Science 37, a company focused on “site-less” clinical trials, and VisualDx, a diagnostic clinical decision support system for physicians and front-line providers has announced a strategic partnership that will empower the public to make better informed decisions with their doctors about managing skin problems. As part of this agreement, both Science 37 and VisualDx will look to engage patients and clinicians from their respective networks to boost clinical trials awareness, education, and
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Report: Patients Worried Digital Therapeutics will Expose Them to Unwanted Surveillance
New research released today by healthcare innovation consultancy Enspektos, LLC reveals that digital therapeutics, defined as innovations such as prescription medications with embedded sensors and mobile applications that may one day replace drugs, are rapidly growing in scope and importance globally.The research also highlights deep patient concerns about whether digital therapeutics will expose them to unwanted surveillance or that data collected by these applications could be sold or used
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Evolving Hacker Behaviors to Disrupt Healthcare Services
Most people don’t spend much time thinking about what complex organizations hospitals are. Whether anticipating the joyful arrival of a newborn baby or worrying about an unexpected illness or injury, hospital visitors aren’t usually thinking about cybersecurity. Even most hospital employees only see a piece of the big picture, with little reason to consider operational risk.But lots of people are indeed losing sleep over cyber threats to patient safety — IT administrators and clinical engineers
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Aspire, LG Health Launches $300M Precision Medicine Fund for Personalized Devices
Aspire Universal, a private equity firm and venture company today announced the establishment of the $300M Aspire Ventures Precision Medicine Fund (AVP) to accelerate innovation for personalized devices and medical practices. Precision medicine is one of the most important transformations ever to come to medicine, and by shifting away from one-size-fits-all solutions, precision medicine offers personalized solutions that deliver better experiences and better outcomes at a lower cost. The AVP
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Spok and Bernoulli Health Partner to Boost Clinical Alarm Management
Spok, Inc., a provider of healthcare communications, today announced a partnership with Bernoulli® Health, the developer of the advanced Bernoulli One™ clinical surveillance, medical device integration (MDI), and real-time data analytics platform. This partnership, Spok Alarm Surveillance powered by Bernoulli, will boost clinical alarm management by capturing and evaluating real-time patient data and alarms from multiple clinical systems and delivering actionable alerts to the right caregiver
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62% of Hospitals are Not Using Patient Information Outside Their EHRs
As nearly every U.S. hospital has an electronic health record system installed, sixty-two percent of¬¬ hospitals aren't using patient information outside their EHRs in Q1 2018, according to a new survey conducted by Black Book Market Research. The report reveals hospitals are still struggling with exchanging patient health records with other healthcare providers, particularly physicians not on the same EHR platform. In fact, twenty-four percent say they are still unable to use much meaningful
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Doximity Dialer Integration Allows Physicians to Call Patients in App
Doximity, a social network for physicians has announced the integration of Doximity Dialer into the Doximity app. In the past, this tool has been its own application, separate from the main network. With this integration, physicians will be able to privately call patients, read news, and connect with colleagues all in one place - making their lives a little easier and more productive. According to the 2017 Connected Patient Report commissioned by Salesforce, Americans currently communicate with
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Kyruus Raises $10M to Optimize Patient-Provider Matching Platform
Kyruus, a Boston, MA-based suite of patient-provider matching solutions for health systems has raised $10 million in strategic funding from Venrock, Highland Capital, New Leaf Venture Partners, Leerink Transformation Partners, F-Prime Capital Partners, Fidelity Biosciences, McKesson Ventures, Lux Capital, and Providence Ventures. Kyruus plans to use the investment to further meet the healthcare industry’s increasing demand for technology that facilitates better patient-provider
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Tufts Medical Center Joins the TriNetX Network for Insight into their Clinical Data
TriNetX, the global health research network for healthcare organizations, biopharmaceutical companies, and Contract Research Organizations (CROs) has announced their collaboration with their client, Tufts Medical Center, a not-for-profit, 415-bed academic medical center that is home to both a full-service hospital for adults and Floating Hospital for Children, bringing an additional one million patients to the global health research network.Network members utilize TriNetX’s cloud-based, health
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AMIA Urges Lawmakers to View Broadband Access as Social Determinant of Health
In comments submitted to the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology on 4/16, the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) urged lawmakers to view broadband access as a social determinant of health, warranting a more nuanced approach to managing Internet traffic through tiered pricing, known as paid prioritization. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has finalized a rule, effective April 23, 2018, known as the Restoring Internet Freedom Order,
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