Mana Health, a technology provider for healthcare data access solutions has announced the availability of ManaCreate, a technology and support solution designed to enable faster and more cost effective commercialization of healthcare innovation. Targeted to innovation and IT groups within health systems and hospitals, ManaCreate supports the process for testing and integration of new applications to support a more agile innovation process.Bringing any new healthcare IT system to market generally
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StartUp Health Launches Digital Health Innovation Hub in Colorado
On Monday, StartUp Health announced the launch of StartUp Health Colorado, a digital health innovation hub on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora for health entrepreneurs, doctorpreneurs, investors and industry stakeholders. The innovation hub will also leverage StartUp Health's global platform to cross-pollinate health innovations with other regions around the world.Here are 5 things to know about the new innovation hub:1. StartUp Health Colorado innovation hub
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PR-GLNT and UCB Collaborate on Parkinsons Wearables
Great Lakes NeuroTech (GLNT) has announced plans to collaborate with the pharmaceutical company UCB to provide individuals with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and their clinicians with improved quantitative tools for assessing the impact of their current treatment with the aim of providing better individual patient experiences and, ultimately, improving quality of life.Parkinson’s causes motor symptoms of tremor, slowed movements, and impaired mobility, with side effects of medication including
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AMA Survey: 5 Physician “Must-Haves” to Adopt Digital Health Tools
Physicians are attracted to digital health tools they believe will improve current practices and impact patient care, according to a new survey released today by the American Medical Association (AMA). While there is broad-based optimism, physicians tell the AMA there are “must-haves” that digital health tools need to turn their enthusiasm into adoption. “The AMA is dedicated to shaping a future when digital health tools are evidence based, validated, interoperable, and actionable,” said AMA
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Can a Healthcare App Seal of Approval Foster Innovation?
Editor’s Note: Michelle Longmire, MD is a Stanford-trained physician-entrepreneur and the CEO of Medable Inc., an app and analytics platform for healthcare. Reach her at @LongmireMD. In an effort to protect consumers, Apple has released guidelines for its health apps. In developer guidelines released this summer, it dictates: “If your app behaves in a way that risks physical harm, we may reject it.”Apple’s stance on health app safety will be regarded as the first significant industry step
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Philips, Emory Launch Australia’s First Remote Intensive Care Unit
Macquarie University has partnered with Philips and Emory Healthcare to launch Australia’s first remote intensive care unit (eICU) monitoring program to monitor patients around the clock. As part of the partnership, critical care nurses based onsite at Sydney’s Macquarie University’s MQ Health will utilize Philip’s eICU technology and Emory Healthcare’s intensivists to provide continuous critical care to patients back in the United States. How It WorksPhilips' eICU solution allows for near
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GE Healthcare Launches $50M Global Healthcare Accelerator, five.eight
GE Healthcare aims to fund up to $50 million for global health startups with the launch of its first healthcare accelerator, five.eight, aimed at improving healthcare outcomes for the world's developing economies. The accelerator will target global health startups with a vision to improve healthcare quality and accessibility in developing or low-resource settings – from education and training to disruptive, low-cost technologies and digital applications. Five.eight aims to welcome at least 10
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Infographic: The Future of Personalized Medicine
National Health IT week puts an emphasis on raising awareness and recognition of the value of different aspects of health IT, such as precision medicine and population health. The Future of Personalized Medicine infographic created by Adventist University’s Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography program, delves into the innovation and the future of precision medicine. Innovation in precision medicine is vital for early detection and prevention of diseases based on an individual’s
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PwC: 5 Forces Shaping the New Health Economy Over the Next 10 Years
The US health industry is undergoing seismic change and consumers are playing a critical role in this transformation, according to PwC. The new report, “Surviving seismic change: Winning a piece of the $5 trillion US health ecosystem,” published by PwC’s Health Research Institute (HRI) reveals how American consumers are gradually finding themselves in the middle of this vast new health economy.HRI’s report lays out a vision for the US New Health Economy over the next 10 years, with likely gains
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Healthbox Taps Neil Patel as New President and COO
Innovation consulting firm and venture capital investment manager Healthbox has appointed Neil Patel to President and Chief Operating Officer. The announcement comes one month after former Healthbox CEO Nina Nashif stepped down pursue her own interests. Under his leadership, Neil will lead Healthbox’s vision of helping healthcare organizations successfully foster innovation.Healthbox has evolved from a healthcare accelerator to an innovation consulting firm and venture capital investment
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