A new recent study by Ketchum reveals that despite potential concerns about privacy, Americans are becoming more comfortable with the idea of using a mobile device to manage health. In fact, a growing number of Americans with smartphones are sharing medical information via device, tracking their health on devices and also show a surprising level of comfort using artificial intelligence (AI) for health:· 6 in 10 Americans with a smartphone say they’ve shared information with a medical
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Harvard Medical School Launches Digital Repository of Medical Evidence
Harvard Medical School is launching Library of Evidence, a publicly accessible digital repository of medical evidence to help practicing clinicians choose the most appropriate imaging test for each patient. Founded in collaboration with the Center for Evidence-Based Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the library is a project of the HMS Countway Library of Medicine and representatives of other HMS hospitals and Harvard institutions. How it WorksThe Harvard Library of Evidence provides
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American Well Adds Psychiatry Services to its Telehealth Offering
Telehealth provider American Well has added psychiatry services to its core telehealth offering through its clinical partner, The Online Care Group with plans to roll it out across all States in the U.S. by end of 2016. American Well has provided has provided behavioral health services as part of its core telehealth offering since Summer 2014. American Well's psychiatry program is available to adults ages 18 and above. Currently more than 400 credentialed therapists see patients across the
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Klara Lands $3M to Expand its Secure Healthcare Messaging App
Klara, a NYC-based secure healthcare messaging company has raised $3 million in funding led by Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Project A Ventures from Berlin along with existing investors Atlantic Labs and Groupe Arnault. The company plans to utilize the new funding to support its vision of building the "central nervous system of healthcare" through connecting all medical providers, patients and other medical professionals such as pharmacies, labs and specialists together on one platform.Founded in 2013
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Accenture Launches HealthTech Innovation Challenge for Startups
Accenture today announced the launch of the Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge where startups from around the globe will compete to bring innovative technology and creative solutions forward to improve the way people access and manage healthcare. The program from Accenture’s Life Sciences and Health practices brings together innovative startups with many of the largest life sciences companies and healthcare providers to tackle some of the world’s greatest health challenges including
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Predictive Analytics Saves Oklahoma HMO $10M in Annual Savings
Oklahoma-based HMO, GlobalHealth, recently published a case study analyzing the results of their proactive outreach program. The program, built on big data with predictive analytics platform ViterosHealth, finds members whose health was most likely to change for the worse and implements changes to prevent catastrophic health events. Since implementation, GlobalHealth has realized an 18 percent reduction in emergency room encounters and emergent hospital admissions, a 22 percent reduction in
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Pfizer Launches “Moodivator” App to Help Patients Monitor Depression
Pfizer has developed a new mobile health app named Moodivator to help motivate to help motivate and encourage the millions of adults who experience depression. An estimated 1 in 15 adults experience at least one major depressive episode in any given year. To help support, encourage and motivate people with depression, the new app is designed to help patients set and achieve manageable goals—in areas from wellness to treatment—and turn those goals into routines. Patients can regularly log your
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IBM Expands Waston Health to Finland for Personalized Healthcare
Today, IBM announced a partnership with Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency that will enable Finland will be able to utilize Watson Health's cognitive computing to help doctors improve the health of its citizens, and strengthen and develop the Finnish innovation and business ecosystem in the fields of health and well-being.This new partnership is expected to accelerate creation of new start-up companies in Finland, gain new opportunities for Finland companies for global growth, and help to
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New York Digital Health Accelerator Unveils 2016 Class of 6 Startups
The New York Digital Health Accelerator (NYDHA) has announced their 2016 class of six early and growth stage digital health companies that are developing cutting-edge technology products for healthcare providers and patients in the areas of care coordination, patient engagement, and workflow improvement. The four-month program run by the Partnership Fund for New York City (Partnership Fund) and the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) will provide the digital health startups direct access to
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WellDoc, LifeScan Integrate to Create Type 2 Diabetes Management Platform
WellDoc has entered a commercial partnership agreement with LifeScan Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Care Company (JJDCC), to deliver a best-in-class digital health solution for individuals living with Type 2 diabetes. The combined offering will seek to create a comprehensive, data-driven and payer-reimbursed program for Type 2 diabetes management.WellDoc’s BlueStar® diabetes management platform and mobile app is the first digital therapeutic approved by the U.S. Food and Drug
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