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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MDLIVE Unveils New Virtual Care Platform to Enhance User Experience for Clinicians, Consumers
MDLIVE, a virtual medical and behavioral healthcare provider has unveiled its new mobile platform designed to enhance the user experience for both consumers and clinicians. The MDLIVE Mobile App was built with native iOS human interface and Android material design principles. Its architecture foundation enables a scalable platform that allows for multi-level customizations to meet the specific needs of users."We believe telemedicine is the future of healthcare delivery, but complex platforms
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Connance Integrates Patient’s Socio-demographics Into CareWire’s Patient Engagement Platform
Connance, a provider of healthcare predictive analytics solutions, has partnered with CareWire, a text-first, mobile patient engagement solution provider, to integrate a new set of predictive analytics into CareWire’s HIPAA-compliant messaging platform for patients. Connance and CareWire are piloting the solution and anticipate general release of the enhanced capabilities in Q4. Connance leverages data science, integrated to workflow to drive enhanced performance. Connance delivers Patient Pay
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5 Tips To Prepare Any Patient For Their First Virtual Clinic Visit
Editor's Note:Dr. Robert Bernstein is the VP of Clinical Affairs, Carena, Inc., a healthcare technology company that designs and operates virtual clinics for health systems. More and more hospitals and health systems are leveraging integrated, on-demand virtual care in order to improve healthcare and address patient demand for low-cost convenient care. But many consumers remain unclear about how to use virtual care, and what they can expect during their first encounter.Dialing or logging into a
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4 Improvements Data Analytics Will Bring to the Senior Care Space in 2017 & Beyond
Editor's Note: Al Baker is the co-founder and CEO of Reemo, a health technology platform designed to empower caregivers with actionable insights to improve the quality of life for seniors. Also features insights from Teradata Vice President, Strategic Ventures Peter Obringer and Vice President of Technology for New Business Development Jose Basa. We exist in a world where data is impacting nearly every aspect of our daily lives. From New York utilizing open data to critically analyze its street
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IBM Watson Health Integrates with MedyMatch’s A.I. Platform to Help Doctors Identify Head Trauma and Stroke
IBM Watson Health has inked a licensing agreement with Tel Aviv-based startup MedyMatch to integrate its MedyMatch’s A.I.-based clinical decision support app to help doctors identify instances of intracranial bleeding as a result of head trauma and stroke. As part of the integration, IBM Watson’s Health Group will distribute the MedyMatch brain bleed detection application globally through its vendor neutral sales channels. Both companies have future plans to develop further interoperability
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