The Intersection of Digital Health and Geriatric Medicine Digital health encompasses a wide range of technologies designed to improve patient care, from telemedicine platforms to wearable devices. In geriatric medicine, these tools are particularly valuable due to the...
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Technology Helps Patients With Diabetes Lower Their A1C
Diabetes is a global problem. There are over half a billion Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics around the world with varying degrees of access to health care information, care, and funding. In the United States alone, almost 40 million diabetics face severe health risks due...
360° Dashboard and App for Functional Medicine – Calcium
Improve Outcomes & Grow Your Business With 360° Views of Your Patients' Progress & Vitals Smart patient app - to continuously guide and empower your clients. Integrated provider dashboard - for increased staff productivity and real-time patient monitoring....
Leveraging Technology: Helping Private Practices Control Costs and Improve Outcomes
Calcium’s perioperative management support platform enhances operations, patient relations Healthcare providers, no matter the specialty, face many challenges when trying to provide the best care possible to their patients include: Controlling costs and improving...
Understanding Diabetes
Diabetes adversely affects almost one billion people worldwide. It’s a complex and complicated disease that has many associated causes (poor diet, lack of access to health information) and effects (heart disease, stroke, etc.). Because of its complexity there are...
Using Technology To Stay Secure and Compliant
Calcium Featured in HR.com Companies need to have clear strategies and plans in place to confront unexpected circumstances that affect their workforce. HR leaders are often at the frontlines of answering the tough questions about compliance, meeting employee...
Calcium’s Personalized Pathways for Better Experience and Procedural Outcomes
Calcium was recently included in BONEZONE, a leading publication for orthopedic product development engineers, global sourcing professionals and device company executives. Their piece reviews both present and future state and how orthopedic companies are approaching...
Mobile App Daily – Calcium App Review
Calcium Reviewed in Mobile App Daily During its recent review of the updated Calcium app, the Mobile App Daily team shared their experiences with Calcium's medical records and health data management (and sharing) functionalities. Calcium App Review - A Reliable...
More than Just Annoying, Surgery Cancellations Are Costly and Largely Preventable
Your surgical team has assembled for an early morning procedure. You’re just waiting for the patient to be prepped and brought in. As you finish your preparations, one of your nurses enters and informs you that the patient had forgotten their instructions and had...
How to Make Your HealthIndex Sizzle this Summer
Whether you’ve just begun or you’re a seasoned Calcium client, you have probably entered information and received a HealthIndex score. This feature connects to a device, uploading your biometrics. Pulling from 5 categories: Movement, Rest, Nutrition, Physical and...
Can the Global Obesity Epidemic Be “Solved?”
Several solutions are available to help manage and prevent obesity but we must work together This is the third and final article in a series on public health and chronic condition awareness in the United States that Calcium is sharing to highlight the importance of...
The American Obesity Epidemic: How Did We Get Here?
Obesity is getting worse despite increased knowledge of the problem In observance of the March 4 World Obesity Day, Calcium began a three-part article series concerning the obesity epidemic in the U.S. Our first article, World Obesity Day: Why We All Need to Move...
World Obesity Day: Why We All Need to Move Beyond Awareness to Action!
This is first in a series of insight and discussion articles addressing the obesity epidemic and the challenges faced by American healthcare providers and clinicians in their struggle to motivate patients to take greater control of their weight and health While it may...
What HR Needs to Know About Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers
Human Resources Director recently included several takeaways from Calcium's recent webinar for Human Resource executives. “HR leaders need to stay up to date with the ever-changing requirements for COVID-19 in the workplace and communicate that information throughout...
Immunity Boosting for Cold and Flu Busting!
Let’s be honest, we’re all a little beat right now. Between the pandemic stress, winter weather, lack of sunshine, it’s kind of hard to keep it all going. Then all of a sudden, a sniffle turns into congestion, and you have a cold or flu. Aside from the sideways looks...
