Connected health and biometric measurement devices and services provider A&D Medical is unveiling their new line of LifeSource UltraConnect Wireless upper arm and wrist blood pressure monitors.With a sleek, streamlined profile, the new wrist and upper arm wireless blood pressure monitors represent the launch of the first products in a new line of connected health devices that will expand the company's family of medical-grade and consumer health monitoring devices.
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Withings Unveils Wi-Fi Connected Smart Sensor Thermometer
Withings, a leader in the connected health revolution, has extended its therapeutic areas of expertise with the unveiling of the FDA-approved Withings Thermo - a Wi-Fi-connected temporal artery thermometer with a revolutionary 16-sensor array that provides one of the fastest, most accurate, non-invasive temperature readings available.
Withings Thermo will be available in Q1 2016 for a MSRP of $99.95 and will be supported by a dedicated app for both iOS and Android devices. Within the app
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Pathway Genomics Nabs $40M to Expand Precision Medicine via Genetic Testing
San Diego, CA-based Pathway Genomics, a clinical laboratory facilitating precision medicine through genetic testing and mobile healthcare applications has raised over $40 million in Series E funding. This brings the total investment into Pathway Genomics to over $130 million. Investors in this round of funding include IBM Watson, Pathway's partner in the development of a mobile health application using artificial intelligence to provide personalized health and wellness guidance. The capital will
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Philips Unveils HealthSuite Digital Platform
During Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016, Royal Philips will showcase their Philips HealthSuite digital platform, the company’s cloud-based innovation platform, to help consumers and their healthcare providers obtain a complete picture of their health as well as take the right steps to remain healthy at every stage of life.
Philips HealthSuite Digital Platform Overview
The Philips HealthSuite digital platform is an open, cloud-based platform of services, capabilities and tools that allows
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Fitbit Unveils New Smart Fitness Watch, Fitbit Blaze
Connected health and fitness market provider Fitbit, today unveiled the Fitbit Blaze™ smart fitness watch, its smartest, most stylish, most motivating fitness tracker yet at CES 2016. The latest addition to Fitbit’s award-winning line of innovative devices, Fitbit Blaze is available today for presale with global retail availability starting in March 2016. Fitbit Blaze is a smart fitness watch built to help you make the most of your workouts, with a versatile design to fit your personal style,
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drchrono, ZocDoc Partner to Integrate EHRs, Calendars
drchrono, a mobile EHR platform on the iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch and web, announced today that it has partnered with digital health marketplace ZocDoc. The new integration will give medical professionals using the two digital health platforms a more seamless experience by syncing their calendars and EHRs directly with ZocDoc’s patient-facing platform.
Both drchrono and ZocDoc have been credited with innovative and forward-thinking approaches to improving healthcare – ZocDoc, from the
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NantHealth Acquires Healthcare Collaboration Network NaviNet
NantHealth, a company combining genomic science and big data to transform healthcare, has announced the acquisition of NaviNet, a leading healthcare payer-provider collaboration network. NantVentures, the private equity arm of NantWorks participated in the financing. Financial terms were not disclosed.
With the acquisition of NaviNet, NantHealth adds roughly 330 new associates including an experienced management team who has previously held leadership roles at health plans, healthcare IT
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3 Digital Health Market Revelations to Watch in 2016
No bubble bursting here, as digital health continues to smash market records. Rock Health’s Halle Tecco explains why the digital health market will continue to flourish in 2016.
In 2014, billions were poured into the digital health market, and the predictions for digital health’s growth in 2015 did not disappoint. In fact, when it comes to the charisma and cash flow of digital health, its cup runneth over. But can digital health maintain that kind of prospective prestige and promise as it
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5 Secure Messaging Trends to Watch for in 2016
TelmedIQ’s CEO Ben Moore shares his insights on what’s trending in secure messaging as the data exchange evolution in healthcare continues.
The popularity and proliferation of health information technology (HIT) has led to the following quandary: how do we keep all that vital, personal information safe, secure and HIPAA compliant? It’s a question that has stopped some providers in their technical tracks, propelling innovators to come up with viable, secure message solutions— like the kind
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Mobile Spirometer Provider Cohero Health Raises $2M
Cohero Health, an NYC-based digital health company focused on developing connected health tools and technologies to improve respiratory care, has raised $2 million in seed funding. Key investors in the seed round include Zaffre Investments, the investment arm of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Three Leaf Ventures an affiliate of the Broe Group, Bioadvance, Swanhill Capital and StartUp Health. The company plans to use the funding to scale production of its devices to support large
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