How the FDA is shaping healthcare innovation
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
In the last year the FDA has taken steps to evolve its process for regulating software as a medical device, personal genomics and clinical decision support technology.
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Self-Care is Healthcare for Everyday People
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
Patients are the new healthcare payors, and as such, taking on the role of health consumers. In fact, health and wellness consumers have existed since a person purchased the first toothpaste, aspirin, heating pad, and moisturizing cream at retail. Or consulted with their neighborhood herbalista, homeopathic practitioner, therapeutic masseuse, or skin aesthetician.
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Health Care Professionals: Fight Back Against Bad Online Reviews
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Defamatory attacks against health care professionals have become increasingly prevalent as more and more review sites join the world wide web. This allows patients to post virtually anything they want - good or bad - about a physician or any professional. With more physicians becoming employees of hospital systems or large healthcare institutions, adverse surveys, reports or reviews can affect advancem
Hurricane-affected residents can opt into free telehealth services
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Virtual telephone or video care will be available at no cost, with some offers lasting for several weeks.
Optimizing Medical Waste Management: A Guide to Best Practices
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Hybrid specialist-AI system outperforms machine learning diagnostic in Stanford study
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
Swarm AI, a network of human practitioners whose collective diagnoses decisions were moderated by an AI, offers another approach to AI-based medical image analysis.
FDA roundup: The major device, app, and algorithm approvals of 2018 (so far)
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
A collection of 29 approvals and clearances by the US Food and Drug Administration include several novel products.
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Apple's ECG announcement was likely years in the making, but its timing was remarkable
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
The announcement has drawn questions about novelty and claims of coziness with the FDA.
Behavioral economics startup Wellth lands $5.1M
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
New York-based Wellth — a company that works with payers and risk-based providers to give patients finanical incentives for medication adherence — completes Series A financing.
Study: Blood pressure telemonitoring yields short-term blood pressure reduction
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
A new JAMA Cardiology study revealed that while telemonitoring helps lower blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled hypertension, the results are not long lasting.
Remote heart monitoring, management device maker Endotronix lands $45 million
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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
Endotronix lands $45 million to launch its Cordella Heart Failure System and further development of its Cordella Pulmonary Artery Sensory system.
HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?
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Nima's newest smartphone-connected device scans foods for peanut allergens
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
The follow-up to Nima's gluten sensor picked up peanut proteins with 99.2 percent accuracy in a third-party test.
Pilot of Kiio’s digital back pain therapy reports improved outcomes among those who used it
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
Plan members who took to the platform reduced their medical expences and filled fewer prescriptions, while outcomes remained similar or become worse for those who did not engage.
Cigna to put $250M into healthcare innovation through new venture fund
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
The focus will be invest in early and growth stage startups working in insights and analytics, digital health and retail, and care delivery and management.
Instagram now surfaces substance misuse resources for relevant searches
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Users who click through the popup will be provided with anonymous support hotlines, a treatment facility locator, peer support guidance, and other substance abuse education.
The Big Payoff of Application Analytics
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Kvedar: With 'human element' theme, Connected Health Conference responds to AI fears, hype
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
CHC Program Chair Dr. Joseph Kvedar says the event will focus on technology coming in the next 18 to 24 months.
AliveCor's AI for noninvasive blood potassium screening snags Breakthrough Device designation from FDA
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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
The KardiaK Software Platform could be used with mobile ECG devices to identify potential cases of kidney disease.
Poll: Is the FDA Pre-Cert program an effective way to regulate digital health products?
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
The agency has reinvented the process for clearing digital health products but reviews are mixed.
Masimo's respiration sensor receives FDA nod for neonatal, infant use
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
Masimo's acoustic respiration sensor, the RAS-45 for Rainbow Acoustic Monitoring, is clearedfor use among infants and neotal patients 10kg and under.
Everything You Wanted to Know About FACIS, but Didn’t Know to Ask
Speaker: Amy Anderson
FACIS® helps organizations mitigate patient and organizational risk. Maintaining compliance and safeguarding against fraud and abuse in today’s changing healthcare landscape can be challenging. Most healthcare organizations screen and monitor providers against the OIG but that’s only ONE of FACIS®’ primary sources. FACIS® pulls data for every taxonomy from the lowest level employee to the highest level licensed professional.
Poll results: CVS-Aetna outpaces Amazon as most likely to disrupt healthcare
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
Readers pointed to the incumbent’s domain expertise and broad member base outweighing Amazon’s innovative nature.
Babylon will double its London team, target chronic disease with $100M investment
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
Dr. Ali Parsa, CEO and founder of Babylon, made the announcement at an event organized this week at Babylon's headquarters in London.
Epic teams up with Nuance on voice assistant technology
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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
Nuance, a voice AI company, has announced that its technology will be integrating with Epic's EHR apps.
MyVytalics, Helix team up for genomics sleep product
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
Consumer genomics company Helix has partnered with MyVytalics on a new app that gives users insights about how their genes play into their sleep patterns and health.
Ensure Continuous Patient Care: How to Avoid Disruptions Due to Ransomware
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Prince William spearheads online toolkit to promote workplace mental health
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
The launch of the new site offers employers and employees resources for dealing with mental health in the workplace.
InfoBionic gets $50M for MoMe Kardia connected cardiac monitor
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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
Blue Cross Blue Shields of both Massachusetts and Kansas supported the round.
How Cleveland Clinic, UPMC and Rush executives foster a culture of innovation
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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
William Morris, Rasu Shrestha and Shafiq Rab say to identify innovators, think purpose-built tech, embrace the unsexy, and protect your investments.
NeuroFlow raises $1.2M for enterprise mental health platform
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
NeuroFlow said that it is targeting major health systems with its product, and anticipates a total subscription of $1.5 million by the end of its fundraising.
Generative AI for Contracts Is Here: New Tools to Accelerate Drafting and Editing
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Stanford taps VivaLNK's new Vital Scout for stress study
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The adhesive, wearable device monitors ECG, heart rate variability, respiration, and more.
Welltok acquires Wellpass (formerly Voxiva) to build out Medicaid, government business
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AI, data analysis startup Clarify Health Solutions raises $57M
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Clarify's software platform includes consumer engagement apps, patient management tools, and a value-based performance insight generator.
physIQ gets FDA nod for a-fib analytics system
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AI company physIQ landed FDA clearence for its atrial fibrillation detection analytics software.
Monetizing Analytics Features
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