Cleveland Clinic is now offering 24-hour telehealth visits that allows Ohio-based patients to receive urgent care consults via smartphone, tablet or computer for just $49 dollars. The new telemedicine service called MyCareOnline is provided through Cleveland Clinic’s partnership with telehealth platform provider American Well.
“It’s tremendously more convenient, because people can be seen from home or work,” said Dr. Peter Rasmussen, the medical director for distance health at Cleveland
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Doctor Evidence to Supply IBM Watson Health with Cancer Research Data
Clinical health research provider Doctor Evidence has announced a content partnership with IBM Watson Health to supply clinical cancer research data to Watson’s oncology solutions & developer ecosystem. As part of its new Watson Health unit, the solution has already ingested nearly 15 pages of medical content, including over 200 medical textbooks and 300 medical journals.
Content Partnership Details
Doctor Evidence will contribute 2 million additional data points from highly
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Global Mobile Health Market: 8 Key Trends You Should Know
The global mobile health market was valued at $10.5 billion in 2014 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 33.5% during 2015-2020, according to a new report by Allied Market Research. Blood pressure monitors hold the largest share in the global mHealth device market followed by blood glucose monitors and cardiac monitors. The large share of these monitors can be attributed to increased affordability of mobile compatible devices, integration of innovative technologies in monitoring devices and the
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American Well Sues Teladoc for Patent Infringement
Telehealth provider American Well has filed a lawsuit against competitor Teladoc for patent infringement for the Teladoc telehealth service offering (“the Teladoc System”).
“Teladoc has infringed American Well’s intellectual property,” said Ido Schoenberg, CEO of American Well in an official statement. “While a transparent and competitive landscape is an imperative for innovation, Teladoc has unfairly disregarded American Well’s ownership rights to advance its business. We developed and
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Medsphere Closes $7.5M Venture Loan to Expand Open EHR
Medsphere, a provider of affordable and interoperable EHR solutions, has closed a $7.5 million venture loan from Horizon Technology Finance Corporation, a specialty finance company that provides capital in the form of secured loans to venture capital backed companies. The venture debt will use the funds for working capital purposes to grow their customer base and expand product offerings. Unlike traditional bank lending, venture debt is defined as a form of debt financing for venture
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CMS Chief Data Officer Recieves Health Data Liberators Award
Niall Brennan, Chief Data Officer and the Director of the Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics at the CMS has been announced as the recipient of this year's Health Data Liberators Award for his efforts to share CMS data in innovative ways to help improve the quality and value of care delivery. Chris Boone, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of HDC, and Charles Ornstein, presented the award in front of nearly 2,000 innovators, healthcare industry executives, policymakers, venture capitalists,
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CMS Releases April ICD-10 End to End Testing Results
CMS has announced the results of its second ICD-10 end to end testing week conducted from April 27 through May 1, 2015 for Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) health care providers, clearinghouses, and billing agencies. CMS was able to accommodate most volunteers, representing a broad cross-section of provider, claim, and submitter types. Approximately 875 providers and billing companies participated, and testers submitted over 23,000 test claims.
Key results include:
• The acceptance rate
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BaseHealth Launches World’s Most Comprehensive Genomic API
5 new API services enhance health and well-being applications and incite the development of new genomic-driven innovations
BaseHealth, the precision health and medicine company, has announced the launch of the BaseHealth API, a set of five calls that gives developers the ability to integrate genomic data and comprehensive health assessments into their health and wellbeing applications. The API adds genomic precision to any modern health and wellbeing offering.
BaseHealth API Overview
The
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Nuance Launches Evidence Based Computer-Assisted Reporting for Radiologists
Nuance today announced the industry’s first integrated computer-assisted reporting solution at the point of clinical documentation for radiologists, PowerScribe 360® Reporting version 3.0. The solution uses the Nuance PowerShare Network’s cloud technology to push updated clinical guidelines from the American College of Radiology (ACR) directly to radiologists as they’re reviewing imaging procedures and making diagnostic decisions. By automatically triggering clinical decision support, the
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3 Major Trends That Will Transform Genomic Medicine
After the Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, early successes in genomic medicine fell short of the initial high expectations. But today, a potent mix of influences—including innovation in biology and technology, market demand and consumerism—is furthering an evolution that crosses industries.
Healthcare providers can now personalize care plans thanks to lower sequencing costs that allow genomic data to be combined with electronic health data. Life sciences companies can develop
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