Digital Health: Page 2
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ResMed wraps up $750M MatrixCare buyout in SaaS push
The sleep apnea company has spent almost $1.7 billion on software businesses in recent years.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 15, 2018
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Millennial to menopausal, women's health is fertile space for startups
Early-stage investors have increased support for female-specific devices and direct-to-consumer diagnostics in the last five years, as the women’s health market is poised to reach $50 billion globally by 2025.
By Maria Rachal • Nov. 14, 2018
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Amazon expands catalog of HIPAA-eligible AI services
Amazon Translate, Amazon Comprehend and Amazon Transcribe can now be used in workflows involving personal patient information.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 12, 2018
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Deep Dive3D printing poised to disrupt healthcare
Health industry types are "100% convinced, and rightly so, that [3D printing] will be a core part of their business in five to 10 years," ISG's Michael Harmon said.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 12, 2018
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Quest Diagnostics adds Apple Health integration for lab results
The move follows rival LabCorp's deal with Apple to add a similar integration for iPhone users.
By David Lim • Nov. 12, 2018
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AliveCor's Apple add-on detects afib at similar rate to costly implant
KardiaBand, a wearable electrocardiogram that retails for under $200, spotted 97% of the cardiac events detected by implantable loop recorders.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 11, 2018
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FDA shares open source app for collecting real-world data
Researchers can use the code to create custom branded apps that collect information from patients.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 07, 2018
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LabCorp rolls out Apple Health integration for lab test results
CEO David King argued the move to enable patients to view their testing results comes at a time when individuals are increasingly interested in gaining a "more holistic view of their health."
By David Lim • Oct. 31, 2018
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FDA panel to review first-of-a-kind heart failure device
The advisory group will vote on Impulse Dynamics' premarket application for a cardiac contractility modulation device to treat class III heart failure at a December meeting.
By Susan Kelly • Oct. 29, 2018
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ResMed posts double-digit growth as software sales soar
Results were burnished by the acquisition of home health software provider HEALTHCAREfirst.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Oct. 26, 2018
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Scripps, NVIDIA team up on AI-driven disease prevention
The collaboration includes plans to establish a center of excellence in genomics and digital health sensors.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 24, 2018
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FDA sets busy year-end medical device to-do list
Improving mammography quality, revamping the De Novo classification process and revising the definition of a medical device to exclude certain medical software are some of the agency's priorities.
By David Lim • Oct. 19, 2018
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UnitedHealth to launch 'fully integrated' EHR next year
Details are sparse on what exactly the payer's model will look like or how it might address the many pitfalls found in electronic systems today.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 18, 2018
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Blue Button 2.0 doubles developers to 1,200, but beneficiary uptake tiny
CMS Administrator Seema Verma tells MedTech Dive that 11 organizations have "production apps" in place using live data.
By David Lim • Oct. 15, 2018
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Health apps require robust regulatory approach: JAMA opinion
The current FDA framework to revamp software regs in the Pre-Cert program is too short on checks to safety and whether products improve outcomes, the authors said. The concerns echo those made by Senate Democrats.
By Susan Kelly • Oct. 15, 2018
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Amazon, Walmart patents highlight potential of biometric monitoring
The developments come as both companies ramp up their involvement in healthcare.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 12, 2018
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Suki AI-based voice assistant tops 1K patient encounters a week
The health IT startup claims it can sharply drop the time spent on medical notes.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 11, 2018
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Top Democrats question FDA Pre-Cert program safety, statutory authority
Concern that the agency may be overstepping its authority echoes comments submitted by the Clinical Decision Support Coalition.
By David Lim • Oct. 11, 2018
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Remote patient monitoring cuts hospital admissions, ER visits, report finds
Heart disease and COPD are the most popular uses, but other less acute chronic conditions are starting to find traction with the technology, the industry and KLAS report found.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 08, 2018
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Blackberry announces healthcare applications for Spark platform, blockchain ledger
The tech company also announced a secure, real-time software program to assist developers of connected medical devices.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 05, 2018
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Fitbit rolling out Charge 3 with focus on sleep tracking
The wearables company said it will also go live with a beta version of its Fitbit Labs Sleep Score program in November.
By Susan Kelly • Oct. 05, 2018
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Survey shows gaps in digital health uptake despite enthusiasm
Two-thirds of doctors have no plans to adopt virtual visits or home monitoring in the near future, according to a new EY report.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 04, 2018
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5 themes from The MedTech Conference
Mergers and acquisitions, digital health, FDA pilot programs and Netflix's The Bleeding Edge were among the hot topics in Philadelphia.
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Pathology ripe for digitalization, but obstacles remain, report finds
Fewer than 5% of providers have moved to full digital pathology services, according to Signify Research.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 28, 2018
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Hologic acquires developer of breast cancer surgery marker
The company agreed to pay $125 million for Focal Therapeutics, the latest addition to its breast health product portfolio, two months after purchasing digital imaging systems maker Faxitron Bioptics in an $85 million deal.
By Susan Kelly • Sept. 28, 2018