CoxHealth, a Missouri-based health system and payer announced that it has improved its HEDIS quality measures using Intelligent Retinal Imaging Systems (IRIS) diabetic retinopathy telemedicine solution, according to a recent case study. For the case study, Cox Health administered the diabetic retinopathy exam (DRE) to 1,865 patients over an initial 100-day period, diagnosing 305 (16%) with diabetic retinopathy who otherwise would have gone undiagnosed.Case Study BackgroundWith approximately
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IBM Watson, Quest Diagnostics Partner to Offer Gene Sequencing Service
IBM Watson is teaming up with Quest Diagnostics to launch Watson Genomics from Quest Diagnostics, a gene sequencing and Watson diagnostic analysis service to help oncologists deliver precision medicine to their patients. Together with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), the service will provide a personalized tumor analysis of a patient’s sequenced genomic tumor that is supported by clinical evidence. As part of the precision medicine partnership, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
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Philips Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Lumify Ultrasound Device
Royal Philips today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Lumify, its smart-device diagnostic ultrasound solution. The pocket-sized and lightweight S4-1 transducer now offers advanced sensitivity and exceptional high-resolution 2D image quality, along with new exam pre-sets, allowing clinicians to quickly triage and assess their patients like never before. Unveiled in late 2015, Lumify, the Philips smart device powered ultrasound
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Iora Health Nabs $75M to Expand Relationship-Driven Primary Care Clinics
Iora Health, a Boston, MA-based health system that aims to deliver relationship based primary care, raised $75 million in Series D funding led by Singapore-based Temasek. The Series D round also included participation from from existing investors .406 Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, F-Prime Capital, GE Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Polaris Partners, and Rice Management Company. The company plans to utilize the funding to expand into new markets and invest further development of its proprietary
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HIMSS Unveils New Cybersecurity Hub: 5 Things to Know
HIMSS is gearing up to launch HIMSS its new, interactive Cybersecurity Hub with the goal of equipping the health field with the knowledge to address cybersecurity challenges head-on. Here are five things to know about the HIMSS Cybersecurity Hub:1. The Cybersecurity Hub, scheduled to open on October 25th is an immersive learning environment aimed at de-mystifying the evolving cyber threat landscape for executives, healthcare providers, IT professionals, policymakers and the general public. 2.The
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IBM Watson Health, Siemens Healthineers Form 5-Year Population Health Alliance
Siemens Healthineers and IBM Watson Health has announced a 5-year Population Health Management alliance to help providers deliver value-based healthcare worldwide. As part of the alliance, IBM and Siemens will work together to jointly develop and deploy new PHM offerings leveraging each company's expertise and assets, including those added to the Watson Health portfolio from acquisitions such as Phytel and Explorys. Population Health Alliance DetailsSiemens Healthineers will offer PHM solutions
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3M, Google’s Verily Life Collaborate to Develop Population Health Tools
3M Health Information Systems and Verily Life Sciences (formerly Google Life Sciences), an Alphabet company has signed a strategic partnership to develop new population health measurement technology for managing clinical and financial performance.The joint technology platform will be designed to analyze quality performance data across healthcare delivery systems and patient populations, and deliver meaningful information that can be used to promote real and sustainable improvements in healthcare
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peer60: Physicians are Extremely Unhappy With All Major EHR Vendors
Physicians are extremely unhappy with all major EHR vendors, including market leader Epic, according to a new report from peer60. The report reveals physicians EHR vendor frustrations are driven by poor usability and lack of desired functionality. Other key findings include the EHR market for acute care facilities is consolidating quickly and while fragmented, Epic continues to make inroads in the ambulatory EHR market. Report Background/MethodologyIn August 2016, peer60 surveyed 1,053
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Mount Sinai Selects Kaigo Health for Digital Personal Care Assistants
Mount Sinai hospital System in New York has selected healthcare assistant startup Kaigo Health to improve hospital experiences for patients. As part of the partnership, Kaigo Health will work closely with care teams to ensure optimal results for patients in New York City and the surrounding boroughs.Kaigo Health takes the complexities out of the healthcare experience and helps users reach their health goals with a detailed action plan, handcrafted by a crack team of health professionals. For
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Mount Sinai Researchers Crowdsource Gene Expression Data for Drug & Target Discovery
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have crowdsourced the annotation and analysis of a large number of gene expression profiles from the National Center for Biotechnology Information’s (NCBI) Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). For the project, more than 70 volunteers from 25 countries helped Mount Sinai researchers analyze the data, enabling the identification of new associations between genes, diseases, and drugs – something that a smaller number of unaided researchers, or an
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