COVID-19 Daily News Round-Up | Apr 3, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is moving fast, but so are the innovative Health Transformers pivoting to meet the challenge.

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Will Canada Use LivNao’s Smartphone App to Track and Trace COVID-19 Cases?

Canadian health officials are being encouraged to use smartphone technology to help track and control the spread of COVID-19. Singapore and South Korea have done it and now LivNao is urging health officials in Canada to use the technology as well.

Mount Sinai Hospital and Open Health Network Collaborating on Blockchain-Based Healthcare Platform Help Patients Avoid Hospital Visits

“Having a digital provider communication tool for use while the team is all working remotely (due to COVID-19) has been critical to our continued ability to provide high quality care to our IBD patients,” said Laurie Keefer, PhD, health psychologist at Mount Sinai’s Susan and Leonard Feinstein IBD Clinical Center. Mount Sinai Hospital and Open Health Network are collaborating for a blockchain-based healthcare platform for patients suffering from Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), designed to help patients get the help they need while staying home — and letting doctors treat patients while working remotely.

Telehealth Startup Cloudbreak Health CEO on How COVID-19 Is Changing Telemedicine Use in Hospitals

Jamey Edwards, CEO of one of the larger in-hospital B2B telehealth startups in the US, Cloudbreak Health, is already seeing changes in the way hospitals are using his company’s telemedicine services in the wake of COVID-19.

Navya Singh, PsyD, wayForward: Maintaining Normalcy During the Coronavirus Crisis

As more and more people are working from home due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, it remains important to maintain a regular routine in the face of the abnormal situation. In this interview, Navya Singh, PysD, Chief Scientific Officer & Co-founder of wayForward, explains how people can maintain their mental health as they are pretty much confined to their homes during this emergency situation.

COVID-19 Health Innovation Update Videos

Ask the Chief Medical Officer: A weekly pandemic discussion with StartUp Health CMO Dr. Howard Krein.
Led by CEO Murray Brozinsky, Conversa Health is using its chatbot to help top hospitals increase capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jonathan Dariyanani, President & founder of Cognotion, is training an army of 1 million healthcare volunteers.
Cristian Pascual, CEO & co-founder of Barcelona-based Mediktor, is using their AI-powered medical assistant to assess COVID-19 symptoms remotely and direct people suspected of COVID-19 infection to proper care.

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