- iRhythm and Verily collaborate to develop health management solutions for atrial fibrillation patients.- The iRhythm and Verily collaboration aims to address this underserved population at risk for asymptomatic or silent AFib.- iRhythm will make an upfront payment to Verily of $5 million and potential milestone payments of up to $12.75 million.iRhythm Technologies, Inc. is teaming up with Verily, an Alphabet company focused on the development of digital health solutions aimed at improving the
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Machine Learning Algorithm Can Predict Which Cardiac Patients Are High-Risk Post Discharge
- New Mayo Clinic peer-reviewed study shows Medial EarlySign’s machine learning algorithm can predict which cardiac patients are at high-risk following discharge.
- The analysis was based on electronic health records (EHR), demographics, and social data collected from a cohort of 11,709 unique Mayo Clinic patients who underwent 14,349 PCIs during 14,024 hospital admissions.
- The study suggests AI solution can be more effective than traditional models to identify patients at risk of
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Mercy Virtual Integrates With AI Health Monitoring Platform Myia Health
- Mercy Virtual integrates with intelligent health monitoring platform Myia Health to accelerate the adoption of new patient care and at-risk reimbursement models.
- Myia is a digital health platform that collects biometric data from curated sensors, including best in the market and over the counter, Apple and Fitbit.
- Mercy Ventures, Mercy’s corporate venture capital group leads $10M Series A funding investment in Myia to further strengthen the partnership.
Myia Health,
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4th Annual Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge Kicks Off
Quick Glance- Accenture kicks off the application period for the fourth annual Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge- Challenge seeks to support innovative approaches and solutions for improving the way people access, manage and finance healthcare in North America- Three categories for this year’s Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge are operational efficiency, increased access, and consumer experienceAccenture, today kicked off the application period for the fourth annual
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Cedars-Sinai Named Coordinating Center for Stroke Preclinical Assessment Network
Patrick Lyden, MD, is leading a National Institutes of Health study about strokesQuick Glance- Cedars-Sinai named the coordinating center for the multicenter stroke research program- First-of-Its-Kind Program Will Help Doctors Analyze Several New Potential Stroke TreatmentsCedars-Sinai has been named the coordinating center for a multicenter stroke research program that will be the first of its kind in the U.S. Named the Stroke Preclinical Assessment Network (SPAN) will assess the effectiveness
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Emory Researchers to Use Wearable ECG Patch to Predict Coronary Artery Disease
· New Emory University study is using VivaLNK’s medical wearable ECG sensors to evaluate autonomic function in predicting coronary artery disease (CAD).· VivaLNK’s ambulatory ECG patch will study patients undergoing coronary angiography in order to measure autonomic function. · The research goal is to better understand the role of the autonomic nervous system in depression and coronary artery disease, and to develop better tools for clinical assessment.An Emory University study is using
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Fitbit Launches Premium Subscription Service to Deliver Personalized, Actionable Guidance
Fitbit, today
announced the launch of Fitbit
Premium, a paid subscription service in the Fitbit app that uses your
unique data to deliver a personalized experience with actionable guidance and
coaching. Premium leverages insights from 10+ years of Fitbit data as well as
academic and medical expertise to help you move more, sleep better and eat well
with customized programs, advanced sleep features, personal insights, thousands
of workouts, new challenges, health reports and more – all in one
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Telehealth Adoption: Convenience & Cost Drive Adoption For Consumers
Convenience and cost are the key drivers of telehealth adoption for American consumers, but lack of awareness is an issue, according to recent findings from American Well’s Telehealth Index: 2019 Consumer Survey. Telehealth leader American Well commissioned Harris Poll to conduct an online study among over 2,000 adults to measure usage and sentiment toward telehealth. The results are weighted to be representative of the American adult population across standard demographics.Majority of Consumers
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PeerWell Lands $6.5M to Commercialize its Worker’s Comp Musculoskeletal Surgery Optimization Platform
Today PeerWell, a San Francisco, CA-based PreHab company helping patients prepare physically and mentally for orthopedic surgery and recover faster has raised $6.5M in Series A funding led by OMERS Ventures with participation from investors Emmett Shear (Co-Founder CEO of Twitch) and Travis May (CEO of Datavant).
Existing investors include XSeed Capital and angel investors
Auren Hoffman (CEO SafeGraph, Co-founder of LiveRamp), Kevin Lin (COO of
Twitch), Michael Seibel (CEO of Y Combinator),
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UPenn Taps Medable’s Digital Trials Platform to Power LITE Psoriasis Study
The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine has partnered with Medable, a provider of digital trials platform to accelerate patient enrollment and increase patient retention in the Light Treatment Effectiveness (LITE) study, which evaluates home versus office-based narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy for the treatment of psoriasis.Phase 4 Pragmatic StudyMedable’s direct-to-patient app was selected for LITE, a Phase 4 pragmatic study that will enroll 1050 patients across 20-40 clinical
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