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- Eko, a cardiopulmonary digital health company, today announced the peer-reviewed publication of a clinical study that found that the Eko artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for detecting heart murmurs is accurate and reliable, with comparable performance to that of an expert cardiologist.
- The findings suggest utility of the FDA-cleared Eko AI algorithm as a front line clinical tool to aid clinicians in screening for cardiac murmurs
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Clover Health Taps Roundtrip to Provide Non-Emergency Transportation Services for Medicare Advantage Members
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- Roundtrip, the leading digital healthcare transportation marketplace, announces it is working with Clover Health, an innovative technology company improving health outcomes for America’s seniors, to offer non-emergency medical transportation to Clover’s Medicare Advantage members. The goal of the collaboration is to combat one of the most significant barriers to care for seniors in America: transportation.
- Clover members whose plans include
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MedTech Breakthrough Announces 2021 MedTech Breakthrough Award Winners
MedTech Breakthrough, an independent market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global health and medical technology market, today announced the winners of the organization's fifth annual awards program, showcasing technologies and companies that drive innovation and exemplify the best in digital health and medical technology solutions across the globe.
Background & Approach
All nominations were evaluated by an independent
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Glooko Integrates with Eli Lilly’s Connected Insulin Pen Solutions in Global Markets
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- Glooko Inc., a provider of remote patient monitoring and data management solutions for diabetes and other chronic conditions announced a strategic collaboration with Eli Lilly and Company for people with diabetes that use Lilly’s connected insulin pen solutions.
- The technology collaboration will ease insulin management for people with diabetes and their healthcare providers in markets outside the U.S., via integration of Lilly’s Tempo Pen™ and
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Doctor On Demand Launches Chat-Based Coaching for Subclinical Behavioral Health Needs
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- Doctor On Demand announced Coaching as their newest behavioral health tool. This chat-based coaching solution is specifically designed for subclinical behavioral health needs and existing Doctor On Demand client ArcBest is the first to offer it to their employees.
- With the addition of coaching, ArcBest employees now have a solution designed specifically to build coping skills and resilience to deal with everyday stressors that’s available 24/7. Coaching offers a
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Boost Mobile Offers Free Telehealth Services Powered by K Health
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- Boost Mobile, which serves millions of underinsured and uninsured customers, today announced it will become the first wireless provider to offer free telehealth services to its subscribers and their families by partnering with K Health.
- Launching in early summer, new subscribers to Boost Mobile’s Unlimited Plus plan (and their immediate families) will receive immediate access to healthcare and doctors, via K Health, straight from their Boost Mobile phone.
- K
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Collective Health Raises $280M for Employer Health Benefits Platform
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- Collective Health, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an employer-sponsored health insurance platform announced $280 million of funding in a Series F round led by Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) along with existing investors DFJ Growth, Founders Fund, G Squared, Maverick Ventures, NEA, PFM Health Sciences, SoftBank Vision Fund 1, Sun Life, and others.
- Founded in 2013 by Ali Diab and Rajaie Batniji, Collective Health’s integrated solution allows
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Walgreens Rolls Out Mobile Clinics to Bring COVID-19 Vaccines to Underserved Communities in Chicago
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- Walgreens will activate multiple mobile clinics in Chicago. The traveling mobile clinics will focus on bringing COVID-19 vaccines directly to underserved communities and those with barriers to accessing the vaccine. Over the next two months, additional mobile clinics will make stops in a number of locations across the country.
- Individuals will be able to walk up to a mobile clinic and receive a vaccination at that time from a Walgreens pharmacy team member.
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DoD, Duke, John Hopkins, HJF, physIQ Launch 18-Month COVID-19 Clinical Trial Study
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- Today, PhysIQ Inc. announced its partnership with Johns Hopkins University, Duke University and The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF), to support a clinical trial to evaluate products for early treatment and post-exposure treatment of COVID-19. The 18-month study will assess disease progression and provide early indication of infection. This DOD-funded initiative will assess the role of continuous biosensor
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Phenomix Inks Licensing Deal with Mayo Clinic for Obesity Phenotype Blood Test
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- Today, Phenomix Sciences announced the company has signed an exclusive technology licensing agreement with Mayo Clinic for a novel blood test that accurately predicts obesity phenotypes.
- The multi-level “omics” MyPhenome™ test leverages technology developed at Mayo Clinic to analyze genomics, metabolomics and hormone levels. Its AI-driven algorithmic solution identifies four specific obesity phenotypes to give doctors the ability to
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