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Partners HeatlhCare, Neighborhood Health Plan to Offer Telehealth

by Fred Pennic 08/28/2018 Leave a Comment

Partners HeatlhCare, Neighborhood Health Plan to Offer Telehealth

Partners HealthCare, today announced it has recently deployed a new telehealth initiative called Partners HealthCare On Demand. Working in conjunction with Teladoc Health, Partners HealthCare is offering a new solution for urgent care video visits, providing high-quality urgent care services from Partners HealthCare clinicians for minor illnesses and injuries.Partners HealthCare On Demand will first be exclusively offered to commercial members of the system’s health plan, Neighborhood Health
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Reflexion Health Brings Virtual Rehab Platform to Employer Market with BevCap Management

by Fred Pennic 08/28/2018 Leave a Comment

Reflexion Health Launches Next-Gen Virtual Exercise Rehabilitation Assistant (VERA)

Reflexion Health, a San Diego, CA-based virtual physical therapy company, today announced that it is entering the employer market through a strategic partnership with BevCap Management LLC, a program manager for captive insurance companies. As part of the partnership with BevCap, Reflexion Health's FDA-cleared Virtual Exercise Rehabilitation Assistant (VERA™), a digital platform that enables clinicians to remotely monitor patients, will be made available to BevCap's clients nationwide.VERA is
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Bipartisan, Bicameral Leaders Urge Effective Administration of 340B Drug Pricing Program

by Fred Pennic 08/27/2018 Leave a Comment

Bipartisan, Bicameral Leaders Urge Effective Administration of 340B Drug Pricing Program

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN), and Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) sent a letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) regarding the fact that they have not used their rulemaking authority to implement regulations to better administer the 340B Drug
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Cerner and Duke Clinical Research Team Up on Cardiac Risk Calculator App

by Fred Pennic 08/24/2018 Leave a Comment

Cerner and Duke Clinical Research Team Up on Cardiac Risk Calculator App

Cerner has collaborated with Duke Clinical Research Institute to launch an atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) Risk Calculator app, designed as a tool to increase communication between the person and their doctor about ways to live a healthier life and risk factors for heart disease and stroke. The ASCVD Risk Calculator app is now available to providers in the SMART App Gallery and the Cerner Open Developer Experience (code) App Gallery.Cerner and Duke Clinical Research Institute
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MGPO, IKS Health Partner to Jointly Create Clinical Solutions to Improve Healthcare Delivery

by Fred Pennic 08/22/2018 Leave a Comment

Fellow Health Partners Acquires Medical Billing Company Physicians Management, Inc.

The Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO) and IKS Health, announced a new collaboration to improve healthcare delivery throughout the United States. Recognizing the national epidemic of physician burnout and the burden of technology, legislation, and reimbursement changes affecting the crucial relationship between patients and providers, the partnership will focus on building innovative solutions that address the needs of clinicians today. As part of the collaboration, key
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Urology Startup Urotronic Raises $20M to Expand Innovative Optilume Device

by Fred Pennic 08/21/2018 Leave a Comment

Urology Startup Urotronic Raises $20M to Expand Innovative Optilume Device

Plymouth based Urotronic, today announced it has raised $20 million in Series B funding led by HM (Hillhouse & Mayo Clinic) Ventures. Additional investments were made by CDBI Partners, OCXPROURO Limited andLegend Capital.  The investments will support the growth of the innovative device called Optilume which combines balloon dilation with the delivery of an anti-proliferative drug to inhibit recurrence of blockages in the urinary tract.A minimally invasive urethral stricture treatment, the
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Fitbit Unveils Charge 3 with Relative SpO2 Sensor, Launches Sleep Score Beta

by Fred Pennic 08/20/2018 Leave a Comment

Wearable leader Fitbit, today announced the unveiling of Fitbit Charge 3, the latest evolution of its best-selling Charge family of devices. Fitbit Charge 3 features an elevated, premium swim-proof design with a touchscreen display, 15+ goal-based exercise modes, essential smart features to stay connected to what matters most, up to 7 days of battery life, and Fitbit’s most advanced sensor and algorithm technology in a tracker. Charge 3 is available for presale today on Fitbit.com for $149.95,
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Nuance Expands AI-Powered Clinical Documentation Platform Internationally

by Fred Pennic 08/20/2018 Leave a Comment

Nuance Dragon Medical One

Nuance Communications, Inc., today announced they are expanding the availability of its full suite of conversational AI-powered clinical documentation solutions internationally – now available in countries across Europe, New Zealand, Canada and more. This expansion comes as many countries outside of the U.S. continue to invest in the digitization of their healthcare systems – including increasing electronic health record (EHR) adoption rates and achieving paperless clinical documentation
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Diameter Health, Zen Healthcare IT Partner to Simplify Clinical Data Integration

by Fred Pennic 08/20/2018 Leave a Comment

Diameter Health, Zen Healthcare IT Partner to Simplify Clinical Data Integration

Diameter Health, a leading enabler of clinical insight through the automated cleansing, de-duplication, and enrichment of clinical data across the care continuum, today announced a partnership with Zen Healthcare IT, a healthcare interoperability technology and consulting firm, to simplify clinical data integration and normalization for its customers. With technology that can automatically process any clinical data type mapped to its data model, Diameter Health was seeking a partner to
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Akouos Raises $50M to Advance Precision Medicine for Hearing Disorders

by Fred Pennic 08/09/2018 Leave a Comment

Akouos Raises $50M to Advance Precision Medicine for Hearing Disorders

Akouos, a Boston, MA-based precision genetic medicine company developing gene therapies that restore and preserve hearing has raised $50 million in Series A funding co-led by 5AM Ventures and New Enterprise Associates (NEA) with participation from existing investor Partners Innovation Fund and new investors Sofinnova Ventures, RA Capital Management and Novartis Venture Fund. The company plans to use the funding round to advance its lead program to first-in-human clinical trials and bolster its
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