Steven J. Stack, M.D., an emergency physician practicing in Lexington, Ky., has been sworn in as the 170th president of the American Medical Association (AMA). Stack is the first emergency physician to serve in the role and the organization’s youngest president in the last 160 years.
The newest president will focus his tenure on advancing the AMA’s three strategic areas: improving health outcomes for the 86 million Americans living with pre-diabetes and the 70 million with hypertension;
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Seed Accelerator Health Wildcatters Startups Raise $10M
Health Wildcatters, a Dallas-based mentorship-driven healthcare seed accelerator, announced cumulative fundraising results from its two startup classes today, reporting that the 22 companies collectively raised more than $10 million in the two years since the program began.
The announcement comes just ahead of the June 15 deadline for startups to apply to the 2015 accelerator program and become a part of Health Wildcatters’ third startup class. Last month Health Wildcatters announced results
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AbilTo Raises $12M for Evidence-based Behavior Change Programs
AbilTo, Inc., a provider of evidence-based behavioral change programs proven to improve medical health and lower cost for high-cost medical populations has closed a $12 million Series C round of financing. The round was led by HLM Venture Partners (HLM) and Yumin Choi, Partner along with previous investors BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, .406 Ventures and Sandbox Industries. The New-York based digital health startup will utilize the capital to fuel the deployment of engagement, care
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AMA Policy Supports Medical Student Access to EHRs
Building on the AMA’s current efforts to transform medical education and ensure medical students are trained and prepared to practice in the evolving health care environment, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted policy today to ensure medical students receive necessary hands-on clinical experience using EHRs.
The new policy calls on the AMA to work with medical school accrediting bodies to encourage the nation’s medical schools, along with residency and fellowship training programs,
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Medtronic, Samsung Partner to Enhance Diabetes Management
Medtronic and Samsung Electronics has announced a partnership to improve diabetes management for the millions of people at risk and currently living with the disease. Together, Medtronic and Samsung will combine Samsung’s deep understanding of consumer mobile technology to deliver secure and convenient access to Medtronic’s integrated diabetes management systems that provide clinically-proven outcomes.
Managing diabetes effectively requires daily ongoing management to keep blood sugar levels
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FDA Approval of Digital Health Solutions Expected to Triple by 2018
FDA-regulated digital health solutions are expected to save the U.S. healthcare system more than $100 billion over the next four years, according to new research from Accenture. Accenture also predicts that FDA approvals of digital health solutions will triple by the end of 2018, to 100, from 33 last year.
The Accenture study assessed the number of digital health solutions that received FDA 510(k) clearance from 2010 through 2014. The analysis focused on devices and software created for
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Healthy Data Center = Greatest Protection for Patient Data Infographic
The state of your data center has a domino effect on all the infrastructure and networks that depends on its "health." A healthy data center ensures your healthcare organization can provide the greatest level of patient and, by extension, the greatest protection for patient data. From optimizing data center technologies to streamlining operations and safeguarding against downtime, all aspects must be considered to transform a data center into a backbone supporting the patient experience.
The
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McKesson Sells Off Care Management Business to Investors
McKesson Corporation has completed the sale of its Care Management business to private investment firm Comvest Partners along with co-investor Mosiac Health Solutions. The Care Management business will be rebranded as AxisPoint Health to provide complex and chronic case management services, nurse advisory services, and a care management software platform used by payers to manage utilization, disease, and case management services in-house. AxisPoint Health currently
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Cohero Health’s Mobile Spirometer Receives FDA Clearance
Cohero Health, an NYC-based digital health company focused on developing connected health tools and technologies to improve respiratory care, has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its mobile spirometer. The handheld, wireless spirometer measures critical lung function metrics with the same precision as clinical-grade spirometers. The mobile spirometer pairs with a smartphone or tablet, enabling real-time measurement and reporting.
The device integrates with Cohero Health’s mobile
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New CMS Policy To Provide Entrepreneurs Access Medicare Data
Today at sixth annual Health Datapalooza, the acting Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, Andy Slavitt, announced a new policy that for the first time will allow innovators and entrepreneurs to access CMS data, such as Medicare claims. As part of the Administration’s commitment to use of data and information to drive transformation of the healthcare delivery system, CMS will allow innovators and entrepreneurs to conduct approved research that will ultimately improve
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