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UK Startup Flow Raises $1.5M for Brain Stimulation Headset, Therapy App

by Fred Pennic 07/26/2019 Leave a Comment

Flow Launches Medical-Grade Headset, Therapy App for Depression

Flow, a London-based medical device startup using a brain stimulation headset and therapy app to treat depression has raised $1.5 million in seed funding led by Khosla Ventures. In Europe, Flow has been approved as a Class II medical device intended for use as a treatment for depression – and is the first approved treatment of its kind in Europe available to buy and use at home. The investment will be used to support Flow’s European rollout, introduce Flow to healthcare clinics, and fund
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Reducing Preventable Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events

by Dr. Chris Hobson, MD MBA, Chief Medical Officer at Orion Health 07/25/2019 Leave a Comment

Top 5 Roadblocks to Population Health Management for Providers

Using a Health Information Exchange (HIE), clinicians across multidisciplinary care teams can access a patient’s medications, reconcile the list and monitor their progress, thereby reducing medication errors and future costs from preventable hospital admissions. Multiple factors combine to make the prescribing, supplying and taking of medications a perilous and costly issue for patients and the healthcare sector. Prescription medication use is by far the most common health intervention.
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Blockchain Solve.Care Integrates With Uber Health to Deliver Non-Emergency Medical Transportation for Patients

by Jasmine Pennic 07/10/2019 Leave a Comment

Blockchain Solve.Care Integrates With Uber Health to Deliver Non-Emergency Medical Transportation for Patients

Solve.Care, a global healthcare platform which uses blockchain technology for the administration, coordination, and payments of healthcare benefits, has announced a partnership with Uber Health, allowing healthcare organizations to provide accessible and affordable rides to patients and caregivers. Integration Details & BenefitsEvery day, 10,000 patients miss or delay care due to a transportation barrier. The partnership will result in the integration of Uber Health’s transportation
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Survey: How Healthcare Deploys Software as a Service (SaaS) Apps

by Fred Pennic 07/05/2019 Leave a Comment

How Healthcare Deploys Software as a Service (SaaS)

The global healthcare cloud computing market was recently valued at approximately $18 billion and is expected to generate around $61 billion USD by 2025, at a CAGR of around 18.7% between 2019 and 2025. Key factors driving this growth are the adoption of IoT, wearable devices, and big data analytics.Software as a Service (SaaS) is a service model in cloud computing whereby the vendor provides a complete package of software applications over the Internet to their customers, who subscribe for this
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NextGate Integrates EMPI with Life Image’s Clinical & Imaging Data Network

by Fred Pennic 06/25/2019 Leave a Comment

IPA, IHANY, Fidelis Care Partner to Address Social Determinants of Health in Upstate New York AzHHA Taps PatientPing to Improve Care Coordination Across State of Arizona

NextGate, a provider of healthcare enterprise identification, and Life Image, a global network for sharing clinical and imaging data that is powered by industry leading interoperability standards, today announced a strategic partnership to meet the increasing demand for reliable imaging workflow integration.Global-Sharing Network of Clinical, Imaging, Medical Device and Pharmaceutical DataEliminating silos and ensuring that each patient has one and only one record, NextGate and Life Image will
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Top 5 Roadblocks to Population Health Management Adoption for Providers

by Dr. Chris Hobson, MD MBA, Chief Medical Officer at Orion Health 05/23/2019 Leave a Comment

Top 5 Roadblocks to Population Health Management for Providers

The healthcare system is undergoing a transformation to restore the patient to the center of their care and to provide all patients with the highest quality care at the lowest possible price and with the best possible experience. Frequently the patient’s health journey is fragmented between multiple providers, an issue which must be addressed as a key part of any successful value-based care model. Population health management (PHM) is an umbrella term that incorporates the multitude of payment
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Analysis: 5 Trends Shaping The Future of The Global Radiology IT Market

by Steve Holloway, Director at Signify Research 05/07/2019 Leave a Comment

Analysis: 5 Trends Shaping The Future of The Global Radiology IT Market

Against the backdrop of artificial intelligence in medical imaging and other hyped healthcare IT technologies, market trends in core radiology IT software and services can easily be overlooked. Many of the largest markets in North America and Western Europe have reached saturation, with few new “greenfield” opportunities. Instead, the dynamics of much of the global radiology IT market revolve around long procurement cycles, replacement or contract roll-on and an entrenched customer base.However,
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4 Barriers to Overcome Before AI in Medical Imaging Becomes Mainstream

by Fred Pennic 08/07/2018 Leave a Comment

4 Barriers to Overcome Before AI in Medical Imaging Becomes Mainstream

The world market for artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging, comprising software for automated detection, quantification, decision support, and diagnosis, is forecasted to reach $2 billion by 2023, according to a new report from Signify Research, an independent supplier of market intelligence and consultancy to the global healthcare technology industry. The report, “Machine Learning in Medical Imaging – 2018 Edition” provides a data-centric and global outlook on the current and
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Novartis Foundation, Ghana Health Integrates Telemedicine Services Across Ghana

by Jasmine Pennic 01/16/2018 Leave a Comment

GSK Acquires Novartis’ Consumer Healthcare Business for $13B_Novartis Launches Digital Health Initiative in Nigeria to Improve Access to Essential Medicines

Today the Novartis Foundation and Ghana Health Service are announcing the successful integration and scale-up of telemedicine services across Ghana. The telemedicine service started as a pilot model in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region in 2011, covering 30 communities of around 35,000 people. The Novartis Foundation worked with local and international partners to make the pilot a success.Partners included Millennium Promise at Columbia University; the Ghana Ministry of Health,
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African Hospitals Adopt Artificial Intelligence to Advance Clinical Genomics

by Fred Pennic 03/24/2017 Leave a Comment

African Hospitals Adopt Artificial Intelligence to Advance Clinical Genomics

Sophia Genetics, a provider of data-driven medicine, today unveiled the list of African hospitals that have started integrating SOPHiA, the company’s artificial intelligence, into their clinical workflow to advance patients’ care across the continent. Medical institutions at the forefront of innovation already using SOPHiA in Africa include:· PharmaProcess in Casablanca, Morocco;· ImmCell in Rabat, Morocco;· The Al Azhar Oncology Center in Rabat, Morocco;· The Riad Biology Center in Rabat,
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