Somehow, as a 20 year pediatrician, I have had a charmed life as it relates to the big C. Of course, my residency training at St Louis Children's Hospital had many months on the pediatric cancer wards, bone marrow transplant patients, the works. In my many years of general practice, cancer is but a tiny portion of my outpatient medicine experience. I read once that statistically we "get" a Pre-B Cell ALL every seven years. Poor little ones with T Cell Lymphoma, Burkitt's Lymphoma, and
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Smart Meter’s Diabetes Care Solution Meets Newly Created Remote Monitoring CPT Code
Smart Meter, an innovative diabetes management data, technology and solutions company, today announced that its iGlucose® Diabetes Care Solution meets the requirements for the newly created Remote Monitoring CPT Code, as defined by Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The iGlucose solution, which uses cell-enabled technology to automatically transmit real-time blood glucose results, is providing clinicians with another tool for making connected health more available and more widely
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Science 37 and VisualDx Partner on Patient-First Approach to Decentralized Clinical Research
Science 37, a company focused on “site-less” clinical trials, and VisualDx, a diagnostic clinical decision support system for physicians and front-line providers has announced a strategic partnership that will empower the public to make better informed decisions with their doctors about managing skin problems. As part of this agreement, both Science 37 and VisualDx will look to engage patients and clinicians from their respective networks to boost clinical trials awareness, education, and
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Report: Patients Worried Digital Therapeutics will Expose Them to Unwanted Surveillance
New research released today by healthcare innovation consultancy Enspektos, LLC reveals that digital therapeutics, defined as innovations such as prescription medications with embedded sensors and mobile applications that may one day replace drugs, are rapidly growing in scope and importance globally.The research also highlights deep patient concerns about whether digital therapeutics will expose them to unwanted surveillance or that data collected by these applications could be sold or used
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Doctor On Demand Nabs $74M to Expand Virtual Care Platform
San Francisco, CA-based Doctor On Demand has raised 74 million in Series C funding led by Princeville Global and Goldman Sachs Investment Partners with participation from existing investors including Venrock, Shasta Ventures, and Tenaya Capital. his funding will support the continued rapid expansion of Doctor On Demand’s telehealth platform and further its commitment to delivering access to quality care at scale.This Series C funding is rounded out by new investors Blue Cloud Ventures and
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Teladoc Launches Behavioral Health Navigator in U.S.
Virtual care provider Teladoc, today announced the launch of Behavioral Health Navigator, bringing innovation to virtual care delivery and the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral health conditions. Behavioral Health Navigator is an integrated care service that provides specialized “navigation,” support and coordination, combined with virtual access to expert providers for those facing mental health conditions.More than 42 million Americans live with anxiety disorders, and more than 16 million
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Redox Unveils Single Sign-On Integration for Digital Health Vendors
Today Redox, healthcare's leading integration platform, announced the launch of a new module: Redox Single Sign-On (R^SSO). With R^SSO enabled, clinicians can launch third-party applications directly from a patient's chart without needing to re-enter their username and password. While single-sign-on (SSO) solutions have been in place for some time, most of them are focused on the needs of healthcare organizations at an enterprise level. This creates tremendous inconsistency for digital health
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Welltok Partners with Florida Blue to Create Personalized Wellness for Plan Members
Welltok partnered with Florida Blue to create a digital health and well-being program to help Florida Blue members get and stay healthy. Florida Blue has been focused on wellness programming for years and selected Welltok, recognizing the importance of creating personalized experiences for each member. Florida Blue rolled out the program to all employer groups and Medicare Advantage plan members in the state at the beginning of 2018.The program, “Better You Strides,” provides Florida Blue
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Aspire, LG Health Launches $300M Precision Medicine Fund for Personalized Devices
Aspire Universal, a private equity firm and venture company today announced the establishment of the $300M Aspire Ventures Precision Medicine Fund (AVP) to accelerate innovation for personalized devices and medical practices. Precision medicine is one of the most important transformations ever to come to medicine, and by shifting away from one-size-fits-all solutions, precision medicine offers personalized solutions that deliver better experiences and better outcomes at a lower cost. The AVP
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Doximity Dialer Integration Allows Physicians to Call Patients in App
Doximity, a social network for physicians has announced the integration of Doximity Dialer into the Doximity app. In the past, this tool has been its own application, separate from the main network. With this integration, physicians will be able to privately call patients, read news, and connect with colleagues all in one place - making their lives a little easier and more productive. According to the 2017 Connected Patient Report commissioned by Salesforce, Americans currently communicate with
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