- The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announces the first-ever ANSI-accredited standard for the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare, developed by more than 50 organizations from tech giants to healthcare leaders.
- CTA convened 52 organizations – including IBM, Philips, BlackBerry, Doctor on Demand, Humetrix, American Medical Association, and AdvaMed – to develop this standard that provides a foundation to better
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Welldoc, Redox Partner for Bidrectional EHR Integration with BlueStar App
- Welldoc and Redox announce a partnership to ensure bidirectional integration with EHR with Welldoc's digital health solution for diabetes management, BlueStar.
- This partnership will allow providers to receive and review insights about users of Welldoc's BlueStar digital health app for diabetes management directly within their EHR at the point of care.
Welldoc, a digital health
company revolutionizing chronic disease management, announced today its
strategic partnership
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BCBS Kansas City to Deliver Wellframe’s Digital Health Tools to Members
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City announces their collaboration with Wellframe, a leader in digital health management, to bring its health plan members into a new era of health management.
- Through Wellframe’s innovative app, Blue KC members can access digital resources and support for chronic and complex conditions, wellness, transitions of care, maternal health, cancer, and end-stage renal disease.
- The Wellframe solution helps members build trusted relationships
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Precision Health Startup Q Bio Emerges Out of Stealth with $40M Led by Andreessen Horowitz
- Precision health startup Q Bio emerges out of stealth mode, raising $40M in Series B funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to bring preventative health and the physical of the future to masses.
- In 75 minutes or less, members are able to get a comprehensive picture of their health and receive a web-based dashboard that they can review from anywhere in the world with their chosen clinicians.
Q Bio, a Redwood
City, CA-based quantitative, clinically relevant assessment of personal
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Cloudbreak Health Lands $10M for Unified Telemedicine Platform to Fuel Growth
- Cloudbreak Health raises $10M in funding from Columbia Partners Private Capital to expand its telehealth footprint.
- The company plans to use the funding will advance Cloudbreak Health’s operations and product innovations as it looks to expand nationwide throughout 2020.
Cloudbreak Health, LLC,
(“Cloudbreak”), a leading unified telemedicine
and video medical interpretation solutions provider, today announced it has
secured a $10 million investment from Columbia
Partners Private
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Taxi App Curb Integrates with Ride Health’s Patient Transportation Platform
- Curb and Ride Health partner to coordinate smarter transportation for every patient need, to power non-emergency medical transportation via licensed taxis.
- Uber and Lyft provide healthcare organizations with patient transportation services, but hospitals and health plans will soon be able to tap licensed taxis across the country to transport patients to and from medical appointments.
Curb, a New-York City-based leading mobility platform for licensed taxi and for-hire rides in North
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Lark, HealthPartners Team Up to Provide AI-Powered Diabetes Management
- Lark Health partners with Minnesota-based HealthPartners to help members better manage their diabetes after a successful pilot program.
- Through the new partnership, more than 650,000 HealthPartners members will have access to Lark’s AI-based Diabetes Management Program at no cost. It’s a big step for members in Minnesota, where 8 percent of adults have been diagnosed with diabetes and the total estimated cost of diabetes estimated at $4.7 billion per year.
- The partnership follows a
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Maven Raises $45M to Expand On-Demand Virtual Care for Women’s & Family Health
- Today, Maven, a women’s and family digital health company, announced it has raised $45 million in Series C funding led by Icon Ventures and including investments from Reese Witherspoon and Natalie Portman.
- Maven’s women’s and family telemedicine network expanded rapidly to include 1,700 providers across more than 20 specialties – filling in critical gaps in care.
- The company also announced the launch of Maven Wallet: a new feature to help members better manage receipts and expenses
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Report: Digital Health Tools Fail to Keep Up with Patients’ Expectations
- New research report from the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) finds that health system apps and other digital health tools for patients are not providing the best consumer patient experience.
- CCM partnered with HIMSS Media to conduct a survey of 136 qualified professionals at U.S. hospitals and health systems in September 2019.
- The report reveals that fewer than 1 in 3 respondents believe their organization is providing a best-in-class digital experience for patients. The result
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Babyscripts, Amerigroup Partner to Improve Access to Care for Maternal Populations
- Virtual care company for managing obstetrics Babyscripts announced a partnership with Amerigroup, a Medicaid Managed Care Organization (MCO) to deliver pregnancy care solutions to George Washington University Hospital, Community of Hope and other local hospitals in the D.C. region.
- The partnership will increase access to care for pregnant mothers, delivering the benefits of remote monitoring and virtual care through Babyscripts’ mobile and web-based solution.
Babyscripts, the
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