Health IT Product News Report December 2022

Allied Market Research reports that the global healthcare information technology (IT) market size was valued at $250,577.15 million in 2020, and is projected to reach $880,688.75 million by 2030, registering a CAGR of 13.3% from 2021 to 2030.

Data Bridge Market Research reports the market drivers and growth can be attributed to the increase in technological know-how, growing volume of patient data, and demand for quick and efficient healthcare processes and systems will help in driving the growth of the healthcare IT market. Increasing digitization in the healthcare industry and demand for value based care and rising cost of provision of healthcare services coupled with the increasing number of healthcare facilities will likely accelerate the growth of the healthcare IT market in the forecast period of 2020-2027.

Product News

QGenda Introduces Mobile-First Nurse and Staff Workforce Management Solution
QGenda, a provider of healthcare workforce management solutions, announced the launch of QGenda Nurse and Staff Workforce Management, a mobile-first solution that makes it easier to deploy and manage today’s enterprise healthcare workforce.

Valant Launches its Prospective Patient Management Tool to Help Behavioral Health Practices Match Patients with the Optimal Clinician
Valant (@valant), a cloud-based EHR for behavioral health practices, launched its Prospective Patient Management tool to help match new patients with the optimal behavioral health provider.

X-trodes Launches First Wearable Solution for Remote Facial Electromyography (fEMG) Measurement
X-trodes (@xtrodes), a company bringing wireless monitoring solutions to the home environment, announced it has launched a first-of-its-kind wearable and wireless facial electromyography solution for the medical, research and consumer communities.

Edifecs Introduces Episodes of Care with Precision Risk Intelligence Capabilities
Edifecs, Inc. (@Edifecs), a global health information technology solutions company, announced the launch of its episodes of care with precision risk intelligence capabilities, the latest within Edifecs’ value-based care solutions.

Curebase Releases Diagnostic Offering that Delivers First All-Inclusive Package of Software and Services Needed to Fully Execute Diagnostic Studies
Curebase (@CurebaseDCT), a company committed to democratizing access to clinical studies, announced the release of an integrated, plug-and-play software and full trial services offering that allows sponsors of diagnostic studies to accelerate enrollment and launch their trials more quickly, as the sole execution partner.

Luna’s voice-enabled physical therapy charting system, Auto-Charting®, helps PTs save time and reduce burnout
Luna (@getlunacare), a provider of in-home physical therapy, has found that Auto-Charting®, the only voice-enabled PT charting system available in the market, is helping thousands of physical therapists save significant time and reduce the risk of burnout.

Amazon plans new virtual care offering based on messaging
Amazon is stepping back into virtual care with a new service that uses secure messaging to connect patients with doctors for help with nearly two dozen conditions. The retail giant said it will launch “Amazon Clinic” in 32 states to provide medication refills and care for conditions like allergies, erectile disfunction, hair loss, migraines and urinary tract infections.

Brightside Health Introduces Crisis Care to Combat Suicide Epidemic
In response to the mental health epidemic, Brightside Health (@withbrightside) announced Crisis Care, a first-of-its-kind national telehealth program for treating individuals with elevated suicide risk. Brightside Health delivers life-changing mental health care to individuals with mild-to-severe clinical depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders.

Cleerly Partners with Heartbeat Health in New Heart Disease Detection Program
Cleerly (@cleerly_inc), the company creating a new standard of care for heart disease, and Heartbeat Health (@heartbeat), the nation’s largest virtual-first cardiovascular company, announced a partnership to use precision heart health to more accurately determine cardiovascular risk and deliver better heart care. Cleerly’s AI-enabled approach for evaluating coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) allows physicians to more easily identify, characterize and quantify atherosclerosis (plaque) buildup in the walls of heart arteries.

Viz.ai Partners with Illuminate to Improve Quality of Care for Aortic Aneurysm Patients
Viz.ai (@viz_ai), a company in AI-powered disease detection and intelligent care coordination, announced a partnership with Illuminate, Inc. (@go_illuminate), an industry company in the development of proprietary natural language processing (NLP) and AI software that discovers at-risk patients from electronic medical records (EMR), assesses disease severity, and facilitates follow-up surveillance for a variety of diseases. This partnership will enable healthcare providers to make timely, critical decisions for aortic aneurysm patients while improving compliance with pre- and post-surgical surveillance programs.

K Health Platform Now Addressing Weight Loss to Help Prevent and Manage Multiple Chronic Conditions
Clinical healthcare company K Health (@khealth) announced that the remote Primary Care program available on its platform now includes online medical weight management to treat obesity and help prevent related chronic conditions like hypertension and type 2 diabetes. K Health has partnered with leaders in the healthcare space to tackle chronic disease, most recently through its collaboration with Mayo Clinic Platform on the development of an artificial intelligence (AI) predictive model that uses Mayo Clinic data to help doctors optimize hypertension treatment. Its expansion into medical weight management is its next step in creating a first-in-kind Primary Care comprehensive solution to improve health in the U.S. and give millions access to high-quality, affordable doctors and care.

Promising Remote Patient Monitoring Solution, Polso™, Achieves 1st FDA Clearance
ChroniSense Medical Ltd. took a step towards its vision of transforming chronic care management with Polso™, the company’s Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) solution, achieving 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).