The American Medical Association (AMA) announced today announced Integrated Health Model Initiative (IHMI), a new collaborative effort across healthcare and technology stakeholders to develop interoperable technology solutions and care models that evolve with real-world use and feedback. The Integrated Health Model Initiative (IHMI) is a digital platform for bringing together the health and technology sectors around a common data model that is missing in healthcare. This collective effort will
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Medtronic, American Well Partner to Integrate Telehealh Services and Enable Bi-Directional Data Flow
Medtronic has announced an integration partnership with telehealth provider American Well to enable a more complete telehealth solution focused on the unique needs of the complex, chronic, co-morbid patient population. The goal of the partnership is to provide greater patient access to their care team, while improving clinician access to the critical information needed when making care decisions - especially as they evaluate opportunities for early intervention.As part of the integration
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Express Scripts to Acquire EviCore for $3.6B to Broaden Its Reach Beyond Prescription Drugs
Express Scripts, a St. Louis-based integrated pharmacy benefit management services provider, announced it has acquired eviCore healthcare, a provider of evidence-based medical benefit management services for $3.6 billion. For Express Scripts, the acquisition will combine its pharmacy benefit management offering and eviCore's highly complementary medical benefits management (MBM) platform to create a uniquely comprehensive patient benefit management solution. In addition, the acquisition of
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Welch Allyn Home Devices Integrates With Honeywell’s Remote Patient Monitoring Platform
Today, Honeywell Life Care Solutions and Welch Allyn announced that Welch Allyn’s home medical devices will now be offered as part of Honeywell’s remote patient monitoring platform. Welch Allyn’s Home devices will pair wirelessly with Honeywell’s remote patient monitoring platform to capture and provide accurate readings, without requiring the patient to travel for a doctor’s visit.The Welch Allyn Home 1700 Series Blood Pressure Monitor, with its simple, one-button operation, allows for fast and
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BACTES Rebrands as Sharecare Health Data Services
Sharecare, the digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place, announced that BACTES Imaging Solutions, which the company acquired in July 2013, is rebranding as Sharecare Health Data Services. A provider of secure electronic exchange, delivery and integration of protected health information (PHI), Sharecare Health Data Services’ capabilities include release of information (ROI), electronic health record (EHR) chart indexing, audit and chart review, disability and
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Big Cloud Analytics Rebrands as EVO Health, Launches Wellness Analytics App Platform
Big Cloud Analytics, an Atlanta-based real-time predictive analytics technology for the IoT enabled biometric data, announced it has rebranded the company to EVŌ. The rebranding marks a shift in the company’s business model and aligns with launch of the EVŌ™ app, which combines the best of data and behavioral science to deliver a personalized experience.“As the world of digital health continues to evolve, we’ve seen the lines between our work for the Enterprise and the value we deliver for
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Launchpad Digital Health Invests 8 New Digital Health Startups
Launchpad Digital Health, a focused next generation accelerator has added eight new startups to its 12-month accelerator program. These companies have now begun its twelve-month in-house immersion program.In addition, Launchpad Digital Health closed more follow-on investments in Stop Breathe & Think, Tueo Health and Amicomed.After first three years, 85% of the Launchpad Digital Health companies are successfully completing substantial follow-on venture rounds, corporate strategic investments
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PatientKeeper Launches Automated Charge-Note Reconciliation Platform
PatientKeeper, a provider of healthcare apps for physicians just launched Charge-Note Reconciliation to help healthcare organizations ensure that all physician services are accurately charged and documented. PatientKeeper’s new charge-note reconciliation tool is available immediately in the latest release of PatientKeeper Charge Capture.This automated tool allows organizations to extract clinical notes from a variety of systems, link note authors to users to identify which provider saw which
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Rock Health Report: Digital Health Funding Tops $4.7B YTD in Q3 2017
Digital health funding has reached $1.2B in Q3 2017, bringing the YTD total to $4.7B—surpassing the prior historic annual high of $4.6B in 2015, according to Rock Health, a full-service venture fund dedicated to digital health. The report, Q3 2017 Digital Health Funding Update reveals that there have been 268 digital health funding deals across 261 companies. Comparatively, 240 digital health venture deals had closed by the end of Q3 in 2016.Other key findings/insights from the latest Rock
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WebPT Acquires Rehab Therapy Patient Relationship Platform Strive Labs
WebPT, a rehab therapy software platform has acquired StriveHub, a Boston, MA-based patient relationship management (PRM) platform specifically designed for rehab therapy providers. For WebPT, the acquisition of StriveHub will enable PTs to deepen relationships with patients and improve their practices' bottom line Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Developed by two physical therapists, StriveHub enables providers to develop automated email campaigns, collect and act upon
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