- Landmark study released from Stanford Medical School reveals a first-ever predictive model for uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus related to social determinants of health. - Peer-reviewed study released August issue of Medical Care that sheds light on an important aspect of T2DM causality, and addressing them has the potential to save the US Healthcare system billionsDr. Sanjay Basu and Dr. Rajiv Narayanaswamy, in conjunction with Stanford Medical School recently released an article in an
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Karuna Labs’ VR Rehab Management Now Available for Workers Comp Patients with Chronic Pain
- Karuna Labs, creator of personalized functional restoration and chronic pain management programs using virtual reality (VR) technology, is available to patients through workers’ compensation insurance. - Karuna Labs’ Virtual Embodiment Therapy will increase adherence to physical therapy and focus on exercises performed in daily living to improve quality of life.Virtual Reality (VR) technology is now being integrated workers comp injuries in order to alleviate chronic pain and improve range of
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Google Adds Suki As One of Their First Clinical Digital Voice Assistant Partners
- Google has just added Suki—an AI-powered, voice-enabled digital assistant that lifts the administrative burden from doctors—as one of Google Cloud Global Healthcare Solutions’ first clinical digital voice assistant partners. - As one of Google Cloud’s first partners offering a digital clinical assistant, Suki will also use its voice technology to develop and improve language models for physician-focused applications.Today, Suki, an AI-powered, voice-enabled digital assistant that lifts the
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Propeller Users Can Now “Ring” The Sensor From App to Find Their Lost Inhaler
- Propeller Health now allows users to “ring” their Propeller sensor from the app to find their lost inhaler. - Find My Inhaler update puts patient feedback into practice, making it easier for users to quickly find their misplaced inhaler.This week, Propeller Health announced that now Propeller users will be able to “ring” the sensor on a misplaced inhaler to make it easier to find, through an update to the Find My Inhaler feature in the Propeller app. This is a feature that patients
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Withings Forms Dedicated B2B Division for Medical Professionals
- Medical-grade consumer health devices Withings unveils a Withings MED PRO, a dedicated business-to-business division (B2B) serving the needs of medical professional audiences. - The initial solutions, Withings MED PRO DATA and Withings MED PRO CARE, allow Withings’ devices and data analytics to be brought into third-party ecosystems.Withings, a provider of medical-grade health devices into the homes of consumers has formed a new dedicated business-to-business division Withings MED PRO with the
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Kaiser Associates’ Healthcare Practice Is Now Kx Advisors
- Kaiser Associates launches healthcare strategy consultancy Kx Advisors to help clients reach their critical growth goals.
Kaiser Associates announce the launch of Kx Advisors, a healthcare strategy consultancy dedicated to helping achieve critical business growth goals in partnership with its clients in Pharma, Biotech, Medical Device, and Health IT. The new consultancy is already operating under the Kx Advisors name at the Washington D.C., London, and Hong Kong offices.
For more than 30
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BioSymetrics Launches New AI Capability to Improve Patient Outcomes
- First biomedical machine learning framework BioSymetrics introduces a new component that enables users to reduce bias, increase speed to market and improve patient outcomes.
- Augusta Architect enables data scientists in hospitals, healthcare systems, and pharmaceutical companies to perform fast, effective data pre-processing and ML.
- New component has a simple syntax that allows users to quickly process and integrate multiple, diverse datatypes and run or compare multiple ML
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Google Parent Company Alphabet Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Fitbit
- Google’s parent company, Alphabet has made a bid to acquire Fitbit, according to sources familiar with the matter. - The speculation drove Fitbit’s stock by more than 30%.Google parent company Alphabet has made a bid to acquire fitness wearable company Fitbit, according to sources familiar with the matter. At this time, there is no definite if the negotiations between Google and Fitbit will lead to any deal, Reuters reports.The digital health and wellness market is crowded, with an estimated
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InsureTech Chatbot Platform Sensely Raises $15M to Modernize Member Experience
- Digital health and InsureTech chatbot platform Sensely announced it has raised $15M in funding led by Aflac Corporate Ventures, the venture arm of Aflac Inc. - The funding brings expanded commercial pathways to Sensely, with markets serving over 60 million members and representing over $200MM in annual recurring revenue opportunities. Today, at HLTH 2019, Sensely, a San Francisco, CA-based digital health and InsureTech platform that modernizes member experience while lowering costs,
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Validic Adds High-Frequency Data Support, Delivering Minute-to-Minute Readings From Wearables, Home Health Devices
- Validic has added support for high-frequency data, enabling organizations to receive standardized activity, heart rate, and blood glucose data at a rate up to one reading per minute.- The availability of these data for use in healthcare and wellness programs indicate an important shift toward more real-time, individualized interventions and coaching services.Validic, a Durham, NC-based provider of solutions for personal health data, today at HLTH 2019 announced the support of high-frequency
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