Why convergence is part of the future of healthcare
In a phone interview, Andy Slavitt, one of the keynote speakers at the MANOVA summit in Minneapolis on October 8-11, discussed why healthcare encompasses much more than just medical factors.
The convergence of the technology and medical device industries is no longer a practical impossibility
I used to feel like the only person who had ever given any thought to the convergence of tech and devices at medtech conferences. I’m so glad to see the dawn of this new convergence thinking become more and more generally accepted.
Health Executives on Digital Transformation in Healthcare
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
Daniel Kraft provides glimpse of health tech’s future
At MedCity INVEST, Dr. Daniel Kraft said entrepreneurs and investors should be looking at the "super-convergence" of technology in healthcare "because that's where the opportunity is to innovate, reinvent, reimagine."
Cable provider Comcast and insurance group join forces in healthcare partnership
The unique initiative pairs a health insurer with a cable corporation with the goal of improving access to healthcare through health education content and telemedicine.
The lines that define healthcare industry segments are blurring, but what will be the result?
Take a giant step back and you can see that all of the major players are undergoing major material changes in how they define themselves and what they offer to the market. The lines between retail and insurance companies and the pharma and technology industries are melting away.
Apple is adding medical practice for its employees
Apple has launched a website indicating its interest in medical clinics to serve its employees under the name AC Wellness.
The Funding Model for Cancer Innovation is Broken — We Can Fix It
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
Bracket acquisition underscores the push to make clinical trials more flexible for patients
Adam Butler, Bracket strategic development and corporate marketing officer, said in an email that mProve has been a BYOD device pioneer and has a track record of working with pharma and regulators to make BYOD work in clinical trials.
Health2047 launches collaboration with Celgene to build data transfer tools
Dr. Doug Given, Health2047 CEO, said In a phone interview that Celgene is the first of many collaboration partners that will be announced this year.
“Life sciences are the biggest of big data”: a conversation with Cray’s Ted Slater
Meteorologists usually enlist the help of a huge supercomputer when they run their weather models.
Philadelphia as a laboratory for healthcare innovation: A conversation with Gary Kurtzman of Safeguard Scientifics
In his role as senior VP and managing director of Safeguard Scientifics, a venture capital firm based just outside Philadelphia, Gary Kurtzman leads the firm’s healthcare investments. So he’s perhaps a bit biased when he says that Philadelphia is the “center of the healthcare universe,” as he did in a 2016 interview.
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Transforming Patient Care: The Role of AI-Powered Assistants
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
Here’s what’s exciting about FDA’s latest digital health plans and what’s to come
Early signs from the FDA point to an agency that seems motivated to move quickly and, ultimately, reinvent itself in the eyes of entrepreneurs, investors, and industry stakeholders.
Why collaboration is crucial to curing cancer
Simply put, working together is better than working alone. At MedCity CONVERGE, three panelists discussed an organization based on the idea of collaboration: the Philadelphia Coalition for a Cure, which is seeking to put an end to brain cancer.
MD Anderson chief innovation officer: “Innovation doesn’t have to be sexy”
Rebecca Kaul, chief innovation officer at MD Anderson Cancer Center and a keynote speaker at MedCity CONVERGE, discussed why innovation is needed in healthcare — particularly in the oncology space.
mySugr CEO talks about Roche acquisition and what’s to come with digital health-pharma deals (Q&A)
mySugr cofounder and CEO Frank Westermann responds to questions about the recent acquisition of his smartphone-enabled diabetes management business and what will come next.
Push to develop Austin’s healthcare innovation zone makes key hire
Christopher Laing, vice president, Science and Technology, at the University City Science Center in Philadelphia, will start his new gig as executive director of Capital City Innovation in September.