- New AMA survey reveals physicians’ motivations and requirements for adopting digital health adoption and attitudinal shifts from 2016 to 2019.
- Adoption of digital tools has grown significantly among all physicians regardless of gender, specialty or age.
- Adoption of remote care tools such as tele-visits and remote monitoring had the most movement.
- Awareness of most of the emerging technologies such as artificial or augmented intelligence is fairly high.
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Research: Connected Inhalers Link Ozone Exposure to Asthma Symptoms
- Today, UCSF, CommonSpirit Health, UC Berkeley and Propeller announced research that uses data from connected inhalers to show that exposure to ozone in the air leads to more frequent asthma symptoms.
- This is the first study to use a digital health platform to study the impact of ozone on respiratory disease. By attaching sensors to the inhalers of 287 people with asthma in California, researchers were able to track their medication use.
- When ozone concentrations in the air
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In-Depth Report: Will 2020 Signal the Death of Provider Referrals?
- The "death" of provider referrals is imminent as patients now prefer to use online resources 2x more than using traditional referrals to find a doctor, according to the newly released report by Doctor.com- Customer Experience Trends in Healthcare report reveals that the use of referrals to find a provider has declined by 44% since 2018.Doctor.com, a provider of critical infrastructure and integrations necessary to enable modern digital experiences for patients has released its annual “Customer
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FDA Clears Eko’s AFib, Heart Murmur Detection Algorithms for AI-Powered Stethoscope
- StartX company, Eko, announced today that the FDA has cleared Eko’s AFib and heart murmur detection algorithms, making it the first AI-powered stethoscope to screen for serious heart conditions. - Eko’s algorithms alert clinicians to the presence of heart murmurs and atrial fibrillation (AFib) during the physical exam, converting the classic stethoscope into a powerful early detection tool. Eko, a digital health company applying artificial intelligence (AI) in the fight against heart disease,
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2020 Semi-Annual Health IT Market Review: 5 Key Indicators to Watch
- Healthcare Growth Partners (HGP) releases its Semi-Annual Health IT Market Review report that summarizes M&A and private equity activity across health IT, digital health, etc.
- The report reveals health IT as a healthy sector going into 2020 and outlines key 2019 trends and 2020 indicators to watch in the market this year.
Healthcare Growth Partners, an investment bank and strategic advisory firm for health IT has announced the release of its annual Semi-Annual Health IT Market
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Star Trek-Inspired Bed for X-Ray Medical Imaging Raises $26M
- Israeli digital health startup Nanox raises $26M to support the commercialization and deployment of its Star Trek-inspired medical bed for end-to-end X-ray medical imaging service. - The Nanox System is composed of the Nanox.Arc, a novel digital X-ray device and the Nanox.Cloud, a companion cloud-based software that will be designed to provide an end-to-end medical imaging service. NANO-X IMAGING LTD. (“Nanox” or the “Company”), an Neve Ilan, Israel-based innovative medical imaging technology
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CLEW Lands $20M to Expand AI-Powered Critical Care Platform in the US Market
- CLEW closes a $20M Series B round of funding to scale US operations and commercialize CLEW’s critical care platform. - CLEW is a real-time AI analytics platform designed to help providers make better informed clinical decisions by predicting life-threatening complications across various medical care settings.CLEW, a digital health startup announced that it has successfully concluded its Series B funding, bringing the total capital raised to over $20 million. The round was led by Pitango
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Mercom: Global Digital Health VC Funding Down 6% at $8.9B in 2019
- New Mercom Capital annual report reveals global venture capital (VC) funding in digital health declined 6% at $8.9B compared to $9.5B in 2018. - Total corporate funding into Digital Health – including VC funding, debt, and public market funding - dropped 18% to $10.6 billion in 2019 compared to $13 billion in 2018.- Five digital health IPOs brought in a total of $1.4 billion in 2019Global venture capital (VC) funding in digital health, including private equity and corporate venture, declined
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Kyruus Lands $42M to Expand Patient-Providing Matching Solutions for Health Systems
- Kyruus, a provider search and scheduling solutions company raises $42 million in a Series D round led by Venrock and Highland Capital Partners, with financing from other VCs such as Providence Ventures and Salesforce Ventures. - Kyruus will tap into the new funds to enhance its product suite for health systems and forge partnerships with payers and large employers, as consumers also seek providers via those entities.Kyruus, a Boston, MA-based suite of patient-provider matching solutions for
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Cleveland Clinic Appoints Inaugural Chief Research Information Officer
- Lara Jehi, M.D., has been appointed the inaugural Chief Research Information Officer at Cleveland Clinic.
- As part of her role as Chief Research Information Officer at Cleveland, Dr. Jehi will work closely with information technology, research, finance, and other key departments to optimize the enterprise’s digital infrastructure to support research activities and accelerate new treatments for patients.
Lara Jehi, M.D., has been appointed the inaugural Chief Research Information
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