Digital health startup accelerator Dreamit Health has received a$325,000 grant from Blackstone Charitable Foundation to accelerate more high-potential digital health startups, strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Philadelphia. Developed in collaboration with Penn Medicine and Independence Blue Cross (Independence), the grant will also allow Dreamit to expand its high-impact accelerator practices based on the program's previous three years of success.
The funding will also grow the
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Report: Wearables Poised to Dominate Medical Device Market Share
A new patent landscape report from iRunway reveals a tectonic shift in the medical devices industry, with new technology players poised to take significant market share from traditional medical device manufacturers in the non-invasive monitoring arena.
Medtronics, General Electric, Eli Lilly Company and others have long controlled sizable and lucrative healthcare monitoring markets, and they will likely continue to dominate invasive monitoring. However, Jawbone, Fitbit, Google, Garmin and
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SwervePay Raises $10M for Text-Based Patient Medical Bill Payment Platform
SwervePay, a cloud-based patient-centric payment platform that empowers patient to pay their medical bills on the go has raised $10 million in funding led by Chicago-based Garland Capital Group. The capital will be used to accelerate its channel partner network and hire additional talent to accelerate growth.
According to Accenture, 98 percent of patients will not use hospital/physician mobile apps and 64% won't use portals(Harris poll). Through SwervePay's portal free platform, Physicians
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Zipnosis Launches The “Boarding Pass” of Healthcare
Zipnosis, which provides health systems with a white-labeled, fully integrated and comprehensive virtual care platform that utilizes an adaptive online interview, as well as phone and video when appropriate, is expanding its offering with ZipTicket™ – a healthcare “boarding pass” that gives patients front-of-the-line access to routine lab tests such as a rapid strep test.
Evidence-based Quality Care Regardless of Access Point
By using Zipnosis’s virtual care solution, health
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Henry Ford Taps Philips for Predictive Analytics Engine to Manage At-Risk Patients
Integrated health system Henry Ford has selected Royal Philips for its predictive analytics engine CareSage to manage their patient populations by proactively identifying at-risk patients most likely to need an emergency transport in the next 30 days, helping prevent avoidable hospitalizations. According to reports, 57% of Medicare patients are released without any direct monitoring by a healthcare professional. To resolve this, CareSage provides analysis of real-time and historical data from
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Withings’ New Algorithm Helps Patients Accurately Track Blood Pressure at Home
Connected health provider, Withings has launched Hy-Result, a new $4.99 in-app upgrade to the Health Mate app, that helps people interpret and assess personalized interventions that can aid in the better management of high blood pressure. Developed by a team of hypertension specialists, Hy-Result intelligently analyses blood pressure data from in-home monitors such as the Withings Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor and provides users with personalized assessments of their cardiovascular health
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Doc Halo Unveils Enterprise-Wide Scheduling and Messaging System Halo Pronto
Secure texting and HIPAA-compliant app Doc Halo, today unveil Halo Pronto™, the industry's first-ever enterprise-wide scheduling and messaging system. The newest feature is now available as part of the Halo Mobile Health Platform will allow clinical providers to:
- Access enterprise-wide schedules with up-to-the-minute accuracy.
- Instantly find on-call providers anywhere in the health system and message them immediately.
- Activate critical-care teams (Code, STEMI and Stroke
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How Predictive Analytics Can Combat the Zika Virus
Editor's Note: Damian Mingle is a data scientist with Nashville-based health analytics firm WPC Healthcare and has significant experience mapping the West Nile virus for communities struggling to contain the mosquito population that carries it.
The World Health organization recently declared a public health emergency in connection with the Zika virus outbreak. No locally transmitted Zika virus cases have been reported in the continental United States, though a recently diagnosed Virginia
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New Partnership Allows Pharmacy Patients To Receive Digital Coupons for Meds
Mobile pharmacy platform mscripts and McKesson Patient Relationship Solutions (MPRS), a provider of pharmaceutical manufacturer-sponsored patient adherence programs are entering an exclusive partnership dedicated to empowering patients with medication cost-savings and personalized adherence support to better manage their health.
Unlike current in-market mobile coupon messaging that is delivered directly from the pharmaceutical manufacturer, this new-to-market solution allows
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CVS Health Executive Talks Integration of Digital Health Tools for Pharmacy
Prescription adherence just got a whole lot easier. Chief Digital Officer Brian Tilzer fills us in.
CVS has been a dominate force in the retail pharmacy market for some time—but could the popular retail chain become the next major player in the digital health movement? According to its Chief Digital Officer Brian Tilzer, it’s getting there.
With the success of the MinuteClinic under its belt, the major drugstore chain is now offering a number of digital tools for its pharmacy customers.
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