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Digital Health Funding Tops $3.9B in First Half of 2016

by HITC Staff 07/10/2016 Leave a Comment

Digital Health Funding StartUp Health Insights 2016 Midyear Report

Digital health funding in the first half of 2016 reached a record breaking $3.9B compared to the previous record of $3.5B in 2014, according to StartUp Health Insights 2016 Midyear Report. Early stage deals accounted for more than 65 percent deal volume.  The report revealed that patient/consumer experience as the most dominant market in the first half of the year raising $958M over 51 deals. Additionally, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City Metro San Diego and Boston continues the trend
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Parkview Health Taps Vocera for Secure Texting, Voice Communication

by Fred Pennic 07/07/2016 Leave a Comment

Parkview Health Taps Vocera for Secure Texting, Voice Communication

Parkview Health has selected Vocera Communication to implement Vocera secure text messaging and voice communication in three of its hospitals. The Vocera Communication Platform will be deployed on  Zebra MC40-HC mobile computers, as well as hands-free voice communication on the wearable Vocera B3000n Badge.Once the platform is implemented, the enterprise platform will enable thousands of staff members at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Parkview Hospital Randallia and Parkview Whitley
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Shouldn’t We Have A Human Genome Project for Mental Illness As Well?

by Irv Lichtenwald , CEO of Medsphere Systems Corporation 07/06/2016 Leave a Comment

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Success in understanding, treating and preventing specific diseases has often resulted from concentrated research initiatives backed by strong sponsors and robust funding.  A great example: the extraordinary 13- year long national Human Genome Project (HGP) that not only achieved its goal of mapping the genes in human DNA, but also unearthed the genetic roots of many diseases. Jointly undertaken in 1990 by the Department of Energy and the National Institute of Health, with a total cost of $3.8
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4 Things to Consider Before Implementing a Telehealth Solution

by Fred Pennic 07/06/2016 Leave a Comment

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CIOs in the healthcare field are finding themselves in a unique and evolving position as their organizations work to provide medical care to more people while keeping costs and personnel in check. As a result, more organizations are turning to telehealth as a viable alternative to routine in-office physician visits. Implementing telehealth can help physicians reach people in remote or rural areas who may not be able to travel to a particular facility or specialist as well as those in more
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With iOS10, Apple Brings National Organ Donor Registration to iPhone

by HITC Staff 07/05/2016 Leave a Comment

Apple and Donate Life America has teamed up to offer iPhone users national organ donor registration via the Health app with the release of iOS 10. All registrations submitted from iPhone are sent directly to the National Donate Life Registry managed by Donate Life America. Donate Life America manages and promotes the national brand for donation, Donate Life, and assists Donate Life State Teams and national partners in facilitating high-performing donor registries including the management of the
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NHS, Google DeepMind Launch AI Research Project to Detect Eye Diseases

by HITC Staff 07/05/2016 Leave a Comment

Google DeepMind

Google DeepMind has teamed up withMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation in London to launch an AI-focused research project to detect eye diseases. As part of the research project, DeepMind will investigate whether machine learning algorithms can identify early signs of 2 age-related eye conditions: macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. The partnership marks DeepMind's second research collaboration with NHS.Research Project DetailsMoorfields Eye Hospital will share a set of one
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Mid-Year: 5 Trends Shaping Telemedicine in 2016

by Our Thought Leaders 07/05/2016 Leave a Comment

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Editor's Note: Steve McGraw is the CEO of REACH Health, an enterprise telemedicine software company. Steve has more than 25 years of experience in leading software companies and has significant experience with Cloud-based healthcare software. The telemedicine industry is an exciting, dynamic place to be right now. As with many maturing industries, not only is telemedicine itself evolving, but also the trends that drive its evolution. Let me explain what I mean by this.  The earliest telemedicine
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Teladoc Acquires Telehealth Startup HealthiestYou for $125M

by HITC Staff 06/30/2016 Leave a Comment

TeleHealth Startup HealthiestYou Raises $30M

Teladoc has signed an agreement to acquire HealthiestYou, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based telehealth company focused on engagement and utilization for $125 in a mix of cash and stock. Under terms of the acquisition, HealthiestYou purchase price consists of $45 million cash and 6.96 shares of Teladoc common stock worth $80 million. Teladoc expects the acquisition of HealthiestYou to close on July 1.Available to individuals and employers, HealthiestYou  can be incorporated into any employee benefit
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How Virtual Reality Can Improve Patient Experience in Healthcare

by Jasmine Pennic 06/30/2016 Leave a Comment

Cedars-Sinai Unveils Therapeutic Virtual Reality to Enhance Patient Experience

Editor’s Note: This post is sponsored by Samsung. The global market for Virtual Reality (VR) in healthcare is projected to reach $3.8 billion by 2020 driven by technology advancements in healthcare IT, which would undoubtedly expand its use into more diverse applications and medical disciplines while also increasing the demand for rehabilitation and simulation VR-training in hospitals and clinics.  VR technology continues to gain ground and visibility as a potential diagnostic tool in the form
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Mount Sinai Launches Mobile App to Allow Patients Access to Medical Records

by Fred Pennic 06/29/2016 Leave a Comment

Mount Sinai Mobile App

LifeMap Solutions--a subsidiary of BioTime and Mount Sinai today announced the launch of MountSinaiNY, the first patient-facing app designed to serve all patients within the Mount Sinai Health System. The app’s initial capabilities allow patients to access their medical records and manage their healthcare experience from their phones. Building on the expertise from collaborations with Mount Sinai, Stanford, and Apple, the launch of Mount Sinai NY demonstrates LifeMap’s commitment to bringing
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