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University of Illinois Report: Elders are More Neglected in Private Nursing Homes
Illinois Healthcare News
October 18, 2018
University of Illinois Report: Elders are More Neglected in Private Nursing Homes
A team of Chicago researchers found major discrepancies in standards of care between private and
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October 18, 2018
Google AI’s LYNA Better Than Humans In Detecting Advanced Breast Cancer
Google AI has announced that it has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can detect
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October 18, 2018
Deep Lens Exits Stealth Mode With $3.2 Million Seed Funding
Deep Lens, a digital pathology startup, exited “stealth mode” with a seed funding round of
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October 17, 2018
Health crisis – Illinois Sees Rise in Reports of Polio-Like Illness
Illinois might be on the brink of an outbreak. Ten cases of a polio-like illness were reported in
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October 17, 2018
Millennials skip primary care and this affects the healthcare system
Millennials, the 83 million Americans born between 1981 and 1996 who constitute the nation’s
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October 16, 2018
Blackberry Takes Strides In Healthcare With Blockchain Solution
Blockchain solution at the core of Blackberry’s strategy Blackberry announced partnerships with
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October 11, 2018
Tencent, Medopad Team Up On AI To Speed Up Diagnosis of Parkinson’s
Chinese tech giant, Tencent Holdings has partnered United Kingdom-based Medopad to build an
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October 09, 2018
Healthcare IT news: healthy eating app seeks to close brain behaviour gap
Healthy eating is one of the main health-related behaviors that 21st century Americans are
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October 08, 2018
15 Illinois schools named among “America’s Healthiest Schools”
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a nonprofit founded by the American Heart Association and
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October 08, 2018
Researchers Get $3.8M for Brain Imaging Study To Treat Suicidal Patients
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have received $3.8
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October 06, 2018
Physicians worry that apps could lead to unnecessary anxiety
Wearables are supposedly the next big thing in medtech, but physicians are worried that
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October 05, 2018
mHealth is Making Healthcare More Customer-Focused
No longer are smartphones just for texts, picture sharing, and an ever-constant stream of news and
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October 05, 2018
Shopping Around for Healthcare Prices Continues to Increase
One year can drastically change consumer behavior. At least, this seems to be the case when price
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October 04, 2018
Trend Watch: Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare
Artificial intelligence: it seems like everywhere you turn, AI is in the news. From smart cars to
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October 03, 2018
AI, Robotics, Apps At Heart Of AstraZeneca’s China Strategy
Pharmaceutical giant, AstraZeneca is looking to tighten its grip on the Chinese market by using
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September 28, 2018
Smartphones Could Be The Answer To Patient Matching Problems
Inaccurate patient matching and other identification errors have been haunting health service
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September 27, 2018
Accenture Introduces AI Bots Ella and Ethan
Accenture has announced the introduction of Ella and Ethan, two interactive virtual-assistant bots
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September 26, 2018
Google’s Nest is quietly making its way towards digital healthcare for the elderly
Digitalizing the healthcare system is a golden opportunity for companies to make good money.
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September 26, 2018
New Changes to Medicare Advantage Plans Could Delay Treatment for Millions of Seriously Ill Patients
A recent decision from The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that allows Medicare
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September 25, 2018
Old Google algorithm, taught new tricks to help diagnose lung cancer
AI is increasingly used across the tech industry for multiple tasks, from speech and face
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September 22, 2018
$250 DIY Artificial Pancreas Inspires Industry to Build One by Early 2019
According to the American Diabetes Association, millions of people around the world live with
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September 19, 2018
FDA Approves a High-Performance Stent – First of its Kind in Nearly Two Decades
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just approved a new covered coronary stent device meant to
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September 18, 2018
Apple Announces New Healthcare-Friendly Watch, Obtains FDA Approval
Apple introduced the Apple Watch Series 4 on Wednesday, claiming that the device is better
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September 17, 2018
Digital diabetes market will reach $742M by 2022. What drives this growth?
