HealthTap, a global health practice providing 24/7 immediate access to top doctors via video, text or voice has appointed Dan Edmonds-Waters as the new Vice President of Strategy and Global Sales Operations. In his new role, Edmonds-Waters will lead HealthTap's go-to-market strategy and sales effort facilitating rapid growth and successful deployments in the US and globally.For HealthTap, the addition of Mr. Edmonds-Waters as the head of Strategy and Global Sales Operations strengthens
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Validic Report: How Digital Health Devices and Data Impact Clinical Trials
Pharma and biotech will increasingly turn to digital health tools over the next five years to better collect, analyze and act on patient-generated health data (PGHD), according to a new research paper published by Validic. The study conducted over two months includes survey responses of the BioPharma Dive readership from nearly 200 global pharma and biotech companies, CROs and technology providers to provide insights on the benefits and challenges of using digital health data and devices in
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Digital Health VC Funding: Where Do We Go From Here?
Editor's Note: Michael Greeley is the General Partner and Co-founder at Flare Capital Partners an early stage healthcare technology venture capital firm. Some of his existing and prior board seats include Explorys, HealthVerity, Iora Health, Predilytics, Taris, T2 Biosystems and Welltok. In addition Michael serves on several industry association boards including the Industry Advisory Board for the Cleveland Clinic and Boston Children’s Hospital, as well as the Executive Committee of the National
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Infographic: 5 Kinds of Mobile Health Users
A new recent study by Ketchum reveals that despite potential concerns about privacy, Americans are becoming more comfortable with the idea of using a mobile device to manage health. In fact, a growing number of Americans with smartphones are sharing medical information via device, tracking their health on devices and also show a surprising level of comfort using artificial intelligence (AI) for health:· 6 in 10 Americans with a smartphone say they’ve shared information with a medical
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Harvard Medical School Launches Digital Repository of Medical Evidence
Harvard Medical School is launching Library of Evidence, a publicly accessible digital repository of medical evidence to help practicing clinicians choose the most appropriate imaging test for each patient. Founded in collaboration with the Center for Evidence-Based Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the library is a project of the HMS Countway Library of Medicine and representatives of other HMS hospitals and Harvard institutions. How it WorksThe Harvard Library of Evidence provides
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American Well Adds Psychiatry Services to its Telehealth Offering
Telehealth provider American Well has added psychiatry services to its core telehealth offering through its clinical partner, The Online Care Group with plans to roll it out across all States in the U.S. by end of 2016. American Well has provided has provided behavioral health services as part of its core telehealth offering since Summer 2014. American Well's psychiatry program is available to adults ages 18 and above. Currently more than 400 credentialed therapists see patients across the
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Klara Lands $3M to Expand its Secure Healthcare Messaging App
Klara, a NYC-based secure healthcare messaging company has raised $3 million in funding led by Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Project A Ventures from Berlin along with existing investors Atlantic Labs and Groupe Arnault. The company plans to utilize the new funding to support its vision of building the "central nervous system of healthcare" through connecting all medical providers, patients and other medical professionals such as pharmacies, labs and specialists together on one platform.Founded in 2013
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Accenture Launches HealthTech Innovation Challenge for Startups
Accenture today announced the launch of the Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge where startups from around the globe will compete to bring innovative technology and creative solutions forward to improve the way people access and manage healthcare. The program from Accenture’s Life Sciences and Health practices brings together innovative startups with many of the largest life sciences companies and healthcare providers to tackle some of the world’s greatest health challenges including
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Predictive Analytics Saves Oklahoma HMO $10M in Annual Savings
Oklahoma-based HMO, GlobalHealth, recently published a case study analyzing the results of their proactive outreach program. The program, built on big data with predictive analytics platform ViterosHealth, finds members whose health was most likely to change for the worse and implements changes to prevent catastrophic health events. Since implementation, GlobalHealth has realized an 18 percent reduction in emergency room encounters and emergent hospital admissions, a 22 percent reduction in
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Pfizer Launches “Moodivator” App to Help Patients Monitor Depression
Pfizer has developed a new mobile health app named Moodivator to help motivate to help motivate and encourage the millions of adults who experience depression. An estimated 1 in 15 adults experience at least one major depressive episode in any given year. To help support, encourage and motivate people with depression, the new app is designed to help patients set and achieve manageable goals—in areas from wellness to treatment—and turn those goals into routines. Patients can regularly log your
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