• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

  • Opinion
  • Health IT
    • Behavioral Health
    • Care Coordination
    • EMR/EHR
    • Interoperability
    • Patient Engagement
    • Population Health Management
    • Revenue Cycle Management
    • Social Determinants of Health
  • Digital Health
    • AI
    • Blockchain
    • Precision Medicine
    • Telehealth
    • Wearables
  • Life Sciences
  • Investments
  • M&A
  • Value-based Care
    • Accountable Care (ACOs)
    • Medicare Advantage

Digital Health | News, Analysis, Insights - HIT Consultant

PatientsLikeMe Adds Patient Generated Medication Reviews on Walgreens

by HITC Staff 11/17/2016 Leave a Comment

PatientsLikeMe announced this morning a five-year agreement with AstraZeneca to provide patient-reported data in support of the pharmaceutical company's research initiatives.

PatientsLikeMe today announced the addition of patient-generated medication reviews on Walgreens.com, including information on use, effectiveness and alternative medications for thousands of brand name and generic drugs. This new information - accessible to everyone - complements the side effect data we've provided to Walgreens customers since early last year, and expands on its partnership with the largest pharmacy chain in the U.S. The new information, which is updated daily and comes from
Read More

Study: Pharma Companies Lose $637B Due to Medication Nonadherence

by Fred Pennic 11/17/2016 1 Comment

Pharmaceutical companies forfeit an estimated $637 billion a year to medication nonadherence, according to new research paper released by HealthPrize Technologies. The findings builds upon a research paper originally co-authored by HealthPrize and Capgemini Consulting in 2012. At that time, global revenue losses were being estimated at $564 billion annually. HealthPrize Technologies today announced the publication of an update to a research paper co-authored with Capgemini estimating annual
Read More

ContextMedia Acquires AccentHealth To Boost Healthcare Decision Platform

by Jasmine Pennic 11/16/2016 Leave a Comment

ContextMedia Acquires AccentHealth To Boost Healthcare Decision Platform

ContextMedia, a healthcare decision platform has acquired AccentHealth, a patient education at the point of care platform in an all-cash purchase. The acquisition will make ContextMedia the largest healthcare decision platform at the point of care in the United States to power 500 million outpatient consultations a year.The company projects that it will have market share in seventy percent of all practices in the U.S. by 2020.Founded in 2006 by Rishi Shah and Shradha Agarwal, ContextMedia
Read More

AMA Approves List of Principles to Support Use of Mobile Health Apps by Physicians, Patients

by HITC Staff 11/16/2016 1 Comment

During the AMA Interim Meeting, physicians voted to approve a list of principles to guide coverage and payment policies supporting the use of mHealth apps and associated devices that are accurate, effective, safe and secure. While physicians are optimistic about digital health innovation and its potential medical benefits, mHealth apps and devices that are not safe and can pose threats to the health and safety of patients. AMA policy acknowledges the need to expand the evidence base necessary to
Read More

Stasis Labs Lands $5M for Cloud-based Vitals Monitoring System

by Jasmine Pennic 11/16/2016 Leave a Comment

stasis-labs

Stasis Labs, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of cloud-powered vital monitoring system has raised $5M in seed financing led by RTP-HC, the healthcare-focused investment arm of RTP Ventures, with participation from Wonder Ventures, Techstars Ventures, and others. Founded in 2015, Dinesh Seemakurty got the idea for the startup after his grandfather was admitted to the hospital in India. His grandfather later prematurely passed away when doctors missed a deterioration in his vital signs due to a
Read More

Cambia Health, Mosiac Health Partner to Launch Echo Health Ventures

by Jasmine Pennic 11/16/2016 Leave a Comment

echo-health-ventures

Cambia Health Solutions and Mosiac Health Solutions have teamed up to launch Echo Health Ventures, a partnership that combines the proven digital health investment expertise of both organizations to scale funding in existing innovative solutions. Together, Echo Ventures will work to build successful new digital health companies to deliver value that is responsive to systems, providers and consumers. The healthcare system is facing a crisis – nearly 20% of Americans lack access to basic care and
Read More

Mount Sinai Launches Patient Experience App for Android

by HITC Staff 11/16/2016 Leave a Comment

Mount Sinai Health System Launches Telehealth Initiatives_Mount Sinai Launches EHR-Integrated Imaging Research Warehouse

Mount Sinai Health System has announced the launch of the Android version of its mobile app for patients, called MountSinaiNY.  Developed by Mount Sinai’s Department of Information Technology, MountSinaiNY serves as a one-touch patient experience, featuring information and links that make it easier to access and use health services offered at the Mount Sinai Health System. The app was first released in the Apple App Store in June 2016. Mount Sinai chose LifeMap Solutions, a subsidiary of
Read More

