As a physician, we have the unique privilege of having complete strangers share the most personal aspects of their lives and trust us to make their lives better.
While we find successful ways to help a majority of our patients, frustration begins to set in when we encounter a handful of patients we cannot assist. Sometimes, the root cause is something as simple as lack of timely communication, but often, it’s the technology, or the solution, that’s not available.
When the
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Stanford Alumni Scientists, Physicians Launch StartX Med COVID-19 Task Force
What You Should Know:
- More than 1500 Stanford faculty and alumni announced the launch of StartX Med COVID-19 Task Force featuring 70+ StartX Med Innovators with medical breakthroughs for the prevention, diagnostics, and treatment of coronavirus mobilize efforts to fast-track public health needs during the pandemic.
- The StartX Med COVID-19 Task Force will collaborate on outreach to government agencies, regulatory bodies and healthcare systems in the interest of public health for
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McKesson to Offer Augmedix EHR Charting Services to Specialty Practices
- McKesson will offer Augmedix EHR charting services to its specialty practices with a mission for providers to spend less time on data entry and more time on patient care.
- McKesson previously deployed Augmedix into six practices across the country in The US Oncology Network (The Network).
- The expansion builds on the success of the initial deployments, more practices have since engaged Augmedix. To address the growing demand, McKesson is expanding its reach and extending the
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Trinity Health to Test Google Glass for Tablet-Free Virtual Care
This week, Trinity Health announced that they will soon be testing the capabilities of an initiative that combines home visits by secondary caregivers with the innovative internet capabilities of Google Glass, and the advanced video technologies of swyMed, a provider of video telemedicine technologies.The program will help Trinity Health determine how the technologies might be used to increase access to primary care physicians and advance people-centered care. The clinical simulation of the
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Augmedix Nabs $23M to Expand Google Glass-based Remote Scribe Services Nationwide
Augmedix, Inc., a Google Glass-focused digital health startup, has raised $23 million in funding from McKesson Ventures and OrbiMed with participation from the existing VCs Redmile Group, Emergence Capital and DCM Ventures. The company plans to utilize the funding to expand its remote scribe services nationwide and build out its platform with tools and services that continue to drive improvements in physician productivity and patient care.Founded by Stanford grads, CEO Ian Shakil and Chief
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5 Healthcare Systems Pump $17M into Google Glass Startup Augmedix
Augmedix, Inc., a Google Glass-focused digital health startup announced it has raised $17M in strategic funding from leading healthcare systems including Sutter Health, Dignity Health, Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), TriHealth Inc, and one more. The strategic round was led by Redmile Group with participation from founding institutional investors Emergence Capital and DCM Ventures. Augmedix has raised $40 million in total funding to date. The strategic investment from the five 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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Hospital Uses Google Glass to Accelerate Stroke Treatments
On Monday, Dr. James Grotta, director of Stroke Research at Memorial Hermann's Texas Medical Center hospital began using Google Glass to communicate vital medical information with hospital staff while responding to 911 calls involving possible stroke victims, Houston Chronicle first reports. Using Google Glass will allow medical responders to work hands-free to quickly expedite patient stroke diagnosis and treatment.
"We can start treatment right away at those sites and save a lot
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UK Medical School Launches First Google Glass Curriculum
Earlier this year,Virtual Medics – a group of consultant surgeons at Barts Health NHS Trust and medical students at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) utilized Google Glass in surgery to remove cancerous tissue from the liver and bowel of a 78 year-old man. The procedure was the UK's first global live-streamed surgical teaching session and was watched live via computer or mobile phone, by 13,000 surgical students, healthcare professionals and members of the public from around the world in
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5 Medical Specialties That Can Benefit from Google Glass
Learn how Google Glass and emerging health-compatible applications are changing the way physicians look at healthcare, literally. Pristine’s Kyle Samani offers his insight.
Google Glass may have hit the open market with an air of exclusivity—with the wearable optical-mounted computer being available to the public at the bargain price of $1,500—but that hasn’t slowed conversation down about how the device could open a new world of possibilities for healthcare.
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