Nearly half (46%) of Americans who use digital health tools say the data collected by these tools is not incorporated into their healthcare, according to HealthMine's recent research, conducted with 2,500 consumers enrolled in health plans in 2016. In fact, three quarters (75%) of consumers who use mobile/internet-connected health apps are willing to share the data they collect with their doctor/healthcare provider, but only 32% say this happens automatically.The survey reveals that despite the
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EarlySense, American Well Partner to Power Telehealth Access via Smart Sensors
EarlySense, a provider of contact-free continuous monitoring solutions has teamed up with telehealth provider American Well to connect users with clinical experts at the click of a button. As part of the partnership, EarlySense users located in the United States will gain access to an extensive pool of clinical experts and be able to initiate consultation sessions with doctors practicing on Amwell whenever users have questions or see opportunities to improve their sleep or general health. This
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Qardio Unveils First Medical Grade ECG Monitor, QardioCore
Digital health company Qardio has unveils its first medical grade wearable ECG monitor, QardioCore, now available for pre-order. Priced at $449, QardioCore's first wearable medical electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) monitor allowing users to proactively look after their heart health long-term, all without the need for wires or patches. Packed with proprietary sensor technology, QardioCore records more than 20 million data points, streaming the user's live medical-grade data to their smartphones.How It
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Vocera Appoints Benjamin Kanter, MD, as Chief Medical Information Officer
Vocera Communications, Inc. has named Benjamin Kanter, MD, FCCP, as the new Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) to lead the company's physician-nurse communication. Prior to joining Vocera, Dr. Kanter worked as an industry consultant and thought leader with innovative healthcare IT companies, including Extension Healthcare, where he was the CMIO. In 2013, while the CMIO of Palomar Health in San Diego, Dr. Kanter worked with Extension Healthcare to create a reverse look-up smartphone app
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UnitedHealthcare, Qualcomm Integrates Fitbit Charge 2 Wearables for Wellness Program
UnitedHealthcare and Qualcomm has announced the expansion of UnitedHealthcare Motion™, a wellness program that provides employees with Fitbit Charge 2 at no additional charge and enables them to earn up to $1,500 per year by meeting certain goals for the number of daily steps.The two companies introduced UnitedHealthcare Motion in 2016 as a pilot in 12 states to select employers, using Qualcomm Life’s 2net™ Platform* for medical-grade connectivity that features multiple safeguards to help keep
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VIDA Raises $5.1M to Commercialize Precision Pulmonary Informatics
VIDA Diagnostics, Inc., a Coralville, IA-based provider of precision pulmonary informatics has raised $5.1 million in Series B funding led by Chartline Capital Partners with participation from Rittenhouse Ventures, Next Level Ventures, Rural Vitality Fund II, Iowa Seed Fund, and Northern California Investment Fund. The latest round will be utilize to help commercialize VIDA’s pulmonary imaging software and associated Precision Services including hiring additional talent.Founded in 2004, VIDA
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Teladoc CMO Henry DePhillips Appointed to National Quality Forum Telehealth Committee
Teladoc Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Henry DePhillips has been named to the National Quality Forum (NQF) Telehealth Multi-stakeholder Committee. As part of member of NQF, DePhillips will work closely with the multi-stakeholder NQF committee to establish a structure for measuring the quality of telehealth encounters and to identify existing and potential metrics that could be used to evaluate the quality of telehealth services.The NQF Committee will assess the best means of measuring the quality
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PHZIO Launches Telehealth Profitability Calculator for PT Clinics
eWellness Healthcare Corporation, a telehealth-focused company offering reimbursable insurance for physical therapy (PT) treatments has launched a telehealth profitability calculator for prospective PT clinics. The calculator is designed to illustrate the additional profits prospective PT clinics they can make by utilizing the PHZIO platform. Telehealth is an emerging field within the physical therapy industry as most traditional physical therapy practices operate on a one-to-one basis with
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GreatCall Acquires Healthsense to Expand Senior Care Market Footprint
Connected health for active aging provider GreatCall Inc. has acquired Healthsense, a provider of of passive remote monitoring services for the senior care, managed care and home care. Healthsense remote monitoring service is based on industry-leading passive technology that track activities of daily living (ADLs).For GreatCall the acquisition will expand its portfolio of connected health services for senior living and healthcare. . GreatCall's products and services include: Lively, Jitterbug
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Zipari Nabs $7M for CRM, Consumer Experience Platform for Health Insurance
Zipari, a Brooklyn, NY-based startup has raised$7 million in Series A funding led by Vertical Venture Partners. The company plans to utilize the funding to expand their suite of CRM-centered software as a service solutions for the health insurance vertical.Founded in 2014, Zipari provides carriers with CX platform, a SaaS based insurance-specific consumer experience platform featuring real-time insights into consumer behavior at every touch-point, enabling member segmentation with predictive
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