InTouch Health, an enterprise telehealth platform has announced a five year partnership agreement with North Carolina-based Mission Health and Pennsylvania-based Jefferson Health to jointly develop new telehealth solutions to improve patient access and quality of care while reducing overall healthcare costs. Over five years, the partners will continue their commercial relationships and identify new areas – primarily within acute care and outpatient care – where providers can use telehealth
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M3DICINE Launches World’s First FDA-Cleared AI-Enabled Stethoscope System
M3DICINE Inc, designers of intelligent medical devices has announced the launch of Stethee, the world’s first AI enabled stethoscope system. With a revolutionary new design that works as easily as a traditional stethoscope, the Stethee family of products allows users to listen to heart and lungs sounds with sophisticated amplification and filtering technology and to instantly capture and analyze heart and lung sounds and data via Bluetooth to the Stethee iOS or Android App providing a whole new
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New Apple Watch App Uses Algorithm to Detect Seizures & Alert Providers
Smart Monitor, a Silicon Valley, CA-based provider of clinically validated solutions for the management of complex chronic conditions has announced the launch of SmartWatch Inspyre for the Apple Watch. The new Apple Watch app uses a unique algorithm to recognize a wearer’s repetitive shaking movements, similar to those caused by convulsive seizures. Designated family members and care providers are alerted upon onset of these movement patterns so they can intervene in a timely manner to maximize
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Livongo Rolls Out Hypertension Program to Eligible Members
Livongo Health, a Mountain View, CA-based consumer digital health company focused on empowering all people with chronic conditions to live better and healthier lives has announced that eligible members of the Livongo for Diabetes program will have access to the new Livongo for Hypertension program. In addition, Livongo will offer a stand-alone hypertension solution to new members.By addressing multiple chronic conditions on one platform, Livongo can better understand the personal health
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LindaCare Nabs $8.7M to Accelerate Remote Patient Monitoring Solution
LindaCare, a Belgium-based digital health startup specializing in remote patient monitoring solutions for chronic disease management has raised $8.7 million in Series Be funding led by Philips and PMV. The round also included participation from existing investors Capricorn ICT Arkiv, Connecticut Innovations and a number of other minority shareholders. The company plans to utilize the funding to accelerate its US market expansion and product commercialization, as well as support the building of
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Apple Partners With 12 Hospitals to Bring Medical Records to iPhone for Consumers
Today, Apple announced a new feature as part of the iOS 11.3 beta update for customers to see their medical records right on their iPhone. Johns Hopkins Medicine, Cedars-Sinai, Penn Medicine and other participating hospitals and clinics are among the first to make this beta feature available to their patients.Traditionally, patients’ medical records were held across multiple locations, requiring patients to log into each care provider’s website via a patient portal and painstakingly piece
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SnapMD Launches First-of-Its-Kind Rules Engine for Telehealth Interface
SnapMD, a full-service telehealth technology innovator and solutions provider, announced they have strengthened their Virtual Care Management programming interface with a first-of-its-kind rules engine. The exclusive administrative interface advancements make SnapMD the only telehealth platform to offer compound rules functions for hospital and health system intelligent processes.The bleeding-edge upgrades enhance the platform’s intelligent workflow system. Specifically, they add more options
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Medical Wearables: How Next Generation Devices Will Change Healthcare
Medical patient monitoring devices are poised to disrupt the healthcare industry. According to Markets and Markets, the global market for medical wearable devices is projected to reach $12.1 billion by 2021, with the United States representing the largest market worldwide. With the ability to enhance the healthcare system by aiding in the remote monitoring of patients, wearables provide real-time access to health records and provide quicker diagnosis and treatment of conditions.They are
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St Vincent’s Health Australia Deploys Vocera for Clinical Alerts & Communication
St Vincent’s Health Australia has officially deployed Vocera solutions for communication and clinical alerts across all its aged care facilities. St Vincent’s Health Australia is one of many organizations in the country using Vocera technology to improve care team communication, patient and resident experience, and operational efficiency. In 2017, Vocera added 35 aged care facilities in Australia to its client roster.Additionally, Vocera is steadily increasing deployments in public and private
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Why 2018 Will Be A Landmark Year for GE, Siemens, Canon and Philips
With the new year dawning, the competitive landscape for global medical technology is mired in uncertainty. Of the “big four” vendors (GE Healthcare, Siemens Healthineers, Philips and Toshiba Medical Systems) three are undergoing radical change, creating perhaps one of most volatile competitive market environments for some time. Add to this the visible presence of new market entrants from informatics, outsourcing, consumer technology and the rapidly growing artificial intelligence sector, and
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