Aetna (NYSE: AET) is testing out the patient-centered medical home model with cancer patients at an oncology practice in Philadelphia. Consultants in Medical Oncology and Hematology was the first oncology practice to get recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance as a patient-centered medical home. It currently has three offices in the Philadelphia area. […]
Whenever one sees doctors or nurses with a stethoscope it’s usually draped around their neck or stuffed in a pocket. But one RN’s battle with a herniated disc and filling idle time led to a device that helps users clip stethoscopes onto the waistband of scrubs or trousers. Sarah Mott’s Cheshire, Connecticut business Nurseborn is, […]
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.
Connecticut wants to make it a little easier for life sciences companies to get beyond the proof-of-concept stage. In a budget passed this month, translational research will be a priority in a $200 million bioscience fund. Connecticut Innovations, the state’s venture arm, is also looking for someone to lead the investment strategy for the fund. […]
A local group formed a year ago by a former Pfizer Inc. scientist to encourage start-up companies here has joined with the region's chief economic-development agency to create the SECT Entrepreneur Network and Emerging Business Council. Jean Schaefer, ...
Medical device maker Covidien, which has operations in New Haven and North Haven, won a patent infringement case in U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton's court in New Haven Thursday. Covidien sued Ethicon Endo-Surgery in 2004, after it introduced a...
HARTFORD, Conn. — In the nation’s insurance capital, the hunt to find uninsured people and get them enrolled in the state’s new online health insurance marketplace has already begun. Officials working for Access Health CT, create...
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 3-D printing technology hits just keep on coming. Everyone and their brother seems to be testing the capabilities of 3-D printers for medical applications creating artificial ears, vaccines, feet and hearts. But a skull produced with a 3-D printer cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration just last month was used in a […]
A mobile health startup co-founded by emergency room physicians is developing a liquid- based diagnostics platform. The tests would use saliva and, in some cases, urine for rapid, noninvasive tests that could transform the way diabetics monitor ketone levels, how chemotherapy levels for cancer patients are measured, along with alcohol and marijuana detection. Dr. Ron […]
People know that the world of insurance is inscrutable and complex. But now there’s a new measure for how opaque the system is and how difficult consumers find to make sound choices. A recent survey find that choosing healthcare benefits is not only the second most difficult major life decision behind saving for retirement. It […]
Health insurer Aetna (NYSE: AET) has launched a unit that will serve as a test kitchen to develop ways to improve patient outcomes through disease prediction and intervention. Its first two projects focus on evidence-based cancer treatment options and using big data to identify best treatment options for people with metabolic syndrome, according to a […]
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