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Mayo Clinic, GE Set to Unveil Innovative Compact MRI Scanner

by HITC Staff 06/24/2016 Leave a Comment

Mayo Clinic, GE Set to Unveil Innovative Compact MRI Scanner

On June 28th, Mayo Clinic will unveil a new first of its kind compact 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner developed in collaboration with General Electric's (GE) Global Research Center. The investigational, research device was developed under a National Institutes of Health Bioengineering Research Partnership between GE Global Research and the Mayo Clinic.Compact 3T MRI Scanner OverviewThe new MRI scanner is designed specifically to perform head scans, as well as small extremities, such
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Telehealth Provider American Well Appoints Freshman as New CTO

by HITC Staff 06/24/2016 Leave a Comment

American Well CTO

Telehealth provider American Well has appointed longtime executive team member and engineering lead Jon Freshman to become the Company's Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In his new role as CTO, Jon will oversee the three arms of American Well's technology creation – research and development (R&D), technical services, and quality assurance – and will help steer the company's telehealth technology innovation and strategy. Jon reports directly to CEO Dr. Roy Schoenberg. He previously served as
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Jamaica Hospital Launches Pilot for Virtual National Diabetes Prevention Program

by Jasmine Pennic 06/23/2016 Leave a Comment

Noom Health

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center (JHMC) has announced a pilot program to offer a virtual National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) platform to 66k New Yorkers. The program will deploy mobile coaching platform Noom to provide a user-centric, mobile coaching experience that engages and empowers individuals achieve their health goals and effortlessly monitor their progress in real time via their smartphone.With more than five million people in New York with prediabetes, Jamaica sought out a
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Iggbo Nabs $13M to Scale On-Demand Blood Draw Service

by HITC Staff 06/23/2016 Leave a Comment

Iggbo, a digital health startup focused on bringing personalized medicine to more people through on-demand blood draws and medical testing has raised $13M in Series A funding led by Heritage Group. Founded by Dr. Shaiv Kapadia, Nuno Valentine, and Mark Van Roekel, Iggbo is currently operating in over 120 cities with a workforce of over 8,000 blood draw professionals. The company plans to utilize the funding to offer on-demand blood collection services to diagnostic laboratories, health systems,
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StartUp Health, Aurora Health Calls for Startups to Create a Personalized Population Health Platform

by Jasmine Pennic 06/23/2016 Leave a Comment

StartUp Health and Aurora Health Care

StartUp Health, global entrepreneurship development company investing in the world’s largest community of healthcare transformers, and Aurora Health Care, a leading not-for-profit health care system has announced an innovation for digital health startups to integrate into a personalized population health platform. The population health platform is intended to provide targeted care to Aurora’s patient population and the surrounding community, and could be applied to patients using the Medicaid
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IBM Forms Watson Health Medical Imaging Collaborative

by HITC Staff 06/23/2016 Leave a Comment

Agfa HealthCare Joins Watson Health Medical Imaging Collaborative

IBM has formed a Watson Health medical imaging collaborative, a global initiative comprised of more than fifteen leading health systems, academic medical centers, ambulatory radiology providers and imaging technology companies.  The goal of the collaborative is to bring cognitive imaging into daily practice to help doctors address breast, lung, and other cancers; diabetes; eye health; brain disease; and heart disease and related conditions, such as stroke.Collaboration DetailsEach member of the
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Reflexion Health Lands $18M for FDA-Cleared Tele-Rehab Platform

by HITC Staff 06/22/2016 Leave a Comment

Reflexion Health

Reflexion Health, a digital health startup dedicated to transforming traditional medicine and delivering meaningful, patient-centered care has raised $18 million in Series B funding. The company plans to utilize the funds to complete clinico-economic evaluation of its first FDA cleared product VERA™. Why Tele-Rehabilitation?Tele-rehab drives patient engagement, enhances continuity of care, and delivers a concierge rehab experience in the comfort of the patient's home. Vera System
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Study: Remote Patient Monitoring Saves $8K Per Patient Annually

by Fred Pennic 06/22/2016 1 Comment

Remote Patient Monitoring Could Save More Than $8k Per Patient

Remote patient monitoring yielded a savings of $8,375 per patient annually, which, for a typical one-million-member health plan could translate into about $1.1 million saved each year. The results stem from a year-long remote patient monitoring pilot from Geneia,an analytics and technology leader in transforming healthcare delivery. @Home Pilot Study OverviewThe @Home pilot study compared the experience of Capital BlueCross members diagnosed with heart failure (HF), who enrolled and actively
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Fitbit Rolls Out New, Personalized Sleep Schedule Feature

by Jasmine Pennic 06/21/2016 1 Comment

Fitbit Rolls Out New, Personalized Sleep Schedule Feature

Wearable fitness leader, Fitbit, today unveiled a new, personalized sleep schedule feature to help millions of Fitbit users around the world improve their sleep consistency and overall health. Available now, Sleep Schedule features on the Fitbit app will help you meet your sleep goals and maintain a more consistent pattern of sleep through these tools:- Sleep Goal: Based on your sleep data from your Fitbit tracker, you can follow the app’s personalized recommendations or set your target number
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Philips Acquires Northern Irish Digital Pathology Startup PathXL

by Fred Pennic 06/21/2016 Leave a Comment

Blood-Based DNA Biomarker Panel Philips Acquires Northern Irish Digital Pathology Startup PathXL

Today, Philips announced it has acquired PathXL, Northern Ireland-based leader in digital pathology image analysis, workflow software and educational tools to complement its IntelliSite Pathology Solution. With this move, Philips seeks to accelerate its drive to support medical institutions around the world as they move from microscopy-driven workflows to digitized pathology workflows. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Belfast, Northern
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