Some healthcare organisations are using CRM systems to manage Covid-19 patients and suspicious cases.
Covid-19
Apple and Google: contact tracing is now a feature of the operating system
A quick app and nasal swab to simplify the diagnosis of Covid-19
The FDA has authorized Abbott to market the BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag CARD, a kit for the rapid diagnosis of Covid-19 through a nasal swab, for emergency use (EUA).
Epidemics do not know borders: let’s create a European epidemiological network
Imagine fighting current and future epidemics by delegating the collection and management of epidemiological data to local and regional health authorities and regions does not make sense: we need a common European action.
A robot that performs swabs
Brain Navi, a Taiwanese company, has developed a robot capable of performing nasal swabs.
Lesson learned from Coronavirus: five issues on digital health
The unprecedented crisis caused by the pandemic has triggered an acceleration of the spread of new digital tools.
A patch to monitor COVID-19 patients
Philips has introduced a new generation of wearable biosensors for early detection of deterioration of the patient’s clinical condition, including clinical surveillance for COVID-19.
The effect of COVID-19 on the new medical device regulation
The COVID-19 also affected the regulatory system of medical devices. In fact, in the face of the health emergency, the European Commission has presented a legislative proposal to postpone for one year the date of application of the new regulation on medical devices.
A clinical support system for the COVID-19

A new web app, designed by doctors to help hospitals deal with coronavirus cases, can monitor more than 1,000 Covid-19 patients in Ireland after being developed in just 10 days.
Telemedicine in support of phase 2 of COVID-19
Phase two of Covid-19 will see a resumption of non-urgent medical activities that have been postponed due to the emergency and in order not to increase the spread of the infection within health care facilities – (Article published in AboutPharma May 2020).