During RNSA 2014, Philips has announced the initiation of a Consortium of health care leaders that will drive connected health through mobile ultrasound solutions, highlighted by the demonstration of a new app-based ultrasound proof-of-concept. This Consortium builds on Philips' momentum in the development of connected health technology that opens new opportunities to connect care across the health continuum using app-based ultrasound solutions designed to interface with the Philips
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Google Glass in Healthcare Is Here to Stay
Kyle Samani of Pristine shares his insights on the state of Google Glass in healthcare and why its demise is an exaggeration.
In the past couple of weeks, a number of press outlets have announced what is amounting to the death of Google Glass (see here and here, for example). These reports cite lack of consumer adoption and the fact that consumer-facing software companies (i.e. Twitter) have dropped support for Glass. Following this logic, Glass must be just as dead for professionals
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Providence Ventures Joins Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator
Providence Ventures, the venture capital arm of Providence Health & Services has announced plans to join the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator to advance mobile health innovation. Providence Ventures will provide mentorship and expertise to early-stage companies focused on mobile health solutions at next spring’s Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator, Powered by Techstars.
Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator Overview
The Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator, Powered by Techstars, is a three-month,
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Fitness Devices to Dominate the Wearables Market until 2018
Fitness devices and wearables will almost triple by 2018, compared to an estimated 19 million in-use this year, according to a new report by Juniper Research. Juniper Research is projecting that fitness devices will remain the dominant wearables segment until 2018, driven by intuitive use cases and lower retail prices. However, the broader appeal of smart watches with the upcoming Apple Watch will mean that they will be used more frequently in later years.
Fitness Devices Market Stratification
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Google Glass Helps 13-Year Old With Retinal Dystrophy
A 13-year old teenager diagnosed with retinal dystrophy leaving him almost completely blind discovered Google Glass helped improved his vision. Retinal dystrophy is a condition associated with reduced or deteriorating vision in both eyes. After 13-year old Ben Yonnatan was diagnosed with retinal dystrophy last year, he quick lost majority of his vision within a few short months restricting his field of view to the size of a straw opening. As a result, Ben's future as a dancer was
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Florida Blue to Offer HealthSpot’s Telehealth Kiosks in Miami
Florida Blue and Miami Children's Hospital have partnered to offer HealthSpot's telehealth kiosks at the company's retail center in Miami for Florida Blue members. The HealthSpot® station – a private, 8-foot-by-7-foot telehealth kiosk is equipped with a stethoscope, scale, blood pressure cuff, pulse oximeter, thermometer, otoscope and magnascope to stream medical information to the provider and patient. The station is also supported by an on-site accredited medical attendant. The
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Gartner: Sales of Health Wearables Expected to Decline in 2015
According to Gartner, sales of health wearables is expected to decline in 2015 driven by an overlap in functionality between health/fitness werables and smartwatches. Health/fitness wearables is forecast to reach 68.1 million units in 2015, down from 70 million units in 2014. In the Gartner report, Wearable Electronic Devices for Fitness, Worldwide, 2014 report analysts predict sales will rebound in 2016 because of versatile designs and models with cheaper displays.
Table 1 — Worldwide
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InfoBionic Nabs $17M to Expand its Remote Patient Monitoring Platform
InfoBionic, Inc., a provider of patient monitoring solutions for chronic disease management announced that it completed the second tranche of a $17 million Series B financing round led by new investors Excel Venture Management and Zaffre Investments. The company also named Steven R. Wasserman as Chief Financial Officer and William G. Swavely as Senior Vice President, IT. Capital raised from this round will be used to commercialize Infobionic's MoMeTM System, a remote patient monitoring platform
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41% of Providers Are Not Reimbursed for Telehealth Services
41 percent of providers are not reimbursement for telehealth services and 21 percent received lower rates from managed care companies for telemedicine than for in-person care, according to a recent survey by Foley & Lardner.The survey asked senior executives of for-profit and non-profit health care providers about the future of telemedicine and how their organizations are navigating regulatory and reimbursement hurdles, as well as other barriers to widespread adoption of
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FTC Probes Apple About Protecting Sensitive Health Data
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is reportedly seeking assurance from Apple about protecting sensitive health data collected by its HealthKit platform and upcoming smartwatch, according to two sources from Reuters. Apple has met with FTC on multiple occasions to ensure that it will not sell its users' health data to third party developers. Apple's HealthKit platform was designed with built-in health data protections.
"We designed HealthKit with privacy in mind," said Apple spokeswoman
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