Philips, N-of-One Partner to Speed Clinical Interpretation of Cancer Genomics

by HITC Staff 11/16/2016 Leave a Comment

IntelliSpace Genomics

     Royal Philips and N-of-One, Inc., a provider of clinical interpretation of molecular tests in oncology is teaming  up to enhance the capabilities of  Philips’ IntelliSpace Genomics solution. The two companies will collaborate on the clinical analysis, annotation and interpretation of oncology cases processed through Philips’ new precision medicine solution for oncology.This healthcare informatics solution integrates genomic information with full patient context to empower clinicians with
Read More

Digital Health Innovation: Paralyzed ALS Patient Operates Speech Computer With Her Mind

by HITC Staff 11/16/2016 Leave a Comment

In the UMC Utrecht a brain implant has been placed in a patient enabling her to operate a speech computer with her mind. The researchers and the patient worked intensively to get the settings right. She can now communicate at home with her family and caregivers via the implant. That a patient can use this technique at home is unique in the world. This research was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.Because she suffers from ALS disease, the patient is no longer able to move and
Read More

American Heart Association, Amazon Launch Cloud-Based Precision Medicine Data Marketplace

by HITC Staff 11/15/2016 Leave a Comment

American Heart Association, Amazon Launch Cloud-Based Precision Medicine Data Marketplace

The American Heart Association (AHA) has announced a strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to launch a secure cloud-based precision medicine data marketplace. The marketplace will include a vast array of curated rich datasets, that are centrally stored, easily searched and accessible, and managed on the AWS cloud.  This platform enables researchers and clinicians to aggregate and analyze a rich breadth and depth of data including longitudinal cohorts, proteomic, genomic, and
Read More

  • Previous Page
  • Go to page 1
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 667
  • Go to page 668
  • Go to page 669
  • Go to page 670
  • Go to page 671
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 777
  • Next Page

Primary Sidebar

Subscribe to HIT Consultant

Latest insightful articles delivered straight to your inbox weekly.

Submit a Tip or Pitch

Featured Insights

Digital Health Funding Q3 2025: Choppy Undercurrents Beneath a Steady Surface

Featured Interview

ConcertAI VP Shares View on AI Hallucinations and the Fabricated Data Crisis in Scientific Publishing

Most-Read

Qualtrics Acquires Press Ganey Forsta for $6.75B to Create the Most Comprehensive AI Experience Platform

Qualtrics Acquires Press Ganey Forsta for $6.75B to Create the Most Comprehensive AI Experience Platform

Pfizer and Trump Administration Announce Landmark Agreement to Lower Drug Costs

Pfizer and Trump Administration Announce Landmark Agreement to Lower Drug Costs

KLAS Report: Epic's Native Ambient Speech Tool Reshapes Customer AI Strategies

KLAS Report: Epic’s Native Ambient Speech Tool Reshapes Customer AI Strategies

Epic Unveils MyChart Central and New APIs to Advance Interoperability at Open@Epic

Epic Outlines Roadmap for Next-Generation Data Sharing at Open@Epic

Epic Launches Comet: A New AI Platform to Predict Patient Health Journeys

Epic Launches Comet: A New AI Platform to Predict Patient Health Journeys

RevSpring to Acquire Kyruus Health, Creating a Unified Patient Experience

RevSpring to Acquire Kyruus Health, Creating a Unified Patient Experience

Oracle Confirms Layoffs in Kansas City

Oracle Confirms Layoffs in Kansas City

Philips Future Health Index 2025: AI and Digital Tech Can Help Solve Cardiac Care Crisis

Philips Future Health Index 2025: AI and Digital Tech Can Help Solve Cardiac Care Crisis

Optain Health Secures $26M to Advance AI-Powered Retinal Screening

Optain Health Secures $26M for AI-Powered Retinal Screening

Sutter Health and Epic Launch "Sutter Sync" to Optimize Remote Chronic Care

Sutter Health and Epic Launch “Sutter Sync” to Optimize Remote Chronic Care

Secondary Sidebar

Footer

Company

  • About Us
  • Advertise with Us
  • Reprints and Permissions
  • Op-Ed Submission Guidelines
  • Contact
  • Subscribe

Editorial Coverage

  • Opinion
  • Health IT
    • Care Coordination
    • EMR/EHR
    • Interoperability
    • Population Health Management
    • Revenue Cycle Management
  • Digital Health
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Blockchain Tech
    • Precision Medicine
    • Telehealth
    • Wearables
  • Startups
  • Value-Based Care
    • Accountable Care
    • Medicare Advantage

Connect

Subscribe to HIT Consultant Media

Latest insightful articles delivered straight to your inbox weekly

Copyright © 2025. HIT Consultant Media. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy |