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Wow of the Week: Apple video is a testament to mHealth’s global impact (and great marketing)

Wow of the Week: Apple video is a testament to mHealth’s global impact (and great marketing)

June 15, 2013 8:00 am by | 0 Comments

Apple is showing off its marketing chops, and tugging at our heartstrings, in a new video posted to its YouTube channel.Called “Making a difference. One app at a time,” the ... Read more
From social media to crowdsourcing, 5 ways to engage providers

From social media to crowdsourcing, 5 ways to engage providers

June 14, 2013 6:25 pm by | 0 Comments

Penn Medicine recently hosted a local HIMSS chapter for a seminar on provider engagement. Dr. John McGreevey III, an associate CMIO at Penn Medicine, highlighted several ways to engage providers ... Read more
What are the top 5 ways physicians use tablets and smartphones in their medical practice?

What are the top 5 ways physicians use tablets and smartphones in their medical practice?

June 14, 2013 4:02 pm by | 2 Comments

It’s a popular sport among startups and the mobile vendor community to figure out what physicians are willing to do on their tablets and smartphones. It has to be said ... Read more
No cure for what ails you? Try CureLauncher to locate clinical trials with cutting edge treatments

No cure for what ails you? Try CureLauncher to locate clinical trials with cutting edge treatments

June 14, 2013 3:50 pm by | 0 Comments

In Orlando, more than 550 clinical trials are looking for participants to help find better treatments and cures for such chronic diseases as cancer, AIDS and diabetes. Across Florida, nearly ... Read more
It’s good to be GoodData: Big data company gets $22M from Brazil’s TOTVS

It’s good to be GoodData: Big data company gets $22M from Brazil’s TOTVS

June 14, 2013 11:35 am by | 0 Comments

’Big data’ company GoodData has raised $22 million from Latin America’s largest enterprise software company. TOTVS Ventures is the investment arm of TOTVS S.A., which provides enterprise resource planning (ERP), ... Read more
Flurry finds Millennials use health and fitness apps more than other age groups

Flurry finds Millennials use health and fitness apps more than other age groups

June 14, 2013 10:10 am by | 0 Comments

Given our addiction to smartphones and tablets, mobile consumers are already primed for the coming onslaught of wearable computing devices. Indeed, we’re so tied to our mobile gadgets today that ... Read more
Hackers invited: Sony’s Open SmartWatch update lets in the developers

Hackers invited: Sony’s Open SmartWatch update lets in the developers

June 14, 2013 10:05 am by | 0 Comments

In an interesting twist on the open source hardware movement, Sony has just announced it’s opening up its SmartWatch for your hacking pleasure. The SmartWatch SDK has for a while ... Read more
Medical scribe vendor raises $2.5M, says it’s a good time for business

Medical scribe vendor raises $2.5M, says it’s a good time for business

June 13, 2013 3:46 pm by | 0 Comments

“The scribe industry is in a boom time,” Dr. David Strumpf explained in a phone interview.Strumpf is an emergency physician and the CEO of Emergency Medicine Scribe Systems, a California ... Read more
Supreme Court: synthetic genetic material can be patented, but isolated DNA cannot

Supreme Court: synthetic genetic material can be patented, but isolated DNA cannot

June 13, 2013 10:25 am by | 0 Comments

WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday issued a mixed ruling in a case concerning patents held by Myriad Genetics Inc over the closely watched issue ... Read more
Sales reps not included: On e-commerce site, device firms discount routinely used implants

Sales reps not included: On e-commerce site, device firms discount routinely used implants

June 13, 2013 7:59 am by | 0 Comments

The movement toward price transparency that’s sweeping various parts of the healthcare system has now reached medical device sales via a new e-commerce startup that connects medical device companies with ... Read more
The value of curmudgeons and why health systems and startups should engage them

The value of curmudgeons and why health systems and startups should engage them

June 13, 2013 7:25 am by | 0 Comments

In a profession that is all about saving lives and selfless dedication, it’s odd to think of how many times I’ve heard would-be health IT disruptors (playfully) wish death or ... Read more
VCs may snub life sciences, but VentureHealth hopes crowdfunding platform will spark new interest

VCs may snub life sciences, but VentureHealth hopes crowdfunding platform will spark new interest

June 12, 2013 5:03 pm by | 0 Comments

As life science funding slows to meagre trickle, VentureHealth is trying to speed it back up. VentureHealth has launched its online equity crowdfunding platform for life sciences companies. It provides ... Read more
A new bridge across the valley of death: Non-dilutive money from NASA’s grant fund

A new bridge across the valley of death: Non-dilutive money from NASA’s grant fund

June 12, 2013 2:47 pm by | 0 Comments

NASA is looking to accelerators to identify healthcare entrepreneurs working on the best ideas to deliver healthcare to astronauts.The National Space Biomedical Research Institute Industry Forum announced a new funding ... Read more
To space and back: Two healthcare startups who got commercialization help from NASA

To space and back: Two healthcare startups who got commercialization help from NASA

June 12, 2013 2:42 pm by | 0 Comments

Two healthcare startups are living proof that sometimes the government really is here to help. Two companies that have already received grants from the National Space Biomedical Research Institute Industry ... Read more
From whiteboard to business: TX entrepreneur wants to fund & grow healthcare’s next big idea

From whiteboard to business: TX entrepreneur wants to fund & grow healthcare’s next big idea

June 12, 2013 9:11 am by | 0 Comments

Next Wave Health’s mantra is that it wants to grow the next big idea in healthcare, even if it only exists on a whiteboard.The newly formed Huntsville, Texas, venture launched ... Read more