PatientWisdom pulls in $1M to improve digital engagement platforms
OCA Ventures is the newest investor in the New Haven, Connecticut-based startup, which has raised another $1 million in its Series A round of funding.
OCA Ventures is the newest investor in the New Haven, Connecticut-based startup, which has raised another $1 million in its Series A round of funding.
A digital health funding report from StartUp Health notes that there have been 414 deals thus far in 2018, up from 344 deals at the same point in 2017. Additionally, it highlights how patient empowerment is the most funded function (or a company's main activity) so far this year.
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.
At the MedCity CONVERGE conference in Philadelphia on July 11-12, a panel of experts will discuss how to make the care journey a bit more bearable for those living with cancer.
The Atlanta startup provides various tools to improve patient access, including patient matching, relationship management and check-in solutions.
A new consumer survey from Doctor.com found 80 percent of patients have used the Internet to make a healthcare-related search in the past year.
In addition to tools around appointment scheduling and referrals, Luma Health now has a new product: Care Pathway Messaging, which allows doctors and patients to communicate through bot-enabled customized texts.
According to a survey of more than 600 nurses conducted by LinkedIn last month, 25 percent of respondents said artificial intelligence will have the greatest negative impact on nursing, and only five percent believe it will have the greatest positive impact on the field.
Through the new partnership, Daytona Beach, Florida-based Halifax Health will offer all its patients access to AccessOne's financial programs, which give consumers more flexible ways to pay for their medical costs.
"If you don't have good broadband, you don't have good telehealth," broadband analyst Craig Settles said in a February 8 webinar. But without strong broadband policies, patients in need don't have access to virtual care.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has plans to host a competition that addresses patient data integration issues. The contest will take place this fall.
Gabby Everett, the site director for BioLabs Pegasus Park, offered a tour of the space and shared some examples of why early-stage life science companies should choose North Texas.
Telemedicine has been surrounded by plenty of hype this year. However, a new survey of 403 consumers shows that a relatively small percentage of them are actually making use of the technology.
New data from athenahealth found that on average, "new" patients — or those who haven't visited the practice in a minimum of three years — waited 2.7 weeks after scheduling an appointment to see a physician.
Falls Church, Virginia-based Health Wizz recently unveiled its platform, which allows consumers to aggregate and share their personal health information.
Do EHRs make healthcare more or less safe? Do physicians spend too much time on EHRs? These are a few of the questions that HEALTHeLink asked 1,000 consumers in Western New York as part of a new survey.
Originally announced in May, the purpose of the contest was to tackle a major healthcare problem: aligning the patient data held by one provider with the same patient's data held by another.