- New HIMSS report reveals the current state of Japan’s digital health economy in the era of aging societies. - Japan and the UK share some common traits in healthcare and society that has resulted in each country’s healthcare sector experiencing rising costs and a dwindling human resource pool.HIMSS announced that it has published a report titled “Capitalising on Japan’s Digital Healthcare Economy during this Era of Ageing Societies.” Written by Professor Sudhesh Kumar, Dean of Warwick Medical
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WebMD Acquires Digital Health Engagement Solution Aptus Health
- WebMD enters an agreement to acquire Aptus Health, a digital health engagement solution for health and life sciences companies.
- The acquisition includes Aptus Health’s core brands Univadis, EngagedMedia, and Tomorrow Networks.
- Aptus Health will continue to operate as an independent subsidiary of WebMD, as the companies build on and integrate products, platforms, and services.
WebMD Health Corp today
announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire
Aptus Health,
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Can Blockchain Technology Fix Healthcare’s Problems? Not Even Close
Blockchain has been making big waves across healthcare, heralded as the technology that’s going to save healthcare.
The excitement is understandable. Just about every segment of healthcare is fragmented — almost to the point of dysfunction. What better way to bind it together than via a digital ledger that affords the ability to securely, privately, and comprehensively track health records? It’s compelling — and it seems healthcare is ready to move full speed ahead with blockchain.
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UK Startup Flow Launches Chatbot Therapist to Combat Depression
- UK startup launches Flow, a chatbot therapist engages users with daily chat conversations and offers self-help techniques, mood tracking, curated videos, meditation, and mental exercises.
- Available to download free on iOS, the chatbot therapist is based on the latest psychology and neuroscience research and was developed by clinical psychologists and machine learning experts.
- To maximize the chance of recovery, Flow can be used in conjunction with the Flow brain stimulation
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ResApp Awarded CE Mark for Smartphone-based Diagnostic Test for Adult Respiratory Disease
- ResApp awarded second CE mark for its first smartphone-based diagnostic test for respiratory disease.- CE Mark certification indicates that ResAppDx-EU version 2 meets the essential requirements of all the applicable European regulations as a class IIa medical device and allows for its sale throughout the European Economic Area.- ResAppDx-EU version 2 is a software-only solution that runs on a smartphone and does not require any additional hardware or accessories.ResApp Health Ltd., the
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Deerfield Management Invests $635M to Create Healthcare Innovation Campus for Life Sciences in NYC
- Investment management firm Deerfield Management is investing $635M to create life sciences in New York City.
- Deerfield plans to invest more than $2B in research in seed funding by 2030 to create digital transformation solutions in medicine and treatment.
- It is expected to be in move-in ready condition for Deerfield and other innovators in healthcare by early 2021.
Deerfield Management Company, an investment management firm committed to advancing healthcare through
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Through EHR Integration, CVS Specialty Launches Specialty Expedite to Streamline Prescription Onboarding
- CVS Specialty launches Specialty Expedite, a pharmacy solution that uses technology to significantly streamline the process and keep patients informed of the status of their prescription along the way.
- Streamlined prior authorization and benefits verification process using connectivity with EHR platforms, helping patients get their medications in as little as three days.
- Patients are also able to choose how they want to get their specialty medications – at their local CVS
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Powered by Amazon Echo, Frontive Launches Smart Personal Health Platform
- Powered by Amazon Echo, Frontive launches smart personal health platform to securely give patients and family caregivers highly personalized and relevant healthcare instructions.- Relieves patients and family members from time-consuming manual data entry and maintenance by automatically extracting and updating select items directly from patients' personal health records.- Pilot with Lowell General Hospital reveals positive patient and clinician experienceFrontive, a digital health company,
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Eko Raises $20M to Expand Machine Learning Platform for Cardiac Monitoring/Analysis
- AI-driven digital health startup Eko raises $20M led by ARTIS Ventures with participation from 3M and Mayo Clinic.
- Funding will be used to accelerate research and development (R&D) and commercialization of Eko’s machine learning platform for cardiac screening/analysis.
- Eko’s cardiac monitor combines digital stethoscope and ECG technology both for in-clinic and at-home monitoring, which enables patients to seamlessly and consistently send cardiac data to their
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XRHealth, Allscripts Partner to Integrate VR/AR Platforms, Leveraging Open APIs
- XRHealth forms a partnership with Allscripts to provide integrated VR/AR platform, leveraging Allscripts Open APIs.
- The partnership enables medical professionals to prescribe and monitor the progress of VR/AR therapies on patient health.
XRHealth, formerly known as VRHealth, a provider of in extended reality and therapeutic applications, today announced a partnership with Allscripts to provide an integrated VR/AR platform, leveraging Allscripts Open APIs. The Allscripts Developer Program
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