On December 3rd, ResMed announced the acquisition of digital therapeutics maker Propeller Health for $225 million to help establish itself as a leader in COPD management across all stages of the disease. Digital medicines can help to personalize treatments, monitor patients in real-time, detect day-to-day changes in disease condition and increase patient adherence. Founded in 2010, Propeller helps people and their doctors better manage their COPD and asthma. Propeller’s digital medicine platform
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Veterans Affairs Taps T-Mobile to Expand Veterans’ Access to Telehealth Services
T-Mobile is providing 70,000 lines of wireless service to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to help make telehealth services more accessible to veterans.The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has tapped T-Mobile to provide 70,000 lines of wireless service to the health care providers and support staff across all VA hospitals, clinics and outpatient facilities around the nation, making T-Mobile the primary wireless provider for the agency. T-Mobile’s agreement with VA is part of the
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Hill-Rom and EarlySense Launch Smart Hospital Bed w/ Integrated Monitoring Technology
Hill-Rom, a global provider of medical technologies and the world’s leading hospital bed manufacturer, today announced that EarlySense, the market leader in contact-free continuous monitoring solutions across the care continuum, has integrated its continuous contact-free heart rate and respiratory rate sensing and analytics technology into Hill-Rom’s Centrella® Smart+ bed platform.The Rise of the Smart Hospital BedThe hospital bed -a consistent fixture in every hospital room- now takes on an
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MaxQ AI Partners with EnvoyAI to Distribute Accipio Artificial Intelligence Solutions to Acute Care Market
MaxQ AI, a clinical diagnostics intelligence platform announced that it has completed a distribution agreement with EnvoyAI, a subsidiary of TeraRecon. This partnership will give physicians access to its full Accipio intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) detection platform.Coming out of this year’s RSNA annual meeting in Chicago, MaxQ continues to build momentum and strategic partnerships that will rapidly bring the company’s AI solutions to the acute care market. Leading up to and during RSNA, MaxQ
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How Longitudinal Data Mining Can Help Payers Achieve the Triple Aim
Investing in longitudinal data mining can help payers achieve the triple aim of lowering costs and drive healthier outcomes for its members. Overpayment of healthcare providers has always been an area of concern for health payers. But it has never held the urgency it does today. Rising costs and the ever-increasing complexity of the healthcare delivery and payment system can cause overpayment losses to health plans in the millions of dollars. Payers are then forced to raise premiums to the point
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Artificial Intelligence at RSNA18 Shows Signs of Maturity, But a Long Way to Go
AI was once again the hot topic at this year’s RSNA. With close to 60 AI start-ups in the Machine Learning Showcase and most of the incumbent modality and imaging IT vendors marketing AI to varying degrees, the technology was hard to ignore at this year’s meeting. Cutting through the inevitable hype, it was clear that vendors are making progress with bringing AI solutions into the daily workflows of radiologists and other imaging specialists. From our discussions with radiologists and from the
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Dutch Startup Launches First Cancer Fatigue App to Support Cancer Patients & Survivors
Tired of Cancer, a Dutch-based digital health startup whose mission to help as many cancer patients and survivors fight cancer-related fatigue (CRF), today announced the first mobile app to address CRF. Now available for free, the Untire app is the first digital solution to support the 30-40% cancer patients and survivors suffering from cancer fatigue worldwide.Fatigue: The Most Common Side Effect of CancerCRF, characterized by feelings of exhaustion and weakness is the most common side effect
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Pillo Health Launches Voice-Activated Home Health Companion to Dispense Medication, Track Adherence, Deliver Care Plans
Pillo Health, a Boston-based digital health company bringing medication adherence to the forefront of healthcare has announced the official launch of Pillo, a voice-activated in-home companion with facial recognition that lets consumers better manage their health and stay connected to their caregivers. The home health assistant helps users better adhere to medication regimens, reminding them about dosages at set times, and offers them research-backed care plans to remain active and empowered in
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Tabula Rasa HealthCare to Acquire Precision Dosing Tool DoseMe
Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc., a healthcare technology company focused on advancing the field of medication safety, announced it has acquired Brisbane, Australia based DoseMe. DoseMe is the developer of DoseMeRx, an advanced precision dosing tool to help physicians and pharmacists accurately dose patients’ high-risk parenteral medications based on individual needs, resulting in significant improvements to mortality, risk, and patient outcomes. DoseMeRx’s precision dosing capabilities will now be
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Intelligent Health Monitoring Platform Myia Raises $6.75M to Improve Patients Lives Using Apple Watch, Fitbit, Motiv Ring
Intelligent health monitoring platform Myia Labs Inc. today announced it has raised $6.75M in seed funding led by applied artificial intelligence investors BootstrapLabs and Zetta Venture Partners with participation from the American College of Cardiology and The Boston Consulting Group. Myia harnesses the power of market wearables such as Apple Watch, Fitbit and Motiv’s Ring to monitor chronically ill patients and predict relapses before they happen. According to the American College of
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