- Validic and Trapollo are teaming up to offer comprehensive hardware and software services supporting remote patient monitoring (RPM). - The collaboration combines Validic's strengths in data connectivity and analytics with Trapollo's strengths in hardware provisioning and logistics.Validic, a market leader in solutions for personal health data, and Trapollo, a Cox Business company and a leading provider of managed services for telehealth and remote health monitoring, announced today a
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UK Children’s Hospital Becomes MEDITECH’s First NHS Customer
- Alder Hey Children’s Hospital signs with MEDITECH to harness next-generation Expanse electronic patient record (EPR) platform to advance its Digital Future Strategy. - Alder Hey is the first MEDITECH NHS customer in the UK to leverage the web-based Expanse technology for enhanced patient care and productivity.Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Europe has signed an agreement with MEDITECH to implement their web-based MEDITECH Expanse electronic patient record (EPR) for enhanced patient care and
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FundamentalVR Lands $5.67M for VR Surgical Training Simulation Platform
- FundamentalVR lands $5.67M to expand its virtual reality (VR) surgical training simulation platform with haptics (the sense of touch). - Platform is deployed with a number of medical institutions across seven countries, including Mayo Clinic and UCLA in the U.S., UCLH in the U.K., and Sana in Germany with initial training packages focused on the orthopedic surgical disciplines.FundamentalVR, developers of immersive training technology for the surgical community has raised $5.67M in Series A
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Google Adds Suki As One of Their First Clinical Digital Voice Assistant Partners
- Google has just added Suki—an AI-powered, voice-enabled digital assistant that lifts the administrative burden from doctors—as one of Google Cloud Global Healthcare Solutions’ first clinical digital voice assistant partners. - As one of Google Cloud’s first partners offering a digital clinical assistant, Suki will also use its voice technology to develop and improve language models for physician-focused applications.Today, Suki, an AI-powered, voice-enabled digital assistant that lifts the
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Withings Forms Dedicated B2B Division for Medical Professionals
- Medical-grade consumer health devices Withings unveils a Withings MED PRO, a dedicated business-to-business division (B2B) serving the needs of medical professional audiences. - The initial solutions, Withings MED PRO DATA and Withings MED PRO CARE, allow Withings’ devices and data analytics to be brought into third-party ecosystems.Withings, a provider of medical-grade health devices into the homes of consumers has formed a new dedicated business-to-business division Withings MED PRO with the
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Premier Acquires Medpricer for $35M to Optimize Savings in Purchased Services
- Premier acquires Medpricer’s technology solution that enables purchased services savings across a total addressable acute care market of $160 billion. - Cloud-based platform provides purchased services management technology, including pricing benchmarks, RFP templates and other supplier data. - Acquisition enables healthcare providers to better manage third-party contracts to improve financial performance.Premier Inc., a healthcare improvement company, has acquired Medpricer, a
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ettain group Acquires Leidos’s Commercial EHR Consulting Business
- Talent solutions firm ettain group acquires Leidos Inc.’s commercial Electronic Health Records (EHR) consulting business to further strengthen its national Healthcare IT capabilities- The acquisition will grow its IT staffing presence in several strategic markets, including New York, NY, Denver, CO, and Chicago, IL.ettain group, a Charlotte, NC-based provider of talent solutions, announced today that it has acquired Leidos Inc.’s commercial Electronic Health Records (“EHR”) consulting
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Medecision Acquires Population Health Platform GSI Health
- Medecision acquires health delivery system transformation pioneer GSI Health, a cloud-based population health platform to optimize value-based care. - The acquisition expands Medecision's expertise and solutions for Medicaid beneficiary management, member engagement in community care settings.Today, Medecision, an integrated health management solutions provider that supports the health and care of more than 50 million consumers nationwide, has acquiredPhiladelphia-based GSI Health, a SaaS
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DaVita Health Solutions Rebrands as Vively Health, Integrates with Cerner EHR & Population Health Platform
- Vively Health, a risk-based provider delivering home-based primary care announces an agreement with Cerner to improve the lives of patient with multiple chronic conditions.- Vively Health will integrate the Cerner Millennium EHR and HealtheIntent population health platform into its home-based primary care offerings, as well as utilize Cerner’s consumer framework technology to support its care teams to better address patient needs.- Vively Health, formerly DaVita Health Solutions, is the new
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Google Parent Company Alphabet Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Fitbit
- Google’s parent company, Alphabet has made a bid to acquire Fitbit, according to sources familiar with the matter. - The speculation drove Fitbit’s stock by more than 30%.Google parent company Alphabet has made a bid to acquire fitness wearable company Fitbit, according to sources familiar with the matter. At this time, there is no definite if the negotiations between Google and Fitbit will lead to any deal, Reuters reports.The digital health and wellness market is crowded, with an estimated
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