iCoreConnect, a provider of secure, HIPAA-compliant communications and cloud-based practice management has been chosen to join the elite StartUp Health Academy for Health Transformers and digital health entrepreneurs. Through StartUp Health, iCoreConnect gains long-term access to a global network of peers, partners and promotion. StartUp Health’s platform is focused on coaching and supporting entrepreneurs to foster digital innovation to transform health on a global scale. provide video remote
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SAP: Digital Innovation Will Fuel Next Wave of Healthcare Breakthroughs
Nearly 70 percent of healthcare companies who transition to the digital economy are expected to see their growth significantly impacted over two years, according to an SAP/Oxford Economics survey of almost 400 global C-level healthcare executives. The survey was designed to track the progress of digital transformations of healthcare companies as they strive to gain a competitive advantage and are able to provide the best care for their patients. While lacking substantial impact from
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Orbita Unveils Enhancements to Amazon Echo-based Voice Assistants for Integrating Chatbots, AI into Healthcare Apps
Orbita, Inc. has unveiled major upgrade enhancements to its Orbita Voice platform that enables healthcare organizations and service providers to create and maintain powerful apps for voice-assistants and conversational AI platforms like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Orbita Voice is the first healthcare-centric solution designed to easily create and manage intelligent, conversational skills for voice-powered assistants such as Amazon Echo and Google Home. Clinical trial investigators and
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JDRF Launches Initiative Encouraging Manufacturers to Build ‘Open’ Diabetes Devices
JDRF, a global organization funding type 1 diabetes research has announced a new initiative that will support the development of 'open' diabetes devices. The initiative is focused on making sure diabetes device manufacturers build management tools – such as continuous glucose monitors and insulin pumps – that can connect with others and give people the option to “hack” their own devices and create an automated insulin delivery system. JDRF believes that both proprietary and open-protocol
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Cleveland Clinic Selects PierianDx Platform to Accelerate Precision Medicine
Cleveland Clinic has selected PierianDx to utilize its integrated “one space” workflow and analysis solution, Clinical Genomicist Workspace (CGW), to advance precision medicine for patients. By joining the PierianDx customer network, Cleveland Clinic can now access the shared constitutional and somatic genomic data within CGW’s knowledge base, a robust database comprised of millions of biomedical findings driven by public and highly curated sources.PierianDx enables clinical labs to deliver
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Circuit Clinical, ePatientFinder Partner to Establish New Data-Driven Clinical Research Site Model
ePatientFinder, a research delivery network and leader in EHR patient identification, and Circuit Clinical, a practice-based clinical research site network, today announced a partnership that will create the largest and highest-performing clinical research site network in the U.S. Together the two companies serve more than 200 clinical sites. ePatientFinder and Circuit Clinical offer complementary services that together create a seamless digital experience for patients interested in
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Mercom: Health IT/ Digital Health VC Funding Tops $5.5B in First 9 Months of 2017
Healthcare IT / Digital Health VC funding in the first nine months of 2017 has already surpassed 2016's total - and 2016 set an all-time record by eclipsing $5 billion for the first time, according to a new report from Mercom Capital Group. The latest report covers deals of all sizes from across the globe, which includes funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the Healthcare Information Technology (IT) / Digital Health sector for the third quarter and first nine months (9M)
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AMA Partners with Cerner, IBM, Intermountain to Develop Integrated Health Data Model
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced today announced Integrated Health Model Initiative (IHMI), a new collaborative effort across healthcare and technology stakeholders to develop interoperable technology solutions and care models that evolve with real-world use and feedback. The Integrated Health Model Initiative (IHMI) is a digital platform for bringing together the health and technology sectors around a common data model that is missing in healthcare. This collective effort will
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Medtronic, American Well Partner to Integrate Telehealh Services and Enable Bi-Directional Data Flow
Medtronic has announced an integration partnership with telehealth provider American Well to enable a more complete telehealth solution focused on the unique needs of the complex, chronic, co-morbid patient population. The goal of the partnership is to provide greater patient access to their care team, while improving clinician access to the critical information needed when making care decisions - especially as they evaluate opportunities for early intervention.As part of the integration
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How Personalized Patient Care is Brokering a Reset in Payer-Provider Relationships
For better or for worse, patients increasingly call the shots in the healthcare arena. Yes, they’re paying more for care. But with the emergence of telehealth and personalized therapies, patients also have more care options. To meet their expectations, both payers and providers must have access to personalized information about the patient. And they can best get this by working with instead of against each other.Specifically, insurers and providers must collaboratively approach the patient both
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