Burlington-based Arcadia Healthcare Solutions has raised $30 million in capital growth from the Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, GE Ventures, and existing investors Peloton Equity, Zaffre Investments, and Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners. The EHR data aggregation/analytics company will utilize the funding to to accelerate its robust product development plans in the core Arcadia Analytics platform and expand population heath management market activities.Founded in 2002, the
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Northwell Health Taps Avizia to Develop Robust, Direct-to-Consumer Telehealth Platform
Northwell Health has a new partnership with Avizia, an end-to-end telehealth provider to develop a robust, direct-to-consumer telehealth platform to enable seamless care in its 21 hospitals and more than 550 outpatient practices throughout New York. In addition to becoming a strategic channel partner, Northwell Ventures, the health system’s corporate venture arm has made a direct-equity investment in Avizia The investment and partnership also marks the close of Avizia’s funding round, bringing
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Piedmont Healthcare Taps Kyruus to Enhance Patient-Provider Matching
Piedmont Healthcare, a seven hospital system serving nearly two million patients in Georgia, 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.jIn addition, the system selection ensures Piedmont Healthcare will have an accurate and comprehensive provider database, providing visibility into the scope
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Black Book: 94% of Physicians Find Digital Health Data Overwhelming, Redundant
94 percent of physicians find all that digital health data overwhelming, redundant and unlikely to make a clinical difference, according to Black Book’s recent consumer survey. Conducted from September through December 2016, the survey asked 12,090 adult consumers to evaluate the technology they were exposed to, know of or interacted with as an active patient in the last twelve months.The report revealed that 94 percent of consumers with health or activity trackers said their physician informed
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TPG Capital to Acquire Mediware Information Systems for Undisclosed Sum
TPG Capital, the global private equity fund of leading alternative asset firm TPG has entered an agreement to acquire Mediware Information Systems, Inc. from private equity firm Thoma Bravo. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquisition is expected to close during the first quarter of 2017, subject to customary closing conditions.For more than 30 years, Mediware has been a leading supplier of healthcare and human service software for the nation’s largest blood banks,
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Genos Unveils Crowdsourcing Platform for Genomics R&D
Genos, a community for personal genetic discovery and research has announced the public launch of its crowdsourcing platform for genomics research and development. The Genos platform will enable individuals to sequence their genetic profiles with 50 times more data than current popular sequencing options, while empowering individuals to participate in groundbreaking research projects on their own terms. As part of the platform launch, Genos revealed several initial research partners and
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Study: Tele-ICU Programs Improve Care While Providing Cost Savings
Philips has announced the results of a study that finds Philips eICU Program with centralized bed management control increased case volume by up to 44 percent and improved contribution margins by up to 665 percent, or $52.7 million. The study, which will be published in CHEST Journal in February, was authored by Craig M. Lilly, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Anesthesiology and Surgery at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Director of the eICU Program at UMass Memorial Medical
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Kyocera Unveils Optical Blood-Flow Sensor for Wearable Devices
Kyocera Corporation has unveiled one of the smallest known optical blood-flow sensors, which measures the volume of blood flow in subcutaneous tissue. Measuring only 1mm high, 1.6mm long and 3.2mm wide, the sensor is designed for use in small devices such as smartphones and wearable devices.Kyocera, which provides a wide range of components for smartphones and wearables, has been developing slimmer, smaller products to support higher functionality in more compact devices. The company developed
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CloudMine, Validic Integrate to Advance Integration of Patient-Generated Health Data
CloudMine, a cloud-based health technology platform has partnered with digital health integration platform Validic to advance interoperability and integration of patient-generated health data into clinical workflows and Healthcare Information Systems (HIS). As part of the integration, CloudMine can integrate patient data from hundreds of personal health sources, including wearables, sensors, in-home medical devices, mobile apps, and other remote monitoring devices. Bringing together the patient
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Novartis Launches Digital Health Initiative in Nigeria to Improve Access to Essential Medicines
Novartis launch of an innovative technology-based healthcare program called SMS for Life 2.0 in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The program aims to increase the availability of essential medicines and improve care for patients across the region by using simple, available, and affordable digital health technology. SMS for Life 2.0 is a joint public-private partnership led by Novartis and supported by its partners, the Kaduna State Ministry of Health and Vodacom.SMS for Life 2.0 OverviewSMS for Life 2.0
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