Today at FLEX 2019, integrated biosensor makers Profusa and NextFlex unveiled a skin-worn reader prototype with an injected hydrogel biosensor for continuous oxygen monitoring in tissue. The Lumee™ Oxygen Platform is intended for use in patients with potential acute and/or chronic changes in tissue oxygen levels who may benefit from continuous monitoring. Lumee Oxygen Hydrogel Biosensor The Lumee Oxygen Hydrogel biosensor, a tiny flexible fiber (3 mm to 5 mm long and approximately 500 microns in
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GHX Names Top 50 Healthcare Providers for Supply Chain Excellence
Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX) has unveiled its annual list of the healthcare provider organizations being recognized as the 2018GHX “Best 50” supply chains in North America for their work in improving operational performance and driving down costs through supply chain automation. To select the Best 50, GHX looked at the performance of more than 4,100 hospitals in the U.S. and Canada connected to the GHX electronic trading exchange. GHX identified the 50 healthcare organizations that
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Teckro Lands $25M to Make Clinical Trials Data Accessible to Research Staff
Teckro, an NYC-based technology platform that makes the conduct of clinical trials simple, more transparent and more inclusive for doctors, research nurses and patients announced it has raised $25 million in funding. The Series C funding round was led by Northpond Ventures with participation from Founders Fund, Sands Capital Ventures, Bill Maris’ Section 32 venture fund, and Borealis Ventures. Teckro’s total funding now stands at $43 million.Making Your Clinical Trial Information Instantly
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IBM Watson Health Invests $50M in AI to Tackle Public Health Issues
IBM Watson Health announced plans to make a 10-year, $50 million investment in joint research collaborations to advance the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle public health issues. Brigham and Women’s Hospital – the teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School – and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have been selected as joint research partners. AI Research Focus AreasThe initial areas of study are expected to include the use of AI to improve the utility of electronic health records
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Accenture Survey: Millennials and Gen Z Embracing Virtual Care Models
Millennial and Gen Z consumers in the U.S. are rapidly adopting non-traditional care models, such as retail clinics, virtual and digital health services, according to results of a newly released Accenture survey. The survey reveals healthcare consumers today are changing, and their expectations for convenience, affordability, and quality are redefining how they engage at each stage of care. Survey BackgroundAccenture surveyed 2,338 U.S. healthcare consumers (ages 18+) between November and
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American Well Launches Multi-Functional Telehealth Carts
Telehealth platform American Well, today announced the launch of American Well 250 Cart, an FDA-cleared multi-functional telehealth cart that will enable health systems to digitally load-balance clinical services for on-demand and scheduled visits, leveraging both in-system and cloud-network providers and specialists. The 250 cart joins the Cisco-Based 760 Cart, which American Well launched In January, also focused on acute care use cases.American Well 250 Telemedicine Cart OverviewThe American
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Only 10% of Patients Prefer Secure Texting Over Patient Portal Communication
According to a new survey released today, only 10 percent of patients prefer to receive physician communications via patient portals, whereas twice that many (19.6 percent) favor receiving information via secure text messages when in-person and phone calls are not an option. The new survey, conducted by DrFirst, also reveals that more than 90 percent of respondents would like the ability to communicate via secure text messaging with a family member’s care team if that loved one were ill.Key
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Heart Analyzer App Adds Live Heart Rate Support for Apple Watch
Third-party app Heart Analyzer announced it has added live heart rate support, improved complications for Apple Watch Series 4 users. With support for live heart rates, Heart Analyzer will now record your heart rate in real-time when you have the app open. This update allows consumers to get detailed information about your heart rate at specific times, and view trends and graphs over time.On Apple Watch, the app: - Includes an instant and informative app giving you a snapshot of your heart rate
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Change Healthcare Unveils Claims Lifecycle Artificial Intelligence
Change Healthcare today announced Claims Lifecycle Artificial Intelligence, a new capability being integrated into the company’s Intelligent Healthcare Network and financial solutions, to help providers and payers optimize the entire claims processing lifecycle.Claims Lifecycle AI OverviewThis Change Healthcare Claims Lifecycle AI service is trained on more than 500 million service lines making up over 205 million unique claims that touch $268 billion in charges. The service leverages the
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Rock Health: 3 Insights from Digital Health Consumer Adoption 2018 Report
Adoption of digital health tools reached record heights in 2018, according to a recently released survey report from Rock Health. In fact, eighty-nine percent of respondents used at least one digital health tool—up from 80% in 2015. Live video telemedicine and wearable adoption rates surged following a pause in growth in 2017. Meanwhile, respondents were increasingly guarded about their personal health data—in 2018, respondents were less willing to share data with highly-trusted entities like
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