DiagnosisAI, a healthcare technology company that focuses on using artificial intelligence to empower patients has unveiled a new voice-based medical reference app named “Alexa, Ask Doctor Dex” (DexMD).Traditionally, most people look up their symptoms through sites such as WebMD and end up self-diagnosing themselves incorrectly (i.e.-cancer). DexMD uses artificial intelligence and machine learning on Amazon Alexa to provide specific, personalized, and directed answers to medical questions with
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Researchers Find Most Mobile Health Apps for Cancer Survivors Fail to Deliver Value
Developers of mobile health apps for cancer survivors lack the research needed to determine safety and effectiveness, according to new research conducted at the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC). The research e-published in the March 24, 2017 issue of the Journal of Cancer Survivorship found basic developmental and incremental testing steps may be skipped in the interest of getting the health app to market quickly.Researchers revealed that most developers only evaluated the app
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Northwell Health Develops Homegrown Real-Time Care Navigation Tool for Patients
Northwell Health’s IT department, in conjunction with Northwell Health’s Population Health Management department has developed a new care navigation tools changing the way health care workers assess, monitor and coordinate patient care. The new tool is designed to helped close the care loop for patients while hospitalized – and more importantly – after they are discharged.Available to staff on their laptops through Northwell’s secure network, the care tool delivers real-time notifications to
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Massachusetts Announces $5M Grant to Launch Digital Health Innovation Lab
Last Thursday, Massachusetts Lt. Governor Karyn Polito joined executives from GE for the announcement of a $5 million grant from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative toward the construction of a new digital health innovation lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). The grant will be matched by nearly $9.5 million from WPI, as well as $2.5 million in support from GE Healthcare Life Sciences in both capital investments and imaging equipment. These funds will go toward new integrated
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The Leapfrog Group Unveils Medical Errors Calculator to Estimate Lives and Dollars Impact
The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization dedicated to quality and safety in healthcare has announced the release of its new Lives and Dollars Lost to Medical Errors Calculator, a new tool that illuminate the impact medical errors have on an employer’s covered population. Originally launched in 2013 as the Hidden Surcharge Calculator, the new interactive tool allows purchasers to estimate the number of avoidable deaths among covered lives; how much they spend annually due to medical errors
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Philips Awarded FDA Clearance for Digital Pathology Solution for Primary Diagnostic Use
Today, Philips announced it has received regulatory clearance from the FDA (via De Novo classification) for its IntelliSite Pathology Solution, marking a significant leap forward for the pathology services industry in the U.S. De novo classification is the regulatory pathway for marketing clearance for novel, low- to moderate-risk medical devices that are the first of their kindAs the first and only digital pathology system to be approved for primary diagnostic use in the country, today’s news
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HealthPartners Partners With Welltok to Deliver Personalized Health Experience for Members
HealthPartners and Welltok has announced a partnership that will allow HealthPartners to deliver a more personalized health experience for its members. The new health personalization platform will allow participants to create customized health goals (for example, eating less salt or exercising more), and then get rewarded for meeting those goals.The technology will also suggest programs and resources that address emotional and financial health. It will also be linked to their individual health
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Highmark Partners With Best Doctors to Provide Virtual Second Opinions for Members
Highmark, the nation's fourth-largest Blue Cross and Blue Shield-affiliated organization is partnering with Best Doctors to provide virtual expert second opinions for Highmark members and their physicians dealing with rare or complex medical conditions. Best Doctors provides access to more than 53,000 of the world’s brightest minds in over 450 medical specialties, without the need for patients to travel far from home. Data from Best Doctors show that consultation with its experts results in
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Senscio Systems Unveils AI-Driven Home-To-Clinic Digital Health System for Value-Based Care
Senscio Health, the healthcare division of Senscio Systems has unveiled their next generation digital health solution, which uses AI technology to personalize and continually enhance care for the chronically ill. This 5% of the population with complex conditions accounts for over 50% of healthcare spending in the US. The new platform called Ibis™ Care 2.0 increases the ability for healthcare providers to achieve the "quadruple aim" in healthcare: better patient experience, improved population
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Banner Health Taps Kyruus to Enhance Patient-Provider Matching Across Network
Banner Health, one of the largest nonprofit health care systems based in Arizona has selected Kyruus to deploy its full suite of patient-provider match solutions. The implementation of Kyruus ProviderMatch suite and KyruusOne will enhance patient access and deliver a consistent patient experience across the entire organization. The solutions will be rolled out across the system’s six-state operations to enhance the patient experience. More specifically, Banner Health will utilize the KyruusOne
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