supporting information systems, to name a few. Process improvement focuses on enhancing existing functionality through lean methodologies, automation and decision support. An Example of […]

U.S. crude oil falls below $75 per barrel, lowest level since early June

  • July 30, 2024
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Seagrass on the beach frames an offshore gas rig at dusk on May 10, 2024, near Fort Morgan, AL.  J. David Ake | Getty Images U.S. crude oil futures on Tuesday fell to their lowest levels since early June as worries about China’s economy overshadow a new round of escalation in the Middle East. “Macroeconomic […]

The system-wide inequalities intel emerging from hospital data

  • July 30, 2024
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New evidence is emerging into health inequalities from hospital data, that could shape decisions across health and care systems to make services more sustainable. Steve Barnett, VP for healthcare at C2-Ai, and NHS Innovation Accelerator fellow, explains. When NHS trusts within the Cheshire and Merseyside ICS came together to examine the clinical risks facing thousands […]