- The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Health System will implement three TransformativeMed apps to increase workflow efficiency, enhance clinical communications and improve clinician experience- The TransformativeMed applications that UAB is implementing are fully integrated, enabling residents and staff to quickly extract, evaluate, document and take action on data from multiple sources, regardless of their location.TransformativeMed, a Seattle, OR-based provider improving the
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Top 60 Health IT/Digital Health Mergers & Acquisitions in 2019
- From Google's acquisition of Fitbit to Philips acquisition of Carestream Health's health IT business, here is a look at some of the biggest health IT/digital health mergers & acquisitions in 2019 by each quarter.
Q1 M&A Activity
Johnson & Johnson Acquires Auris Health for $3.4B to Expand Digital Surgery Portfolio
Johnson & Johnson acquiresAuris Health, a developer of robotic technologies for $3.4 billion in cash. Auris Health is a privately-held developer of
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Rise of Digital Voice Assistants & The Hospital Room of the (Near) Future
Hospital rooms thrum with the steady beat of monitors. And while a patient must quickly adapt to a cacophony of beeps and drips, when a sudden alarm pierces the air, it’s a nerve-wracking experience—especially if a nurse doesn’t step in immediately. The patient must fumble for the nurse-call button, which can usually be found dangling by the side of the bed. But if you’re sick, weak or hugely pregnant, even rolling over slightly to grab the cord can be a herculean effort.
Soon that dangling
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The Growing Emergence of Robots in Healthcare: Key Opportunities & Benefits
Robots are a rapidly growing part of the modern health care landscape. The history of robots in medicine dates back to 1985 when a robotic arm called “PUMA” assisted with surgery for the first time. The operation — a neurosurgical biopsy — was a complete success. Some of today’s health care robots make PUMA look a little primitive by comparison. Advances in sensor and motion control technologies mean robots are more precise and autonomous than ever, and capable of not just assisting, but
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Health Gorilla Becomes Largest Interoperability Provider in Puerto Rico
- Health Gorilla expands clinical interoperability efforts in Puerto Rico with four new partners adopting its secure interoperability solution. - Through its expanded client base and patient reach, Health Gorilla has become the largest interoperability solutions provider in Puerto Rico.Health Gorilla, a Silicon Valley-based secure interoperability solution, announced today new partners that have adopted its technology platform to advance clinical interoperability efforts in Puerto Rico. Health
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Quartet Health, Cambia Health Solutions Partner to Bring AI-Enabled Platform to Cambia’s Members
- Quartet is partnering with Cambia Health Solutions to bring its AI-enabled platform to Cambia's members so they can get better access to mental healthcare.- Additionally, Echo Health Ventures, a strategic collaboration of Cambia and Mosaic Health Solutions made an investment in Quartet.Today Quartet, a healthcare technology and services company, announced a new partnership with Cambia Health Solutions to help improve the lives of people with mental health conditions. Cambia’s regional health
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Presidium Health Raises $3.5M to Expand On-Demand Care Platform
- Presidium Health raises $3.5M to expand optimized in-home medical services based on geo-proximity to the medically complex and underserved population utilizing a home-based model of careThe company's flagship platform, STAT (Secure Text Activated Triage) is a simple user interface that provides patients with a medical alert device that allows for two-way communication, real-time transmission of vitals and personal health records to a HIPAA-compliant text platformPresidium Health, a San Diego,
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XSOLIS Acquires Real-Time, Secure Messaging Platform MEDarchon
- XSOLIS acquires MEDarchon, a health tech firm focused on HIPAA-compliant, real-time secure messaging for hospitals.- The MEDarchon acquisition will extend its operational impact within the hospital and gives new modalities to support nurses and physicians for XSOLIS.- MEDarchon clients will experience no immediate change in service or support.XSOLIS, a Nashville, TN-based company channeling healthcare data into predictive intelligence and action, today announced that it has acquired MEDarchon,
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InterSystems, Virtusa Partner to Enhance Patient Data Integration
- InterSystems and Virtusa Corporation partner to enhance the healthcare data integration capabilities of its vLife™ life sciences platform.- The Collaboration will create an advanced platform for healthcare data management, research and analytics.InterSystems, and Virtusa Corporation, a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering, and IT services and solutions have announced their partnership in an effort to drive positive patient outcomes while reducing cost through improved
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Life Image, Graticule Launches Imaging Dataset In AWS Data Exchange
- Life Image and Graticule announced the availability of GLIMPS (Graticule Life Image Machine Parsed Set) data licensing subscriptions in AWS Data Exchange. - GLIMPS (Graticule Life Image Machine Parsed Set) is a de-identified patient-level data set including a summary of features generated from NLP processing on Life Image data. - The goal of GLIMPS is to provide a cost-effective patient-level snapshot to biopharma data science teams to fuel the necessary discussions about these data, leading
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