Wellforce today announced that Michael Wagner, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children in Boston, will become its new Chief Physician Executive. In his new role, Dr. Wagner will bring together the nearly 3,000 physicians of Wellforce to develop a bold, innovative strategy that improves the health of patients and communities and creates an environment where clinicians can thrive. Dr. Wagner will begin his tenure as Chief Physician
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Solera Health Integrates WellDoc’s BlueStar Digital Therapeutic for Diabetes Management
Solera Health, an integrated benefit network, and WellDoc, a leading digital therapeutic company has announced that WellDoc’s BlueStar® digital therapeutic will join the Solera network as a diabetes management solution of choice. The integration partnership aligns both companies’ goals to improve the lives of those living with chronic diseases while enhancing clinical results and decreasing overall healthcare costs.Solera Health connects patients, payers and physicians with community
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Magellan Health Launches First FDA-Approved Prescription Digital Therapeutic
Magellan Health has announced the launch of reSET therapy, a pilot initiative using the first-ever FDA cleared prescription digital therapeutic from PEAR Therapeutics to improve outcomes for individuals struggling with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and other related conditions.With the current challenges in our nation related to substance use, the evidence-based, non-drug treatment option presented with this approach is an opportunity to offer a practical solution to meet these complex needs and
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Tissue Analytics Lands $5M for EHR-Integrated Mobile Wound Care Platform
Tissue Analytics, a Baltimore, MD-based digital health startup which provides simple, easy-to-use solutions to increase efficiency and accuracy for wound and skin tracking, has announced a $5M Series A round. The round was led by DigiTx Partners with participation from Tencent, Dreamit, Molnlycke Health Care, Intermountain Healthcare, and Penn Medicine.The company plans to use the latest round of funding to support the expansion of the sales team in their recently opened Kansas City office and
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Wearable Medical Devices Global Market to Reach $19.5B by 2021
The global market for wearable medical devices is expected to nearly $19.5 billion in 2021 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28.8% for 2016-2021, according to a new report from Report Linker. The report reveals that the U.S. market for wearable medical devices is expected to grow from $2.5 billion in 2016 to nearly $8.7 billion in 2021 at a CAGR of 27.9% from 2016 through 2021. The rising elderly population, dysfunctional lifestyles, and the rising concern of patients toward their
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Sanofi, TriNetX Partner to Optimize Clinical Trials with Digital Technology
TriNetX, the global health research network for healthcare organizations, biopharmaceutical companies, and Contract Research Organizations (CROs), announced their collaboration with their client, Sanofi, a global life sciences company committed to improving access to healthcare via the continuum of care.TriNetX/Sanofi Partnership DetailsClinical trials are a critical component of drug discovery and development, yet the time to market for drugs hasn’t improved significantly in nearly two decades.
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Philips Launches EHR-Integrated Patient Monitoring Solution for Clinicians
philipPhilips has announced the launch of their next-generation Patient Monitoring solution, an enterprise-wide system that consists of bedside, transport, mobile and central station monitoring technology backed by a new approach of consulting, training, service and customer support.Helping Clinicians Improve Patient CareWhen patients are admitted to the hospital, they are frequently transferred between departments, which can make it difficult for clinicians to obtain complete data from
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Novartis Foundation, Ghana Health Integrates Telemedicine Services Across Ghana
Today the Novartis Foundation and Ghana Health Service are announcing the successful integration and scale-up of telemedicine services across Ghana. The telemedicine service started as a pilot model in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region in 2011, covering 30 communities of around 35,000 people. The Novartis Foundation worked with local and international partners to make the pilot a success.Partners included Millennium Promise at Columbia University; the Ghana Ministry of Health,
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UnitedHealthcare, Dexcom Launch Wearable Glucose Management Pilot
UnitedHealthcare and DexCom, Inc., has announced a glucose management pilot program driven by wearable technology to help people with Type 2 diabetes in real-time. Eligible UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plan participants can use the Dexcom Mobile Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System to track their blood glucose levels 24/7, enabling them to understand how their behaviors affect their glucose so they can take appropriate actions.The pilot program is part of UnitedHealthcare’s focus on
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GlobalMed Lands DoD Contract for Telemedicine Care
This week, GlobalMed announced it has been awarded the authority to operate on U.S. DoD networks, providing telehealth and telemedicine services globally to active duty military personnel, veterans, their families – and when there is a need as part of a disaster recovery operation. GlobalMed is the first provider of HIPAA-compliant clinical video collaboration to obtain an ATO. This much coveted certification enables GlobalMed to put their virtual health applications, hardware and software
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