Startupbootcamp Digital Health Miami, an innovation program and fund has announced 13 startups that will be joining their second cohort after an intensive two-day evaluation and selection process on November 17-18.Teams pitched their businesses to over 100 healthcare executives, investors and mentors industry experts from Startupbootcamp’s corporate partners such as Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and Accenture as well as representatives from Marsh, Towers Watson, Philips, UnitedHealthCare, Zaffre
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Harnessing The Power of Gamification to Enhance Patient Engagement
Gamification technology has become a powerful tool in delivering healthcare today. Through games, developers can utilize goal-oriented treatment that is designed to help patients overcome a variety of challenges ordinary treatment can fail at. Gaming is a powerful tool for immersion, so patients may not be as aware of the effects of treatment. Patients can be pushed past their previous limits with only gentle nudging if they are invested in game therapy.The field is wide open for breakthroughs,
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Philips, Nuance Integrate to Bring AI Directly into Radiology Reporting
Philips and Nuance Communications, Inc., a provider of intelligent voice and language solutions has announced an integration partnership bringing artificial intelligence-based (AI-based) image interpretation and reporting capabilities to radiologists. The initiative will leverage assets from Philips Illumeo with adaptive intelligence and Nuance PowerScribe 360 to help reduce discrepancies, and improve radiology reporting, accuracy and standardization.Announced at RSNA 2016, Philips Illumeo, an
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Roche Acquires Lab Data Analytics Platform Viewics
Roche, a pharmaceuticals and diagnostics focused on advancing science has announced an agreement to acquire Viewics, Inc., a laboratory business analytics platform. Under the terms of the agreement, Roche is acquiring all shares of the company. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. As part of the acquisition, Viewics, Inc. will become an integral part of Roche and add further digital capabilities on top of Roche Diagnostics’ Integrated Core Lab offering to make faster
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BurstIQ, Empiric Health Partner to Integrate Healthcare Blockchain Data Record with Intermountain
BurstIQ, Inc., a healthcare blockchain data company, announced the first mainstream OEM healthcare blockchain data record integration for Intermountain Healthcare with strategic partner Empiric Health. The Utah-based healthcare giant has already realized more than $90 million in savings using the Empiric technology (formerly known as ProComp) to identify operational efficiencies across the Intermountain Healthcare system.As part of the integration, BurstIQ’s proprietary blockchain-based big data
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UnitedHealthcare and Qualcomm Integrate Samsung, Garmin Wearables Into Wellness Program
UnitedHealthcare and Qualcomm Life have integrated wearable devices from Samsung and Garmin International, Inc., into UnitedHealthcare Motion. UnitedHealthcare Motion is a national wellness program that provides eligible plan participants access to activity trackers and enables them to earn more than $1,000 per year by meeting certain daily walking goals.The Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro and Gear Sport, and the Garmin vívosmart 3, have been integrated and validated with Qualcomm Life’s 2net platform for
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drchrono Offers iPad Pro to Physicians as Part of EHR Bundle Program
Mobile EHR provider drchrono Inc., today announced that it is the first company to offer an iPad Pro to every physician as part of its new iPad and EHR bundle program. drchrono is launching this new program to help medical practices by providing doctors with a complimentary iPad Pro when they sign up for a qualifying subscription for the drchrono EHR and medical billing platform.drchrono committed to building EHR on iPad since the day it launched in April 2010. The company has supported every
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Patient of the Future: 8 Digital Health Transformation Trends to Watch
Infographic created by Site Santé Médecine illustrates eight digital health transformation trends to watch
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Merck Subsidiary Acquires Mobile Infectious Disease Analytics Solution Teqqa
ILÚM Health Solutions, a provider of innovative technology and services to support infectious disease management (created by Merck’s Healthcare Services and Solutions (HSS) division), today announced it has acquired Teqqa LLC, which provides precision analytics for infectious disease management. Teqqa has been a development partner with ILÚM since the latter’s founding; this acquisition formalizes and strengthens the ongoing relationship. Financial details of the acquisition were not
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Propeller Health, Express Scripts Partner to Offer Innovative Digital Respiratory Care
Propeller Health and Express Scripts has announced a strategic partnership to provide Propeller's FDA-cleared digital solution to Express Scripts members using inhaler sensors and a mobile app to manage asthma or COPD. This collaboration represents the largest respiratory digital health deployment with a pharmacy benefit manager to date.Propeller's digital sensors enable remote monitoring for patients enrolled in Express Scripts' Pulmonary Care Value Program (PCV), which combines specialized
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