Tag: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Hot takes incoming
December 16, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor
Artificial intelligence were two words often mentioned at the recent HME News Business Summit.
At one point, Dexter Braff, founder and president of The Braff Group, who moderated a panel of investors and bankers, even said: “It’s a rule of this conference that I have to mention AI at least once.”
(Insert laughs and eyerolls.)
While borderline annoying, AI being a hot topic at the Summit is not surprising. I don’t think you can go to a health care conference today...
Valere Health buys Piper Healthcare
November 12, 2024HME News Staff
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Valere Health, a provider of health care interoperability and connectivity solutions, has acquired Piper Healthcare, a health care consulting company that is known for its cutting-edge AI, analytics and automation solutions, the company says. The addition of Piper Healthcare strengthens Valere’s ability to offer a comprehensive suite of interoperable solutions that empower health care providers and drive operational efficiencies across the health care continuum, the company...
HoneyNaps is official in US
October 8, 2024HME News Staff
BOSTON – HoneyNaps, which is based in South Korea, has delivered its artificial intelligence sleep disorder diagnostic software SOMNUM to two medical institutions in the United States, it announced Oct. 7. "The U.S. is the largest sleep medicine market in the world and still holds significant growth potential,” a company representative said. “As we officially enter the U.S. market, we will solidify our business strategy to achieve a 10% market share within three years."...
ResMed launches smartwatch app, health concierge, travel gear & fabric mask
September 30, 2024HME News Staff
SAN DIEGO – ResMed has launched several patient-centric products designed to enhance their therapy for sleep apnea, including several new features for its myAir App. New features for myAir include smartwatch apps for Apple and Android, sleep staging from Apple Health and Health Connect, personalized coaching and holistic trending. “We know that digital wearables and other innovative technologies like AI can help consumers better understand their sleep habits and create a personalized...
Stryker adds care.ai to health care IT offering
August 19, 2024HME News Staff
PORTAGE, Mich. – Stryker has signed a definitive agreement to acquire care.ai, a privately held company specializing in delivering artificial intelligence-assisted virtual care workflows, smart room technology and ambient intelligence solutions. The company says the acquisition will strengthen its growing health care IT offering and wireless connected medical device portfolio. “This acquisition underscores our commitment and focus on our customers," stated Andy Pierce, group president,...
‘AI is happening’ Are you ready?
August 14, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – The HME industry, with its complex web of rules and systems, is “ripe” for improvement using artificial intelligence, says Joey Graham, Prochant’s chief revenue officer.
Graham, a recent guest on the HME News in 10 podcast, says AI can help to address the inefficiencies and errors that result from this challenging operating environment and that have a serious financial impact on HME companies.
“(AI) is real,” he said. “It’s...
Operational Efficiency: Don’t overlook wearables
August 5, 2024Adam Nadler
Q. How are technological innovations transforming operational efficiency in patient-centered care?
A. Technological advancements are driving remarkable transformations in the health care industry. AI and wearable technologies, in particular, are significantly enhancing operational efficiency in patient care. How?
Imagine a system that handles frustrating administrative tasks with exceptional efficiency. AI-
powered platforms make this possible by analyzing vast amounts of medical data, automating
patient...
Technology: No longer aliens & robots
July 15, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
Recently, I talked to a sleep medicine specialist about the possibilities of AI-enabled technology for that patient population; the next I was talking to a diabetes company about the AI-enabled technology for those patients.
I can’t open my inbox without multiple daily pitches on the latest AI technology. It’s all very heady stuff for this writer who, until recently, found my eyes glazing over every time I heard the word algorithm.
But, the more people use it,...
Encore publishes data on impact of Nexus on COPD patients
July 8, 2024HME News Staff
LIVINGSTON, Tenn. – Home-based COPD management programs led by respiratory therapists using AI-driven software with plan of care goals can have a significant impact on admissions, quality of care metrics and overall cost of care, according to an abstract developed by Encore Healthcare and published by the American Thoracic Society.
HME providers using Encore’s Nexus software for patients using non-invasive ventilation produced the following results:
Enrollees...
sovaSage promotes Caputo
July 8, 2024HME News Staff
PITTSBURGH – sovaSage, a company specializing in AI-based software and services for the management of obstructive sleep apnea, has promoted Jamie Caputo to vice president of sales. Caputo has played a key role in driving the roll out of two products: an AI-based software platform designed to select and fit the best CPAP mask for patients; and TherapistAssist Jeanie, a virtual sleep coach and compliance management platform that’s augmented with live support sleep coaches and respiratory...