Success in understanding, treating and preventing specific diseases has often resulted from concentrated research initiatives backed by strong sponsors and robust funding. A great example: the extraordinary 13- year long national Human Genome Project (HGP) that not only achieved its goal of mapping the genes in human DNA, but also unearthed the genetic roots of many diseases. Jointly undertaken in 1990 by the Department of Energy and the National Institute of Health, with a total cost of $3.8
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4 Things to Consider Before Implementing a Telehealth Solution
CIOs in the healthcare field are finding themselves in a unique and evolving position as their organizations work to provide medical care to more people while keeping costs and personnel in check. As a result, more organizations are turning to telehealth as a viable alternative to routine in-office physician visits. Implementing telehealth can help physicians reach people in remote or rural areas who may not be able to travel to a particular facility or specialist as well as those in more
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With iOS10, Apple Brings National Organ Donor Registration to iPhone
Apple and Donate Life America has teamed up to offer iPhone users national organ donor registration via the Health app with the release of iOS 10. All registrations submitted from iPhone are sent directly to the National Donate Life Registry managed by Donate Life America. Donate Life America manages and promotes the national brand for donation, Donate Life, and assists Donate Life State Teams and national partners in facilitating high-performing donor registries including the management of the
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NHS, Google DeepMind Launch AI Research Project to Detect Eye Diseases
Google DeepMind has teamed up withMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation in London to launch an AI-focused research project to detect eye diseases. As part of the research project, DeepMind will investigate whether machine learning algorithms can identify early signs of 2 age-related eye conditions: macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. The partnership marks DeepMind's second research collaboration with NHS.Research Project DetailsMoorfields Eye Hospital will share a set of one
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Mid-Year: 5 Trends Shaping Telemedicine in 2016
Editor's Note: Steve McGraw is the CEO of REACH Health, an enterprise telemedicine software company. Steve has more than 25 years of experience in leading software companies and has significant experience with Cloud-based healthcare software. The telemedicine industry is an exciting, dynamic place to be right now. As with many maturing industries, not only is telemedicine itself evolving, but also the trends that drive its evolution. Let me explain what I mean by this. The earliest telemedicine
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Teladoc Acquires Telehealth Startup HealthiestYou for $125M
Teladoc has signed an agreement to acquire HealthiestYou, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based telehealth company focused on engagement and utilization for $125 in a mix of cash and stock. Under terms of the acquisition, HealthiestYou purchase price consists of $45 million cash and 6.96 shares of Teladoc common stock worth $80 million. Teladoc expects the acquisition of HealthiestYou to close on July 1.Available to individuals and employers, HealthiestYou can be incorporated into any employee benefit
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How Virtual Reality Can Improve Patient Experience in Healthcare
Editor’s Note: This post is sponsored by Samsung. The global market for Virtual Reality (VR) in healthcare is projected to reach $3.8 billion by 2020 driven by technology advancements in healthcare IT, which would undoubtedly expand its use into more diverse applications and medical disciplines while also increasing the demand for rehabilitation and simulation VR-training in hospitals and clinics. VR technology continues to gain ground and visibility as a potential diagnostic tool in the form
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Mount Sinai Launches Mobile App to Allow Patients Access to Medical Records
LifeMap Solutions--a subsidiary of BioTime and Mount Sinai today announced the launch of MountSinaiNY, the first patient-facing app designed to serve all patients within the Mount Sinai Health System. The app’s initial capabilities allow patients to access their medical records and manage their healthcare experience from their phones. Building on the expertise from collaborations with Mount Sinai, Stanford, and Apple, the launch of Mount Sinai NY demonstrates LifeMap’s commitment to bringing
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Deloitte Launches Cloud-Based Analytics App for Patient Outcomes
Following the tragic death of one patient and hospitalization of five others in a French clinical study earlier this year, the call for improved patient safety both before and after market approval of drugs and other medical interventions has become a global conversation. Just last month, France’s investigative body determined the clinical research organization and drugmaker were at fault for various lapses throughout the clinical trial.To help solve this, Deloitte has unveil a new cloud-based
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Behavioral Telehealth Startup AbilTo Taps Rob Rebak as New CEO
AbilTo, a provider of behavioral telehealth programs proven to improve patient outcomes and lower healthcare costs has appointed Rob Rebak as its new Chief Executive Officer. In his new role as CEO, Mr. Rebak will be responsible for shaping the vision and strategy of AbilTo going forward, as well as for building upon the company's history of clinical innovation and strong performance.Rob Rebak Background/ExperienceA 25-year healthcare industry veteran, Rebak brings a broad range of strategic and
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