Researchers at the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School (Harvard) are teaming up with mobile health engagement provider mPulse Mobile. The partnership will evaluate the impact of interactive, tailored text messages with a Medicaid population through the implementation of two distinct programs. Partnership DetailsThe partnership consists of two specific programs:1. The first program will evaluate whether interactive text messaging helps new members select and visit a
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Kurbo Launches “Parent Coaching” for Family Mobile Weight Loss Program
Kurbo – a mobile health coaching program for kids, teens and adults currently has launched a new Parent Coaching service to help parents talk to their children about the difficult subject of weight and create a healthier home environment.The new offering provides parents with a personal coach via video chat to help set goals and keep them on track. In addition to the weekly video coaching sessions, parents can receive helpful tips and guidance throughout the week via text or email. Kurbo’s data
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SAP Health Division Partners with StartUp Health to Build Custom Healthcare Innovation Portfolio
The SAP Health division is partnering with StartUp Health, a global entrepreneurship development company to build a custom healthcare innovation portfolio, starting with up to 15 digital health startups. The partnership will focus specifically on developing new apps and platforms to be used with the SAP® Health platform built on SAP Cloud Platform.Also, the partnership will support the development of a SAP-sponsored innovation program within the StartUp Health Moonshot Academy. The aim is to
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Precision Medicine Startup AltheaDx Lands $27M to Expand Personalized Therapeutic Decisions Internationally
AltheaDx, Inc., a San Diego, CA-based commercial stage molecular diagnostics company specializing in the field of personalized medicine has raised $27 million in Series D funding. The company is a CAP-accredited, CLIA-certified laboratory and plans to utilize the funding to expands its sales force and marketing efforts to grow internationally.IDgenetix, the company’s product testing portfolio, enables personalized therapeutic decisions for patients suffering from some of the most prevalent
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HealthVerity Raises $10M for Cloud-based Platform to Explore & Acquire Healthcare Data
HealthVerity, a cloud-based platform to discover, license, and link HIPAA compliant and de-identified healthcare data has raised $10 million in Series B financing led by Flare Capital Partners and Greycroft Partners. The funding includes participation from Foresite Capital and additional strategic healthcare investors. The Philadelphia, PA-based startup plans to utilize the funding to expand its healthcare data ecosystem, advanced privacy solutions and proven data interoperability
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Patientory Launches Healthcare’s First Crypto-Token To Deliver Blockchain-Based Patient Care Model
Patientory.com, a provider of blockchain solutions for healthcare has announced the launch of their token sale offering - healthcare's first crypto-token. Patientory’s vision is to create a token that will allow healthcare providers to not only rent health information storage space, and to execute health specific smart contract payments and transactions, but also be rewarded through a compensation model for improving quality of care. Patientory is enabling early supporters to secure PTY, the
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UK Startup Babylon Health Raises $60M to Offer AI-Powered Chatbot for London Patients
Babylon Health, a London-based digital health startup has raised $60 million in funding from undisclosed investors. The startup plans to utilize the funding round to scale its artificial intelligence capabilities for its chatbot that provides useful advice from real doctors, from anywhere. The chatbot uses machine-learning algorithms to analyze an individual’s health profile and suggest possible future illnesses.Founded in January 2013 and launched to the public in April 2014, babylon health
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DocHalo Lands $11M to Expand Real-Time Clinical Communication Platform
DocHalo, a Cincinnati, OH-based provider of clinical communication has raised $11M in Series A funding led by Bain Capital Ventures with additional investment from Refinery Ventures. The company plans to utilize the funding to scale its clinical communication platform functionality and growth in the marketplace. The announcement marks the first time, the company has raised outside capital since its inception seven years ago.Founded by physicians who deeply understand communication in the
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Medable Integrates with Redox’s EHR Integration Platform to Streamline Mobile Medical Research
Medable, a Palo Alto-based healthcare app and analytics platform has formed a strategic partnership with Redox, an EHR integration API platform for developers and healthcare organizations. The integration partnership will enable a fully-integrated medical research platform between smart phones and EHRs. By using Medable’s platform and Redox’s API services, clinical trial leaders and health researchers can integrate patient-generated health data into the electronic health record. With the
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New Digital Health Device Can Wirelessly Record & Transmit Patient Tremors in Real-Time
On Monday, digital healthcare innovation lab Klick Labs unveiled a digital health device that that wirelessly records and transmits patient tremors in real time. The proof of concept device named SymPulseTM Tele-Empathy Device was designed to help foster clinical empathy and better care for the more than 40 million people living with movement disorders in the U.S. alone.According to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, of the 10 million people living with the disease around the world, about
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