HealthTap, a Global Health Practice providing 24/7 immediate access to doctors via video, text or voice is launching a first of its kind training and certification in Virtual Care. Virtual Care uses established and emerging technologies like smartphones, personal computers, and wearables, as well as data and advanced logic to deliver higher quality, more efficient, and safer medical care. It also empowers people to improve their own health and well being. Why Virtual Care?Virtual care is on the
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Intermountain, Stanford Form Clinical Genomics Partnership to Advance Precision Medicine
Intermountain Healthcare and the Stanford Genome Technology Center (SGTC) are teaming up on a new collaborative research program focused on scientific advances in precision health and medicine. The joint research team will be composed of members of Stanford Genome Technology Center (SGTC) and the Precision Genomics Core Laboratory. Together, the joint team of researchers, clinicians and other experts will work on solving clinical issues for patients using cutting-edge technologies that enable
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State of Digital Health Innovation Report: 8 Key Things to Know
Enspektos, LLC, a leading innovation consultancy, announced today the results from Wave 1 of its State of Digital Health Innovation Study. This research initiative is designed to help the global health ecosystem understand how organizations are progressing in their digital innovation efforts. According to this research, only 5% of health organizations globally are operating at the highest level of proficiency and expertise when it comes to their digital innovation efforts. This includes having
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ResApp Nabs $12.5M For Smartphone App That Instantly Diagnose Respiratory Diseases
ResApp, a Australian-based digital health startup that has developed a smartphone app that can diagnose respiratory diseases based on the sound signatures of the coughs, announced it has raised $12.5 million in funding. The oversubscribed round was led by Jett Capital Advisors, Empire Capital Partners and CPS Capital Group. The company plans to use the funding to accelerate the FDA approval for its adult diagnostic test and expand US market access beyond telehealth into in-clinic use, including
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Health2047’s CEO Dr. Doug Given Talks Integrated Innovation
Conquering EHR interoperability is high on the to-do list of many in healthcare—from the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) draft guidance for developers to Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) calling on large EHR vendors to pledge improved data sharing. But is all this talk about tackling interoperability just that? Where is the substance? Better yet, where are the healthcare providers?To achieve interoperability, it’s going to take more than health-tech developers to play by the rules and
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AMA Launches Healthier Nation Innovation Challenge
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced the launch of the AMA Healthier Nation Innovation Challenge to help physicians and medical students bring their cutting-edge health care ideas to reality. The AMA Healthier Nation Innovation Challenge invites all U.S. physicians, residents and medical students to be a positive force for health care and submit their best ideas by May 16 for shaping 21st century medicine. Up to $50k in prizes will be awarded for the best solutions that emerge from
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EverlyWell Raises $2.5M for At-Home Diagnostic Tests
Digital health startup EverlyWell, today announced it has raised $2.5 million in seed funding to expand its suite of regulatory-compliant at-home diagnostic tests. The Austin, TX-based startup is transforming traditional health testing by providing consumers with convenient access to tests and easy-to-read results. The company's e-commerce platform enables customers to buy a variety of test kits online, easily collect their sample at home, and get informative results at their fingertips.
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Voalte Appoints Adam McMullin as Chairman and CEO
Voalte, a Sarasota, FL-based company that develops smartphone alternatives that simplify caregiver communication has appointed Adam McMullin as chairman and chief executive officer, replacing Founder and President Trey Lauderdale. The company recently announced the addition of 125 hospitals to its customer basePrior to joining Voalte, McMullin led Hill-Rom’s Clinical Workflow Solutions business where he defined and initiated a new growth strategy, built a new leadership team, acquired and
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CVS Invests in Curbside to Transform Pharmacy Pick Ups
CVS Health today announced a strategic investment partnership with Curbside, a company transforming the retail store pickup experience for consumers to help launch CVS Express. The investment represents the company's commitment to driving further innovations that will help customers save time and money while pursuing a healthier lifestyle. How It WorksAs part of the strategic partnership, Curbside will integrate its technology into the CVS Pharmacy app. Consumers using the CVS Pharmacy App
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SAP Unveils SAP® Health Engagement Solution to Connect Caregivers, Patients
SAP today unveiled SAP® Health Engagement, a new solution to connect patients directly to physicians and health program managers. The solution gives health providers, health insurances and pharmaceutical companies the ability to build custom apps to help patients track their health through goal setting, as well as pull personalized assessments for chronic diseases and conditions.By directly linking patients to healthcare professionals with real-time data and high-speed analytics, the technology
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