Members of the Partners in Innovation, Education, and Research consortium include Atlantic Health System, Drexel University, Einstein Healthcare Network, Geisinger including AtlantiCare, Main Line Health, and Thomas Jefferson University.
High demand for services, a shortage of practitioners and low insurance reimbursement rates have all contributed to mental health care providers’ general lack of enthusiasm for joining provider networks, according to the study.
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.
Patient engagement and education seem to be the largest drivers for building games for healthcare organizations.
Safeguard Scientifics became a sustaining member of ic@3401, which means it will help to recruit and mentor member companies and bring in new industry collaborators.
"Providers are not known for being good communicators," said DecisionSim CEO Bob Yayak. The company wants to address this issue with CommSim, newly purchased online communications training technology from Drexel University College of Medicine.
Eight Philadelphia-area organizations and companies are teaming up to promote the Southeast Pennsylvania region as a leader in healthcare innovation by launching the Health Care Innovation Collaborative.
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.
The Independence Blue Cross Center for Health Care Innovation and Drexel University will collaborate on several research projects, including the use of “machine learning” and curbing hospital readmissions. Researches from both institutions will work on a number of different areas, among them: — Identifying Independence members at high risk for hospitalizations and re-hospitalizations, as well […]
It’s been a couple of years since I first spoke with some of the folks who brought industrial engineering, fashion design and OBGYN together. The idea is to solve the problem of how to monitor the fetal heart rate and uterine contractions with as much flexibility and comfort as possible. It’s established proof-of-concept. So now […]
A new health IT accelerator in Philadelphia funded by Pennsylvania has selected seven healthcare startups spanning diagnostic device developers to house calls on demand. It represents an effort to diversify the Science Center’s offerings. The Digital Health Accelerator is a collaboration between the University City Science Center and Drexel University and is Philly’s third health […]
Misplace your inhaler lately? Are you due for a refill? Staying away from spots that exacerbate your asthma? A senior at Drexel University re-imagined an asthma inhaler with a companion app so users can keep a personal record of the quality of their breathing and do a better job of managing their health.
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 designers of the touchscreen didn’t have blind people at the front of their minds when they came out with the technology that’s been adopted for Smartphones, tablets and iPads. But the widespread use of Smartphones has led to a new trend: entrepreneurs developing apps for the blind and visually impaired. The American Foundation for […]
A tiny, vibrating, diving board-like sensor to detect certain types of bacteria and toxins could be used to detect prostate cancer in a more timely, efficient manner at a lower cost. Drexel University College of Engineering professor Dr. Raj Mutharasan is leading a research team to develop the sensor, which uses lead zirconate titanate […]
A serial entrepreneur has inked a licensing agreement with three Philadelphia institutions for their technologies to develop synthetic skin from soybean proteins as well as technologies for vascular grafts and tissue regeneration. Eqalix CEO Joseph P. Connell sees applications for diabetic foot ulcers, bed sores, trauma and burns. Connell said the synthetic skin addresses the […]
A company is developing a mobile cardiac biomarker testing device for emergency rooms to rapidly determine whether someone is having a heart attack and the likelihood of one occurring in the near future. The test involves taking a blood sample using a disposable pin prick to detect the cardiac biomarker, troponin. Under stress, the protein […]
Drexel University in Philadelphia has signed an agreement with Shanghai Advanced Research Institute in a move to produce more collaboration between faculty and researchers at the institutions. John A. Fry, Drexel’s president, announced the launch of the Drexel-SARI center in Shanghai with the president of the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Dr. Feng Songlin. One of […]