Fitbit collaborates with Singapore’s Health Promotion
Board (HPB) on population-based public health Initiative in Singapore to drive
better health outcomes at scale
Fitbit, today announced a new collaboration with Singapore’s Health Promotion Board (HPB) on a healthy population health project in support of Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative. The HPB is Singapore’s government agency that implements policy and programs to improve the nation’s health. The collaboration marks the first
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MyHealthTeams Lands $9.44M to Expand Social Networks for Chronic Condition Communities
MyHealthTeams Co-founders Eric Peacock and Mary Ray
MyHealthTeams, a San Francisco, CA-based creator of the largest and fastest-growing social networks for people facing chronic health conditions raised $9.44 million in a Series B financing round led by strategic investor UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company. This financing brings total investment in MyHealthTeams to $26.84M, building on the company's Seed and Series A1, A2 and A3 rounds. Existing investors including Adams Street Partners,
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Pilot Study: Lark Health’s AI-Driven Diabetes Management Program Decreased A1c by 1.1 Points
Lark Health, a chronic disease prevention and management platform has released initial results from a pilot study of its Diabetes Management Program (Lark DMP). After an average of four months, the Lark DMP users reported a significant reduction in A1c levels of 1.1 points, from 8.5 to 7.4 percent.Lark Diabetes Management Program OverviewThe Lark DMP, which uses conversational artificial intelligence (AI), rather than live telephonic nurses, was developed with the collaboration of industry and
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AMA Grants New CPT Code for KidneyIntelX to Support Medicare & Reimbursement
The American Medical Association (AMA) has granted a CPT® Proprietary Laboratory Analyses (PLA) Code for Renayltix AI’s lead product, KidneyIntelX. The new code, 0105U, has been approved and published by the AMA CPT Editorial Panel, and is scheduled to become effective on October 1, 2019.Medicare Price for New CPT CodeA payment rate for the new code will be established for Medicare patients through the 2019 Clinical Lab Fee Schedule (CLFS) Annual Public Meeting process. Renayltix AI will shortly
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Apple to Sell One Drop’s Blood Glucose Monitors in Select Retail Stores
One Drop, a digital blood glucose monitoring kit for diabetes management will now be available in select retail Apple stores, CNBC reports. Currently sold online in the Apple Store for $69.95, the digital diabetes kit includes a Bluetooth glucose meter, test strips, lancets (optional), and one year of free coaching from a certified diabetes coach.One Drop Blood Glucose MonitorOne Drop’s blood glucose meter ensures clinically proven accurate, reliable results in just five seconds. The meter then
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Research: Livongo for Diabetes Program Improved Diabetes Distress Levels
Livongo, an Applied Health Signals company empowering people with chronic conditions to live better and healthier lives, today announced the findings of a study conducted in collaboration with Eli Lilly and Company that demonstrated 94 percent of Livongo program Members who participated in a program survey achieved improved Diabetes Empowerment Scale-Short Form (DES-SF) or Diabetes Distress Scale 2 (DDS2) in year one. The research findings were presented on June 8, 2019, at the American Diabetes
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Fitbit Health Solutions Business Grew 70%, $30.5M in Revenue in Q1 2019
Fitbit today released its Q1 2019 earnings reporting revenue of $272 million, GAAP net loss per share of $(0.31), non-GAAP net loss per share of $(0.15), GAAP net loss of $(79) million, non-GAAP net loss of $(38) million, cash flow from operations of $(68) million and free cash flow of $(74) million.Q1 2019 Fitbit Health Solutions EarningsFitbit Health Solutions business grew 70% YOY with revenue of $30.5M, which was an important contributing factor to the company’s positive momentum overall in
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Fitbit Partners with Solera Health to Address Type 2 Diabetes
Fitbit, today announced its expanded partnership with Solera Health, an integrated benefit network to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by encouraging positive behavior changes, such as increased physical activity and weight loss.Type 2 diabetes affects more than 30 million American adults and costs the U.S. approximately $327 billion annually in direct medical expenses and lost productivity. Yet, the onset of disease can be delayed – or even prevented – among the 84 million U.S. adults at high
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Livongo Health and Abbott Partner to Offer Continuous Glucose Monitoring Insights
Livongo Health, a consumer digital health company empowering people with chronic conditions to live better and healthier lives, today announced that it will be the first comprehensive offering for people with diabetes to integrate continuous glucose data from Abbott’s FreeStyle® Libre Pro System, a revolutionary continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system for healthcare professionals.Through this integration collaboration, Livongo will offer, where appropriate and prescribed, the FreeStyle Libre
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New Study Reveals Personalization is Key to Diabetes Management
New study led by Livongo demonstrates that personalization is key to diabetes management and short periods of intensive coaching when people get stuck on their way to their glucose and weight goals can be helpful. A new study reveals that use of Livongo for Diabetes significantly improves the health of people with type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to recent findings reported in the Journal of Diabetes Research. Researchers also found pairing participation in Livongo for Diabetes with lifestyle
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