Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has announced the go-live of Teladoc's telehealth platform to support its comprehensive network of outpatient and inpatient care. Jefferson's comprehensive telehealth program, JeffConnect,encompasses outpatient care, transitions in care and inpatient care. Its services connect patients with physicians through phone, tablet or computer, delivering real-time remote care and consultation.Jefferson selected Teladoc for its scalable configuration to support its
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Catalytic Health Partners Integrates With Life365 to Provide Remote Patient Monitoring for Arizona Patients
Catalytic Health Partners, a Phoenix, AZ-based population health management company has announced a partnership with digital health startup Life365 to provide remote patient monitoring and data delivery for their members with chronic conditions located throughout Arizona. Catalytic Health Partners,provides enhanced care to high cost Medicare and Medicaid populations in order to improve outcomes while reducing total cost of care. The Life365 solution allows the Catalytic Health care staff to
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The New Walking Dead: Why 98% of Health Tech Startups Are Zombies
Health investor and entrepreneur Dave Chase says 98 percent of health tech startups are zombies right now—but the Quadruple aim could help some rise from the ashes to begin anew.Billions in venture capital (VC) funding may have poured into digital health over the last few years (more than $4.5 billion in 2015 alone), but it looks like many startups may have bitten off more than they can chew, and as a result, imminently face biting the dust before reaching profitability. At least, that’s the
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Samsung Integrates with MedyMatch’s A.I. Platform to Improve Stroke Assessment in Ambulances
Samsung NeuroLogica Corporation has announced an collaboration with Tel Aviv-based startup MedyMatch to integrate its MedyMatch’s A.I.-based clinical decision support app with Samsung NeuroLogica's medical imaging hardware in the acute care marketplace. This collaboration will create support tools which provide a second read capability to help caregivers quickly and accurately assess patients in prehospital environments. The announcement marks the Israel-based company traction following its
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Resolve Digital Health Lands $5M to Launch First Smart Inhaler for Medical Cannabis
Resolve Digital Health, a Toronto, Canada-based digital health startup has raised $5 million in Series A funding led by Aphria Inc to launch the world's first smart inhaler for medical cannabis to help patients suffering from cancer, arthritis, migraine headaches, chronic pain and other diseases. The latest round marks the next phase in the company's development with the upcoming California launch of their debut medical device system, Breeze this spring at exclusive dispensary partners in
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Cognoa Lands $11.6M for Machine Learning App to Advance Diagnosis of Autism
Cognoa, a Palo Alto, CA-based digital health startup has raised $11.6 million in funding led by existing investor Morningside to advance earlier diagnosis of development delays in children. The company plans to utilize the funding to advance Cognoa's machine-learning-based technology; support additional clinical validation and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) submissions and approvals process; and expand commercialization with employers, payers and clinicians. Cognoa has raised a
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Sweat Is The New Blood: Why Sweat Analysis Is The Next-Gen of Wearable Diagnostics
Editor's Note: Dr. Sonia Sousa is CEO and Co-Founder of Kenzen, a startup that creates next-gen wearable diagnostics based on sweat analysis. Dr. Sousa founded several companies and has over 15 issued and pending patents in the US and worldwide (in photonics, predictive models, lasers, spectroscopy and more). With a PhD in Photonics and Neural Networks, Dr. Sousa is committed to advancing precision medicine and preventing health issues through wearable diagnostics that are clinically relevant,
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Novartis Selects Cota Healthcare’s Data Analytics Platform to Develop Therapies for Breast Cancer Patients
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation has signed a multi-year agreement with Cota Healthcare, a data and technology platform for value-based precision medicine to help improve clinical and cost outcomes for breast cancer patients. As part of this multi-year agreement, Novartis will leverage Cota's research-grade, real-world evidence, web-based analysis and visualization tools, and be supported by Cota's medical, data science, and technology experts. Utilizing the real-world evidence and
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Health IT Startup Iris Plans Awarded Winner of 2017 Vator Splash Health Competition
Health IT startup Iris Plans has been awarded winner of the 2017 Vator Splash Health competition in San Francisco that invites healthcare innovators to present their cutting-edge technology solutions throughout several rounds of judging. 8 finalists were narrowed from companies around the country to present to a panel of judges at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. Judges were comprised of leaders from the healthcare sector and the nation’s top investment firms. Iris Plans is a tech-enabled
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UPMC Launches Telehealth App for Pennsylvania Patients With Non-Emergency Symptoms 24/7
UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Health Plan has launched a new smartphone-enabled UPMC AnywhereCare telehealth app platform that allows patients to receive high-quality care from emergency room professionals 24 hours a day and with reduced copays – all from the comfort of their own home or office. Since the launch of the smartphone-enabled app in November 2016, satisfaction with AnywhereCare has ranked highly among consumers, with patients rating the overall experience 4.8 out of
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