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Qualcomm Integrates Bluetooth Low Energy Enable Connected Medical and Fitness Devices

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Today at HIMSS 2014, Qualcomm Life announced the integration of Bluetooth Low Energy, or BLE, with the 2net Hub software, making the 2net Hub one of the first standalone, FDA-listed wireless gateways on the market that can seamlessly connect to BLE-enabled medical and fitness devices. This latest 2net Hub software release significantly expands Qualcomm Life’s solution portfolio as it adds yet another software radio management capability to support integration of a variety of BLE-enabled medical
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CareFirst BCBS Commits $1.3M to Telemedicine Projects Expanding Behavioral Healthcare To Underserved Areas of Md., D.C.

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CareFirst BCBS commits $1.3M in telemedicine projects to fund expansion of behavioral health services in underserved areas of Md., D.C. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) has pledged to invest more than $1.3 million in four initiatives designed to expand the use of telemedicine to treat patients with behavioral health care needs in underserved urban and rural areas of Maryland and Washington, D.C. Lack of Qualified Providers Demonstrate Need for Telemedicine Services In some
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5 Reasons Why Mayo Clinic Dominates Social Media in Healthcare

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What makes Mayo Clinic dominate social media in healthcare? Here are 5 reasons why. The 2013 Harris Poll EquiTrend survey named the Mayo Clinic website the top Health Information Website, ahead of WebMD. Health and medical research has been and is still one of the most popular activities of online consumers, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The most popular searches are about a specific disease or medical problem; a particular medical treatment or procedure; diet,
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Caremerge Partners with Lively To Combine Sensors with Clinical & Social Activity for Improved Senior Care

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Caremerge LLC, a communication and care coordination platform for senior care providers, announced a new partnership with Lively, which offers activity-sharing products that help older adults live independently longer. The partnership will combine activity derived from Lively sensors with the clinical and social activity data captured within Caremerge's platform to  correlate any physical health decline or frailty risks for caregiver intervention, improving care delivery and lowering hospital
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Pristine Partners With WCA To Bring Google Glass To Wound Care

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Wound Care Advantage (WCA), a wound care service company, and Pristine, the only company that’s developed commercially available Google Glass-based software that meets HIPAA regulations, have partnered to bring Google Glass into an outpatient wound care setting for the first time. Google Glass is wireless, handsfree and supports first person perspectives—all of which present incredible opportunities to improve wound care delivery. The device will be implemented at Wound Care Advantage’s
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