Researchers at the University of Waterloo has developed a self-powered sensor could allow doctors to remotely monitor the recovery of surgical patients. According to the recent study published in the journal Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, the small, tube-like device is designed to be fitted to braces after joint surgery to wirelessly send information to computers, smartphones or smartwatches to track the range of motion and other indicators of improvement.The sensor was developed by Hassan
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Sempre Health Raises $8M for Behavior-based Healthcare Pricing Platform
Sempre Health, a San Francisco, CA-based solution for behavior-based healthcare pricing, today announced it has raised $8M in Series A funding led by Rethink Impact with participation from Social Capital and others. The company plans to use the funding to further build out Sempre’s two-sided network of payers and pharma manufacturers. Unlike traditional coupons and vouchers, Sempre works with multiple healthcare stakeholders to dynamically adjust a patient's co-payment based on individual
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Partners HeatlhCare, Neighborhood Health Plan to Offer Telehealth
Partners HealthCare, today announced it has recently deployed a new telehealth initiative called Partners HealthCare On Demand. Working in conjunction with Teladoc Health, Partners HealthCare is offering a new solution for urgent care video visits, providing high-quality urgent care services from Partners HealthCare clinicians for minor illnesses and injuries.Partners HealthCare On Demand will first be exclusively offered to commercial members of the system’s health plan, Neighborhood Health
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Reflexion Health Brings Virtual Rehab Platform to Employer Market with BevCap Management
Reflexion Health, a San Diego, CA-based virtual physical therapy company, today announced that it is entering the employer market through a strategic partnership with BevCap Management LLC, a program manager for captive insurance companies. As part of the partnership with BevCap, Reflexion Health's FDA-cleared Virtual Exercise Rehabilitation Assistant (VERA™), a digital platform that enables clinicians to remotely monitor patients, will be made available to BevCap's clients nationwide.VERA is
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Humana to Launch Center for Digital Health and Analytics in Boston
Humana Inc. today announced it will establish a center for digital health and analytics, to be known as Humana Studio H. Located in Boston’s Seaport neighborhood, Studio H will focus on pioneering new products and services that will then be developed for use across the organization.Humana Studio H OverviewHumana has signed a lease agreement for approximately 40,000 square feet of office space on two floors at 281 Summer Street. Humana will build out the space using an open floor plan, designed
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Cerner and Duke Clinical Research Team Up on Cardiac Risk Calculator App
Cerner has collaborated with Duke Clinical Research Institute to launch an atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) Risk Calculator app, designed as a tool to increase communication between the person and their doctor about ways to live a healthier life and risk factors for heart disease and stroke. The ASCVD Risk Calculator app is now available to providers in the SMART App Gallery and the Cerner Open Developer Experience (code) App Gallery.Cerner and Duke Clinical Research Institute
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Report: Precision Medicine Market Share to Cross $96B by 2024
The Precision Medicine Market size is set to exceed $96 billion dollars by 2024; according to a new research report by Global Market Insights. The new report reveals the rising prevalence of cancer across the globe fueling the need to develop target specific biomarkers based on the individual genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors augmenting the global precision medicine market size.Advancement in cancer biology coupled with increased funding for cancer research will fuel industry
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hc1.com Raises $10M to Expand Precision Health Platform for Value-based Care
hc1.com, an Indianapolis, IN-based precision medicine startup, announced that existing investor Health Cloud Capital has exercised its option to provide additional growth funding, bringing the company’s total Series B capital raise to $10 million. Elevate Ventures also participated in the round. The additional capital will fund continued expansion of precision health initiatives underway at hc1, including solutions that combat the opioid crisis and optimize prescribing of other prescription
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Dicom Systems De-identifies 5.3 Million Radiology Exams
Dicom Systems, Inc., a leader in Enterprise Imaging IT, announced the completion of a large-scale de-identification project for Hospital for Special Surgery ("HSS") in New York, the global leader in musculoskeletal health and the leading orthopedic hospital in the U.S. The HSS Global Innovation Institute, which collaborates with industry, investors, and entrepreneurs to commercialize their portfolio of technologies, has partnered with an AI company to develop algorithms targeted to address the
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RDMD Lands $3M to Drive Patient-Accelerated Drug Development in Rare Diseases
San Francisco-based RDMD, a biopharma startup dedicated to accelerating research for patients with rare diseases, announced its $3 million seed financing backed by Lux Capital and Village Global, whose network of backers include Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Reid Hoffman. RDMD has developed a technology platform that generates deep data insights to accelerate rare disease research and drug development, as well as a patient application that empowers patients and families to get
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