Cardiologist files patent suit against Apple for arrhythmia feature
Dr. Joseph Wiesel claimed an Apple Watch feature for detecting atrial fibrillation violated his 2006 patent.
Evidation Health and Eli Lilly study uses Apple devices and apps to predict cognitive impairment
Early results from a study conducted by Evidation Health, Eli Lilly and Apple have shown the ability to detect cognitive decline and mild Alzheimer’s disease using a combination of Apple wearables, mobile devices, digital apps and sleep sensors.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Former Apple CEO on the biggest trendlines in health technology
In a piece published in Fortune, ex-Apple CEO John Sculley detailed the trends that he sees as shaping the future of healthcare technology and which companies are best positioned to take advantage of them.
Livongo adds smartwatch integrations to its disease management platform
With the new feature, members have the ability to link their Apple, Fitbit or Samsung smartwatches to the company's app to receive health information on their wrist and share activity information back with Livongo to better personalize activity and health suggestions.
Omron Healthcare CEO Ranndy Kellogg on the company’s collaborative approach to innovation
MedCity News caught up with Omron Healthcare CEO Ranndy Kellogg at the the AdvaMed Digital MedTech Conference in San Francisco to speak about the company's new products, emerging business lines and how collaboration with other companies have driven recent innovation.
Amazon reportedly developing emotion-sensing wearable device
The product (codenamed Dylan) is being developed by Amazon's hardware development team Lab126 and its Alexa division. Designed to be worn on the wrist, the device seemingly has a form factor similar to a smartwatch.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Cardiogram signs first reimbursement deal with Oscar Health
If Cardiogram's technology highlights a potential issue of atrial fibrillation or diabetes, patients will be given free access to what the company calls a "gold standard" diagnostic test to confirm the results.
Preliminary results are in from the massive Apple Heart Study
According to findings presented at the American College of Cardiology's annual meeting, 0.5 percent of the more than 400,000 study participants received a notification about irregular pulse and 84 percent of participants who received irregular pulse notifications were found to be in atrial fibrillation at the time of the notification.
Fitbit launches new low-cost wearables, details growth among enterprise segment
The company in betting hard on its Fitbit Health Solutions enterprise business line as it shifts its business model from device sales to recurring software and services revenue. The business line is projected to hit $100 million in revenue in 2019.
Apple rumored to add sleep tracking capabilities on Apple Watch by 2020
Apple's competitors in the wearables space including Fitbit, Withings and Garmin have cited their ability to do long term sleep monitoring as an advantage over Apple's products.
Maximize Revenue and Patient Care with Strategic Weight Loss Management
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
How 150-year-old John Hancock Insurance evolved its approach to preventive health
Last year, the Boston-based life insurer made the decision to exclusively sell interactive life insurance policies where rewards and premium discounts could be earned by healthy behaviors.
Samsung pushes into health wearables fray with newly announced smartwatches
The company's new Galaxy Active smartwatch upgrades its Galaxy Watch capabilities with increased health monitoring capabilities including blood pressure tracking, alongside standard fitness wearable features like heart rate monitoring and sleep and step tracking.
Garmin’s plan to take on Apple, Fitbit and others in the wearables space
The company is pursuing its own clinical trials with the University of Kansas to prove out healthcare capabilities in conditions like sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation detection.
How private health info can be identified through fitness tracker data
The problem, according to researchers, is not fitness trackers themselves, but privacy regulations woefully unprepared to deal with the new types of data being produced, collected and analyzed.
Apple and Aetna partner on personalized Apple Watch health app
Dubbed Attain, the application allows users to set personalized goals, track activity levels and recommend healthy behaviors and actions.