Fourteen US and Canadian cancer centers announced it will used IBM Watson to compare a patient’s tumor genetic fingerprints to databases of cancer genes and findings of scientific papers and clinical trials on cancer in a matter of minutes, BI reports. Oncology is the first specialty where matching therapy to DNA has improved patient outcomes and has inspired President Obama’s “Precision Medicine Initiative” announced in January.
Typically, drugs targeting cancer-causing mutations can takes
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Wearable Fitness Leader Fitbit Files for IPO
On Thursday, wearable fitness tracking company Fitbit Inc. announced it has filed for an initial public offering (IPO), according to SEC filing. The company is looking to raise $100 million and will trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol FIT. In March, the fitness tracking company valued itself at roughly $1.2 billion. Fitbit's platform features six wearable connected health and fitness trackers that automatically track users’ daily steps, calories burned, distance
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Gartner Names the “Coolest” Vendors for Healthcare Providers and Payers, 2015
New Gartner report highlights 2015's “coolest” innovative vendors for healthcare providers and payers.
What makes a healthcare vendor cool? Innovative solutions that solve real challenges for the healthcare C-suite and payer market, according to recent Gartner reports. Each year, Gartner carefully selects a list of “Cool Vendors” representing innovative technologies and business models.
For healthcare providers, these vendors offers provider CIOs, CMIOs and IT leaders offer innovative
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IBM Watson, Welltok Help Centura Health Deliver Concierge Consumer App
Digital health company Welltok, today announced that the Centura Health Heart and Vascular Network is implementing a new consumer engagement solution called CafeWell Concierge, an app powered by IBM Watson. Centura Health, a leading network of heart and vascular care is the first organization to embrace the app and roll it out to consumers who are transitioning back to everyday life after experiencing a heart condition.
App Features
The goal is to support and guide consumers in their
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Sherpaa Raises $2.25M to Expand Employer Telehealth Visits
NYC-based digital healthcare company, Sherpaa, has raised $2.25 million, bringing the company’s totally funding to $8 million. Investors for this round are O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, Softbank and Draper and Associates.
Co-founded by Dr. Jay Parkinson MD, MPH in 2012, New York-based, Sherpaa is a health service that HR executives can provide on top of insurance plans. It allows employees to have access to physicians 24/7 through phone or asynchronous text communication as well as insurance
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Rare Genomics Institute to Study Impact of Crowdfunding on Rare Diseases
The Rare Genomics Institute (RG) is launching a new study aimed at determining how crowdfunding can promote scientific research to help rare disease patients called Amplify Hope Initiative. RG is an international non-profit providing rare disease patients with access to state of the art genomics sequencing technology, connections to scientists and researchers, and help for payment of these services through grants, insurance, or crowdfunding.
Study Details
Patients will be lead through
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IBM Watson Health, Epic, Mayo Clinic to Apply Cognitive Insights to EHRs
IBM Watson Health is collaborating with Epic and Mayo Clinic to advance patient health by applying the cognitive computing capabilities of Watson to EHRs. As Watson's capabilities are applied to EHRs, patients and providers benefit from more rapid and thorough analysis of the medical factors that could impact an individual's health and wellness.
Epic Integration with Watson Details
For Epic, interoperability with Watson will enable these institutions to apply the cognitive capabilities of
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Health Tech Accelerator HealthBox Unveils South Florida Class of Startups
Healthbox, a healthcare technology focused business accelerator today announced the brand new class of innovative health tech startups for its upcoming Miami Studio, to be kicked off Wednesday, May 6, at The Idea Center at Miami Dade College. Healthbox selected the companies through a rigorous, competitive process in collaboration with anchor partner GuideWell, the parent company of Florida Blue.
Through its partnership, GuideWell and Healthbox are rotating the program across Florida with
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Interface Health Launches Global Digital Health Accelerator
Interface Health Society, a not-for-profit digital health organization based in Vancouver, BC, has officially launched Interface Health, which is a global digital health accelerator and online community. The accelerator is a place for digital health innovators to find the resources they need, anytime, anywhere. That means faster access, reduced costs, improved experiences and better outcomes for everybody. Interface Health is an integrated multi-platform consisting of an annual global
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12 Emerging Technologies That Will Revolutionize Neurological & Psychiatric Care
On Wednesday, Boston-based Partners HealthCare announced its selections for their first annual “Disruptive Dozen” that highlights 12 emerging technology that can potentially revolutionize neurological and psychiatric care over the next decade. Partners developed the “Disruptive Dozen” to reinforce its commitment to embrace medical innovations that can deliver the best care possible to its patients. The technologies were featured as part of the World Medical Innovation Forum held in Boston this
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