Digital health funding reached over $1B across a total of 71 digital health deals in Q1 2017(49% above Q1 2015 and 23% below Q1 2016), according to Rock Health, a full-service venture fund dedicated to digital health. In a blog post, Rock Health reveals that despite any regulatory uncertainty around the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), it’s been business as usual for digital health funding. Providers and health plans are delaying expenditures based on this uncertainty, yet founders
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Baystate Innovation Center Launches Software Development Environment to Accelerate Health IT Innovation
Health IT innovation center TechSpring, in partnership with InterSystems and J2 Interactive, has just announced the launch of a new software development environment to accelerate innovation for healthcare technology leaders by providing them with access to real healthcare resources and data. The environment is built on the InterSystems HealthShare® interoperability platform, and was implemented by the IT services firm J2 Interactive.HealthShare expands TechSpring’s ability to engage with its
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B. Braun and Philips Join Forces to Innovate In Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia
B. Braun Melsungen AG, a provider of regional anesthesia and pain management, and Royal Philips, a global leader in ultrasound and image guided therapy solutions, today announced a multi-year strategic alliance to innovate ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia – a rapidly growing alternative to general anesthesia – and vascular access. The alliance will leverage the companies’ combined deep clinical expertise and R&D capabilities, as well as sales and service channels.B. Braun and Philips
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PAREXEL Unveils Patient Sensor Solution To Transform Clinical Trial Data Collection
PAREXEL International Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXL), a biopharmaceutical services provider has unveiled its new patient sensor solution that securely captures, transmits, stores and visualizes study subject data in clinical trials. The new offering is powered by he Perceptive MyTrials® Analytics platform, enables an end-to-end services and technology solution that facilitates the remote collection of study subject data via medical devices.The PAREXEL® patient sensor solution supports the generation
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Innovaccer Launches Datashop Insights to Provide Healthcare Leaders with Actionable Insights in Real-Time
Innovaccer Inc., a Silicon Valley-Headquartered Healthcare analytics company, will be launching ‘Datashop Insights’ at NAACOS 2017 this week to provide healthcare organizations with actionable insights in real-time and with manual override, to enhance Excel spreadsheets and other complex data through interactive dashboards. Datashop Insights provides state-of-the-art visualization and dashboard module that captures the data needs of healthcare organizations to enhance its quality, utilization,
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AMR, Lyft Partner to Provide Integrated Patient Transport for Health Systems Across 42 States
American Medical Response (AMR), a provider of medical transportation and on-demand transportation service Lyft announced a partnership to provide integrated patient transport services for patients who need a ride from the hospital to their home or to outpatient procedures.The partnership will include non-emergency medical transportation services and technology integration that will span across all 42 states that AMR operates within. Now, hospitals and caregivers can arrange any patient
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Health Screening Kiosk higi Acquires Health Rewards Tracker EveryMove
Chicago-based digital health startup higi has acquired Seattle, WA-based EveryMove, an app-based platform that lets users track their healthy habits and rewards them with gift cards and reduced health-care premium. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The company has also raised a Series B investment from BlueCross BlueShield Ventures Partners that will help higi create the most extensive set of tools to transform population health activities through the collection and
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Carbon Health Raises $6.5M to Launch Its Mobile Connected Healthcare Network
After quietly testing its mobile healthcare network, San Francisco-based Carbon Health has raised $6.5 million in funding to launch its mobile-based connected healthcare network. The funding round was led by BuildersVC with participation from Javelin Venture Partners, Two Sigma Ventures and Bullpen Capital among others and prominent angel investors including Aaron Patzer, Elad Gil and Russ Fradin.The company plans to utilize the funding to accelerate the development of its platform and rolling
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Jefferson Health Goes Live on Teladoc’s Telehealth Platform to Deliver Real-Time Remote Care
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has announced the go-live of Teladoc's telehealth platform to support its comprehensive network of outpatient and inpatient care. Jefferson's comprehensive telehealth program, JeffConnect,encompasses outpatient care, transitions in care and inpatient care. Its services connect patients with physicians through phone, tablet or computer, delivering real-time remote care and consultation.Jefferson selected Teladoc for its scalable configuration to support its
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Catalytic Health Partners Integrates With Life365 to Provide Remote Patient Monitoring for Arizona Patients
Catalytic Health Partners, a Phoenix, AZ-based population health management company has announced a partnership with digital health startup Life365 to provide remote patient monitoring and data delivery for their members with chronic conditions located throughout Arizona. Catalytic Health Partners,provides enhanced care to high cost Medicare and Medicaid populations in order to improve outcomes while reducing total cost of care. The Life365 solution allows the Catalytic Health care staff to
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