Editor's Note: Fard Johnmar is a digital health futurist, strategist, researcher and inventor. This analysis is also available in a free eBook, which you can access by clicking here.Obviously, the world is a different place than many of us thought it would be when we woke up on Wednesday morning. Hillary Clinton has been defeated. And, the Democratic Party is at its lowest level of political power -- from the federal government to state houses and legislatures -- in generations. This week, I've
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NexHealth Raises $1.5M for App-Based Patient Appointment Scheduling
NexHealth, a New York based developer of an app-based patient communication and appointment booking platform, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding led by iSeed Ventures. The digital health startup plans to utilize the funding to invest in growing its network of doctors and patients as well as product offerings. Founded in 2015 by Alamin Uddin, NexHeatlh's secure patient booking platform integrates with a physician practices' existing calendar to provide its patients access their office
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GE, Houston Texans to Fund 2-Year Concussion Telemedicine Pilot
The Houston Texans and GE are teaming up with the Houston Methodist Concussion Center to fund a two-year concussion telemedicine pilot to bring specialized concussion care to student athletes at 19 rural school districts in Texas. As part of the pilot, when a student athlete is injured in a game or practice with a suspected concussion, a Houston Methodist athletic trainer will go to the school or training facility to administer a comprehensive concussion evaluation, including a neurologic and
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RedHat Survey: 3 Main Drivers of Mobile App Development in Healthcare
82 percent of healthcare organizations surveyed have a fully implemented mobile strategy, indicating a greater level of maturity compared to commercial enterprises, according to a recent RedHat mobile app survey. The online survey of 200 IT decision makers from private, public, life sciences and pharmaceutical healthcare organization in the U.S., France, Germany, U.K. reveals nearly 8 in 10 (78 percent) healthcare organizations are achieving positive ROI from mobile app investments.This positive
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Mount Sinai, Regeneron Genetics Partner to Perform Whole Exome Sequencing
Mount Sinai Health System today announced it will extend its work with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. through a collaboration with its wholly owned subsidiary, the Regeneron Genetics Center (RGC), to perform whole exome sequencing on 33,000 DNA and plasma samples housed in Mount Sinai’s BioMe™ Biobank, one of the first biobank repositories in the country to link DNA sequencing data to clinical information stored within the EMR. “The Mount Sinai BioMe Biobank is distinguished by its rich
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Study: Integration of eICU Telemedicine Program Improves Patient Outcomes
As the adoption and growth of the ICU telemedicine increases, more research is being conducted to analyze operational factors that affect patient outcomes. Philips has announced its involvement in a study appearing in CHEST that shows ICUs that were more fully integrated with the remote team were associated with shorter lengths of ICU and hospital stays. This suggests that more teamwork and direct intervention allows for quicker patient intervention to manage evolving instability and prevent
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Zipline Lands $25M to Expand Automated Medical Drone Delivery
Zipline, a San Francisco-based drone delivery startup has raised $25 million in Series B funding led by Visionnaire Ventures, with participation from Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. The latest round will allow it to expand its operations to new countries/territories across the world and brings Zipline’s total funding to $43 million. According to Zipline, more than two billion people lack adequate access to essential medical products, often due to challenging terrain and gaps in
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Time For a Mobile Security Assessment – A Comprehensive Mobile Security Checklist
Editor’s Note: This post is sponsored by Samsung. Unbeknownst to all, the healthcare industry is in possession of vast amounts of valuable data, while also being the most at-risk and easy to breach. Using outdated, interconnected electronic systems without a strong security plan contributes to this problem. According to Symantec’s 2016 Internet Security Threat Report, healthcare was the most targeted sector in 2015. To help ease the pain of this huge wound, Samsung and Booz Allen Hamilton
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MediSapiens to Offer Genomic, Clinical Data Curation Via Azure Cloud
MediSapiens, a Finnish developer and provider of genomic and healthcare data solutions, extends its solution delivery network by offering its Explorer™ Platform based genomic, clinical and biomedical data curation, management and analytics solutions in Microsoft’s Azure Cloud. The first stage target customers on Azure hosted solutions are Finnish healthcare facilities and institutions, while the partnership reinforces the global reach for MediSapiens solutions.The Explorer™ Platform comprises
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Propeller Health Lands FDA 510(k) Clearance to Market Sensor for the Ellipta Inhaler
Propeller Health, a Madison, Wisconsin-based provider of digital solutions for respiratory medicine has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its digital sensor for use with GSK’s Ellipta® patented, dry powder inhaler. The custom sensor designed exclusively for the Ellipta inhaler was cleared as part of a R&D collaboration between Propeller and GSK announced in late 2015.For the R&D collaboration, the Propeller sensor automatically collected and recorded data on the Ellipta inhaler's
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