Diabetes is reaching epidemic proportions and digital health companies are fighting back with
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September 11, 2018
When technology doesn’t solve a problem: use of e-cigarettes can nearly double the risk of heart attacks (study)
Technology is the driving force behind innovation in healthcare. That is reflected not only
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September 06, 2018
7 Applications of Blockchain in Healthcare
‘Blockchain’ has become something of a buzzword in the past year or so. Fundamentally,
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September 05, 2018
Circulation Strikes Deal with Partners HealthCare
Partners HealthCare have announced an agreement with Circulation to provide transportation
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September 05, 2018
Digital Disruption: The Transformation of Blockchain in Healthcare
As blockchain continues to build momentum, there remains varying perceptions of the efficacy of
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September 04, 2018
4 Barriers to Adopting Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and How to Overcome Them
The adoption of artificial intelligence in healthcare has been a hot topic and rightly so. AI
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August 30, 2018
Virtual Healthcare Startup Izzy Care on Mission to Revolutionize Healthcare
A New York-based virtual healthcare startup, Izzy Care, says it is on a mission to revolutionize
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August 27, 2018
Scientists Develop Model To Predict Enterovirus Outbreaks 2 Years In Advance
Researchers at the United Kingdom’s Imperial College London have developed a mathematical model
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August 27, 2018
New Fitbit Charge 3 to Track Sleep Apnea
Fitbit just announced an update to their bestselling Charge 2 device. The new tracking feature
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August 25, 2018
RDMD Gets $3 Million to Keep Researching Rare Diseases
RDMD, a San Francisco based healthcare technology company which aims to advance research for
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August 24, 2018
UK Biotech Company Raises $84 Million for Novel Cancer Therapies
A United Kingdom based biotechnology company focusing on novel cancer therapies has secured $84
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August 23, 2018
A New Illinois Healthcare Bill to Help ‘Medically Fragile’ Kids
Illinois governor Bruce Rauner has signed a bill that will give better Medicaid coverage to
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August 23, 2018
The FDA Approved the First Direct Generic Competitor to the EpiPen
EpiPen, the biggest name-brand injector drug used to treat patients with life-threatening allergic
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August 21, 2018
Apple Putting Together Team to Develop its Own Health Chips
According to reports from CNBC, Apple is putting together a team to create a custom processor that
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August 21, 2018
$150 Million in Series C Funding To Drive Orchard Therapeutics Commercialization
United Kingdom-based biotech firm, Orchard Therapeutics has closed a successful Series C financing
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August 17, 2018
Report: Illinois Has Room For Improvement When It Comes to Pain Policies For Cancer Patients
Illinois is being praised in a new report for increasing access to healthcare through Medicaid and
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August 16, 2018
Ambys Gets $140 Million Series A Funding to Cure Liver Disease
A new biotechnology company, Ambys Medicines, which is developing regenerative medicines for liver
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August 16, 2018
Is More Affordable Health Insurance Coming to Illinois?
Illinois could offer more affordable health insurance to more people by 2019, as reported by The
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August 16, 2018
19 Top Healthcare Startup Competitions
If you’re a startup in the healthcare space, there has never been a more exciting time to
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August 15, 2018
Amazon Enters Prescription Drug Industry, Buys Online Pharmacy PillPack
Amazon made waves in the healthcare industry recently by acquiring online pharmacy PillPack in a
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August 14, 2018
Will Patient Care Improve as GM and Ford Health Sign Innovative Contract?
General Motors is offering a new, lower-cost health insurance option to salaried employees. Called
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August 13, 2018
Bright Prospects for Regenerative Medicine Industry, as Samumed Raises $438 Million
Drugmaker Samumed last week announced that it had closed its A-6 round of equity issuance with
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August 13, 2018
Redefining Physical Exercise as We Know It: 3 things I Learned From Ryan Eder, CEO at IncludeHealth
Despite accounting for 18% of our country’s GDP, the healthcare industry has undergone very few
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August 11, 2018
Howard Buffett Announces $30M Illinois Investment to Fight Drug Addiction
The private foundation of Howard Buffett, eldest son of Berkshire Hathaway’s billionaire
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August 10, 2018
Blue Cross Blue Shield Gives Steep Discounts for Fitbit Products to its 60 Million Members
Once considered a fad, wearable fitness gadgets are rapidly working their way into insurance
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August 10, 2018
See Which 10 Healthcare Startups Secured Over $1.7 Billion in Funding
It’s no surprise that healthcare startups are synonymous with future of the industry. The
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August 09, 2018
Illinois Faces Another Lawsuit Over Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Death
The state of Illinois faces another lawsuit over the wrongful death of a veteran after reported
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August 05, 2018
Four Cities Are Suing Trump Administration Over ACA Rollback
Baltimore, Chicago, Columbus, and Cincinnati sued the Trump administration on Thursday, August 2,
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August 05, 2018
31 Best Healthcare Startups to Watch in 2018
At Healthcare Weekly, we take innovations from healthcare startups very seriously. Whether it’s
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August 03, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
Blockchain is Reshaping the Healthcare Industry
Week ending 08-03-2018: U.S. Healthcare companies and hospital systems are turning to Blockchain
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August 02, 2018
Illinois on Track to Adopt New Telemedicine Law
A task force to modernize Illinois’ telemedicine policies in order to improve quality and
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August 01, 2018
Alector Receives $133 Million Towards Developing Treatments for Alzheimer’s
On Wednesday, Alector, a startup that focuses on developing new treatments for Alzheimer’s
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July 31, 2018
Will Madaket Save Hospitals and Healthcare Providers $130 Billion Each Year?
Madaket Health, a cloud-based, healthcare SaaS platform solution has received $10 million in
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July 30, 2018
Great News for Big Pharma: BenevolentAI Uses New Funds to Prepare ALS Drug Clinical Trials
This spring, an investor-backed British artificial intelligence start-up, BenevolentAI, received
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July 29, 2018
The U.S. is the Most Dangerous Place to Give Birth in the Developed World. Here’s Why.
