97% of patients in the United Kingdom want access to doctor's appointments via digital health apps through NHS Choices to make primary healthcare more accessible to patients. , according to a new survey conducted by Now Healthcare Group. The survey asked 100 members of the public reveals that such a move could significantly reduce the unnecessary costs and pressures on an increasingly overstretched NHS.Currently, the NHS Choices system enables patients to choose how they receive their secondary
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8 Technologies Poised to Disrupt US Healthcare in 2017 and Beyond
Technology is about change just about everything in healthcare—here’s how. The future of healthcare is happening right now. While that future is just barely forming, we are beginning to see how technology is now scratching the surface of an entirely different landscape when it comes to healthcare delivery both within and outside of the U.S.According to PwC Health Research Institute’s annual report, 2017 is the year to prepare for the arrival of several technologies poised to disrupt the
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Sam’s Club to Offer higi Health Screening Kiosks in 622 Pharmacy Locations
Sam’s Club has teamed up with Chicago-based digital health startup higi to make their free, self-service health screening kiosks available at 622 Sam’s Club locations with a pharmacy. The higi self-service stations will complement the existing free health screening program that Sam’s Club offers every month from January through October to both members and the public.Research has shown that Americans are eager to leverage digital tools to manage their personal health. The health kiosks stations
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HealthTap Expands Global Health Practice to 1.4 Billion Chinese Speakers
HealthTap, a Global Health Practice, providing 24/7 immediate access to top doctors via video, text, or voice, announced that its most advanced services are now available in Chinese, the world’s most spoken language. With this expansion to China, the 1.4 billion Chinese-speaking people worldwide can get immediate access to U.S.-licensed doctors and their knowledge, quickly and cost-effectively via the HealthTap Chinese mobile app and website.According to a report released by the US Census
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Launchpad Digital Health Invests 5 New Digital Health Startups
Launchpad Digital Health, a focused next generation accelerator has added six new startups to its 12-month accelerator program. Among the companies that closed the new seed capital funding are: Amicomed, Aida Health, Stop Breathe & Think, Tueo Health. These companies have now begun its twelve-month in-house immersion program.In addition, Launchpad Digital Health closed a follow-on round for LifeDojo, an advanced corporate wellness company ) with other leading investors. These investments
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Yale New Haven Taps Reflexion Health to Offer In-Home Virtual Exercise Rehab Program
Yale New Haven Hospital’s (YNHH) Center for Musculoskeletal Care (CMC) has partnered with digital health startup Reflexion Health Inc. to deliver New England’s first in-home virtual exercise rehabilitation program starting this month.The rehab program is designed to help YNHH patients recover more easily, quickly and efficiently from joint replacement surgery via an FDA-cleared Virtual Exercise Rehabilitation Assistant called VERA™. Additionally, recognizing that post-acute care (PAC) costs
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Xerox: Nearly Half of Americans Worry Their Personal Healthcare Information Will Be Stolen
According to the 2017 Xerox eHealth Survey, released by Xerox today, nearly half of Americans (44 percent) are worried about having their personal healthcare information stolen. In 2016, more than one data breach was reported each day2 and healthcare providers can help protect personal information against these threats.The Xerox survey, conducted online by Harris Poll in January 2017 among more than 3,000 U.S. adults ages 18 and older, shows more than three quarters (76 percent) believe it would
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Accenture: 78% of Consumers Are Interested in Receiving Virtual Healthcare Services
More than three-quarters (78 percent) of consumers say they’d be interested in receiving virtual healthcare services, but only one in five (21 percent) have had the opportunity to receive services in this way, according to a new survey from Accenture. The Accenture survey of 1,501 U.S. consumers reveals that growing consumer demand for virtual healthcare services is putting increasing pressure on providers and payers to expand delivery options for on-demand health services. The research
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Propeller Health, Novartis Partner to Develop Custom Add-On Sensor for Breezhaler Inhahler
Propeller Health and Novartis Pharma are collaborating to develop a custom add-on sensor for the Breezhaler inhahler, a device used for the company’s portfolio of COPD treatments (UltibroTM BreezhalerTM, OnbrezTM BreezhalerTM and SeebriTM BreezhalerTM), integrating these medications into Propeller’s digital health platform in Europe. The partnership reinforces Propeller’s position as the leading platform in respiratory digital health and position as the partner of choice for major respiratory
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BloodCenter of Wisconsin Launches Pilot Program to Digitally Track Blood Via RFID
BloodCenter of Wisconsin, part of Versiti, and Fresenius Kabi, have launched a pilot program at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin using radio frequency identification technology (RFID) to digitally track blood usage and inventory. As part of the pilot, the program will use specialized RFID tags applied to blood bags prior to shipment to hospitals that can automatically as the blood moves through the hospital, and to the point at which it is used to treat patients. This process allows for
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