63 percent of hospitals and health systems surveyed have deployed or plan to deploy a mobile communications platform supporting more than 500 smartphones over the next 12 to 18 months, according to study conducted by Spyglass Consulting Group. The report, "Large-scale Smartphone-based deployments enable hospital-wide communications" identifies the market opportunities and challenges for hospital IT shops to widely deploy a smartphone‐based communications platform to support patient care teams
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Anthem Unveils New Health Innovation Studio in Atlanta
This week, Anthem Inc. unveiled its new health Innovation Studio in midtown Atlanta’s Technology Square. The 6,500 square feet studio will house a multi-disciplinary team focused on creating new digital health solutions to enhance the consumer health care experience, improve the quality of care, and lower health care costs.The Innovation Studio work will focus on further advancing Anthem’s three strategic pillars: I. consumer experienceII. managing the cost of careIII. Provider
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Decisio Health Lands $4.5M for FDA-Cleared Clinical Intelligence Platform
Decisio Health, a Houston-based healthcare software company that helps acute-care provider organizations continually improve their clinical processes, announced today that it has raised $4.5 million in Series B funding. The round was led by DECLATEX, LLC with participation by the University of Texas Horizon Fund. The company also added Larry Lawson, founder of eCardio, as an investor and board member.In addition to the funding round, the company has launched their clinical intelligence
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Penn State Health, Mercy Virtual Partner to Deliver Virtual Medicine
Penn State Health has signed a partnership agreement with Mercy Virtual to virtually monitor intensive care unit (ICU) patients at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, a leading university health center. Over time, the partnership will expand cross Penn State Health facilities and programs, drawing on both partners’ expertise to create new care models across the region. The partnership marks Mercy’s second virtual medicine agreement in recent months. Mercy and University of North
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State & Impact of Digital Health Tools Report: 14 Trends to Know
Last week, healthcare technology company HealthMine released the results of their HealthMine Digital Health Report: The State and Impact of Digital Health Tools that examines how consumers are using digital health tools and how it impacts their lives. Data for this report was gathered from The HealthMine Digital Health Survey, which was fielded and analyzed in March/April 2016 to 500 consumers who use internet connected health devices or applications. Respondents are adults enrolled in a health
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3 Ways Integrated Virtual Clinics are Improving Care Quality
Patients who receive integrated virtual care within a health system experience more time with clinicians, lower prescription rates and better continuity of care than those who receive care from commercial telemedicine providers, according to new data released by Carena. Depicted in an infographic, “3 Ways Integrated Virtual Clinics are Improving Care Quality,” the data demonstrates that integrated virtual clinics minimize care fragmentation and meet the highest quality benchmarks for delivering
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Survey: 75% of Providers Still in Early Stages of Telehealth Adoption
A KPMG survey found that a quarter of healthcare providers surveyed found that their virtual care programs -- telehealth and telemedicine -- were sustainable, while 35 percent of providers have not yet embarked on their programs. The poll reflected responses from 120 individuals, who identified themselves as working for healthcare providers, during a webcast on April 14, which was titled “Virtual Care – Establishing a Scalable and Sustainable Program as a Growth Strategy.” Approximately 40
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India Startup HealthifyMe Lands $6M for Mobile Weight-Loss Coach App
Bangalore, India-based mobile health and fitness startup HealthifyMe has raised $6 million in Series A funding led by IDG Ventures India, Inventus Capital and Blume Ventures. The company is the only health app in India to receive Top Developer Badge – Google Play’s highest recognition for quality and innovation.The digital health startup plans to utilize the funding to scale its mobile weight loss app. Additionally, the company plans to hire 40 engineers, designers and product managers by the
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Walgreens To Expand Mental Health Services Via Telehealth
Walgreens announced today it will expand mental health services including access to behavioral health treatment via Breakthrough, an MDLIVE telehealth company to treat addiction, depression, stress and other behavioral health concerns. With the addition of Breakthrough, Walgreens consumers will now also have access to more than 1,000 licensed therapists nationwide to schedule secure telehealth video sessions by appointment. The collaboration between MDLIVE and Walgreens first launched in
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ONC Launches Move Data Forward Challenge, Awards Up to $75k
As health IT adoption continues to grow and mobile health technology becomes more accessible, consumers are playing an even greater role in how and when their health information is exchanged, or shared. These destinations could be between and among their clinicians, hospitals, or even family members. One in three individuals who saw a health care provider in the past year experienced at least one of the following gaps in information exchange:[1]- Had to bring an X-ray, MRI or other type of test
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