By Brian Rinker – Staff Reporter, San Francisco Business Times | Mar 4, 2020, 5:55pm EST San Francisco firm StartUp Health is looking to invest in companies with digital health approaches on the coronavirus, or COVID-19. Unity Stoakes, the firm's president, told me that the idea is to put together a cohort of 10 to 20 startups all focused [...]
TUE, FEB 25 20203:32 PM ESTUPDATED TUE, FEB 25 20203:41 PM EST | Christina Farr | CNBC.com Apple and Johnson & Johnson, a pharma giant, announced plans to team up on Tuesday on a new study that aims to study whether Apple Watch can detect a heart rhythm irregularity called atrial fibrillation among seniors, and encourage them to [...]
Supporting Patients, Providers and Researchers Feb 26, 2020Phillipe CharlesTechnology | CrossComm Digital Health is revolutionizing traditional medicine by leveraging digital technologies to increase the efficiency of care and support better patient and provider outcomes. Advancements in mobile technology, wearable devices, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies are increasing the quantity and quality of actionable health [...]
A Journey of Discovery, Transformation, and Newfound Opportunities in North Carolina by Keith Duprey My family made a very intentional move to North Carolina a few years ago to improve the quality of our lives – be outdoors more, be closer to family, and benefit from world-class institutions. It was also at this time that [...]
By Lance Robertson and Bruce Chernof | FEBRUARY 24, 2020 | HealthAffairs.org As health care payment models become more value-based, health care systems are increasingly interested in approaches that address both medical needs and social determinants of health. This isn’t surprising. Services delivered in the home and in the community that prevent falls, address food [...]
by Fred Pennic 02/06/2020 | HITConsultant.com – New AMA survey reveals physicians’ motivations and requirements for adopting digital health adoption and attitudinal shifts from 2016 to 2019. – Adoption of digital tools has grown significantly among all physicians regardless of gender, specialty or age. – Adoption of remote care tools such as tele-visits and remote monitoring had [...]
