Sadly, the majority of the healthcare industry is still using outdated pager services, over paying by 45 percent. TigerText, the secure communications leader in healthcare, announced its Spring '16 release which focuses s on optimizing clinical workflow efficiency and reducing the costs of care delivery. TigerText’s Spring ‘16 release new features such as priority messaging, auto-forwarding, as well as a standalone desktop application help speed the exchange of information and reduce the
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Boehringer Ingelheim to Fund Commercialization of Propeller’s Digital Platform for Ashma, COPD
Propeller Health, a digital health solution for respiratory medicine, and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., a global pharmaceutical company and leading provider of inhaled medications for serious respiratory diseases, today announced a first-of-its-kind commercial partnership that aims to use digital health tools and services to help people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma better manage their disease. This partnership further validates Propeller's
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Northwell Health Launches $100k Contest to Fund Next Medical Breakthrough
On Monday, Northwell Health launched a new contest in which public voting will decide which of three medical innovations developed by some of its 61,000+ employees will receive $100k in additional research support. Starting today through April 18th, voters can go to www.northwell.edu/vote to learn about each innovation and vote for their favorite idea in which they think Northwell Health should invest.
The three innovations are being explored by Northwell Ventures, which evaluates,
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Practice Unite, Uniphy Health Merge to Provide Secure Clinical Communication Platform
Practice Unite, a HIPAA secure texting provider and physician engagement firm Uniphy Health are merging together to create the healthcare industry’s most comprehensive clinical communications and collaboration solutions provider. The newly combined Uniphy Health will provide healthcare organizations with transformative, HIPAA-compliant, mobile-first solutions that deliver a positive return on investment (ROI) today and help those organizations transition to value-based care for tomorrow.
With
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Ingestible Sensor Market to Reach $678M by 2022
The ingestible sensor market is expected to grow from $198 million in 2015 to $678 million by 2022, at a CAGR of 20.2% between 2016 and 2022, according to a new report from MarketsandMarkets. The medical vertical is expected to dominate this segment as ingestible sensors represent the next phase in the evolution of digital health. Ingestible sensors are used in capsule endoscopy, patient monitoring and controlled drug delivery applications. This report aims at estimating the current
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J&J Launches New Incubation Model Focused on Human Health in Europe
Johnson & Johnson is launching a new incubation model in Europe designed to identify and nurture early-stage companies actively pursuing research with the potential to transform human health. The initiative, a collaboration with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Inc. (Janssen), will be called Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JLINX (JLINX) will offer scientists and entrepreneurs access to venture funding, R&D expertise and state-of-the-art facilities. JLINX will have a particular focus on
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5 Benefits of Using Mobile Devices in Home Healthcare
Editor’s Note: This post is sponsored by Samsung. According to a report done by Frost & Sullivan, smartphones will continue to penetrate the home healthcare sector up to 95% by 2020. The consumer tablet market has been booming and with it being one of the fastest growing sectors in mobile computing (estimated to have 430 million in use by 2018), these devices have quickly found their way into the home healthcare industry. Why purchase multiple devices to do one task, when a smartphone or
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McKesson Unveils Cloud-based Ecosystem for Medical Review & Authorization
McKesson Corporation today announced the launch of InterQual Connect™, a cloud-based medical review service with authorization connectivity for payers and providers. InterQual Connect works with the same care management systems and InterQual Criteria they already use, making it fast, easy, and cost-effective to implement and deploy.
Today the total cost of an authorization is between $35 and $100 when faxes, denials, appeals, and other aspects are considered, according to McKesson research.
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Report: Patients Are Increasingly Using Digital Health to Supplement Doctor Visits
Consumers are increasingly leveraging online resources to both prepare for appointments and validate physician recommendations – moving beyond diagnosis to become more active in the treatment decision, according to new findings released from the Sixth Annual Makovsky/Kelton “Pulse of Online Search” Survey. Fielded to 1,035 nationally representative Americans ages 18 and older, data further reveal that while the doctor-patient relationship remains integral to the healthcare equation,
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Reflexion Health Appoints Dr. Joseph M. Smith CEO
Reflexion Health, a digital health and telemedicine company dedicated to bringing personalized healthcare into patients' homes has announced the appointment of Joseph Smith, MD, PhD, as the company's new CEO. Dr. Smith has been serving as interim CEO since December 2015 and has been a member of Reflexion Health's board since October 2012.
The San Diego-based company recently secured 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the Vera™ system, an innovative
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