Apple is reportedly planning to pull Fitbit devices from its retail stores, Re/Code first reports. Apple did not release a statement on why they will no longer sell the device; however, it is a safe bet to assume Apple is focusing more on its own wearable solutions optimized for the HealthKit platform.
The announcement comes just one week after Fitbit announced it did not have any plans to integrate with Apple's HealthKit platform; however, they did not totally rule out the possibility of
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AARP and UnitedHealthcare Launches The Longevity Network
Today at the 2014 HealthTech Conference in San Mateo, AARP and UnitedHealthcare announced the launch of “The Longevity Network” to promote innovations in health care that will improve the quality of people’s lives as they age. The platform will serve as a central hub where entrepreneurs, advocates and consumers can share information and access ideas, press and other media, social feeds and event invitations about health care innovation for the 50+ community.
According to a study from Parks
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Health IT VC Funding Tops $956M in Q3 2014
Health IT VC funding reached $956 million in 212 deals in Q3 2014,a decline of 46 percent in terms of dollars compared to the massive $1.8 billion in 161 deals raised in Q2 2014, according to a new Mercom Capital Group report. However, Q3 2014 was still the second highest quarter for VC funding since 2010. Total VC funding year-to-date adds up to $3.6 billion.
Consumer-focused technologies received 65 percent of all VC investments in the third quarter of 2014, with $623 million
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Shareable Ink Expands Partnership with Allscripts
Anesthesia information management system (AIMS) provider, Shareable Ink, today announced a preferred partnership agreement with Allscripts, for its Allscripts Sunrise business unit. Shareable Ink provides a full AIMS documentation solution supporting pre-op, intra-op, and post-op, and capturing key quality measures that are critical to outcomes reporting. Shareable Ink will also extend the Allscripts Sunrise platform with additional point-of-care clinical documentation solutions using Allscripts
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