PediaQ, a Dallas, TX-based company that has launched a mobile app platform for on-demand nurse triage and house calls has landed its first partnerships with Memorial Hermann Health System (Houston) and Baylor Scott&White Health (Dallas). In addition, the company has raised $4.5 million in funding which brings its total funding to date at $6.5M since its inception in late 2014. The funding will be utilized to expand the company’s growth in Dallas, Houston and Austin, and will also allow for
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Welkin Health, Serotonin-Plus Partner to Create “Coach in a Pocket” App for Weight Loss
Serotonin-Plus, a Virginia-based medical weight loss program structured around a patented serotonin formula, has partnered with Welkin Health, a San Francisco-based digital health company specializing in patient relationship management, to scale the most important component of their program: human coaching. Welkin's configurable technology will enable Serofit coaches to build relationships with patients and engage and support them in their weight loss goals, all at the patient's convenience.This
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WellDoc, LifeScan Integrate to Create Type 2 Diabetes Management Platform
WellDoc has entered a commercial partnership agreement with LifeScan Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Care Company (JJDCC), to deliver a best-in-class digital health solution for individuals living with Type 2 diabetes. The combined offering will seek to create a comprehensive, data-driven and payer-reimbursed program for Type 2 diabetes management.WellDoc’s BlueStar® diabetes management platform and mobile app is the first digital therapeutic approved by the U.S. Food and Drug
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WellDoc, Human API Partner To Integrate Type 2 Diabetes Patient Data
Digital health technology company WellDoc has announced a partnership with health data platform Human API to integrate type 2 diabetes patient health data within WellDoc’s BlueStar digital therapeutic. As part of the collaboration, Human API’s data platform will provide WellDoc with real-time access to comprehensive clinical patient data from its network of 15,000+ pharmacies, health systems and laboratories. The steady flow of data is shared within a highly secure environment that ensures
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The Role of Secure Messaging in the Digital Health Revolution
While the world focuses on holograms and telemedicine, secure communication technology is making what could arguably be considered the most profound impact on the healthcare system. It’s less Sci-Fi than robotic surgery. Less Silicon Valley than a virtual visit. But secure messaging technology is addressing the most fundamental need within the healthcare system: effective communication.
This sponsored report by DocHalo explains the rise of secure messaging in healthcare,
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20 Promising Canadian Digital Health Companies to Watch
“A company’s odds of success are better the closer they can get to their market,” argues Stephen Hurwitz, a thought leader in the Canadian venture capital industry, recognizing that the proximity to a VC-tech hub can help the success rate of Canadian startups.
A socialized healthcare system, Canada’s market is fragmented by province and type of care – most primary and emergency care is free for residents whereas specialty care, prescription drugs, long-term and in-home care amongst others,
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The Kabuki Dance Of “Blocking Data” In Healthcare
The lack of data interoperability in healthcare continues to plague and haunt the entire industry. Much of the challenge falls squarely in the realm of Electronic Health Record (EHR) software, but EHR software is by no means the only category where this challenge is directly affecting patient lives. I ‒ along with countless others ‒ have written extensively about this topic. Last year I did a 5‒part series on just "interoperability" which I published on Forbes. One piece highlighted the
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Cleveland Clinic Innovations Launches Store to Sell Digital Health Products
Cleveland Clinic Innovations — the healthcare provider business development arm — quietly launched ADEO, an e-commerce company designed to sell digital health care products directly to hospitals, physician practices and patients last October.
The store currently has 13 products available in the store, which is described as the "first online marketplaces for medical innovations.” The name “ADEO” comes from the Latin phrase meaning “to go forward.”
The service is an outgrowth of the Global
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Top 10 Most Popular Articles in July 2013
Each month we compile a list of the 10 most popular articles we published that month, based on the number of page views.
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Vinod Khosla’s Controversial Thoughts on Health Innovation Video
Video of Silicon Valley investor Vinod Khosla's controversial interview with Thomas Goetz from last month's Health Innovation Summit where he likens modern healthcare to witchcraft and says technology will replace 80% of doctors
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