Blackberry and Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong of NantHealth has announced the launch of the NantOmics Cancer Genome Browser™, the first secure clinical genome browser on the BlackBerry® Passport smartphone that places a super-computer and big data in the palm of a doctor’s hand. For the first time, doctors will have unprecedented access to patients’ genetic data to make the most informed treatment decisions at the bedside.
Cancer Genome Browser Platform Overview
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ONC Issues Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015-2020
Today the ONC has issued the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015-2020, a coordinated and focused effort to appropriately collect, share, and use interoperable health information to improve health care, individual, community and public health, and advance research across the federal government and in collaboration with private industry.
The Strategic Plan, which is open for 60 day comment period serves as the broad federal strategy setting the context and framing the Nationwide
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Blueprint Health Launches Consortium to Accelerate Health Technology Innovation
Blueprint Health, a NYC-based accelerator program today announced the launch of a new initiative, the Blueprint Health Collective, an open consortium of leading healthcare organizations committed to building the future of healthcare technology that is so often discussed. The collective is designed to accelerate the development and adoption of new healthcare technology.
Started by Dr. Brad Weinberg (Co-Founder of ShapeUp) and Mathew Farkash (Venture for America) in 2011, the program
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New York Digital Health Accelerator Showcases 7 Startups at Demo Day
Today, the New York Digital Health Accelerator showcased their second class of seven early and growth stage health tech startups to an audience of potential investors and healthcare senior executives during their 2014 Demo Day. This class of startups are developing cutting-edge technology products for care coordination, patient engagement, predictive analytics and workflow management for healthcare providers. The accelerator is an intensive 5-month program created by the New York
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Ambulance Drone Could Transform Emergency Response
Alex Momont, a design engineer at the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands has set out to change the negative perception of drones with the creation of the Ambulance Drone, a high speed emergency network of life saving drones. The prototype is an airborne defibrillator-delivery system that can reach any patient within a five-square-mile area in less than one minute. The drone can fly at speeds up to 100 kms per hour and tracks emergency mobile calls using GPS to navigate.
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StartUp Health Launches First Healthcare AngelList Syndicate
StartUp Health, a global startup platform accelerating innovation in health and wellness has launched the first syndicate on AngelList focused exclusively on healthcare. The StartUp Health Syndicate features investment opportunities from StartUp Health Academy, a global, long-term coaching program and peer network that focuses on increasing the equity value of its startups.
What is A Syndicate?
A syndicate allows investors to co-invest with other notable investors. People who back a notable
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Payers Form ICD-10 Consortium to Help Smaller Providers with ICD-10 Readiness
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Humana, and other payers have joined together to form the ICD-10 Consortium to help smaller providers with the transition to ICD-10, reports ICD-10 Monitor.
ICD-10 Consortium Plans
The consortium members goal is to meet with healthcare provider specialty groups, such as cardiology, dermatology, etc. to prioritize the ICD-9 codes they use most, then map them into ICD-10 codes. By identifying their top 25 ICD-9 codes, these smaller practices can help gauge
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Fitness Devices to Dominate the Wearables Market until 2018
Fitness devices and wearables will almost triple by 2018, compared to an estimated 19 million in-use this year, according to a new report by Juniper Research. Juniper Research is projecting that fitness devices will remain the dominant wearables segment until 2018, driven by intuitive use cases and lower retail prices. However, the broader appeal of smart watches with the upcoming Apple Watch will mean that they will be used more frequently in later years.
Fitness Devices Market Stratification
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Florida Blue to Offer HealthSpot’s Telehealth Kiosks in Miami
Florida Blue and Miami Children's Hospital have partnered to offer HealthSpot's telehealth kiosks at the company's retail center in Miami for Florida Blue members. The HealthSpot® station – a private, 8-foot-by-7-foot telehealth kiosk is equipped with a stethoscope, scale, blood pressure cuff, pulse oximeter, thermometer, otoscope and magnascope to stream medical information to the provider and patient. The station is also supported by an on-site accredited medical attendant. The
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Health Tech Incubator MATTER Nabs $4.4M to Build Health Tech Hub in Chicago
Health tech incubator MATTER has secured $4.4 million to build the next generation of health IT, medical device, diagnostics and biopharma companies in Chicago. The funding was led by twenty two local companies mostly focused in the tech and healthcare sectors complementing the initial $2.5M grant and $1.5M loan provided by the State of Illinois. This brings MATTER's total funding to more than $8M to build a viable health tech hub in Chicago.
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