CrossChx, a provider of identity resolution for smarter healthcare, today announced it has raised $15 million in Series C funding from Silicon Valley Bank, Khosla Ventures, Drive Capital, NCT Ventures and Moonshots Capital. The most recent round brings the Columbus, OH-based health tech startup total funding to date to $35 million. CrossChx plans to use this round of funding to expand the sales and distribution of its flagship patient modern patient sign-in system called Queue that reduces
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FTC Releases New Guidance For Developers of Mobile Health Apps
The Federal Trade Commission has created a new web-based tool for developers of health-related mobile apps, which is designed to help the developers understand what federal laws and regulations might apply to their apps. The FTC developed the tool in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).The guidance tool asks developers a
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Survey: Most Americans Don’t Associate Price with Quality Healthcare
With growing efforts to provide people with information about health care prices, some health care experts have expressed concern that patients may avoid low-price care if they associate price with low quality. However, most Americans do not associate the price of care with the quality healthcare, according to an analysis of survey data published in the April issue of Health Affairs.While health care prices vary widely throughout the country, there is no evidence that higher prices are
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Fitango Health Unveils Care Management Platform for Transplant Centers
Fitango Health, an patient centric platform for chronic care management has announced the launch of FitangoTx, a transplant-focused care management platform for patients in the community setting. FitangoTx allows transplant coordinators to closely monitor their patients' adherence to protocols across the transplant continuum by integrating highly interactive care coordination with patient engagement and population health management. The platform supports patients and teams by providing direct,
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drchrono Adds 4 Medical API Partners: Health Gorilla, Inuvio, Medisafe, Wink Health
Mobile EHR platform drchrono, announced that it has launched four new medical API partners adding new capabilities to its robust platform. drchrono’s newest API partners include Health Gorilla, Inuvio, Medisafe and Wink Health. drchrono currently has over seven hundred developers in its program creating essential apps and solutions for the healthcare industry. In addition, drchrono has over 21 million API calls/transactions happening per quarter.“drchrono’s free API and SDK kit was built by
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e-MDs Finalizes Acquisition of Ambulatory Software Asssets from McKesson
Ambulatory EHR provider e-MDs announced it has finalized the acquisition of several ambulatory software assets from McKesson Business Performance Services in a move to boost its market share in the ambulatory EHR space. These McKesson assets include McKesson Practice Choice™, Medisoft®, Medisoft® Clinical, Lytec®, Lytec® MD, and Practice Partner®. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquisition establishes e-MDs as a top 5 provider in the ambulatory healthcare market,
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Fitbit Ships 1 Million Fitbit Blazes & Alta Devices Within First Month of Availability
Wearable device maker Fitbit announced it has shipped more than one million Fitbit Blaze™ devices in its first month of availability, exceeding internal Fitbit sales forecasts. During this time, Fitbit Blaze has captured the ranking of #1 bestselling device in both the smart watch and heart monitor categories on Amazon. Priced at $199.95, Fitbit Blaze puts the emphasis on next generation health and fitness features first and foremost, such as PurePulse® continuous, wrist-based heart rate
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Virgin Pulse Unveils Apple Watch App for Personalized Employee Wellness
Virgin Pulse, part of Richard Branson's Virgin Group that provides employee-centric solutions to drive wellbeing has announced the launch of the Virgin Pulse app for Apple Watch. The Apple Watch app underscores Virgin Pulse’s long-standing commitment to supporting the most popular and widely used devices that engage users directly in managing and tracking their personal and professional wellbeing goals. Virgin Pulse App for Apple Watch OverviewThe Virgin Pulse app for Apple Watch delivers a
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Healthstat, Livongo Health Partner for Diabetes Management
Healthstat, Inc., a provider of employer health and wellness programs, has partnered with Livongo Health to deploy Livongo for Diabetes throughout its nationwide onsite clinic network.Livongo provides people with diabetes with an end-to-end solution that includes:- A connected glucose meter with two-way messaging and data transfer messaging in real-time- Personalized analytics that provide context-aware insights- Coaching with Certified Diabetes Educators by phone, text, email, and mobile app
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