Voalte, a Sarasota, FL-based company that develops smartphone alternatives that simplify caregiver communication has appointed Adam McMullin as chairman and chief executive officer, replacing Founder and President Trey Lauderdale. The company recently announced the addition of 125 hospitals to its customer basePrior to joining Voalte, McMullin led Hill-Rom’s Clinical Workflow Solutions business where he defined and initiated a new growth strategy, built a new leadership team, acquired and
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CVS Invests in Curbside to Transform Pharmacy Pick Ups
CVS Health today announced a strategic investment partnership with Curbside, a company transforming the retail store pickup experience for consumers to help launch CVS Express. The investment represents the company's commitment to driving further innovations that will help customers save time and money while pursuing a healthier lifestyle. How It WorksAs part of the strategic partnership, Curbside will integrate its technology into the CVS Pharmacy app. Consumers using the CVS Pharmacy App
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SAP Unveils SAP® Health Engagement Solution to Connect Caregivers, Patients
SAP today unveiled SAP® Health Engagement, a new solution to connect patients directly to physicians and health program managers. The solution gives health providers, health insurances and pharmaceutical companies the ability to build custom apps to help patients track their health through goal setting, as well as pull personalized assessments for chronic diseases and conditions.By directly linking patients to healthcare professionals with real-time data and high-speed analytics, the technology
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StartUp Health Launches ‘Longevity Moonshot’ to Change Face of Aging
StartUp Health, a New York-based global entrepreneurship development company for Healthcare Transformers, today announced the launch of StartUp Health’s Longevity Moonshot, a mission to extend and enhance healthy life by 50+ years and change the face of aging. Building off its participation in the White House Cancer Moonshot and The Cancer Moonshot 2020, the Longevity Moonshot is the first moonshot of focus that StartUp Health is organizing for its community of Healthcare Transformers.
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Webinar Today: Decoding the DNA of Health Innovation — in Digital and Beyond
This afternoon HIT Consultant will be hosting a complimentary webinar, "Decoding the DNA of Health Innovation — in Digital and Beyond" highlighting new research from the global State of Digital Health Innovation study, actionable insights, strategies and tools that can help accelerate health innovation and much more. This research explores how organizations are progressing in their digital innovation efforts and outline the forces blunting or accelerating their progress. According to the initial
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IBM Launches Health Corps to Tackle Health Disparities Via IBM Watson
This week during 13th Annual World Health Care Congress, IBM unveiled IBM Health Corps, a global first -of-its-kind pro-bono program focused on tackling health disparities using IBM Watson's cognitive tools and analytics. The new service initiative will bring IBM’s top talent and cognitive technologies to help communities address health challenges such as primary care gaps, health worker shortages, and access to safe water and nutritious food. Unity Health Care Pilot ProjectIBM plans to pilot
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Facebook Messenger Adds Instant, Free Answers from Doctors Via HealthTap
HealthTap, a Global Health Practice providing 24/7 immediate access to doctors via video, text or voice is bringing consumers instant access to its network of 100k doctors via Facebook Messenger. Starting today, anyone using Facebook Messenger can type a question and receive free and trusted doctor answers wherever they are and whenever they need them. HealthTap is the first healthcare company on the new Messenger platform utilized by more than 900 million people worldwide. How It WorksUsing
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higi, IMPOWER Partner to Advance Behavioral Telehealth with Biometric Data
IMPOWER is a leading, non-profit mental health and child well-being has announced a partnership with telehealth kiosk company higi that will improve patient engagement and physician insights with the addition of real-time health stats in Central Florida. By leveraging the higi platform, IMPOWER patients can routinely track key biometric data, such as blood pressure, weight, pulse and body mass index.When patients opt in, they can share them with IMPOWER clinicians through a quick and
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IBM Watson, American Cancer Society Partner to Create Virtual Cancer Health Advisor
IBM and the American Cancer Society (ACS) are teaming up to create the first virtual cancer health advisor for people fighting cancer, powered by IBM Watson. The initiative aims to provide cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers with trusted ACS resources and guidance personalized to an individual’s unique journey against cancer.More than 1.6 million Americans are diagnosed with cancer each year, and the challenge of finding the right information for each person to manage their disease often
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4/14 Webinar Reminder: Only 5% of Organizations Excel at Digital Health Innovation
On April 20, Enspektos, LLC, a New York-based innovation consultancy, will release a report outlining the initial results of its global State of Digital Health Innovation Study. This research explores how organizations are progressing in their digital innovation efforts and outline the forces blunting or accelerating their progress. Some of the findings of this research include: - Globally, only 5% of health organizations are operating at the highest level of proficiency and expertise when it
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