Alphabet company Verily (formerly Google Life Sciences) is teaming up with pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline to develop bioelectronic medicines. The new company, Galvani Bioelectronics headquartered in the UK aims to research, develop and commercialize implantable, miniature devices which could potentially treat illnesses such as arthritis, diabetes and asthma. As part of the agreement, GSK will hold 55% equity interest and Verily will hold 45% owned by Verily, and receive up to $712M funding
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New HHS CyberSecurity Initiative: Too Little, Too Late?
Editor’s Note: D’Arcy Guerin Gue is a co-founder of Phoenix, with over 25 years of experience in executive leadership, strategic planning, IT services, knowledge leadership, and industry relations — with a special focus on patient engagement and federal compliance issues. She currently serves as the Director of Industry Relations at Phoenix Health Systems, a division of Medsphere SystemsAfter years of increasingly dangerous data security and privacy breaches across the American healthcare
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How to Turn Medical Minds Into Data Driven Docs of Tomorrow
Editor's Note: Nora Lissy, RN is the director of healthcare informatics at Dimensional Insight, a provider of data analytics and integrated business intelligence for healthcare organizations. A recent report from Grand View Research found that the global healthcare analytics market is expected to reach $42.8 billion by 2024, proving the intrinsic value that health organizations are seeing from this type of capability. Analytics have the ability to benefit a number of departments across a
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The State of Healthcare Data Analytics & Reporting: 9 Things to Know
Majority of healthcare organizations do not have have a data analytics solution in place to improve their revenue cycle, yet are currently looking to implement a solution, according to a recent survey conducted by Navicure. Conducted in May and June 2016, Navicure® commissioned Porter Research to conduct a national survey with over 600 healthcare leaders to gauge their current data analytics and reporting processes, challenges and technologies. Here are nine key findings from the
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Reltio Raises $22M to Fuel Healthcare Data Management Apps
Reltio, a Redwood Shores, CA-based creator of new “data-driven apps” delivered through a modern data management platform has raised $22M in Series B funding led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). The round also included participation from existing investors Crosslink Capital and .406 Ventures bringing Reltio’s total venture funding to $32M to date. The company plans to utilize the recent to strengthen its footprint in modern data management through accelerated hiring of talented individuals
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NIH Awards Montefiore Physician $4.5M to Advance Kids’ Asthma Care with EHR
Attending physician Dr. Marina Reznik at Montefiore has received a new $4.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study kids’ asthma care management in primary care with the use of their EHR.The five-year research study aims to increase adherence to national asthma management guidelines and improve clinical outcomes for children with the chronic illness. The project will also assess whether a practical system change might help children and caregivers in urban areas adhere
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ImpediMed, Mayo Clinic Partner to Explore Body Fluid Status Monitoring Tech
ImpediMed Ltd, a Australia-based medical device startup has signed a three-year joint development agreement with Mayo Clinic to explore uses for body fluid status monitoring technology. ImpediMed employs bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) technologies for use in the non-invasive clinical assessment and monitoring of fluid status in patients. ImpediMed has the first medical device with FDA clearance in the U.S. to aid healthcare professionals to clinically assess secondary unilateral lymphedema of
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NY Statewide Health Information Network Reaches 40 Million Patients
The Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY) has reached a milestone of holding records for over 40 million patients, processes over 2.8 million transactions a month, and has over 62,000 users. Participating in the network, allows doctors and patients to easily access health records across the state. The milestone comes 10 months after the SHIN-NY launched statewide patient record look up (sPRL), which took five years to develop. Through sPRL, participating members can now
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Kognito Launches Virtual Human Simulations for Primary Care Providers
Kognito, a provider of simulations featuring virtual humans has launched of a series of four new virtual human experiences available to help users build skills related to physical, emotional and social health. The simulations were commissioned by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and developed by Kognito using the Kognito Conversation Platform™ with input from experts in motivational interviewing, patient/parent engagement, medical education and child development. This series of conversation
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Huron Consulting Group Acquires HSM Consulting: 6 Things to Know
Management consulting firm Huron Consulting Group Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Healthcare Services Management, Inc. (HSM), a firm specializing in healthcare IT and management consulting. Here are six things to know about the acquisition: 1. The acquisition will help strengthen Huron’s ability to help healthcare providers implement and optimize EHR technologies that harness data to improve the quality and cost of care and better manage patient populations.2. Founded in 2006,
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