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Is Remote-Learning A Public Health Dilemma?

by Jim Davis, Director, Good Athlete Project 11/13/2020 Leave a Comment

Is Remote-Learning A Public Health Dilemma?

In 2014, pediatric occupational therapist Angela Hanscom set out to better understand the student experience by sitting in on middle school classes. She sat. She sat some more. She then noticed that a day’s worth of sitting was affecting her ability to focus. She asked “how on Earth do these children tolerate sitting this long?” before spotting all the fidgety, distracted bodies – “well, the short answer is they don’t.” This phenomenon is rooted in the commonly ignored factor that students
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Sharecare Acquires Evidence-Based Behavior Change Apps MindSciences

by Fred Pennic 06/03/2020 Leave a Comment

Sharecare Acquires Evidence-Based Behavior Change Apps MindSciences

What You Should Know: - Sharecare announced the acquisition of Boston-based MindSciences, an evidence-based behavior change suite of apps focused on mental health (anxiety, stress management), smoking cessation, and weight loss/binge eating, and more. - The acquisition rounds out Sharecare’s portfolio of mHealth-based therapeutic programs improving chronic disease risk and overall health outcomes by targeting varying aspects of well-being. - Based on the work of Dr. Judson Brewer, now
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AHA Launches COVID-19 Data Challenge to Address Health Disparities Among African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans in Rural Areas

by Fred Pennic 05/15/2020 Leave a Comment

AHA Launches COVID-19 Data Challenge to Address Health Disparities Among African Americans, Hispanic, Native Americans in Rural Areas

What You Need to Know: - American Heart Association, Hitachi Vantara and BurstIQ launch COVID-19 Data Challenge to bring global COVID-19 datasets to researchers and clinicians to examine the relationship with other health conditions and health disparities. - Each participant of the challenge will be provided a free, HIPPA compliant and FedRAMP certified, secure Precision Medicine Platform (PMP) workspace to conduct analyses. The American Heart Association, the
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Stanford Medicine Awarded $2.5M Grant to Research Digital Health Tools for Hypertension

by Fred Pennic 04/29/2020 Leave a Comment

Stanford Medicine Awarded $2.5M Grant to Research Digital Health Tools for Hypertension

What You Should Know: - American Heart Association awards Stanford Medicine a $2.5M grant for a digital health and clinical trial for treating hypertension in black and Hispanic participants and in drivers for ride-hailing companies. - The award is part of a $14M grant to several institutions including Stanford School of Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Michigan for research on reducing healthcare disparities through digital health
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Health Scholars Nabs $17M to Expand Clinical Virtual Reality Training Platform

by Jasmine Pennic 01/17/2020 Leave a Comment

Health Scholars Nabs $17M to Expand Clinical Virtual Reality Training Platform

- Health Scholars, a Westminister, CO-based virtual reality healthcare training platform raises $17M in Series B funding. - Funding will be utilized for the expansion of clinical training simulations and virtual simulation technologies.Health Scholars, known for their VR simulations and cloud-based training platform utilized for management, delivery, and analysis of clinical training, is excited to announce the successful completion of a $17M round of fundraising with investments from Arboretum
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Heart Failure is Detectable at Point of Care Using ECG-Enabled Stethoscope, Mayo Clinic and Eko Finds

by Fred Pennic 11/18/2019 Leave a Comment

Eko Duo Receives FDA Clearance to Market Combined Digital Stethoscope/ECG Smart Device

- Eko and Mayo Clinic announced they have proven that heart failure is detectable during routine physical exams, further validating the Eko DUO digital stethoscopes as a heart failure screening tool. - Today’s news marks the first time that a point of care device with a single lead ECG combined with an AI algorithm identified low ejection fraction in patients.- The results of these findings, which are comparable to research published earlier this year in NatureMedicine, were presented over the
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Kaiser Permanente Chairman and CEO Bernard Tyson Dies at 60

by Fred Pennic 11/10/2019 Leave a Comment

Kaiser Permanente Chairman and CEO Bernard J. Tyson Dead at 60

- Kaiser Permanente CEO & Chairman Bernard J. Tyson dies unexpectantly in his sleep today at the age of 60. - Kaiser board of directors appoints Gregory A. Adams, Executive Vice President, and Group President, as interim Chairman and CEO. - Bernard is survived by his wife, Denise Bradley-Tyson, and three sons; Bernard J. Tyson Jr., Alexander, and Charles. Bernard J. Tyson, the Chairman, and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, died unexpectedly in his sleep at the age of 60, the company
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Disruptors or Interrupters? How Apple Is Faring In Their Healthcare Initiatives

by D'Arcy Gue, Director of Industry Relations at Medsphere Systems Corporation 11/07/2019 Leave a Comment

Disruptors or Interrupters? How Apple Is Faring In Their Healthcare Initiatives

Key Highlights - Part one of our new in-depth series on Apple, Google, and Amazon's latest healthcare efforts since our last report in April 2019.  - A look at Apple's recent healthcare developments, as well as an analysis of what goes beyond the news.  Over the last few decades the “digital age” has enabled many garage-based startups to transform into sustained successes by targeting problems that begged to be solved digitally.  Sometimes their leaders identified and resolved
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Amazon Textract Is Now HIPAA Eligible, Extracts Text/Data From Scanned Docs

by Fred Pennic 10/11/2019 Leave a Comment

Amazon Textract Is Now HIPAA Eligible, Extracts Text/Data From Scanned Docs

- AWS announced that Amazon Textract, a Machine Learning (ML) service that automatically extracts text and data from scanned documents, is now HIPAA-eligible.- Amazon Textract will make it easy for customers to accurately and securely process millions of documents in a matter of hours, saving time and lowering processing costs.- Cerner, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and The American Heart Association are already exploring new ways use the power of ML to automate their current workloads
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Eko Raises $20M to Expand Machine Learning Platform for Cardiac Monitoring/Analysis

by Jasmine Pennic 09/25/2019 Leave a Comment

AI-Powered Digital Health Company Eko Closes $20 Million Series B to Continue the Fight Against Heart Disease

- AI-driven digital health startup Eko raises $20M led by ARTIS Ventures with participation from 3M and Mayo Clinic. - Funding will be used to accelerate research and development (R&D) and commercialization of Eko’s machine learning platform for cardiac screening/analysis. - Eko’s cardiac monitor combines digital stethoscope and ECG technology both for in-clinic and at-home monitoring, which enables patients to seamlessly and consistently send cardiac data to their
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