MDLIVE, a virtual medical and behavioral healthcare provider has unveiled its new mobile platform designed to enhance the user experience for both consumers and clinicians. The MDLIVE Mobile App was built with native iOS human interface and Android material design principles. Its architecture foundation enables a scalable platform that allows for multi-level customizations to meet the specific needs of users."We believe telemedicine is the future of healthcare delivery, but complex platforms
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Connance Integrates Patient’s Socio-demographics Into CareWire’s Patient Engagement Platform
Connance, a provider of healthcare predictive analytics solutions, has partnered with CareWire, a text-first, mobile patient engagement solution provider, to integrate a new set of predictive analytics into CareWire’s HIPAA-compliant messaging platform for patients. Connance and CareWire are piloting the solution and anticipate general release of the enhanced capabilities in Q4. Connance leverages data science, integrated to workflow to drive enhanced performance. Connance delivers Patient Pay
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5 Tips To Prepare Any Patient For Their First Virtual Clinic Visit
Editor's Note:Dr. Robert Bernstein is the VP of Clinical Affairs, Carena, Inc., a healthcare technology company that designs and operates virtual clinics for health systems. More and more hospitals and health systems are leveraging integrated, on-demand virtual care in order to improve healthcare and address patient demand for low-cost convenient care. But many consumers remain unclear about how to use virtual care, and what they can expect during their first encounter.Dialing or logging into a
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4 Improvements Data Analytics Will Bring to the Senior Care Space in 2017 & Beyond
Editor's Note: Al Baker is the co-founder and CEO of Reemo, a health technology platform designed to empower caregivers with actionable insights to improve the quality of life for seniors. Also features insights from Teradata Vice President, Strategic Ventures Peter Obringer and Vice President of Technology for New Business Development Jose Basa. We exist in a world where data is impacting nearly every aspect of our daily lives. From New York utilizing open data to critically analyze its street
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IBM Watson Health Integrates with MedyMatch’s A.I. Platform to Help Doctors Identify Head Trauma and Stroke
IBM Watson Health has inked a licensing agreement with Tel Aviv-based startup MedyMatch to integrate its MedyMatch’s A.I.-based clinical decision support app to help doctors identify instances of intracranial bleeding as a result of head trauma and stroke. As part of the integration, IBM Watson’s Health Group will distribute the MedyMatch brain bleed detection application globally through its vendor neutral sales channels. Both companies have future plans to develop further interoperability
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Medical Device Company BioSig Lands 10-Year with Strategic Partnership with Mayo Clinic
Medical device company BioSig has inked a 10-year strategic partnership with Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Ventures. The expanded par expanded collaboration with Mayo builds upon the work realized under the Advanced Clinical Research Program that was signed with Mayo Clinic in March 2016.Partnership DetailsAs part of 10-year agreement, BioSig and Mayo will be developing advanced clinical features and applications for the company’s PURE EP System, which is addressing an unmet technology need for
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GE Healthcare Acquires Fetal Monitoring Technology Monica Healthcare to Expand Digital Maternal-Infant Care Footprint
GE Healthcare has acquired U.K.-based wireless fatal monitoring technology provider Monica Healthcare to expand its digital maternal-infant care business. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The Monica acquisition will boost GE Healthcare’s mobile and digital offerings by providing clinicians and patients around the world with more innovative solutions for labor, delivery, and home care. GE Healthcare Maternal Infant Care offers neuro-developmental and family-centered
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HMS Holdings Acquires Personalized Patient Engagement Provider Eliza Corp for $170M
HMS Holdings Corp. has acquired Eliza Corporation (“Eliza”), an engagement management and member analytics firm providing comprehensive and personalized member-centric outreach and engagement solutions for $170 million in cash. Through its subsidiaries, HMS Holdings provides coordination of benefits, payment integrity and care management solutions for payers. HMS serves state Medicaid programs; commercial health plans, including Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage and group and individual
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Accolade, Teladoc Integrate to Drive Utilization of Telehealth Services Through Personal Navigation Support
Accolade – an on-demand healthcare concierge for employers, health plans and health systems has announced a partnership with telehealth leader, Teladoc. This collaboration will help people better manage their healthcare through increased utilization of Teladoc's telehealth service and access to Accolade's solutions, ensuring people receive the information they need – when they need it – to improve the quality and affordability of their healthcare. The integrated solution is currently available
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AliveCor Lands $30M for AI-Powered Platform for Doctors to Improve Stroke Prevention
AliveCor, a provider of FDA-cleared mobile electrocardiogram (ECG) technology has raised $30 million in funding led by Omron Healthcare and Mayo Clinic. Additionally, the company has unveiled its new AI-Powered platform, Kardia Pro for doctors to monitors patients for the early detection of atrial fibrillation. AliveCor plans to utilize the latest round of funding to accelerate innovations in heart health and continue the rapid expansion of the business.“Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death
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