HealthChampion Reinforces Company’s Commitment to ‘Thinking Healthier’ with New Name, Calcium
HealthChampion, a digital health analytics and data management company, has changed its name and is now called Calcium. The company will continue to empower healthier lives with intuitive digital tools. The company rebrand was effective Dec. 11, 2021. “We’re thrilled...
Calcium Growth Continues With Naming Sid Bala as President
Health-tech Veteran Leading Company’s Expansion Calcium, a leading digital health analytics company, is pleased to announce Sid Bala has been named president. Bala has served as a board member since June 2020. He started as president of Calcium in August 2021. “I am...
Calcium Launches COVID-19 Vaccination Card Secure Upload
Privacy and HIPAA compliance drivers for new free feature Calcium, a leading digital health, and analytics company announced today the release of its secure COVID-19 vaccination card upload feature in its mobile app. Leveraging the existing platform that has been...
Why Don’t Hypertension Patients Follow Their Treatment Plans?
Healthcare Professionals Know How to Treat Hypertension, The Real Challenge Is Changing Patient Behavior To move the needle on this costly disease now affecting more than half of all adults in the U.S., a hypertension diagnosis and prescription are not...
U.S. Cities With the Highest Rates of Hypertension
In the last months of his tenure, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued a call to action against the nation’s most prevalent and treatable chronic health condition. Also known as high blood pressure, hypertension has become an all too common health condition...
Calcium Releases Study of U.S. Counties with Highest (and Lowest) Prevalence of Chronic Diseases
While most of the high-prevalence counties are concentrated in the South, chronic conditions are trending up across the nation. Calcium, a leading digital health, and analytics company, has published a study of the counties in the U.S. with the highest prevalence of...
The Most Common Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Procedures in the United States
Since its emergence in the late 1960s, modern plastic surgery has become increasingly popular in the United States. Many would say, it is now commonplace and widely accepted. From celebrities who have been vocal about their cosmetic procedures to reality television...
Understanding What Your Blood Pressure Readings Actually Mean And How to Manage Your BP for Better Health
Learn about the history of blood pressure readings and what they actually measure Checking your blood pressure is a required part of every check-up with your primary physician, as well as every visit to the emergency room or urgent care clinic. And if you have to stay...
Counties Where Chronic Diseases Are Most Prevalent in the U.S
While most of the counties with the highest prevalence of chronic illnesses are concentrated in the South, chronic conditions have been trending up across the entire U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 6 in 10 Americans have a chronic...
Calcium Launches New Provider Platform for Empowering and Guiding Patients with Chronic Conditions
Finally, A Smarter Approach to Care Management for Chronic Illnesses Calcium, a leading digital health, and analytics company has announced the launch of its revolutionary Chronic Care solution, a robust platform for healthcare providers and their chronic illness...
User Researcher
Position Overview Calcium is looking for a dynamic individual to join our team as a Product Marketing Manager. In this role, you will be responsible for providing our sales force with the information it requires to advance product sales and be the champion for new...
Mobile Developer
Position Overview Are you passionate about talking to people and hiring them for the best jobs that suit them? Are you looking for a fresh and challenging opportunity to further advance your career? If so, we have the perfect job for you! Calcium is looking for a...
Senior Developer
Position Overview Are you passionate about software development? Are you looking for a fresh and challenging opportunity to further advance your career? If so, we have the perfect job for you! Calcium is looking for enthusiastic Software Product Developers to take...
.Net Solution Architect
Calcium is a leading digital health analytics company and the creator of the world’s first consumer-driven health platform and mobile app. We believe people deserve to easily access, manage, and securely share their health data with professionals and loved ones alike....
Sr. MSBI Developer
Position Overview Are you passionate about software development? Are you looking for a fresh and challenging opportunity to further advance your career? If so, we have the perfect job for you! Calcium is looking for enthusiastic Software Product Developers to take our...
Can Employers Require COVID-19 Vaccination Before Allowing Their Workers to Return?
