JDRF, a global organization funding type 1 diabetes research has announced a new initiative that will support the development of 'open' diabetes devices. The initiative is focused on making sure diabetes device manufacturers build management tools – such as continuous glucose monitors and insulin pumps – that can connect with others and give people the option to “hack” their own devices and create an automated insulin delivery system. JDRF believes that both proprietary and open-protocol
Read More
Digital Health | News, Analysis, Insights - HIT Consultant
Cleveland Clinic Selects PierianDx Platform to Accelerate Precision Medicine
Cleveland Clinic has selected PierianDx to utilize its integrated “one space” workflow and analysis solution, Clinical Genomicist Workspace (CGW), to advance precision medicine for patients. By joining the PierianDx customer network, Cleveland Clinic can now access the shared constitutional and somatic genomic data within CGW’s knowledge base, a robust database comprised of millions of biomedical findings driven by public and highly curated sources.PierianDx enables clinical labs to deliver
Read More
Circuit Clinical, ePatientFinder Partner to Establish New Data-Driven Clinical Research Site Model
ePatientFinder, a research delivery network and leader in EHR patient identification, and Circuit Clinical, a practice-based clinical research site network, today announced a partnership that will create the largest and highest-performing clinical research site network in the U.S. Together the two companies serve more than 200 clinical sites. ePatientFinder and Circuit Clinical offer complementary services that together create a seamless digital experience for patients interested in
Read More
Mercom: Health IT/ Digital Health VC Funding Tops $5.5B in First 9 Months of 2017
Healthcare IT / Digital Health VC funding in the first nine months of 2017 has already surpassed 2016's total - and 2016 set an all-time record by eclipsing $5 billion for the first time, according to a new report from Mercom Capital Group. The latest report covers deals of all sizes from across the globe, which includes funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the Healthcare Information Technology (IT) / Digital Health sector for the third quarter and first nine months (9M)
Read More
AMA Partners with Cerner, IBM, Intermountain to Develop Integrated Health Data Model
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced today announced Integrated Health Model Initiative (IHMI), a new collaborative effort across healthcare and technology stakeholders to develop interoperable technology solutions and care models that evolve with real-world use and feedback. The Integrated Health Model Initiative (IHMI) is a digital platform for bringing together the health and technology sectors around a common data model that is missing in healthcare. This collective effort will
Read More
Medtronic, American Well Partner to Integrate Telehealh Services and Enable Bi-Directional Data Flow
Medtronic has announced an integration partnership with telehealth provider American Well to enable a more complete telehealth solution focused on the unique needs of the complex, chronic, co-morbid patient population. The goal of the partnership is to provide greater patient access to their care team, while improving clinician access to the critical information needed when making care decisions - especially as they evaluate opportunities for early intervention.As part of the integration
Read More
How Personalized Patient Care is Brokering a Reset in Payer-Provider Relationships
For better or for worse, patients increasingly call the shots in the healthcare arena. Yes, they’re paying more for care. But with the emergence of telehealth and personalized therapies, patients also have more care options. To meet their expectations, both payers and providers must have access to personalized information about the patient. And they can best get this by working with instead of against each other.Specifically, insurers and providers must collaboratively approach the patient both
Read More
Report: 5 Key Trends Shaping The Global Digital Health Ecosystem
The global digital health market is strengthening due to increasing efforts to prove the benefits of technology, according to a recent report by healthcare innovation consultancy Enspektos, LLC. The new report, Q3 2017 digihealth impact trac study reveals that accelerating innovation activity in Europe and Asia, record-breaking investment levels and other drivers contributing to the digital health market's growing global strength and impact, This report also indicates that innovators are focused
Read More
KLAS-CHIME Report: Telehealth Adoption Increasing Among Providers Despite Concerns
Most healthcare organizations and providers plan to expand their use of telehealth programs, based on the benefits they have experienced so far, according to a study released today by KLAS Research and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). But some also expressed concerns about reimbursement and other potential limitations, according to the study.Telehealth has the potential to revolutionize healthcare with both healthcare organizations and legislators hoping it
Read More
Propeller Health Unveils API to Provide Local Asthma Conditions Nationwide
Propeller Health, a digital health company developing solutions respiratory medicine has released the first ever API to provide local asthma conditions to anyone across the United States. The new service, Air by Propeller, is open and free to use that enables other individuals and organizations to use its local asthma condition calculations to improve the health of people with chronic respiratory disease.Propeller has trained a machine learning model based on millions of days of anonymized data
Read More