Nfant Labs developed a connected baby bottle for use in nenonatal intensive care and is currently developing a tool to harness data generated from the device to help decide when infants should be discharged from the hospital.
In December 2016 and January 2017, Reach Health surveyed 436 healthcare experts to uncover their telemedicine program objectives as well as the challenges they face.
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.
The acquisition is intended to diversify the vendor's analytics tools as both companies focus on providing tools to support value-based care.
Brenda Fitzgerald has been appointed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What differentiates her from Thomas Frieden, who previously held the role?
Emory Healthcare used Philips' technology for an eICU program, resulting in massive savings, lowered readmission rates and more.
Just 26 percent of business associates — as defined by HIPAA — in health IT, medical devices and outsourced services for healthcare providers and payers held a valid security certification, according to an analysis by CORL Technologies.
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.
Sharecare CEO Jeff Arnold credited the consumerization trend in healthcare, enabled by smartphones, with fueling Sharecare's growth and digital health deal flow, including Sharecare's acquisition of Healthways's population health business.
Healthways is selling Total Population Health Services as well as its Blue Zones Project — a community well-being improvement initiative —and an intensive cardiac rehabilitation program intended to reverse heart disease.
Meiram Bendat, a Los Angeles-based lawyer who has filed several lawsuits against insurers alleging violations of the parity law, voiced skepticism about how effective a task force might be.
HealPros secured funding from Sopris Capital, according to a company statement.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
The results of Emory's workflow redesign have been impressive. The Atlanta academic health system reported cutting the number of clicks physicians had to go through in the Cerner EHR by a third.
Rosacea is common – it impacts 16 million Americans alone – but there’s no cure for the skin reddening, pimples and bumps characteristic of the disorder. Atlanta startup Accuitis Pharmaceuticals is developing a topical therapy for rosacea. The Emory University spinout is also studying the drug’s impact on a number of linked disorders – including psoriasis, dry eye and acne. […]
A brand-new network of life science angel investors has popped up in Atlanta. The Bio/Med Investor Network is looking for startups in the biomedical, medtech and health IT spaces. The group’s backed by Atlanta health industry A-listers, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports, and expects to have 75 investor members by the end of the year. It plans to bankroll […]
The field of neuroscience has never been hotter from a business perspective – while today may be the day of cancer drug development, the near future‘s going to be all about treating conditions of the brain. Atlanta-based accelerator Neurolaunch is focused exclusively on building startups in the neuroscience arena. It’s holding an investor demo day today today, […]
A telehealth startup out of Atlanta has developed a platform for scheduling and billing for hospital systems and physician practices that seeks to create a more flexible way of paying for medical interactions that aren’t currently reimbursed. Meet the MedCoin. ExamMed sees its platform as a way to help practices extend their services in a […]