- For the first time ever, U.S. Veterans will be able to receive U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) health services at their local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) or American Legion (Legion) Posts through a multi-site pilot program dubbed ATLAS (Accessing Telehealth through Local Area Stations).- This first-of-its-kind telehealth initiative is the product of an alliance between the VFW, VA, Philips and The American Legion, which allows Veterans to conduct virtual appointments with their VA
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Novant Health Taps Tyto Care to Offer Patients On-Demand, Remote Medical Exams
- Novant Health and Tyto Care announced their partnership to enable clinic-quality exams from the comfort of home.- The integration allows patients to connect to a Novant Health provider anytime, anywhere using Tyto Care’s on-demand, remote medical exam device.Novant Health, an integrated healthcare system headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, today announced its strategic partnership with Tyto Care, the healthcare industry’s first all-in-one modular device and telehealth platform for
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Tampa General Hospital Deploys OnMed Telemedicine Station in Hospital
- The OnMed Station allows users to have real-time consultations with a doctor or advanced practice provider via high definition video and audio.- Innovative telemedicine station is being deployed inside the hospital as part of the Team Member Health program and staff members now have access to the OnMed Station OnMed®, an innovative health technology company providing affordable access to quality care, today announced a partnership and first deployment of its breakthrough telemedicine station
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How Video Remote Interpretation (VRI) Boosts Acute Care Quality
Imagine traveling to another country on vacation, only to get terribly ill after consuming seafood at dinner. You experience chills, your hands are curling up and you feel faint all over. Getting to the hospital is a challenge, as you do not speak the native language there. When you arrive at the hospital, all of the medical staff is speaking another language and no one can understand you when you try to tell them your symptoms. You have no understanding of your condition, diagnosis or treatment
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Mon Ami Lands $3.4M to Tackle Social Isolation in Aging with Companions
- Mon Ami raises $3.4M in seed funding led by Freestyle Ventures and Cowboy Ventures to tackle social isolation in aging.
- By pairing older adults with college students for social visits, Mon Ami's marketplace focuses on life enrichment, not just life extension and fills a much-needed gap in the home care service industry.
Mon Ami, a Palo Alto, CA-based digital health company tackling social isolation in aging, today announced the closing of its $3.4M seed financing led by Freestyle
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Behavioral Health Startup NOCD Raises $4M to Expand OCD Therapy Tools
- Digital behavioral health startup NOCD raises $4M to expand the NOCD’s Provider Network for people suffering from OCD nationwide.
- OCD is a psychiatric disorder that affects 2-3% of the population. It involves repetitive, unwanted thoughts and compulsive behaviors intended to reduce the anxiety caused by those thoughts.
- Members of NOCD’s treatment program will be able to complete evidence-based therapy with OCD-trained therapists and get 24/7 adjunctive support, no matter where
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Why Tele-Treatment Will Be The Next Evolution of Telehealth
Ubiquitous mobile technology like cell phones and smart watches play an increasingly important role in our health. You can have a checkup with your physician via the camera on your phone. If your heart rate becomes irregular, your Apple Watch will let you know (proven accuracy notwithstanding). Just the thought of using a wristwatch to monitor your health would have elicited mocking laughter in the not-too-distant past.
Telehealth and wearables have made amazing strides in a short period and
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Amazon Launches Pilot Virtual Primary Care Clinic in Seattle for its Employees
- Amazon launches Amazon Care, a pilot virtual primary care clinic in Seattle for its Amazon employees and in-person healthcare services from Oasis Medical. Oasis Medical.
- Amazon Care offers employees access to video care, care chat, mobile care, and a care courier available Monday to Friday, 8 am to 9 pm, and Saturday and Sunday, 8 am to 6 pm.
- Eligible Amazon employees and their families can request to enroll at any time during the year.
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Why APIs Bring Hope for Data Interoperability in Healthcare
One of the biggest obstacles to data interoperability is the slow and piecemeal progress of healthcare organizations (HCOs) towards digitalization. While the benefits of digitalization are clear; improved efficiency, reliability of data, and enhanced communication, just to name a few; the critical (and most challenging) piece of the puzzle, is being able to share critical patient data between systems in a way that makes it easily accessible - while still retaining the security of sensitive
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Pillo Health, BLACK+DECKER Partner to Launch Voice-Activated In-Home Robot Assistant
- Pillo Health and BLACK+DECKER launch voice-activated in-home robot assistant, Pria by BLACK+DECKER that lets consumers better manage their health and stay connected to their caregivers.
- Pillo Health will market Pillo, its version of the companion, directly to healthcare providers and other organizations that want to revolutionize and improve the health and wellness of patients at home.
- Pria™ by BLACK+DECKER™ is available to consumers on www.okpria.com and through select retail
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