Vidyo, which is used by 295 U.S healthcare systems for telemedicine, today announced its integration with Allscripts’ FollowMyHealth patient engagement platform. The FollowMyHealth platform empowers patients for continuous engagement, while expanding their care team. The integration embeds virtual consultations directly into the patient portal, helping to create a system of connected care that is more accessible to more people.Modern, self-service video API platforms like vidyo.io (which was
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Indica MD Launches Medical Marijuana Telehealth Platform in California and New York
Indica MD, a Pasadena, CA-based digital health startup has launched a HIPAA compliant medical marijuana telehealth platform in California and New York that provides patient evaluations for the safe, complementary and alternative use of cannabis. The online medical marijuana doctor service connects patients with licensed physicians in California and New York which can approve them for their medical marijuana card so they are able to gain access to medical cannabis dispensaries in their
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AbleTo Raises $36.6M to Accelerate Behavioral Health Platform
AbleTo, Inc., a provider of technology-enabled behavioral health solutions has raised $36.6 million in Series D funding led by Bain Capital Ventures and also includes strategic investor Aetna. Existing investors, ncluding .406 Ventures, Sandbox Industries, HLM Venture Partners, and Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc. also contributed in this round. AbleTo plans to utilize the funding to accelerate scale and expansion of its business operations. The company has now raised a total of $57.4 million
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Harvard Health Taps Outcome Health to Bring Actionable Health Intelligence To Over 40k Waiting & Exam Rooms
Today, Outcome Health announced an exciting collaboration with Harvard Health Publications that will bring Harvard Medical School's trusted expertise to 40,000+ waiting and exam rooms through Outcome’s digital platform with new videos, illustrations, and additional health content. Outcome Health platform improves patient outcomes by providing actionable health intelligence and information at the moment of care through technology.As part of the partnership, the teams will begin collaborating
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Interpreta, higi, Partners to Integrate Biometric Data for Patient Engagement
Interpreta and higi are announcing a partnership to integrate biometric data from higi with clinical, claims and genomic data from Interpreta. The integration will enable patients and their physicians to increase engagement and share healthcare data (on blood pressure, pulse, BMI, weight, body composition, and self-screening questions) gained at higi retail stations and prioritized within Interpreta in real time.This will enable physicians and insurers to leverage a patient’s biometrics data,
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9+ Health Systems Switch to Nuance for Improved Radiology Reporting
Nuance Communications announced that nine U.S. healthcare organizations have adopted the company’s radiology solutions to enhance clinical collaboration as well as deliver more complete, timely and higher quality radiology reporting. Capital Health, City of Hope, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Desert Radiology, LRGHealthcare, Medical University of South Carolina, Northeast Georgia Health System, Orion/Tower Imaging and Tennova Healthcare are representative organizations that have
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Chilmark: Healthcare Analytics Vendors Are Struggling to Exploit New Sources of Data
Analytics vendor solutions have matured; however, vendors are struggling to exploit new sources of data in a rapidly transforming industry, according to the latest report from Chilmark Research. The report, 2017 Healthcare Analytics Market Trends Report, assess critical changes in vendor solutions and how well they map to provider needs. Chilmark finds that analytics solutions and care management applications are more tightly linked now and show promise for moving analytics-derived insights
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Health Invest Finland Raises $1.5M for Smart Wearable Device for Elder Care
Health Invest Finland Oy, a digital health firm has raised $1.5 million in funding led by Finnish funds Kuus Invest Oü, Viavan Oy, and European business angel investors. The company plans to utilize the funding to accelerate the deployment of it’s My+Care™ (MyPlusCare) cloud-based health and wellbeing service solution targeted for the elderly care market globally.According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the number of elder persons (aged 65 years or over) is
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AdvancedMD Launches Doctor Reputation Management Tool for Physician Practices
AdvancedMD, an integrated provider and patient workflow for independent physician practices has unveiled their new doctor reputation management tool, Advanced Reputation. The new tool automates the process of collecting Google business profile reviews that serve as the foundation for a medical provider's online reputation. By using using automated surveys to gather patient feedback about recent office and telemedicine visits, Advanced Reputation enables practices to build a positive online
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Welltory Raises $1M to Expand Stress Management App
Welltory, a New York based digital health startup working on a stress & energy management app, has raised $1 million in seed funding from business angels. The company plans to utilize the funding from the seed round to launch the next version of their app.Founded in 2014 by co-founders Alexander Lyskovsky, Jane Smorodnikova and Pavel Pravdin, Welltory’s stress and energy management app let users see how lifestyle changes - morning meditation, working from home, or a diet change - affect
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