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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How Millennials Lead the Way to Healthcare Innovation
Editor's Note: Mark Haddad is VP of Consulting for the Microsoft group at SADA Systems, a full-service cloud migration and IT consulting services company, offering cloud solutions, managed services, technical services. Statisticians, researchers and workplace experts love to talk about how different Millennials are than the rest of us as workers and consumers. There have been numerous studies about the potential impact of this group on the healthcare industry, since healthcare defies nearly
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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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New OR Workflows Helps Reduce $5 Billion in Supply Chain Waste
Every year, more than $5 billion is wasted on expired, lost or uncaptured medical device and implantable charges. While this supply chain waste is pervasive throughout entire health systems, the intricacy of managing high-value items is exceptionally demanding in the operating room (OR). To help address waste in the OR, Cardinal Health Inventory Management (CIMS) has launched new, cloud-based automated workflow modules for challenging-to-manage inventory such as biological implants, sutures, and
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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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For Hospitals on the Edge, Health IT is the Tipping Point
“No aspect of health IT entails as much uncertainty as the magnitude of its potential benefits.”
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Report: Automate Population Health to Manage Patient Care
Population health management is fundamental to every major health care reform initiative today, and is most visible in the Patient-Centered Medical Home and Accountable Care Organization. Although providers now have the incentive to implement Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology, EHRs alone are not sufficient to manage populations effectively. Provider groups and health systems that automate the spectrum of population health functions will be best positioned to succeed.
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The
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