Former ONC Chief and Assistant Secretary at HHS joins “Inside Healthcare” investing platform focused on identifying and nurturing digital health innovation. Dr. Karen DeSalvo, who served as National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and Assistant Secretary for Health (Acting) during the Obama administration is joining LRVHealth as an executive advisor. LRVHealth is an early-stage venture platform exclusively focused on finding, investing in and building disruptive new digital health,
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Phynd Lands $8M to Expand EHR-Integrated Provider Information Platform
Phynd, a Dallas-based provider information management platform, today announced it has raised more than $8 million in Series B funding from participating investors MemorialCare Innovation Fund, Rex Ventures (the investment arm of UNC Health Care), Orlando Healthcare Ventures and Dallas Venture Partners. Provider Information ManagementFounded in 2013, Phynd is a strategic enterprise platform managing all operational provider data, powering your core processes with robust provider data via
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MbientLab Launches Wearable Sensor Solution for Physical & Occupational Therapists
MbientLab, a company building the next generation of sensors and tools for the healthcare industry, announced the availability of its MIOTherapy (MIO) – the first wearable technology platform that integrates the effectiveness of traditional physical therapy with smart sensors, therapeutic exercises, games, and 3D visualization technology to personalize and improve outpatient rehabilitation and accelerate recovery.Wearable Sensor Technology to Improve Outcomes of TherapyUsing a unique combination
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Digital Reasoning and Clearwater Merges AI + Security to Transform Patient Experience
Digital Reasoning and Clearwater (a healthcare security provider) today announced a strategic three-year Cyber Risk Services partnership enabling healthcare providers to realize the promise of artificial intelligence (AI) supported by a proven and trusted cybersecurity and HIPAA compliance program. This partnership sets the standard for how the healthcare industry can merge these cutting-edge technologies to derive deeper value from patient data + achieve a triple aim - cost, quality, and
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Blockchain Technology: A Hopeful Secure Solution for Healthcare?
An electronic health record, or EHR, contains the patient’s name, date of birth, and social security number. It also contains the names of the patient’s employers, dependents, and more. Considering the increasing number of healthcare data breaches, blockchain technology that enables patient-mediated health data exchange provides a potential security solution opportunity.Infographic created by Duquesne University School of Nursing illustrates the promising potential of utilizing blockchain
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Taking New Medications: Consumers Blame Anxiety on Lack of Time with Physicians
More than half of consumers lack confidence in their ability to properly take new medications as directed, according to a survey released by DrFirst, the nation’s leading provider of e-prescribing and patient medication management solutions. Among the consumers who had concerns about taking new medications correctly, two-thirds blamed their anxiety on a lack of time with physicians at the point of care.Survey BackgroundThe online survey of 200 consumers was 40 percent male and 60 percent
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Health Gorilla Brings Data Interoperability to 24 Hospitals in Mexico
Health Gorilla and Grupo Ángeles Servicios de Salud, a major health system in Mexico, just announced a new partnership to enable interoperability across its 24-hospital system. This creates the largest interoperable network in Mexico and will improve care for millions of patients by making it easy for providers to access all of their health data at the point of care.As part of this initiative, Grupo Angeles Servicios de Salud will bring together data from multiple disparate IT systems across the
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LunaPBC Partners With Genetic Alliance to Drive Medical Discovery
LunaPBC, the founder of LunaDNA, the first community-owned genomic and health data platform, today announced a partnership with Genetic Alliance, a non-profit dedicated to providing ordinary people with powerful tools to transform research. Through the partnership, LunaDNA’s members will gain access to powerful new tools and resources to support health management, while maximizing research opportunities for disease foundations and patient advocacy organizations at scale. Shared values across
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Veta Health Acquires License for 2 Boston Children’s Hospital Homegrown Solutions
Veta Health, the digital health management platform that offers care pathways for ambulatory care management, today announced a strategic alliance with Boston Children's Hospital, whereby it has acquired the license to two homegrown technology solutions, TriVox Health and HelpSteps. The acquisition of licenses to these platforms, which have been deployed in over ten clinics and 15+ clinical areas and reached over 40,000 users to date, furthers Veta Health's technological capabilities as well as
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Mercom: Global Digital Health/Health IT VC Funding Tops $9.5B in 2018
Global venture capital (VC) funding in digital health/health IT, including private equity and corporate venture capital, reach a record-breaking $9.5 billion in funding in 2019, according to market research firm Mercom Capital. The Q4 and Annual 2018 Digital Health (Healthcare IT) Funding and M&A Report also contains year-over-year (YoY) and quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) information on market activity displayed in easy-to-digest charts, graphs, and tables, as well as data-driven analysis The
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