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2/27/2020 - CBS-4 Denver

Device being developed in Colorado could help biomonitoring for Coronavirus

“The BioSticker is absolutely game changing because it allows us to monitor respiratory rate, heart rate, movement, temperature and coughing or distress sounds anywhere that there’s an internet connection," said Dr. Richard Zane, the Chief Innovation Officer for UCHealth. Read Article

2/27/2020 - Becker's Healthcare

5 hospitals tell how they’ve improved digital communication with patients

UCHealth now offers a virtual assistant, Livi, who allows patients to interact universally across the healthcare system using conversational AI. She is accessed through UCHealth's website, mobile app and voice assistants, like Amazon Alexa. Read Article

2/26/2020 - Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry

Wearable to Power Remote Care and Clinical Trials

The physician-prescribed BioSticker is being used as part of a strategic collaboration with UCHealth and its CARE Innovation Center to clinically validate and to develop a continuous care model that extends beyond the walls of the hospital. Read Article

2/6/2020 - Becker's Hospital Review

How UCHealth bridged tech architecture and clinical expertise within its virtual health program

As co-leaders of UCHealth's virtual care strategy, Steve Hess and Richard Zane, MD, bring a mix of operational and clinical expertise to the health system's IT efforts through their respective roles as chief information officer and chief innovation officer. Read Article

2/6/2020 - koaa.com

Your Healthy Family: Innovative bio-sticker will monitor patients’ vital signs from their home

UCHealth has partnered with a new, Denver-based health innovation company to develop revolutionary technology that it and other large health care systems will use to monitor patients’ vital signs remotely after they have left the hospital. Read Article

1/28/2020 - Becker's Health IT

UCHealth partners with remote patient monitoring startup

Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth is teaming up with BioIntellisense, a remote patient monitoring company, which recently received FDA clearance for its medical grade wearable body sensor. Read Article

1/28/2020 - Coloradoan

UCHealth rolls out wearable technology to monitor patients at home

UCHealth and its hospitals in Northern Colorado will be the first health system in the country to roll out a new wearable technology that it says will decrease hospital admissions, improve patient health and create cost efficiencies for the health system.  Read Article

1/28/2020 - Fierce Biotech

Tracking not just data, but individual symptoms, like vomiting: BioIntelliSense exits stealth with FDA-cleared wearable

We can now target certain segments of the population, starting with patients who are at most risk for deterioration, so that we can surveil them and intervene before they become symptomatic,” said Richard Zane, chief innovation officer and chair of emergency medicine at UCHealth. Read Article

1/16/2020 - Newsy

Voice Technology in Hospitals Brings Benefits and Risks For Patients

These days, patients can hold a conversation with an app to view their medical records or talk to experts. Nicole Caputo with UC Health, a hospital system that includes the University of Colorado, says it's tried to make its voice and AI tool, Livi, approachable. Read Article

1/9/2020 - Relentless Health Value

UCHealth: A short list of hospital innovations rolled out in 2019, with Richard Zane, MD, from UCHealth

At the recent NODE Digital Medicine Conference, I asked Dr. [Richard] Zane to talk about the 2019 innovations that he is most proud to have rolled out in their hospital system. We talk about three of these innovations, and then we get into the challenges that Dr. Zane and his team faced and overcame in the pursuit of those rollouts. Read Article