Health2047 Inc., an American Medical Association-backed company that develops and commercializes solutions to transform healthcare at the system level, today announced the spin out of First Mile Care. With $2M in seed funding, First Mile Care is a preventive chronic care startup that is building an affordable, scalable and sustainable platform to improve the lives of people who have prediabetes. Development is already underway for First Mile Care’s initial platform offering is based on the
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Imprivata Extends Secure Medical Device Access to Howard Medical Storage Carts
Imprivata, the healthcare IT security company, today announced a collaboration with Howard Medical to extend the availability of Imprivata Medical Device Access—streamlined, secure authentication to medical devices for clinical users—to select medical storage carts. “In today’s complex Internet of Medical Things, healthcare organizations are faced with the challenge of protecting the security and integrity of the information stored on and transmitted through medical devices without impeding on
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GHX: Collaboration Critical to Advance Clinically Integrated Supply Chains
Driving the next level of innovation in healthcare will require significant collaboration throughout the industry. Today’s healthcare supply chain teams, who possess so much critical data and expertise, and work with nearly every stakeholder in the industry, are increasingly called upon to facilitate the collaboration necessary to attain three familiar healthcare goals: reduce costs, increase efficiency, and improve clinical outcomes. GHX) has identified three key areas where supply chain’s
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NTT DATA’s AI Diagnosis Tool Demonstrates Impact on Disease Detection
NTT DATA, a leading IT services provider, announced today that the Artificial Intelligence (AI) diagnosis support solution of its US subsidiary NTT DATA Services was able to detect 56 emphysema cases while normal diagnosis without AI detect 17 cases during a recent Proof of Concept (PoC) conducted at the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center in Pune, India.The solution from NTT DATA Services is designed to help prioritize doctors’ workloads and expedite their reporting processes by
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MediSprout Integrates Telehealth Platform with Amazon Alexa and Withings
MediSprout, a provider of healthcare and telehealth solutions, has announced that its V2MD telehealth platform that connects physicians with their patients through video conferencing will integrate with Amazon Alexa for patient scheduling and Withings for integration with its Withings Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor. These integrations allow patients to seamlessly schedule video appointments with their physician’s office through simple voice commands via Amazon Alexa from a patient’s home, and
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InterSystems Launches Data Platform to Accelerate Development of Data-Intensive Health Apps
With data at the heart of the digital transformation sweeping healthcare, InterSystems (a provider of IT platforms for health, business, and government applications) is releasing the world’s first and only data platform engineered specifically for healthcare data and is empowering developers to rapidly build and scale the industry’s next breakthrough applications.InterSystems IRIS for Health is built upon the company’s newest product, InterSystems IRIS Data Platform, which combines transaction
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Modis Therapeutics Raises $30M for Developing Medicines for Patients with Rare Genetic Diseases
Modis Therapeutics, Inc., a company developing medicines for patients with rare genetic diseases has raised $30 million in Series A funding led by F-Prime Capital Partners and OrbiMed. Joshua Grass, former F-Prime Entrepreneur-in-Residence and head of Corporate Development at BioMarin Pharmaceutical, has joined as President and Chief Executive Officer. Founding investor Aceras Life Sciences, LLC and new investor Osage University Partners also participated in the financing.Founded in 2016, Modis
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Roche Integrates Insulin Data from Novo Nordisk with Diabetes Management Solutions
Roche has signed a development and collaboration agreement with Novo Nordisk, a leader in innovating the therapy of diabetes and obesity. Under the terms of the development and collaboration agreement, the partners will integrate insulin data from Novo Nordisk's connected pen to Roche's open ecosystem, synchronizing with its suite of digital diabetes management solutions including mySugr.People with diabetes spend an average of one hour per day on self-care and have to make up to 50 therapy
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Heal Brings Apple Unified Health Records to Doctor House Calls
Heal, the market-leader in house calls, today supports Health Records on iPhone, which brings together hospitals, clinics, and the existing Apple Health app to make it easy for patients to see their available medical data from multiple providers whenever they choose. Heal is in-network with all major PPO insurance plans in California, Washington D.C., and Northern Virginia, and is expanding to other locations across the country. Previously, patients’ medical records were held in multiple
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DrChrono, Genomind Partner on EHR-Integrated Personalized Genetic Tests
EHR provider DrChrono Inc. and Genomind, which offers a unique personalized medicine platform that brings innovation to healthcare around the world, today announce a partnership to meet the growing need from both patients and doctors for personalized genetic tests that integrate with electronic health records.AS part of the partnership, physician practices using DrChrono’s platform can order test kits for Genomind’s Genecept Assay®, which helps guide mental health treatment and has been used by
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