This week, Judge Talwani in the District Court of Massachusetts has dismissed American Well's patent suit against Teladoc. The federal judge ruled that its patent covering the basic provision of telehealth is invalid because the patent’s major elements are “too abstract” to be patentable and do not “amount to an inventive concept.” In response to the federal judge's decision, American Well plans to appeal the ruling. "American Well is the leading innovator in telehealth and we respectfully
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AMC Health Launches Remote Chronic Care Program in Midwest
AMC Health, a provider of virtual care solutions has launched a multifaceted remote chronic care program with a large independent regional health plan in the Midwest. The multi-year program is designed to monitor and treat the payor's Medicare populations with heart failure, pulmonary disease (COPD), and diabetes in their own homes to promote patient engagement, improve patient outcomes, and prevent costly acute episodes. The partnership marks AMC Health's third launch this year with a major
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Medisafe App Adds ‘Auto-Populate Meds from Pharmacy’ Capability
Medisafe, a personalized medication management platform with nearly three million patient and caregiver users has unveiled its new ‘Import from Pharmacy’ feature. The new "import from pharmacy" feature enables consumers to auto-populate medications from tens of thousands of pharmacy locations including Walgreens, CVS and Rite-Aid directly into the Medisafe app. The new feature tackles a vexing consumer health challenge – integrating personal health information from multiple data sources that
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AstraZeneca Launches Patient Savings & Support App, AZhelps
AstraZeneca has expanded its expanded its patient support offerings with the launch of mobile health app AZhelps, which provides patients and caregivers a resource to save, track and learn all in one place. While several health companies have apps with various fitness or medication reminder features, AstraZeneca’s AZhelps is a comprehensive and unique connected health management program.The app offers an industry-first, multi-brand savings card (stored in the app and can be added to Apple Wallet
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Apple CareKit: Are Consumers Ready for Tech-Enabled Home Health?
Deloitte’s Harry Greenspun talks about what research is revealing when it comes to consumers and caregivers plugging into tech-enabled home health.What about the doctor-patient relationship? This is the question that many whisper yet few ask directly as technology gives greater rise to remote treatment methods. Take CareKit, released from Apple, Inc. in March, which allows users to collect medical data and share with physicians. Will what’s achievable on screen disrupt the crucial care that
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AMA Adopts New Guidance for Ethical Practice in Telemedicine
On Monday at the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Annual Meeting, the AMA announced it will adopt new guidance for ethical practice in telemedicine for physicians. The new ethical guidance will will help physicians understand how their fundamental responsibilities may play out differently when patient interactions occur through telemedicine, compared to traditional patient interactions at a medical office or hospital.Developed The new ethical guidance on telehealth and telemedicine was
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St. Vincent’s Launches Virtual Care Platform Powered by Zipnosis
St. Vincent’s Medical Center has launched its own virtual care platform making MYvirtualcare.com – an online diagnosis and treatment service making it easier for patients to receive care for common health conditions. Powered by by Zipnosis that connects patients with St. Vincent’s clinicians, MYvirtualcare.com patients can now receive prompt care for conditions such as sinus infections, female bladder infections, pink eye, or colds, coughs, and the flu – for a set fee of $35, less than the cost
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Diasend Integrates with Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre to Simplify Diabetes Data Management
In collaboration with the diabetes care business of Abbott, the global healthcare company, Diasend now introduces seamless integration using the mobile app LibreLink*, designed for the FreeStyle® Libre flash glucose monitoring system. Starting now, it is possible for patients using Abbott's FreeStyle Libre system in countries where the LibreLink app is available to import information directly into diasend® – the industry leading solution for diabetes data management. All that is needed is a
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RelayHealth Financial’s New Tool Takes the Mystery Out of EDI Claims Status Responses
RelayHealth Financial has introduced RelayAssurance™ Status Amplifier, a new software service that automatically tracks down, inspects, and reports accurate reasons for non-payment on claims. Receiving a 277 response means there’s an update on a claim but to find out what changed (approved? denied? payment pending???) providers have to manually go into each payer portal and dig around or call and sit on hold to find out the real status.Starting today, providers can quickly learn and act on
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74% of Patients Have to Repeat the Same Information to Multiple Providers
Data is proliferating, but data sharing continues to be a challenge, according results of the first edition of the Future Health Index (FHI), an extensive international study commissioned by Philips which explores how countries around the world are positioned to meet long-term global health challenges through integration and connected care technologies.The report finds that despite progress towards universal medical records in some markets, the vast majority of patients (74%) report having to
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