Circulation Health, a on-demand medical transportation exchange that coordinates transportation logistics for health organizations, today announced an agreement with Partners Healthcare, an integrated, not-for-profit health system with facilities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.As part of the collaboration, Partners will utilize Circulation's on-demand ride technology, which interfaces with Lyft, to move patients to and from their appointments. The relationship also allows for expansion to
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Roche Acquires Rest of Foundational Medicine for $2.4B to Enhance Precision Medicine
Roche, today announced it has acquire all of the outstanding shares in Foundation Medicine that is not already owned by Roche and its affiliates for $2.4B, representing $137 per share. Together, the companies will leverage expertise in genomics and molecular information to enhance the development of perdsonalized medicines and care for patients with cancer.Foundation Medicine, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a market leading molecular information company dedicated to a transformation in
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Qardio Integrates Remote Monitoring Solution with Greenway Health EHR Solution
Qardio, today announced it has remote monitoring platform, QardioMD is integrated with Greenway Health’s electronic health record (EHR) and practice management solutions. QardioMD platform offers Qardio’s medical grade products and remote monitoring solutions to doctors, to help manage their patients’ health more efficiently while making billing for such care easier. The QardioMD remote monitoring solution is available to Greenway Health doctors via Greenway Marketplace at
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Rock Health Expands to Life Sciences with ZS Partnership
ZS, a global provider of life sciences consulting and technology solutions has inked a partnership with digital health-focused venture fund Rock Health to bring the latest innovations to its life sciences expertise. Rock Health's partners span the healthcare spectrum, from leading health systems to payers, manufacturers and industry advocates, all focused on removing barriers and supporting industry growth. This partnership enables ZS to bring its thought leadership and deep technical expertise
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University Hospitals Taps 2bPrecise to Deliver Genomic Insights
University Hospitals, today announced it, has selected the 2bPrecise® platform to bring genomic data into the clinical workflow, impacting patient care in both acute and ambulatory settings. The 2bPrecise platform is an offering from 2bPrecise LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Allscripts. University Hospitals (UH) serves the needs of patients through an integrated network of 18 hospitals, more than 50 outpatient health centers and 200 physician offices in 15 counties throughout northern Ohio.
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DreaMed Diabetes Granted FDA Approval for Personalized Diabetes Decision Support Solution
DreaMed Diabetes, an Israeli-based developer of personalized diabetes management solutions, today announced that the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a De Novo request for DreaMed Advisor Pro, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based diabetes treatment decision support software. Advisor Pro is indicated to assist healthcare providers in the management of people with type 1 diabetes who use insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).The announcement marks the second
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Deloitte Integrates Patient Engagement Solution with Apple to Improve Adherence to Treatment Plans
Deloitte, today announced it has integrated its ConvergeHEALTH Patient Connect product with Apple HealthKit, CareKit and ResearchKit frameworks, enabling patients to improve adherence to treatment plans while supporting connectivity to clinical research. This is the latest in a series of innovative additions to the ConvergeHEALTH product portfolio. ConvergeHEALTH is a group of products engineered and built by Deloitte to enable life sciences clients to respond to the shift to
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Why Understanding Your Patients’ Emotions Is Key to Improving Patient Experience
Understanding your patients' emotions is the key to improve your healthcare business' performance. It can show you on what fronts you're lacking and guide you to find ways to improve upon those fronts. The process used to understand patients' emotions is called patient sentiment analysis. It can help your healthcare business to not only perform better but also grow consistently. A healthcare business' consistent growth relies upon two things:1. A high level of patient experience, resulting in a
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New Jersey Invests $1.5M for ED Tracking Tool to Monitor Opioid Prescriptions Statewide
NJHA and its HRET announce a $1.5 million investment to roll out Collective Medical to hospitals statewide to better monitor opioid prescriptions. As opioid overdoses continue to claim more lives, the New Jersey Hospital Association and its Health Research and Educational Trust announce a $1.5 million investment in an emergency department tracking tool for hospitals statewide to better monitor opioid prescriptions.The tool, developed by Collective Medical, supplies automatic clinical alerts in
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Report: Digital Health Market to Reach $379B by 2024
Digital health market is expected to reach $379B, representing to register a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 26% over 2017-2024, according to a recent Global Market Insights report. The recent decades have witnessed an augmented development in terms of technology – a trend that has propelled digital health market to traverse a path of exponential growth.In the present healthcare industry scenario, a patient can schedule an appointment with the doctor, seek medical advice, view medical
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