Ringadoc’s phone concierge empowers patients with immediate, reliable access to their own trusted physician.
Ringadoc, the industry leader in next generation patient-doctor communication tools, today introduced Ringadoc Phone Concierge, a virtual consultation service designed to introduce a convenient new first touch point into medical care for patients and their existing doctor.
“In an increasingly congested, expensive and reactive healthcare system, the potential benefits have never
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Qualcomm Integrates Bluetooth Low Energy Enable Connected Medical and Fitness Devices
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.
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
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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Hacking n’ Healthcare Comic: User Experience Design in Healthcare
Latest Hacking n' Healthcare comic strip created by Pathfinder Software that provides a funny look inside user experience design in healthcare
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Infographic: 2010-2013 Digital Health Funding Insights
Infographic illustrates all digital health funding since 2010 from StartUp Health Insights, the most comprehensive funding database in digital health.
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Hacking n’ Healthcare Comic: Sensors Tracking Health – What the Data?
Hacking n' Healthcare is a comic strip created by Pathfinder Software that provides a funny look inside some of the biggest challenges in healthcare technology.
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Caremerge Partners with Lively To Combine Sensors with Clinical & Social Activity for Improved Senior Care
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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Aetna Foundation Gives $4M in Grants To Support Digital Health Innovation for Minority Populations
The Aetna Foundation today announced more than $1.2 million in grants to support the use of digital health tools and innovation for underserved and minority populations.
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Pristine Partners With WCA To Bring Google Glass To Wound Care
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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