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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Medisafe Unveils “Safety Net” Feature for Additional Safeguard for Medication Adherence
Non-adherence varies from medication to medication and, until now, non-adherence and potentially fatal drug-to-drug and drug-to-lifestyle interactions were nearly impossible to prevent. Today, Medisafe, a medication adherence platform, has announced a feature that tracks individual usage patterns to help predict and plan for medication non-adherence pitfalls before they happen.Medisafe’s new feature, Safety Net, powered by IoT technology company Neura, uses artificial intelligence (AI) to
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Quest Diagnostics Acquires Cleveland HeartLab to Establish Cardiometabolic COE
Quest Diagnostics has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cleveland HeartLab, a provider of innovative diagnostic services for managing cardiovascular disease. A spin-off of Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland HeartLab has created a specialized approach to identifying risk of heart disease, based in part on science published in more than 100 peer reviewed journals. As part of the acquisition, Cleveland HeartLab will serve as the base for Quest's first national center of excellence in
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EchoPixel Raises $8.5M to Support Commercialization of 3D Medical Visualization Platform
EchoPixel, a Mountain View, CA-based provider of an interactive virtual reality software solution that assists healthcare professionals in detailed interpretation of medical images has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding led by Intel Capital The round also included participation from existing EchoPixel investors Aurus Capital, Runa Capital and Harris & Harris Group and new investors LAM Research and Binomial. EchoPixel plans to use the funding to support the commercialization of True
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BaseHealth Lands $8.5M for Predictive Analytics Platform to Uncover ‘Invisible Patients’
BaseHealth, a predictive, evidence-based, and data-driven population health management solution that targets the unknown risk by identifying the “Invisible Patients” has raised $8.5 million in Series C funding led by HBM Healthcare Investments. The Sunnyvale, CA-based digital health startup plans to use that latest round of funding to further develop BaseHealth’s analytics engine, which is based on peer-reviewed medical literature, curated by physicians and scientists, and enhanced with
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Health Tech Startup iCoreConnect Joins StartUp Health’s Global Army of Transformers
iCoreConnect, a provider of secure, HIPAA-compliant communications and cloud-based practice management has been chosen to join the elite StartUp Health Academy for Health Transformers and digital health entrepreneurs. Through StartUp Health, iCoreConnect gains long-term access to a global network of peers, partners and promotion. StartUp Health’s platform is focused on coaching and supporting entrepreneurs to foster digital innovation to transform health on a global scale. provide video remote
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