What You Should Know:
- Today Medtronic announced multiple CE Marks for a portfolio of diabetes products that will launch in Europe later this year. This includes InPen and Guardian 4 sensor which requires no fingersticks
- . The new CE Marks also allow for this next generation sensor to be integrated with either MiniMed 780G or InPen or for stand-alone CGM use as well.
InPen MDI Smart Insulin Pen
The InPen is the first and only smart insulin pen approved in Europe that's
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Smart Contact Management Tech Empowering Providers to Offer Better Care
Technology adoption in the independent healthcare sector continues at breakneck speed. However, digitizing engagement with patients between appointments is one area where health providers have been slower to adopt. Even during COVID, research from the SMB Group showed one-fifth of healthcare providers had no plans to implement cloud technologies, which is a vital step for transforming communication processes.
Part of the reason is the fear of poor implementation, which can backfire and
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Geisinger Launches Virtual Chronic Disease Monitoring System Powered by Noteworth
What You Should Know:
- Geisinger today announced the launch of ConnectedCare365, an innovative care delivery model for patients with chronic diseases like diabetes, heart failure and hypertension available on Google Play and App Store. Powered by Noteworth, a digital health startup dedicated to rethinking healthcare delivery, this first-of-its-kind virtual care delivery platform uses remote patient monitoring, artificial intelligence and powerful data analysis tools to improve
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Omada Becomes First NCQA-Accredited Virtual Provider
What You Should Know:
- Omada Health’s Type 2 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes+Hypertension programs have been awarded the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) Population Health Program (PHP) Accreditation, becoming the first fully-virtual healthcare provider to earn this accreditation.
- This certification marks a significant milestone in Omada’s ongoing commitment to transforming chronic care treatment through behavior science.
- At the crest of the digital health wave of
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US Orthopedic Alliance Taps 2bPrecise to Power Precision Medicine Program
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2bPrecise, a precision medicine company, announced that the US Orthopedic Alliance (USOA) is leveraging 2bPrecise’ pharmacogenomics (PGx) solution to help physicians identify potentially dangerous drug-gene interactions.
- The 2bPrecise platform will deliver workflow, data management and clinical decision functionality to USOA providers ordering pharmacogenomic tests (PGx). Specifically, doctors can leverage test results to make informed decisions
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UPS Healthcare Expands Specialty Pharmaceutical Offerings with End-to-End Cold Chain Capabilities
What You Should Know:
- UPS Healthcare today announced it is enhancing its specialty pharmaceutical offerings by establishing UPS Cold Chain Solutions, a comprehensive suite of cold chain technologies, best-in-class capabilities to support healthcare customers.
- UPS Cold Chain Solutions is purpose-built to provide pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers and laboratories a full, end-to-end cold chain service offering, including storage and distribution,
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AcuityMD Nabs $7M for Targeting Platform for Medical Device Companies
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- AcuityMD, a platform for commercializing and improving medical devices with data announced it has raised $7M in funding led by Benchmark with participation from Ajax Health. Eric Vishria, General Partner at Benchmark will also join AcuityMD’s board of directors.
- Since launching commercially in 2020, AcuityMD has become a trusted partner within the medical device industry by creating a data platform for the entire medical device lifecycle, from sale and
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Banner Health Launches Digital Health Program with Xealth & Babyscripts
What You Should Know:
- Banner Health announced the launch of its digital health program with Xealth to enable digital health at scale. Banner Health is making it simpler for medical providers to order digital health solutions directly from its Cerner EHR, helping to strengthen its connection with patients across its 30 acute-care hospitals and other entities. The launch will begin
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Best Buy Health Launches Lively Smart for Active Aging Community
What You Should Know:
- Best Buy Health today introduced its new smartphone Lively Smart that is designed to make it easier than ever for older adults to access the phone features they care most about, including one-touch access to Lively Health and Safety Services.
- Users can unlock Lively Smart’s full potential with these Lively Health and Safety Services (available with a Preferred Health & Safety package):
Urgent Response, which
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Anthem, Epic Integrates Bi-Directional Data Exchange with Affiliated Health Plans
What You Should Know:
- Healthcare insurer Anthem has announced a data sharing collaboration with Epic to facilitate secure, bi-directional exchange of health information between healthcare providers and Anthem’s affiliated health plans.
- Epic’s Payer Platform will be integrated with Anthem’s Health OS, which is Anthem’s operating system to enable seamless health plan-provider collaboration.
- The integration will enable Anthem to capture consumer health information
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