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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Intermountain Healthcare Innovation Fund Invests $1M In Redox to Leverage EHR API Integration
Redox, an EHR integration API platform for developers and healthcare organizations has received $1 million in strategic follow-on funding from Intermountain Innovation Fund, a strategic investment vehicle of Intermountain Healthcare. The additional $1 million closes the company's Series B round to $10 million. The Intermountain Healthcare Innovation Fund is managed by Healthbox , a platform for healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship that works with healthcare organizations to advance their
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Emory Healthcare Saves $4.6M Through Leveraging Philips eICU Platform
A recent independent audit conducted at Emory Healthcare that illustrates leverages Philips eICU program saved an estimated $4.5 million over a 15-month period. The 15-month audit conducted by Abt Associates on behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) compared the Philips eICU program at Emory to nine other hospitals in the Atlanta area to determine the impact of the implementation. The audit’s results confirm the eICU’s beneficial effects on not only the cost of care,
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Insurtech Startup Wellthie Raises $5M to Become The Zillow for Small Business Health Insurance
Wellthie – an insurance technology company offering leading broker and comparison shopping tools that simplify insurance distribution and optimize choices for small businesses and individuals, has raised $5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by IA Capital Groupwith participation from existing and new investors, including Aflac Ventures and top insurance industry executives. The company plans to use the funds to accelerate its nationwide growth and product development. Andy Lerner,
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