With the end of the year rapidly approaching, it’s about time for articles making technology predictions for 2018 and proclaiming 2017 “the year of the (this space for rent).”As editors cast about for the healthcare IT story of the current year, they might have a hard time making the case for healthcare blockchain technology based on measurable recent impact, but they’ll have less trouble endorsing blockchain if they look at current hype and future potential.“Blockchain technology is a
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Philips Acquires Open-Standards-based Interoperability Provider Forcare
Philips has acquired Forcare, a Netherlands-based open-standards-based interoperability software solutions for fast and flawless data flows between medical systems and information sources at the departmental and enterprise levels, as well as Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) across health systems. Forcare and its team will provide highly complementary capabilities for Philips, and will enable Philips to deliver more effective, seamlessly integrated informatics solutions that improve clinical
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Precision Medicine Startup 2bPrecise Brings Pharmacogenomics to the Point of Care
2bPrecise., an EHR-agnostic, cloud-based precision medicine platform, recently announced its new pharmacogenomics (PGx) solution that takes pharmacogenetic information and makes it actionable for physicians. The solution pushes live, real-time PGx content directly into the clinical setting so clinicians can more precisely diagnose and treat their patients.2bPrecise has partnered with Translational Software, Inc. (TSI), a leader in the intelligent use of genomic data for clinical decision
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Does Amazon Have What It Takes to Transform the Pharma Industry?
InteliSys Health’s Tom Borzilleri explains what Amazon could bring to the pharmaceutical space and what the move could mean for brick-and-mortar competitors.From basics like toilet paper to luxuries such as flatscreen TVs, Amazon can deliver just about anything to a doorstep these days—so, what about prescription drugs? That’s the question the company seems to be currently asking itself and is expected to announce its answer soon. The e-commerce giant has been quietly making moves into Pharma
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OSF Innovation Partners with MassChallenge to Accelerate Digital Health Startups
OSF Innovation recently signed a one-year agreement to be a Platinum Sponsor of PULSE@MassChallenge, a program that specifically focuses on identifying and accelerating promising digital health startups. As a partner, OSF has the opportunity to vet hundreds of digital healthstartups and can choose up to two it will mentor to further develop their companies including connecting them with health care leaders, initiating pilots and introducing them to investment opportunities. Beyond mentorship,
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Circulation and Lyft Team Up for Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Circulation, the pioneer in on-demand non-emergency medical transportation, today announced a partnership with Lyft, the fastest growing rideshare company in the US. This partnership will expand non-emergency transportation options for Circulation’s clients nationwide, which currently number more than 1,000 healthcare facilities. Starting today, all Circulation users can schedule Lyft rides directly through Circulation’s on-demand patient-centric digital transportation platform.Founded in 2016
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5 Digital Health Innovation Trends That Will Matter in 2018
In December 2016, many were suggesting that wearables were dead. Fitbit’s stock price was rapidly dropping. Apple Watch sales had declined for two consecutive quarters and Pebble had just been acquired in a fire sale.What a difference a year makes. Today, Apple Watch is poised to become the world’s best selling wearable. And, the market is quickly diversifying as hearables (once again led by Apple) and clinical wearables gain importance.The lesson is clear. As we look toward 2018, it’s more
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Penn Medicine, Medable Unveil CareKit App for Bariatric Surgery Patients
Penn Medicine, today announced it is extending the use of mobile devices as a health tool to improve the patient experience and patient care by launching the Penn Life Gained app specifically for bariatric surgery patients at Penn Medicine, as part of the institution’s focus on mobile health and innovative research strategies. Developed by clinicians in the Bariatric Surgery Program and Penn’s Corporate Information Services team, in partnership with Medable, the app is built using the Apple
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From Telemedicine to Better Data: How APIs Improved Health in Chile
Editor's Note: Co-written by Soledad Munoz, CIO of MINSAL, Aashima Gupta, Global Head of Healthcare Solutions at Google Cloud and Michael Leppitsch, Digital Strategies for Global Enterprises at Google Cloud. The Chilean Ministry of Health has been grappling with a big first-world problem. A significant proportion of its 18 million people suffer from chronic conditions, including obesity, diabetes, cancer, and heart disease.But implementing a national mandate to improve these statistics is
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Biotech Startup Akouos Lands $7.5M To Restore & Preserve Hearing
Akouos, a Boston, MA-based new biotechnology startup focused on restoring and preserving hearing has raised $7.5 million in seed funding led by 5AM Ventures and New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with participation from Partners Innovation Fund. Spun out of Harvard Innovation Labs in 2017, Akouos is developing novel therapies and delivery systems to prevent hearing loss and restore hearing in genetically defined patient populations.In addition to the seed round of funding, Akouos has entered into
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