Health insurer Humana Inc. is sponsoring a new innovation challenge focused on making digital health more useful to patients, physicians and others– specifically in the Medicare space. Traditionally, the health care industry has stored digital health records - medical claims, pharmacy claims, calls, letters, hospital stays, and health program participation - in disparate places across different systems. But with advanced data processing and analytics, it is now possible to assemble these data
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Twine Health Lands $1.5M to Expand AI-Powered Health Coaching Platform
Today, Twine Health, a four-year-old spinoff of the MIT Media Lab has raised $1.5 million in Series A1 funding led by Qiming Venture Partners USA. The company plans to used the latest round of funding to accelerate the development of its AI-powered health coaching platform, continued market expansion in the US, and early international sales, including in China. Twine has received a total of $8.3 million in venture funding to date including investment fromKhosla Ventures, Provenance Venture
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VitalConnect Raises $38M to Launch Real-Time Wearable Biosensor In Hospitals Nationwide
VitalConnect, Inc., a provider of wearable biosensor technology for wireless monitoring in hospital and remote patient populations has raised $38 million in Series C funding led by MVM and Baxter Ventures. This funding will help VitalConnect in launching the VitalConnect Platform and VitalPatch wearable biosensor in hospitals and outpatient settings across the nation.Founded in 2011, VitalConnect combines the most sophisticated biosensor - the VitalPatch - with its comprehensive software
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Huamana Taps Revon Systems to Launch COPD Smart Symptom Tracker Pilot Program
Health insurer Humana is partnering with Revon Systems, a Louisville, KY-based digital health startup on a market-wide pilot for a select population of Medicare Advantage members diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Rveon has developed smart symptom tracking technology in asthma and COPD.Revon believes that early intelligent interpretation and feedback of data to patients leads to better control of chronic diseases that "flare up" or exacerbate such as COPD, Asthma and
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Livongo Launches Digital Diabetes Management Platform for 4,000 Alaskans
.Livongo, a consumer digital health company has teamed up with Medical Park Family Care, the largest primary care group in Alaska to launch Livongo for Diabetes platform to 4,000 people with diabetes receiving care from Medical Park Family Care. The partnership will enable providers to recommend Livongo’s digital health platform, alongside diabetes prescriptions, regular primary care appointments, and clinic services, to ensure that people with diabetes receive 24/7 ongoing support and tools to
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Partners Connected Health, Validic Partner to Provide Clinicians Access to Patient-Generated Data
Partners Connected Health has announced a new collaboration with Validic, a provider of data connectivity solutions for healthcare that will ultimately provide Partners HealthCare clinicians and researchers with access to patient-generated health data (PGHD). Currently in the testing phase, the full-scale service provides the integration of PGHD into care plans and the EHR from over 420 consumer and clinical health devices set to launch throughout the Partners HealthCare network in 2018.
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Imprivata Acquires Caradigm’s Identity and Access Management Business
Healthcare IT security firm Imprivata has acquired the identity and access management division of Caradigm, a GE Healthcare company. Preventing fraud has become a top concern, and authentication demands are driving rapid adoption among healthcare organizations. Caradigm provides a range of Identity and Access Management solutions, including Governance, Risk Management and Compliance and Clinical and IT Efficiency solutions such as single sign-on and multi-factor authentication to over 100
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AMA Launches Physician Innovation Network to Connect Physicians with Digital Health Companies
The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced the launch of Physician Innovation Network, an online community where physicians can find and connect with companies and entrepreneurs who are seeking physician input in the development of digital health products and services.The Physician Innovation Network builds on AMA efforts to ensure digital health tools are patient-centered, evidence-based, interoperable and outcomes-focused.How It WorksThe Physician Innovation Network provides an
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Cleveland Clinic, JumpStart Partner to Create Biotech/Digital Health-Focused Accelerator
Cleveland Clinic and JumpStart Inc. have announced a three-year partnership with Silicon Valley-based Plug and Play to create a new accelerator focused on biotech and digital health innovation in downtown Cleveland’s Global Center for Health Innovation.As part of the partnership, the three organizations will work together — with support from Ohio Third Frontier and additional institutions and corporations — to attract dozens of U.S. and international biotech/digital health startups to Cleveland
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Bracket Acquires Mobile Patient Engagement Tool for Clinical Trials Provider mProve Health
Bracket, a provider of clinical trial technology and specialty services provider has acquired mProve Health Inc., a provider of mobile patient engagement tools for clincial trials to support life sciences companies. For Bracket, the acquisition will help improve patient engagement through the use of "Bring Your Own Device" mobile tools in clinical trials.Founded in 2010, mProve offers industry-grade, regulatory compliant mobile solutions for patient recruitment, patient engagement, and
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