The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences has awarded Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Northwestern University and others a five-year, $25 million agreement to develop the CD2H.
In yet another development for telemedicine, the University of Washington‘s heath system has launched a virtual clinic that will be operated by Seattle-based Carena, according to a report in Xconomy. This has been a busy week for telehealth, although the deal between UW Medicine and Carena is from January. Earlier this week, the University of […]
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.
“His music may have been both figuratively and physically heartfelt,” Joel Howell from the University of Michigan said in a news release. “When your heart beats irregularly from heart disease, it does so in some predictable patterns. We think we hear some of those same patterns in his music.” Researchers have speculated that Ludwig van […]
As hospitals speed new mothers out the door, one unintended consequence is that infants can develop signs of jaundice after they’re home. That means it then takes more time to diagnose and treat the condition than if it had been caught before leaving the facility. Computer scientists and professors at University of Washington have developed […]
Seattle organ-on-a-chip maker Nortis is gearing up to launch a microfluidic product to help pharma researchers reduce the error, cost and suffering that can come with animal testing. The company projects it’ll have an organ-mimicking product ready in the first quarter of next year, and is currently securing a production site in Seattle to manufacture the chips. The company […]
A health IT company commercializing technology for mental health professionals developed at University of Washington appears to be raising a $500,000 series A, according to a recently filed U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission document. The company, Mental Health Data Services, markets OwlOutcomes, a software-as-a-service solution that mental health providers use to monitor patient outcomes over […]
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.