Healthcare has been the embodiment of the irresistible force paradox, a classic paradox formulated as "What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?" We know that technology and empowerment of the individual have been the drivers of immense change in virtually every corner of our lives...except healthcare.
There are many efforts ranging from startups to convening thought leaders at events to public and private sector initiatives meant to change this dynamic. It’s clear it
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Humana Joins Sensor, Big Data-Driven Collaboration to Reduce Asthma in Louisville
Humana is the latest local employer to join AIR Louisville, a new approach to improving asthma that leverages sensors, big data, and community collaboration.
AIR Louisville is a grant-funded program designed to reduce the burden of asthma inLouisville, Kentucky, a city consistently ranked as one of the most challenging in the US for people with asthma. The program aligns to Humana's local strategy to address respiratory illness among its employees and members.
Dr. Rae Godsey, DO, the
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Health App Maker Azumio, Human API Integrate to Share Health, Lab, Diagnostic Data
Palo Alto-based Azumio, a provider of consumer health and fitness apps is launching a new integration with Human API. This partnership will allow users to unify all their key health and fitness data by importing it to their most popular app, Argus, from hundreds of new devices and apps. This new functionality is powered by the Human API data platform, the fastest growing network of health and wellness data from labs, clinics, devices, and apps.
Argus users to share and unify health
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5 Required Competencies of A Successful Life Sciences CIO
More than 80 percent of leading life sciences companies have created new digital and innovation leadership roles to capitalize on the information technology transformation in healthcare, with nearly half hiring new chief information officers during the past three years, according to new research issued this week by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics. The rise of mobile, cloud, predictive analytics and other digital innovations offers new opportunities for advancing patient care as
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App Stores #1 Distribution Channel for Mobile Health Apps Until 2020
App stores will remain the number one distribution channel for mobile health apps until 2020, according to a new blog post from research firm Research2Guidance. Based on the findings of their mHealth App Developer Economics 2015 survey of 5,000 developers, 52% of mobile health experts rate app stores, such as Apple App Store or Google Play as the best channels from which to distribute mobile health apps for the next five years.
Other distribution channels such as doctors, hospitals or
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Philips, Validic Partner to Integrate Consumer-generated Health Data from 3rd Party Apps/Devices
Digital health integration platform Validic is teaming up with Philips to integrate personal health data from third-party devices and apps into connected health services. The partnership will enable the integration of consumer-generated health data into Philips cloud-based HealthSuite digital platform such as its Personal Health Programs, Lifeline medical alert services and eCareCoordinator and eCareCompanion eHealth apps to power connected health solutions and services. These connected health
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Telemedicine Bill Could Save $1.8B Over 10 Years
The American Medical Association (AMA) today supported the bipartisan Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act to expand the use of telemedicine to achieve quality care for patients. The CONNECT for Health Act would:
- Create a bridge program to help providers transition to the goals of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) and the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) through using telehealth and RPM without
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Fitbit Unveils Fitness Wristband, Fitbit Alta
Fitbit, the leader in the connected health and fitness market, today introduced Fitbit Alta™ – a slim, sleek fitness wristband that can be personalized to fit your style, while advanced health and fitness features make tracking workouts effortless and deliver positive motivation to keep you moving. Fitbit Alta is designed with a satin finish, stainless steel body and features a line of stylish interchangeable bands in multiple popular colors and premium materials so you can find the right style
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President Obama to Request $1B for Cancer ‘Moonshot’
President Obama is planning to ask Congress for $755M in mandatory funds for new cancer-related research activities at both NIH and the Food and Drug Administration part of its National Cancer ‘Moonshot’ imitative. The Moonshot initiative will begin immediately with $195M in new cancer activities at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Fiscal Year 2016.
Over time, other agencies will make new investments in this effort, beginning with the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Veterans
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71% of Consumers Would Use Health Monitoring Devices If Data Was Clinically Accurate
71 percent of adults would use a personal health monitoring device if it was clinically accurate, according to a national survey of 1,000 respondents commissioned by The Society for Participatory Medicine and healthcare technology company Biotricity Inc. The survey reveals that more than 8 out of 10 consumers (84 percent) believe that tracking their own health data with a clinically accurate health monitoring device will help improve their overall health.
“Americans are tremendously in favor
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