GE Healthcare and DiA Analysis offer first-ever AI-powered ejection fraction app for a mobile ultrasound. DiA Imaging Analysis Ltd. (DiA), a provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered ultrasound analysis tools, today announced that its LVivo EF cardiac decision-support software is now available for purchase for GE’s new Vscan Extend™ handheld, pocket-sized ultrasound. Ejection fraction (EF) evaluation is a key diagnostic criterion driving various treatment strategies in point-of-care
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The Impact of Digitization on Patient Experience is Here
Hospitals, and medical clinics in general, have complex and ever-changing environments. However, one thing that never changes is the overall commitment to put patients first and ensure that they’re provided with the best possible experience. First and foremost, that experience is about health and making sure patients are treated as quickly as possible with no complications. To that end, everything from bedside manner to wait times are closely monitored in an effort to provide patients with the
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VisualDx Launches AI-Driven Smart Symptom Checker App for Skin Conditions
Aysa is a first of its kind AI-driven app set to revolutionize the way consumers to educate themselves and make more informed decisions about their personal skin conditions. Aysa is trained through the VisualDx platform which combines clinical search and medical knowledge from experts with a database of more than 120,000 of the best medical images in the world.But what does that really mean? With the power of machine learning, Aysa enables people with no medical background to use the app to
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Livongo Launches Cellular-Enabled Blood Pressure Monitoring System
Digital health startup Livongo, today announced the first cellular-enabled blood pressure monitoring system in the U.S. that allows for easy checking and reporting from home, eliminating the so-called ‘White Coat’ syndrome that leads to unnecessary prescriptions for high blood pressure, and it also enables real-time insights and Health Nudges delivered when it is most effective. The cellular-enabled monitoring system allows blood pressure data to transfer seamlessly from ‘Cuff to Cloud’TM.
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Accenture, Merck, Amazon Team Up to Launch Cloud-based Informatics Platform for Life Sciences
In the Life Sciences research space, there has been a tendency to underinvest in technology. As a result, much of the current infrastructure is outdated, fragmented and unable to keep up with breakthroughs in modern science and technology.To help solve this technology challenge, Accenture, Merck and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are announcing a new, pre-competitive collaboration to launch a cloud-based informatics platform that will allow Life Sciences companies improve productivity, efficiency,
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MedTech Startup Endotronix Lands $45M for Heart Failure System
Endotronix, Inc., a digital health, MedTech company dedicated to advancing the treatment of heart failure, today announced it has raised $45 million in Series D funding led by LSP, investing from its LSP Health Economics Fund 2. The round also included participation from Aperture Venture Partners, BioVentures Investors, Lumira Ventures, OSF Ventures, Seroba Life Sciences, SV Health Investors, Wanxiang Healthcare Investments, and an unnamed corporate strategic investor.The medtech startups plans
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Cigna Launches $250M Healthcare Innovation Fund Focused on Early and Growth Stage Startups
Today, global health service company Cigna announced the launch of Cigna Ventures, a corporate venture fund to invest in emerging companies driving transformation and innovation in health care. Cigna Ventures is launching with $250M in capital to invest in both early and growth stage startups dedicated to unlocking growth opportunities in healthcare across three strategic areas:- Insights and Analytics: Risk Assessment, Network Optimization, and Patient Care Plan- Digital Health and Retail:
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6 Leading Health Chatbots to Watch in 2018 & Beyond
Chatbots have become almost commonplace in e-commerce, but they have recently started to emerge in the healthcare sector, as well. Various small companies are currently developing apps and raising venture capital, while some have already launched their chatbots.What are health chatbots, exactly? Chatbots are services that people interact with through a messenger. Instead of having a conversation with another person, the user talks with a bot that's either powered by basic rules or machine
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AliveCor Receives “Breakthrough Device” Designation from FDA for Bloodless Hyperkalemia Test
AliveCor, a Mountain View, CA-based digital health startup developing solutions to transform cardiac care, announced on Monday received “breakthrough device” designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for their bloodless hyperkalemia test. Developed with Mayo Clinic, AliveCor’s KardiaK Platform screens for elevated levels of blood potassium – hyperkalemia, without requiring any blood from the patient.This designation signals that the FDA will consider the technology on an
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Future of Medicine: Why Everyone in Healthcare is Looking at Your Wrist
When you look at your wrist, you’re looking at the future of medicine. Wrists offer the potential that nothing else in the health technology world can offer: round-the-clock, non-intrusive contact. For people enduring chronic illness and doctors treating it, this can mean, in the near future, a seamless, two-way flow of information about medication use and the circumstances where health events, such as asthma attacks, or hypoglycemic events occur.Children with asthma, for instance, using a smart
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