The USC Center for Body Computing (CBC) and VSP Global's innovation lab, The Shop, have teamed up to conduct a wearable sensor pilot research study offered to USC employees to test eyewear with fitness tracking technology seamlessly embedded inside the frames.The pilot, which launched on August 27th will assess the users' engagement with and feedback of the smartphone app synched to the embedded sensor in the first-of-its-kind prototype optical frame, LevelTM, created by The Shop.Pilot Study
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Cardinal Health Quietly Acquires Telepharmacy Startup TelePharm
Healthcare services provider Cardinal Health quietly acquired TelePharm, a Iowa City-based telepharmacy startup in July for an undisclosed amount, according to The DesMoines Register. Founded in 2012 by Roby Miller, a University of Iowa graduate, TelePharm's cloud-based software helps pharmacies streamline workflow and communication in order to strengthen their patient relationships.Integration DetailsAs part of the acquisition, all of TelePharm's 18 employees including its founder will maintain
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Zillion Nabs $28M to Expand Digital Patient Engagement Platform
Zillion, a Norwalk, CT-based digital health company has raised $28 million in Series C funding led by TwinFocus Capital Partners to expand its cloud-based digital patient engagement platform. Turning content, people-based services and programs into scalable digital products, Zillion enables companies to realize the true potential of mobile engagement and empower consumers to take control of their health.Zillion’s platform features face-to-face live video conferencing – including one-to-one,
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Philips Unveils IntelliSpace Cardiovascular 2.1: 5 Things to Know
Philips today announced the launch of IntelliSpace Cardiovascular 2.1, the latest version of its next-generation Cardiovascular Image and Information Management System. The new solution provides clinicians with a single point of access anytime and virtually anywhere and allows for web-based echo reporting, delivering diagnostic quality viewing of echo images. According to the Future Health Index, a recent study commissioned by Philips, 81% of cardiology patients surveyed feel it is important
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Medscape EHR Report: Top 5 Most Widely Used EHRs by Physicians
Epic, Cerner, eClinicalWorks, NextGen and MEDITECH have been named the most widely used EHRs by physicians, according to Medscape’s 2016 EHR Report. Epic continues to dominate the EHR market for hospitals and health systems at 28% representing 48% of users—more than three times as many as Cerner (13%), its next largest competitor. Missing from this year's list is Allscripts, which dropped out of the top five altogether driven by its 2012 decision to drop its small practice software, My
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ClearCare Raises $60M to Expand Home Care Agency Platform
ClearCare, a San Francisco-based software platform for home care agencies has raised $60 million in growth-equity led by global investment firm Battery Ventures. The company plans to use the latest round to expand its core platform and explore new strategic partnerships. Founded in 2010, ClearCare's cloud-based platform helps agencies attract and retain customers, schedule and deliver care, and optimize their back offices. The company's end-to-end platform delivers these solutions through
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Avizia, Kno2 Integrate to Roll-Out Turnkey Telehealth to Rural Hospitals
Telehealth solution provider Avizia has announced a partnership with patient document exchange Kno2 to provide interoperable telehealth to specialist and primary care in rural hospitals. The integration of both platform will enable seamless delivery of telehealth and document exchange to facilitate continuity of care by connecting patients to providers, regardless of disparate locations.Partnership DetailsAs part of the integration, Kno2's cloud-based, interoperable document exchange platform
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CommonWell Health Alliance Adds Patient Access to Health Data
CommonWell Health Alliance members announced today it will provide patient access to their health data via the CommonWell network. The result allows patients the ability to give their providers across the care continuum more secure, near instant access to their important health data, which could help improve care and coordination.How It WorksPatient are granted access by self-enrolling in CommonWell, self-linking their health records wherever they receive care, and self-query and view their
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SAP Appoints Thomas Laur President of SAP Connected Health Group
This week, SAP announced it has appointed Thomas Laur as the new President of the SAP Connected Health group. In his new role, the former CEO of Sutherland Healthcare Solutions will help promote and guide the company’s Connected Health group - SAP’s recently established healthcare and life sciences division. The formation of the SAP Connected Health group reaffirms the company’s commitment to enabling smarter health decisions and advancing medical knowledge throughout the world in order to
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InTouch Health Acquires AcuteCare Telemedicine to Expands Specialty Telehealth Network
InTouch Health, a specialty telehealth enterprise network provider has announced its entry into tele-physician services with the acquisition of AcuteCare Telemedicine (ACT). InTouch Health’s decision to enter the physician services business comes in response to InTouch Health customer requests for a high-quality, turn-key tele-physician services. ACT was founded in 2009 by four highly experienced tele-neurologists: Matthews W. Gwynn, M.D.; Lisa H. Johnston, M.D.; James M. Kiely, M.D., Ph.D.; and
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