Data is proliferating, but data sharing continues to be a challenge, according results of the first edition of the Future Health Index (FHI), an extensive international study commissioned by Philips which explores how countries around the world are positioned to meet long-term global health challenges through integration and connected care technologies.The report finds that despite progress towards universal medical records in some markets, the vast majority of patients (74%) report having to
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ePatientFinder Lands $8.2M for Clinical Trail Exchange Platform
ePatientFinder, an Austin-based digital health startup that uses algorithms to match physicians with potentially life-changing clinical trials for their patients, based on their existing EHR data has raised $8.2 million Series B funding. The latest round led by a technology investor syndicate has increased the company's total funding to $11M. ePatientFinder plans to use the capital from this latest funding round to fuel the growth of its Clinical Trail Exchange and provider referral
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Xerox: 61% of Americans Open to Receiving Virtual Care
With meaningful use incentives on the table and increasingly frustrated health exchange patients, healthcare providers both private and public are being urged to adopt more advanced health IT solutions. Like MUSC recently did with their telehealth adoption, more and more providers are looking for streamlined virtual health solutions that patients want, but more often than not don’t have.New research released today by Xerox indicates that while only 16 percent of Americans actually receive
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AT&T Foundry For Connected Health Officially Opens at TMC
This week, AT&T* has opened the doors to its AT&T Foundry innovation center for Connected Health today in Houston. The new AT&T Foundry For Connected Health will focus on digital health innovations that benefit those in and out of the clinical care environment – helping caregivers and patients bridge the gap between a clinical setting and the home. By leveraging Texas Medical Center’s campus, the the AT&T Foundry will serve as a resource for Texas Medical Center’s physicians and
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SingleCare Taps American Well to Power Telehealth Visits
SingleCare, an online retail marketplace for healthcare services, today announced a partnership with national telehealth provider American Well. The partnership will provide SingleCare members access to board-certified U.S. physicians, psychologists, and registered dietitians practicing on American Well’s Amwell™ consumer platform, for online video consults 24/7/365. Founded in 2014, SingleCare pre-negotiates prices for routine care that are up to 50 percent less than the provider's standard
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Fitbit Launches New Corporate Wellness Service, Fitbit Group Health
Wearable fitness leader, Fitbit, today announced the launch of a new corporate wellness service, Fitbit Group Health, which brings together offerings to corporate partners, weight management leaders, insurers, researchers. Additionally, the company introduced Wellness Insighter, a new service for its customers that helps corporate wellness leaders validate corporate wellness investments with data that can be compared against that of industry peers. These offerings were introduced as part of
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Philips Unveils Contactless Monitoring Solution to Measure SpO2 Levels
Philips announced this week the results of the first published study to demonstrate that absolute oxygen saturation of arterial blood (SpO2), a vital sign that is commonly monitored in hospitalized and other patients, can be accurately measured across multiple patients using contactless technology. The study, published in the June issue of the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia, used Philips proprietary camera-based monitoring technology to measure the light reflected off the foreheads of 41
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8 Digital Health Jobs of the Future to Watch
Editor’s Note: Richard van Hooijdonk is a futurist and international keynote speaker on future technologies and disruption and how these technologies change our everyday lives. Van Hooijdonk and his international team research ‘mega trends’ on digital health, robotic surgery,drones, the internet-of-things, 3D/4D printing, Big Data and other how new technologies affects many industries. With people living increasingly longer lives, medical care from surgeons, physicians, pharmacists and dentists
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Metamason Nabs $3M for World’s First 3D Printed CPAP Masks
Metamason, a healthcare-focused 3D scanning and 3D printing company has raised $3M in seed funding led by 3P Equity Partners, a manufacturing-focused private equity firm located in San Jose, CA; and Tsing Capital, known as China’s foremost cleantech venture capital firm. The round also included a collection of individual angel investors throughout the country. Metamason plans to utilize the funding to complete FDA regulatory clearance and run initial clinical trials for its patent-pending
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New Pain Diversion Technology Helps Ease Patient Discomfort
Editor’s Note: This post is sponsored by Samsung. A new case study has been released in conjunction with Southern Hills Hospital, Samsung and AccendoWave, creator of a patient satisfaction platform that provides feedback on a patient’s pain level and distress. With the help of Samsung’s mobile devices, AccendoWave partnered with Southern Hills in a six-month pilot program to test the pain diversion technology in an effort to understand and help ease patient discomfort and create better patient
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