Deep learning will increasingly be used in the interpretation of medical images to address many long-standing industry challenges. This will lead to a $300 million market by 2021, according to a new report by Signify Research, an independent supplier of market intelligence and consultancy to the global healthcare technology industry.Market DriversIn most countries, there are not enough radiologists to meet the ever-increasing demand for medical imaging. Consequently, many radiologists are
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Healthcare Blockchain Startup Hashed Health Lands $1.8M in Funding
Hashed Health, a healthcare technology consortium building blockchain solutions and supporting blockchain network development has raised $1.8 million in funding led by Martin Ventures and Fenbushi Capital. Founded in 2016, the Nashville, TN-based company provides value-added services such as product management, product development, regulatory guidance, and technology support services for blockchain solutions and blockchain networks.For most healthcare organizations, Blockchain technology will be
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Iron Bow Technologies, Vivify Health Lands $258M VA Home Telehealth Contract
Iron Bow Technologies, a provider of technology solutions and services has partnered with remote patient monitoring platform provider Vivify Health to deliver scalable in-home telehealth services. As part of the partnership, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded the company a $258M VA Home Telehealth contract to improve Veterans access to quality remote healthcare.Iron Bow is one of the four companies awarded the contract which also include Care Innovations, LLC, Medtronic
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WEGO Health Unveils On-Demand Digital Matching Platform to Connect Healthcare Companies with Patient Leaders
Over the past decade, patient community platform WEGO Health has steadily built the world’s largest network of health experts and patient influencers. Today, the company unveiled WEGO Health Experts, the first on-demand digital matching platform to pair health care organizations with influential patient leaders who are part of the growing sharing economy. The platform is designed to eliminate the barriers companies face when trying to find patients with the time, skills and expertise to consult
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Schoen Klinik Taps PeerWell to Offer Tech Assisted Prehab Programs For Its Surgical Patients
PeerWell, whose PreHab mobile platform helps patients prepare both physically and mentally for surgery to recover faster, today has teamed up with European orthopedic leader Schoen Klinik, to offer technology assisted prehab programs for its surgical patients. As part of the partnership, PeerWell will be used to help optimize the health of hip and knee replacement patients at select Schoen Klinik sites. Patients who schedule surgery at select Schoen Klinik sites will have the opportunity to
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Mayo Clinic Backs Virtual Nurse Engagement Platform Sense.ly, Raises $8M in Series B Funding
Sense.ly, a virtual nurse platform for patient engagement and chronic disease monitoring has raised $8 million in a Series B round of funding, led by Chengwei Capital with participation from Mayo Clinic, Bioved Ventures, Fenox Venture Capital and the Stanford StartX fund. The company plans to utilize the funding to expand the platform to better serve clinicians and patients including its presence in the US, UK, and international markets. Virtual Nurse Engagement Platform OverviewPatients sign up
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Survey: 97% of UK Patients Demand Access to Digital Health Apps Through NHS Choices
97% of patients in the United Kingdom want access to doctor's appointments via digital health apps through NHS Choices to make primary healthcare more accessible to patients. , according to a new survey conducted by Now Healthcare Group. The survey asked 100 members of the public reveals that such a move could significantly reduce the unnecessary costs and pressures on an increasingly overstretched NHS.Currently, the NHS Choices system enables patients to choose how they receive their secondary
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8 Technologies Poised to Disrupt US Healthcare in 2017 and Beyond
Technology is about change just about everything in healthcare—here’s how. The future of healthcare is happening right now. While that future is just barely forming, we are beginning to see how technology is now scratching the surface of an entirely different landscape when it comes to healthcare delivery both within and outside of the U.S.According to PwC Health Research Institute’s annual report, 2017 is the year to prepare for the arrival of several technologies poised to disrupt the
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Sam’s Club to Offer higi Health Screening Kiosks in 622 Pharmacy Locations
Sam’s Club has teamed up with Chicago-based digital health startup higi to make their free, self-service health screening kiosks available at 622 Sam’s Club locations with a pharmacy. The higi self-service stations will complement the existing free health screening program that Sam’s Club offers every month from January through October to both members and the public.Research has shown that Americans are eager to leverage digital tools to manage their personal health. The health kiosks stations
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HealthTap Expands Global Health Practice to 1.4 Billion Chinese Speakers
HealthTap, a Global Health Practice, providing 24/7 immediate access to top doctors via video, text, or voice, announced that its most advanced services are now available in Chinese, the world’s most spoken language. With this expansion to China, the 1.4 billion Chinese-speaking people worldwide can get immediate access to U.S.-licensed doctors and their knowledge, quickly and cost-effectively via the HealthTap Chinese mobile app and website.According to a report released by the US Census
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