Oklahoma-based HMO, GlobalHealth, recently published a case study analyzing the results of their proactive outreach program. The program, built on big data with predictive analytics platform ViterosHealth, finds members whose health was most likely to change for the worse and implements changes to prevent catastrophic health events. Since implementation, GlobalHealth has realized an 18 percent reduction in emergency room encounters and emergent hospital admissions, a 22 percent reduction in
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Pfizer Launches “Moodivator” App to Help Patients Monitor Depression
Pfizer has developed a new mobile health app named Moodivator to help motivate to help motivate and encourage the millions of adults who experience depression. An estimated 1 in 15 adults experience at least one major depressive episode in any given year. To help support, encourage and motivate people with depression, the new app is designed to help patients set and achieve manageable goals—in areas from wellness to treatment—and turn those goals into routines. Patients can regularly log your
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New York Digital Health Accelerator Unveils 2016 Class of 6 Startups
The New York Digital Health Accelerator (NYDHA) has announced their 2016 class of six early and growth stage digital health companies that are developing cutting-edge technology products for healthcare providers and patients in the areas of care coordination, patient engagement, and workflow improvement. The four-month program run by the Partnership Fund for New York City (Partnership Fund) and the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) will provide the digital health startups direct access to
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WellDoc, LifeScan Integrate to Create Type 2 Diabetes Management Platform
WellDoc has entered a commercial partnership agreement with LifeScan Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Care Company (JJDCC), to deliver a best-in-class digital health solution for individuals living with Type 2 diabetes. The combined offering will seek to create a comprehensive, data-driven and payer-reimbursed program for Type 2 diabetes management.WellDoc’s BlueStar® diabetes management platform and mobile app is the first digital therapeutic approved by the U.S. Food and Drug
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Glooko, Diasend Merge to Create International Diabetes Management Platform
Diabetes management platform companies Diasend and Glooko announced that it will merge into one company under the Glooko name to deliver the world’s premier diabetes management platform focused on making diabetes management easier for people with diabetes and the teams who care for them. In addition to its merger, the companies have raised $8M in equity financing, led by global venture capital firm Canaan Partners, to accelerate integration and sales efforts. Other investors include Social
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Walgreens Study: Pill Reminder, Activity Tracking Features Improves Medication Adherance
Walgreens mobile pill reminder feature and its activity tracking digital health solutions has improved medication adherence among pharmacy patients, according to two recent company studies. Recent Walgreens research has shown that consumers over 50 years of age who track activities through its Balance® Rewards for healthy choices (BRhc) program, which awards loyalty points for healthy behaviors and activities, are more adherent to their medication therapies. A separate Walgreens study found that
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Consortium Awarded $600k Grant for Healthcare Workforce IT Skills Project
To meet the global demand for skilled healthcare IT workers, the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation grant program has awarded nearly just under $600,000 dollars to the EU*US eHealth Work Consortium. The 18-month project starting from September 2016 to February 2018 will address the need, development and deployment of healthcare workforce IT skills, competencies and training programs in the European Union, United States and around the globe for the full spectrum of job
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KLAS: Industry Executives Establish Interoperability Benchmark Model
To help resolve some of the key interoperability challenges in the health IT industry, several key EHR and provider stakeholders met at the recent KLAS Cornerstone Summit last month to establish a new interoperability benchmark model and roadmap. The framework, agreed upon by industry representatives, is largely based on the 2016 Interoperability KLAS study design, which focuses on the clinical end users’ experience related to the following: 1. Availability of needed information2. Ease of
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LA County Dept. of Health Services to Implement Cerner’s Population Health Platform
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (LACDHS) announced today it will implement Cerner's population health platform, HealtheIntent. The deal makes it Cerner’s 100th HealtheIntent client.HealtheIntent’s system-agnostic platform that normalizes data from any source, to aggregate clinical and financial data from its core EHR and other sources. Once live, HealtheIntent will enable thousands of LACDHS clinicians to make more informed decisions by providing a comprehensive profile of
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Techfields Taps Medidata to Power Mobile Health Stroke Study
Techfields Pharma, a China-based pharmaceutical company has selected Medidata Clinical Cloud, a provider of cloud-based solutions for clinical research to power a Phase II Ischemic mobile health stroke study. Through the collaboration, Medidata and Techfields will leverage Medidata’s cloud technology platform to optimize trial processes and gather new insights on treatment efficacy and patients’ quality of life. “Cloud and mobile health technologies offer new channels for maximizing the value
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