On-demand doctor house call service provider Heal has raised $14.8 million in Series B funding from Fidelity Management and Research Company. The latest round will allow Heal to further expand its geographical footprint, broaden the range of medical services it offers and increase patient reach. Last month, the company announced that it raised $26.9 million in its Series A round led by Thomas Tull’s Tull Investment Group.In addition to the latest funding, Heal has appointed former House
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Northwell Health, Siemens Healthineers Partner on Population Health Research Project
Siemens Healthineers and Northwell Health announced a research partnership to provide dedicated personnel and research support over the next four years to the Northwell Health Imaging Clinical Effectiveness and Outcomes Research (iCEOR) Program. Additionally, Siemens Healthineers will dispatch dedicated full-time employees to work jointly with Northwell Health on outcomes-based research projects and population health management efforts. Siemens Healthineers is the separately managed healthcare
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Fruit Street Telehealth Lands $3M for HIPAA-Compliant Telehealth Platform for Lifestyle
Telehealth provider Fruit Street Telehealth (Fruit Street) has raised $3 million in Series A funding, bringing its total number of physician investors to more than 160. The startup plans to utilize the latest round of funding to further develop its telehealth platform with its joint venture partner VSee whose video technology is already embedded within Fruit Street's platform. Additionally, the funding will increase Fruit Street's digital advertising budget for sales and marketing initiatives,
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Tyto Care, American Well to Integrate Telehealth Visits with Remote Exams
Telehealth company American Well has partnered with Israel-based telehealth company Tyto Care to combine telehealth visits with comprehensive remote examinations. As part of the partnership, Tyto Care’s examination platform and clinical exam data will be integrated into American Well’s telehealth platform to offer its customers access to the vast network of healthcare providers using American Well’s platform. Through this integration, patients can replicate an in-office visit and conduct medical
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Modernizing Medicine Unveils New Apple Watch App, Pop Health Platform
Specialty-specific EMR provider, Modernizing Medicine has unveiled data analytics and Apple Watch functionality to its specialty suite of products and services designed to improve quality reporting and increase physician mobility. Announced during the company's third annual user conference, MOMENTUM, the new analytics enhancements gives physicians near real-time population health data to help support the transition to value-based healthcare.Analytics Key FeaturesFrom patient check-in to
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GE, InTouch Health Partner to Use Telehealth in Remote Training for Radiologists
GE Healthcare has partnered with InTouch Health, a provider of FDA-cleared remote presence devices, to help train imaging techs and radiologists to use high-tech imaging devices. It’s an innovative use of telehealth technology that reduces the costs associated with onsite follow-up training, and in a recent pilot, was shown to improve training quality, potentially saving lives. The pilot connected GE experts to healthcare providers in over 200 telepresence classes around the world, successfully
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Cerner Integrates American Well’s Telehealth Platform with EHR
Cerner has announced a telehealth agreement with American Well to integrate American Well's telehealth platform with Cerner’s EHR. As part of the integration, the integrated EHR-telehealth solution will be available to current and future Cerner and American Well clients to manage the health and care of patients beyond the walls of the health system.Patients will now have the ability to interact with the solution through Cerner’s HealtheLifeSM patient engagement portal, which is designed to
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GE, Houston Texans to Fund 2-Year Concussion Telemedicine Pilot
The Houston Texans and GE are teaming up with the Houston Methodist Concussion Center to fund a two-year concussion telemedicine pilot to bring specialized concussion care to student athletes at 19 rural school districts in Texas. As part of the pilot, when a student athlete is injured in a game or practice with a suspected concussion, a Houston Methodist athletic trainer will go to the school or training facility to administer a comprehensive concussion evaluation, including a neurologic and
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Study: Integration of eICU Telemedicine Program Improves Patient Outcomes
As the adoption and growth of the ICU telemedicine increases, more research is being conducted to analyze operational factors that affect patient outcomes. Philips has announced its involvement in a study appearing in CHEST that shows ICUs that were more fully integrated with the remote team were associated with shorter lengths of ICU and hospital stays. This suggests that more teamwork and direct intervention allows for quicker patient intervention to manage evolving instability and prevent
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Telehealth Startup Tyto Care Receives FDA Clearance for Digital Stethoscope
Tyto Care Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for its digital stethoscope, a device that will be part of its advanced set of examination tools now being introduced to the world of telehealth. TytoCare is launching a comprehensive telehealth solution that includes digital health tools for examining the ears, throat, skin, heart, lungs, and temperature and a cloud-based platform with video conferencing. By enabling a more
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