Target will soon expand its ‘connected living’ offerings with the addition of wearable breathing and rollover monitor MonBaby. Manufactured by MonDevices, Inc., MonBaby is a baby monitor that snaps onto any article of a child's clothing in the form of a smart button that sends a baby’s stats to parents via a complementary smartphone app.MonBaby brings peace of mind to new parents by sending smartphone alerts about body position, breathing (on the back or stomach), sleep position and proximity
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Samsung, Nestlé Partner to Develop New Digital Health, Nutrition Platform
Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center and Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences has announced a digital health collaboration to harness the healthcare IoT and nutrition science to provide deep insights into healthy living. As part of the partnership, both parties will work towards the development of a new digital health platform to provide more personal and meaningful insights that inspire healthy living.Nestlé , Samsung Collaboration DetailsThe digital health collaboration aims to
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Powering Up COPD Management with Digital Health
This post is sponsored by ScienceSoft, an international software development and consulting company with 11 years of experience in custom healthcare software development. ScienceSoft creates caregiver-connected solutions to advance chronic disease management and empower continuous communication with patients.When patients try to balance their health in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), it’s like walking a tightrope. People need to keep calm, be cautious and move forward. In the
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Reltio Raises $22M to Fuel Healthcare Data Management Apps
Reltio, a Redwood Shores, CA-based creator of new “data-driven apps” delivered through a modern data management platform has raised $22M in Series B funding led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). The round also included participation from existing investors Crosslink Capital and .406 Ventures bringing Reltio’s total venture funding to $32M to date. The company plans to utilize the recent to strengthen its footprint in modern data management through accelerated hiring of talented individuals
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NIH Awards Montefiore Physician $4.5M to Advance Kids’ Asthma Care with EHR
Attending physician Dr. Marina Reznik at Montefiore has received a new $4.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study kids’ asthma care management in primary care with the use of their EHR.The five-year research study aims to increase adherence to national asthma management guidelines and improve clinical outcomes for children with the chronic illness. The project will also assess whether a practical system change might help children and caregivers in urban areas adhere
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ImpediMed, Mayo Clinic Partner to Explore Body Fluid Status Monitoring Tech
ImpediMed Ltd, a Australia-based medical device startup has signed a three-year joint development agreement with Mayo Clinic to explore uses for body fluid status monitoring technology. ImpediMed employs bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) technologies for use in the non-invasive clinical assessment and monitoring of fluid status in patients. ImpediMed has the first medical device with FDA clearance in the U.S. to aid healthcare professionals to clinically assess secondary unilateral lymphedema of
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XLerateHealth Accelerator Unveils Its Fourth Class of 6 Digital Health Startups
XLerateHealth, a Louisville-based accelerator for early-stage healthcare companies has selected six companies to participate as part of its incoming fourth cohort. The accelerator’s 13-week intensive program will begin August 1, 2016 and run until “Demo Day” on October 27, 2016.Here is a look at XLerateHealth's fourth class of digital health startups:eBlu Solutions (Louisville, KY) is a platform providing workflow-driven services to streamline the complex processes that specialty medical
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Kognito Launches Virtual Human Simulations for Primary Care Providers
Kognito, a provider of simulations featuring virtual humans has launched of a series of four new virtual human experiences available to help users build skills related to physical, emotional and social health. The simulations were commissioned by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and developed by Kognito using the Kognito Conversation Platform™ with input from experts in motivational interviewing, patient/parent engagement, medical education and child development. This series of conversation
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Medisafe App Launches Medisafe for Pharma to Address Non-adherence
Medisafe, a personalized medication management platform with nearly three million patient and caregiver users has launched Medisafe for Pharma. Medisafe's latest pharma offering will address all three major challenges attributed to non-adherence – patient quality of care (e.g. higher emergency and mortality rates), healthcare system costs (e.g. higher hospitalization rates) and lost revenues (e.g. fewer prescription refills). Pharma and pharmacies share the burden of lost revenues, estimated
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Executive Health Centre Taps BaseHealth for Genomics-driven Health Assessment Engine
BaseHealth, a comprehensive predictive analytics company for healthcare has inked a partnership with Canada-based Executive Health Centre, one of the leading preventative health care clinics in North America. Through the partnership, Executive Health Centre will leverage BaseHealth’s genomics-based predictive analytics engine to enhance their personalized wellness assessments and action plans. The integration is being rolled out to Executive Health Centre’s patients effective
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