- Beddr launches first holistic sleep wellness program for employers that leverages clinical-grade data from Beddr’s FDA cleared wearable.- Beddr expands upon its FDA-listed sleep wearable with improved data and insights, expert-led sleep coaching and sleep physician telemedicine network.Beddr, a pioneer in precision sleep health launched an industry-first comprehensive solution for employers focused on helping employees identify and treat the root causes of chronic sleep issues. The program
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Rimidi Adds Obesity View to EHR-Integrated Platform for Clinicians
- Rimidi adds Obesity disease view to its platform to preemptively identify and manage cardiometabolic diseases by combining data from multiple sources into disease ‘views’ that provide a holistic overview of a patient.- With the obesity view, clinicians are better equipped to identify and lower the potential health risks impacting patients- The addition of obesity to Rimidi’s platform addresses the evolving policies and care around obesity, as the chronic disease requires increased medical
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Cerner Designates ResMed’s Home Health & Hospital Platform As Its Preferred Solution
- Cerner forms a collaboration with ResMed to designate ResMed’s Brightree Home Health and Hospice platform as its preferred solution.- Cerner also plans to connect other ResMed digital health data platforms—including those that support 10 million-plus cloud-connectable sleep apnea and respiratory care devices—to its EHR and HealtheIntent population health platform.Cerner and ResMed, a world-leading digital health company, today announced a new collaboration agreement to help providers make more
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Philips Launches Expanded SmartSleep Suite of Solutions in US Market
- Philips launches its expanded SmartSleep suite of digital solutions in the US market to ultimately address approximately 80 percent of all sleep issues worldwide- Collaborative efforts with Walgreens, WebMD enhance consumer access to sleep information and solutions- The new SmartSleep solutions are now available for purchase on Philips.com, Walgreens.com, and BestBuy.com. SmartSleep Deep Sleep Headband and Snore Relief Band will begin to roll out to BestBuy stores across the United States in
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iRhythm, Verily Collaborate to Develop Atrial Fibrillation Detection Solution
- iRhythm and Verily collaborate to develop health management solutions for atrial fibrillation patients.- The iRhythm and Verily collaboration aims to address this underserved population at risk for asymptomatic or silent AFib.- iRhythm will make an upfront payment to Verily of $5 million and potential milestone payments of up to $12.75 million.iRhythm Technologies, Inc. is teaming up with Verily, an Alphabet company focused on the development of digital health solutions aimed at improving the
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New Bariatric Surgical Risk/Benefit Calculator Can Predict Patient’s Risk of Postoperative Complications
The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) has announced the launch of a new surgical risk/benefit calculator that will provide metabolic and bariatric surgeons and their patients with accurate, patient-specific information to guide surgical decision making and informed consent. Risk calculator has the ability to predict a patient’s possibility of postoperative remission at one year for up to five different weight-related comorbiditiesBariatric
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Mayo Clinic to Leverage Viome’s Microbiome Analysis Platform in Study to Help Understand Sleep and Obesity
Mayo Clinic is collaborating on a study with Viome, a company transforming health through personalized nutrition based on individual biology to better understand the role of nutrition in disease and to explore the potential of Viome's AI-driven personalized diets in helping manage sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and obesity.
Understanding Microbiome
A person’s microbiome is the entire collection of microbes living in and on the body. The microbiome forms a living layer over your skin
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Reaching the Healthcare Mainstream: Wearables and Remote Patient Monitoring Market Map
Even though 2014 was supposed to be the “year of the wearable” according to Forbes, five years later we are now seeing the wearable reach maturity and mass-adoption. This increase in adoption has largely been driven by software and hardware stability which is now allowing these devices to be used with confidence to manage an individual’s health and wellness, including chronic condition management. The graphic below from Accenture shows the increase in technology usage across consumers to manage
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CVS Health to Open 1,500 HealthHUB Locations By The End of 2021
CVS Health, today announced a significant expansion of HealthHUB locations at CVS Pharmacy stores across the country. Building on the success and customer response to its HealthHUB pilot in Houston, the company plans to open additional locations in Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, southern New Jersey and Tampa this year, and plans to have 1,500 HealthHUB locations operating by the end of 2021.Recent HealthHUB Pilot in HoustonFor the past six months, the company has been piloting three HealthHUB
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Cardiogram’s Wearable Based Monitoring Tool Is Now Covered by Oscar
Cardiogram is a digital health company announced that it's wearable-based monitoring for atrial fibrillation and diabetes is now covered by Oscar Health Insurance, without paying out of pocket. The coverage will help provide end-to-end preventive care: continuous wearable monitoring, convenient testing, contextualized results, and clinical triage.Impact of Chronic ConditionsFor chronic conditions like diabetes, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and sleep apnea, anywhere between 20–80% of cases
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