Global wearables brand Fitbit and DexCom, Inc, a provider of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for people with diabetes, today announced an partnership to develop and market products to help people better manage their diabetes and get a more complete picture of their overall health with easy-to-use mobile tools.The first rollout as part of their collaboration is the integration of Dexcom’s CGM data to Fitbit’s new smartwatch, Fitbit Ionic that will allow DexCom users on either Android or iOS
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DispatchHealth Wins Adventist Health System’s 3rd Annual InnovationX Competition
DispatchHealth has been named the winner of Adventist Health System’s (AHS) third annual InnovationX competition. DispatchHealth presented an in‐home care delivery platform and triage system designed to provide right‐sized care, while addressing the health care needs of the consumer and the access challenges of the at‐risk patient.DispatchHealth is a provider of mobile and virtual health care that works to create an integrated, convenient, high-touch care delivery solution that extends the
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Cara Raises $2M for First Precision Medicine App for Digestive Health
Cara, a Berlin-based digital health startup has raised $2 million in seed funding led by Atlantic Labs along with a group of undisclosed angel investors. Known as “poop-tech”, the company has launched the first precision medicine solution for digestive health. In 2016, HiDoc Technologies launched the Cara app with the aim to help people with chronic digestive disorders. Today, more than 20% of the world’s population suffer from the Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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University of California Davis, Tempus Partner on Personalized Cancer Initiative
University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is collaborating with technology company Tempus on a precision medicine partnership. The new collaboration will focus on advancing clinical care with Next Generation Sequencing analysis for patients diagnosed with hematological malignancies and pancreatic cancer.Collaboration DetailsTempus will perform molecular sequencing and analysis for a group of patients at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center. Utilizing machine learning and
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EpicMD Offers Houston Relief Victims Free Remote Medical Consultations
As a result of the devastation and widespread flooding throughout the Greater Houston Area as a result of Hurricane Harvey, Miami healthcare technology startup EpicMD is offering free medical consultations, provided remotely by U.S. Board Certified primary care physicians and specialists where possible, by phone, video, email or text, to all Houston relief victims through as many registered charitable organizations associated with this effort as possible.When Hurricane Harvey made landfall, and
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Health Wildcatters Unveils Fifth Class of 9 Health IT Startups
Health Wildcatters, a mentorship-driven healthcare seed accelerator has unveiled nine new health IT companies selected to participate in the 2017 accelerator program. With the addition of these 10 healthcare startups, which comprise Health Wildcatters’ third class, the program’s portfolio totals 32 companies spanning the healthcare spectrum.Each selected health IT startup will participate in the 12 week accelerator program receiving $30k in exchange for 8% equity stake. During the program, the
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Vidyo Integrates with Allscripts FollowMyHealth To Embed Telehealth Visits Directly Into Patient Portal
Vidyo, which is used by 295 U.S healthcare systems for telemedicine, today announced its integration with Allscripts’ FollowMyHealth patient engagement platform. The FollowMyHealth platform empowers patients for continuous engagement, while expanding their care team. The integration embeds virtual consultations directly into the patient portal, helping to create a system of connected care that is more accessible to more people.Modern, self-service video API platforms like vidyo.io (which was
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BCBS Federal Employee Program Selects Teladoc to Deliver Telehealth to Millions of Federal Employees
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan, also known as the Federal Employee Program (FEP) has selected Teladoc, Inc. to provide general medical and behavioral health services for the 2018 benefit year. The implementation of Teladoc will allow millions of federal employees around the country anytime, anywhere to access quality health care services through multiple devices – mobile app and web video capabilities, as well as phone – along with easy-to-use tools and alerts to encourage
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Fitango Health Adds Social Determinants of Health to Digital Health Platform
Fitango Health, a patient centric platform for chronic care management has added ‘Social Determinants of Health’ to its digital health platform. Social determinants of health are defined as “the determining and structural conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age” as they apply to a person’s health. These factors can include socioeconomic status, education, the physical environment, employment, and social support networks, as well as general or geographical access to health
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Indica MD Launches Medical Marijuana Telehealth Platform in California and New York
Indica MD, a Pasadena, CA-based digital health startup has launched a HIPAA compliant medical marijuana telehealth platform in California and New York that provides patient evaluations for the safe, complementary and alternative use of cannabis. The online medical marijuana doctor service connects patients with licensed physicians in California and New York which can approve them for their medical marijuana card so they are able to gain access to medical cannabis dispensaries in their
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