What if LeBron James spent half his day manning the ticket windows and phone lines for the Los Angeles Lakers? Would he be as great a basketball player as we know him? Or would he be completely satisfied with the road he went down? James is one of the best basketball players of our time, and none of his accomplishments would be nearly as extensive if he didn’t do what he did best- play the game.That is one of the biggest problems in healthcare. The physicians, the ones standing on the front
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iGlucose Integrates with Validic’s Data Connectivity Platform to Simplify Diabetes Management
Smart Meter, LLC, makers of the iGlucose® Cellular Diabetes Care Solution, announced its integration with Validic, a healthcare data connectivity platform. The integration brings a simple, convenient and affordable diabetes management solution to people with diabetes, healthcare teams, and population management programs. The iGlucose solution, which uses cell-enabled technology to automatically transmit real-time blood glucose results, removes complex technology issues by automatically
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5 Strategies to Achieve Successful IoT in Healthcare
The future of healthcare looks well connected, but it’s going to require real strategy to get there. Extreme Networks’ Director of Health Solutions Bob Zemke explains.Connectivity—it lies at the heart of Internet of Things (IoT) and every innovation that promises to transform healthcare. It's one of the hardest challenges for healthcare organizations to take on, as the number of apps and devices continue to multiply and all are expected to thrive in a vast and varied technological
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The Future Role of Robots and Humans in Caretaking
Visit the research facilities of the Georgia Institute of Technology. You may meet Darwin, a pint-sized robot that helps patients meet physical therapy goals. From enhancing a surgeon’s precision to disposing of medical waste to monitoring health metrics, artificial intelligence (AI) is making a big impact on the sector. Even the pint-sized robots are doing big things in healthcare. It will be fascinating to see where it all goes. As populations age, one area robots could help tremendously is
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Behavioral Health Startup Praestan Health Raises $12M to Drive Behavioral Health Transformation
Praestan Health, a Minneapolis, MN-based behavioral health technology-focused startup, announced that it has closed a private placement for $12 million to fund completion of its technology platform and build a national organization to serve clinicians, healthcare organizations, employers, and patients. Praestan Health is committed to driving improved health and wellbeing through behavior change at the individual and population health level, In addition, the company has launched hree-way health
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AT&T and ZOTT Team Up to Redefine the Patient Journey and Improve Patient Satisfaction
ZOTT, the new, cutting-edge patient experience solution, and AT&T, a leader in empowering the digital healthcare transformation, today announced a collaboration to further advance the patient experience. Through innovative uses of cloud computing and over-the-top content distribution technology, the companies are redefining the patient journey.Now, patients and their families can access DIRECTV for BUSINESS through ZOTT's hospital platform, improving overall patient satisfaction. Research
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Teladoc Rebrands as Teladoc Health to Reflect Broad Virtual Care Service Offerings
Virtual care provider Teladoc, today announced it will be changing its corporate name to Teladoc Health in order to better reflect its broad portfolio of virtual care services and mission to transform how people access healthcare around the world. Teladoc currently offers the only comprehensive virtual care solution spanning traditional telehealth, expert medical, and licensed platform and program services. As such, the Teladoc Health corporate brand will unify the combined capabilities and
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Verana Health Lands $30M for EHR Integrated Data Platform for Life Sciences
Verana Health formerly known as DigiSight Technologies), a healthcare technology developer of a cutting-edge platform for life science innovation that utilizes regulatory-grade specialty data sets has raised $30M in Series C funding led by GV (formerly Google Ventures) with participation from existing investors Biomatics Capital, Brook Byers, founder of Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, GE Ventures, and Lagunita Biosciences.In addition to the Series C funding, the company has appointed
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PatientWisdom Lands $1M to Strengthen Patient-Provider Relationship through Real World Data Collection
PatientWisdom lands $1m to expand the reach of digital health platforms that transform the experience and delivery of healthcarePatientWisdom, a digital health platforms designed to improve health and care by listening to patients, providers, and community members has raised $1M in funding led by OCA Ventures with participation from existing investors. To date, PatientWisdom, Inc. has raised a total of $3.45 million.The company’s three digital solutions – PatientWisdom, ProviderWisdom and
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Walgreens Launches New Digital Marketplace to Connect Visitors to Healthcare Providers
Walgreens today introduced Find Care Now, a digital platform and marketplace that helps connect the company’s millions of mobile and online visitors to healthcare services to a growing selection of recognized healthcare providers in their community. The company is working closely with a current list of 17 participating providers as part of the effort, further enhancing Walgreens omnichannel role as a convenient and trusted neighborhood healthcare destination.Find Care Now services include
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