The short answer is that it’s complicated: there are several issues to be considered before requiring your workforce to vaccinate. The increasing availability of COVID-19 vaccines, along with the recent FDA “emergency use authorization (EUA)” approval for a third...
An Overview of COVID-19 Vaccination for Employers (and Employees)
A handy guide for businesses and organizations planning their return to full normal The past year has been a crash course in advanced workplace safety and workforce health, in the face of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, for employers of all sizes. Most employers now...
Easing Your Employees’ Very Valid Reluctance to Returning to the Office
A recent study found that nearly 71% of workers in the U.S. do not feel completely safe in their employers’ facilities. The good news is that there are tangible steps that businesses and organizations can take to relieve much of their employees’ fears. It’s no...
Allowing Workplace Visitors during the COVID Pandemic
When it comes to visiting clients or vendors, how do businesses keep their workers and facilities safe from potential COVID exposure? As a business leader and manager, you have two fundamental challenges when it comes to safeguarding your employees during this...
Calcium Appoints Jordan Dolin to Board of Directors
Calcium Appoints Jordan Dolin to Board of Directors: Thirty-year, three-time startup veteran joins the leadership team Calcium, a digital health analytics company and creator of the world’s first consumer-driven health platform, today announced the appointment of...
HIPAA and COVID-19: What Businesses and Employers Need to Know About Privacy as They Combat COVID
While HIPAA regulations do impact how employers handle protected health information, the good news is that businesses have some latitude when it comes to COVID-19. The need to protect workers and workplaces has raised questions among many HR professionals and business...
How Pre-Op Guidance Can Lower Post-Op Complications / Readmittance
Post-operation complications, especially those that result in having the discharged patient readmitted to a hospital or health system emergency room, significantly impact a surgical center's record, reputation, and overall effectiveness. Taking steps to drive down...
Preventing Post-Op Admissions Due to Preventable Complications: A Guide for Surgical Centers and Clinics
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Preventable complications that arise after surgery and discharge can come very close to being malpractice. Here, "preventable" is the operative word. Complications will happen whenever interventions that impact the human organ...
Calcium Names Brian Shannon Managing Partner, Sales
Twenty-year healthcare sales veteran joins leadership team, guides rollout of platform’s new perioperative care offering. Calcium, a digital health analytics company and creator of the world’s first consumer-driven health platform, today announced the newest member of...
Calcium Announces $5M Seed Funding
Digital health analytics company empowers consumers to own their health data. Calcium, a digital health analytics company and creator of the world’s first consume driven health platform, announces the closing of $5 million in seed round funding. Since its founding in...
Preparing for Wave 2: What Employers Can Do to Get Ahead This Fall
As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread across the world, it leaves behind a chaotic trail in its wake, causing loss of employment, loss of economic stability, and devastating loss of life. As a global population, we were caught unaware. However, as the months...
Calcium Announces Acquisition of Alligatortek
Alligatortek CEO Joins Company’s Board of Directors Calcium, a digital health analytics company and creator of the world’s first consumer-driven health platform, today announced the completion of its acquisition of alligatortek, an award-winning software development...
Calcium Announces Inaugural Expert Advisory Board
Leaders in healthcare, technology tapped to guide product innovation Calcium, a digital health analytics company and creator of the world’s first consumer-driven health platform, today announced the formation of its Advisory Board comprised of physicians, healthcare...
What Michigan businesses need to know and do as they return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic
The roadmap for reopening and re-engaging Michigan’s economy in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic has been published. Is your company ready? As the global COVID-19 pandemic deepened, Michigan enacted one of the strictest stay at home orders in the nation, starting on...
A COVID-19 Checklist for Human Resources Directors and Managers
As companies across the country begin to reopen or ramp up operations, the job of ensuring that employees are kept safe typically fall on the shoulder of human resources professionals. And it hasn’t been an easy task. Business leaders are increasingly turning to their...