Medidata, a provider of cloud-based solutions for clinical research in life sciences, today announced the launch of its AppConnect Partner Program in support of mobile health (mHealth) innovation. The program combines Medidata’s cloud and mHealth technology with access to digital health firms that have extensive experience developing patient engagement tools for clinical development, such as mobile apps and remote patient research platforms.Boston Technology Corporation, LifeMap Solutions and
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Sutter Health, Validic Launch Patient-Generated Health Data Pilot Project
Sutter Health and digital health integration platform Validic has teamed up to launch a new federal pilot project to demonstrate how patient-generated health data (PGHD) can best be delivered to clinicians and researchers to improve patient care and outcomes. The pilot will focus on providing remote care and interventions using digital health devices to better manage and engage a population of individuals suffering from Type II diabetes. Results of this work will inform government policy and
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Inspira Health Network Launches Virtual Care Platform for Southern NJ
Inspira Health Network, one of southern New Jersey’s leading healthcare providers offering primary, acute and advanced care services is launching its own virtual care platform, Inspira eCare. The platform virtually connects patients with Inspira clinicians making it convenient and cost-effective for patients to receive care for common health conditions.Powered by virtual care company Zipnosis, Inspira eCare's virtual care platform allows patients to use their smartphones, tablets or computers to
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HealthTap Launches Smart Health Search Algorithms for Doctors
HealthTap, a Global Health Practice providing 24/7 immediate access to doctors via video, text or voice has announced the launch of a new Smart Health Search feature. The latest feature will provide more tailored health information to users from the world’s largest library of doctor knowledge, through new proprietary algorithms.HealthTap’s Smart Health Search algorithms take into account a variety of factors about the user including age, gender, comorbidities, pregnancy status, and other
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PointClickCare Launches EHR Integrated Skin & Wound App
PointClickCare, a cloud-based EHR platform for senior care providers has launched a skin and wound smartphone app designed to help senior care providers deliver more connected and collaborative care. Wounds represent one of most litigated issues in long-term care and most organizations in this sector manage wounds multiple ways. Therefore, senior care providers value greater consistency in measuring and assessing wounds to improve treatment and recovery. The Skin and Wound app powered by Swift
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Heal Lands $26.9M for Mobile On-Demand Doctor House Calls
On-demand doctor house call service provider Heal has raised $26.9 million in Series A funding led by the Tull Investment Group. The round also includes participation from Breyer Capital, Qualcomm executive chairman Paul Jaobs, and Skydance Media chief executive David Ellison, along with early investors Hashtag One and Slow Ventures.Heal plans to utilize the funding to improve its back-end technology and expand its marketing efforts to reach more patients and to bolster its roster of
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biotricity Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Wearable Biometric Cardiac Monitoring
biotricity, a Redwood City, CA-based healthcare technology company has received a 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a key component of its remote cardiac monitoring software and device, bioflux. Available only by subscription, bioflux will monitor a patient’s heart rhythm and send data in real-time to a 24-hour monitoring lab. If a patient is in cardiac distress, an alert will be sent to the monitoring center, which will in turn contact the patient to offer
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Science 37 Raises $31M to Expand Virtual Clinical Trail Model
Science 37, Inc., a LosAngeles-based mobile technology and clinical trial startup that focuses on the development of networked patient-centric models for clinical research has raised $31 million in Series B funding led by Redmile Group. The Series B round also includes participation from Series A lead investors Lux Capital and dRx Capital, as well as a strategic investment from Sanofi Genzyme BioVentures. As part of the strategic investment, Sanofi’s international clinical trial development
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Healthcare IT VC Funding Tops $1.25B in Q3 2016: 10 Trends to Know
Healthcare IT VC funding topped $1.25 billion in 177 deals in Q3 2016 compared to $1.6 billion in 140 deals in Q2 2016, according to the latest report from Mercom Capital Group. The report, Q3 2016 Healthcare IT / Digital Health Funding and M&A Report reveals that overall funding is on pace to eclipse 2015’s total and the trend from last quarter continued as there was again increased funding activity in Healthcare IT outside of the United States, especially in China. Here are ten key trends
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Johns Hopkins to Launch 8 Precision Medicine Centers of Excellence
Johns Hopkins inHealth, the precision medicine effort at Johns Hopkins has announced plans to launch eight precision medicine centers of excellence (COE) this year to highlight areas where the newest technologies and measurement tools can be applied to greatly improve patient care. As part of the effort, Johns Hopkins Medicine has identified several similarly challenging conditions for which precision medicine centers of excellence will improve efficiencies and patient outcomes, while fostering
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