Vaccine rollouts are picking up steam and many parts of the world are gradually beginning to relax restrictions and reopen their economies. While this welcome news is cause for celebration, it is crucial for decision-makers in developed countries to understand the reality: for the most part, it is only developed countries that are really moving through this. Less fortunate parts of the world—notably Brazil and India—have practically served these past few months as petri dishes for mutations that
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Philips, Cognizant Partner to Develop Digital Health Solutions to Providers, Researchers and Patients
What You Should Know: - Cognizant and Phillips announced a strategic collaboration to develop digital health solutions intended to improve patient care and accelerate the clinical trials process by increasing connectivity across patients, providers and clinical researchers. - The strategic alliance brings together Philips HealthSuite, a cloud-based platform and Cognizant’s digital engineering expertise
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SUD: Can Digital Health Solutions Remove Stigmas Around Addiction?
We can safely take for granted that a doctor treating your back pain isn’t going to determine the course of care based on whether she thinks you’ll fully commit to getting better. She isn’t likely to start treatment with a contract stating that the only way to stay in treatment is to commit to doing everything she requires and reaching total recovery. She isn’t going to set arbitrary parameters for how fast you should recover. It’s also safe to assume that your quest to get care for back pain
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Providence-backed Tegria Acquires Digital Health AI Platform KenSci
What You Should Know: - Providence-backed Tegria today announced the acquisition of KenSci, a leader in artificial intelligence platforms and apps for healthcare, with roots in Microsoft's Azure4Research program and the University of Washington. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. - Founded in 2015, KenSci's digital health AI platform helps organizations bring the power their data and improve health outcomes with advanced analytics. KenSci's customers,
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Pear Therapeutics Goes Public Via $1.6B SPAC Deal – Digital Health IPO
What You Should Know: - Pear Therapeutics, the leader in developing and commercializing prescription digital therapeutics to treat serious disease, and Thimble Point Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: THMA), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) whose management team is associated with the Pritzker Vlock Family Office, today announced that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement. - Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, upon closing of the
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AWS Healthcare Accelerator Launches for Digital Health Startups
What You Should Know: - Today, Amazon announced the launch of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Healthcare Accelerator program, delivered by KidsX, a global ecosystem of pediatric innovators. - The AWS Healthcare Accelerator is a four-week technical, business, and mentorship accelerator opportunity open to U.S.-based healthcare startups or international healthcare startups that have existing U.S. operations. - A cohort of 10 healthcare startup companies with an established
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ZS Acquires Digital Health Consulting Firm Medullan – M&A
What You Should Know: - Evanston-based global consulting firm ZS today who signed an agreement to acquire Medullan, an innovator in digital health strategy, experience design, technology enablement, compliance and research. Through the acquisition, ZS also gains Medullan’s pioneering virtual care platform, VARA™. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. - The deal brings together two established leaders in professional services for the life sciences
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PharmStars Launches Pharma-Focused Accelerator for Digital Health Startups
What You Should Know: PharmStars today announced the launch of its global digital health accelerator to transform how pharma and startups do business. PharmStars is the first and only non-proprietary accelerator for digital health startups that wish to improve their ability to engage with pharma as clients and partners. For its pharma members, PharmStars offers premium access to a curated group of the most promising digital health startups that align with their digital health strategy. The
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Banner Health Launches Digital Health Program with Xealth & Babyscripts
What You Should Know: - Banner Health announced the launch of its digital health program with Xealth to enable digital health at scale. Banner Health is making it simpler for medical providers to order digital health solutions directly from its Cerner EHR, helping to strengthen its connection with patients across its 30 acute-care hospitals and other entities. The launch will begin
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MITRE Proposes a National Strategy for Digital Health
What You Should Know: - MITRE has published a draft National Strategy for Digital Health that identifies a set of national priorities and guides the government and industry toward common goals. - MITRE has researched and identified candidate actions in the full version of the strategy, which leaders may consider for achieving each of these goals. Six Strategic Goals for a Healthier Population The six strategic goals MITRE has identified to revolutionize the health and well-being of
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