More funding and another powerful pharma backer have entered the microbiome space, showing that at least some investors and pharma execs believe the field can begin converting preclinical ideas into valid human therapies.
With a new $51.5 million Series C, TraceLink is expanding the reach of its track and trace software system at an opportune time, as new measures to reduce the impact of counterfeit medicines come into effect.
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.
With the full ImageReady system, patients are approved to get full-body MRI scans, which eliminates some of the potential risks of a device malfunctioning due to the scan.
Is the hack hype? I dove in, joined the signature event of MIT Hacking Medicine and found out.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts recently entered into a partnership with American Well on a new telemedicine pilot that will permit direct engagement for consumers with their health plans and providers. The pilot, dubbed WellConnection, will last two years and will initially target a range of conditions, from monitoring recovery from concussions to wellness coaching to […]
BIDMC has self-developed its core clinical information systems for many years. We certified all our applications for the 2011 and 2014 ONC criteria, attesting to Meaningful Use Stage 1 and 2 in every appropriate year. BIDMC has hundreds of person-years invested in our web-based, cloud-hosted in-patient and out-patient applications. The culture of BIDMC has […]
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.
Predilytics, a Massachusetts-based health IT company that specializes in healthcare analytics and machine learning for health plans and providers, is in the midst of raising $10 million through the sale of equity, according to a filing with the SEC. The company, founded in 2011, has raised about $8.9 million so far, with another $1 million […]
Open enrollment kicks off tomorrow for individuals and businesses looking to purchase health insurance, and with the healthcare landscape more politicized than ever, there will be plenty to watch for. Federal officials significantly downsized expectations this year, after a tumultuous, bitterly partisan but ultimately successful start to last year’s inaugural season under Obamacare that enrolled […]
Massachusetts-based eClinicalWorks has signed a deal to implement its cloud-based EHR platform for some 200,000 patients at 23 detention facilities across the country overseen by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The EHRS will be used by some 1,000 medical professionals with the ICE Health Service Corps. at facilities that aren’t quite hospitals but often […]
On January 31, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced that it had identified twenty provisionally-approved applicants for certificates of registration to operate medical marijuana dispensaries. DPH is running point for the state under the medical marijuana law passed in Massachusetts by ballot question in November 2012. Since the announcement, the local media have published innumerable […]
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Patients aren’t the only ones who are poised to benefit from gamification in healthcare. In between rounds at hospitals like Mayo Clinic and Baylor College of Medicine, clinicians are answering quiz questions and participating in challenges on their cell phones and tablets. Their hospitals are working with a Harvard spinoff called Qstream to encourage continuous […]
In his TEDGlobal talk in Edinburgh, Scotland last summer, Mark Kendell listed four ways that a new delivery method could change the game for vaccines. His nanopatch uses microneedles instead of a syringe to deliver the treatment. Solving the “fear of needles” problem is a big deal but breaking the “cold chain” is a bigger […]
Personalized medicine is fascinating. A world in which medication and treatments could be optimized based on our genetic makeup rather than the current trial-and-error system could reduce healthcare costs long term. Dr. Eric Topol’s keynote presentation at the Digital Health Innovation Summit emphasized that we need to move beyond the one-size-fits-all approach to healthcare. Not […]