Maternal mortality is dropping worldwide, except in the United States, where new data points to an
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July 27, 2018
Beddr SleepTuner Gets $5.6M in Funding to Establish Itself in U.S. Consumer Market
Beddr received $5.6 million in Series A funding to bring its sleep tracker, the Beddr
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July 27, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
Artificial Intelligence Revolutionizes Diagnosis
Week Ending 07-27-2018: Funding for AI Startups advancing medical diagnosis, NIH lends support to
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July 26, 2018
GSK Pays $300 Million to Partner with 23andMe and Its Data
The genetic testing company 23andMe announced that GlaxoSmithKline will pay $300 million
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July 26, 2018
Ambitious Start-Up to Drive Change in China’s Healthcare System
Healthcare start-up WeDoctor is on an ambitious mission to revolutionize China’s healthcare
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July 24, 2018
$12.5 Million Funding for K Health, a Healthcare AI Startup That Helps People Self-Diagnose Their Medical Conditions
Artificial Intelligence start-up, Kang Health, has received $12.5 million in new funding for their
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July 23, 2018
Want to Sell Your Medical Data? Hu-manity Has a Blockchain-Based App for That
Hu-manity.co allows users to sell their patient data to big pharma directly by cutting the
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July 22, 2018
Spring Health Gets Funding to Help Businesses Offer Affordable Mental Health Care to Their Employees
According to tinypulse.com, a recent Everest College survey revealed that 83% of American
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July 21, 2018
Israeli Startup Carbyne Brings 911 Calls Into the 21st Century
Carbyne’s leading NG911 call handling platform — a platform that integrates real-time
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July 20, 2018
Verge Genomics Wants to Use Artificial Intelligence to Cure Diseases (and Gets $32M in Funding to Get There)
Drug discovery is a long and tedious enterprise. According to Tufts Center for the Study of Drug
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July 20, 2018
3 Exciting Advances in Biotechnology
Biotechnology has profoundly changed the way people are being diagnosed and treated. Medical trail
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July 20, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
Value-Based Care and Maximizing Patient Outcomes
Week Ending 07-20-2018: Optimizing patient outcomes and management costs through value-based
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July 19, 2018
Embleema Propels Healthcare Into the Future: New Platform Empowers Patients to Own & Share Their Medical Data
New-York based Embleema announced on Tuesday the launch of a HIPAA compliant healthcare blockchain
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July 13, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
Empowering Patients Through EHR Technology
Week Ending 07-13-18: How companies are empowering patients with emerging EHR technology 150,000
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July 12, 2018
5 Innovations That Will Change the Treatment of Heart Disease
The functions of the human heart continue to challenge physicians worldwide. A quick glance at
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July 10, 2018
Simon Stertzer on Driving Innovation in Cardiovascular Intervention
Organization: Stanford University, BioCardia Interviewee: Dr. Simon H. Stertzer, Professor
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July 09, 2018
Trump Administration Freezes Billions of Dollars in Payments to Insurers
On Saturday, July 7th, the Trump administration announced it would suspend payments of billions
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July 06, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
The Rise of Mobile Health
Week Ending 07-06-18: The rise of mobile health: telemedicine and doctors on-demand Telemedicine
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July 05, 2018
CEOs Must Adapt as Tech Changes Patient-Doctor Relationships
Organization: Independence Plus Interviewee: Danilo Coité, MD, CEO A trained physician with 15
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July 01, 2018
Scientists Can 3D Print Human Heart Tissue
Biolife4D, a Chicago-based biotech startup, announced that it can bioprint human cardiac
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June 29, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
Bridging Healthcare Regulation and Tech
Week Ending 06-29-18: Bridging healthcare regulation and tech: the newest breakthrough
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June 28, 2018
4 Ways AI Can Improve Healthcare Data Security
Here’s a startling statistic: health records are worth 40 times more than credit card data on
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June 22, 2018
Membership Medicine: The Emerging Model Coming Out Against Health Insurance
More and more direct primary care clinics are shifting from traditional health insurance to
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June 22, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
Are Healthcare Innovation Hubs the Future?
Week Ending 06-22-18: Healthcare innovation hubs become the future for many healthcare
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June 15, 2018
Op-Ed: 10 Reasons the Healthcare Industry is Still Not Innovating in 2018
In a recent radio interview, I talked about why the healthcare industry is in an excellent
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June 15, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Week Ending 06-15-18: Artificial Intelligence adoption and the future of AI in healthcare Cloud
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June 14, 2018
AT&T-Warner Bros Merger Gives High Hopes for CVS-Aetna Deal
AT&T-Warner Bros merger gives high hopes for CVS-Aetna deal. June 12, 2018, was an historic
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June 13, 2018
Healthcare Social Media Strategy: 5 Ways to Build Trust
As customers increasingly take to social media, healthcare organizations should follow their
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June 08, 2018
Easing Pain With Virtual Reality: What US Health Providers Can Learn From Their French Counterparts
The latest breakthrough towards VR in healthcare comes from a French startup that wants to bring
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June 08, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
Amazon’s Secret Lab
Week Ending 06-08-18: Big news from Apple, Amazon’s secret lab, and health app safety. Apple is
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June 07, 2018
How to Measure the ROI of Digital Healthcare Innovation
The rise of highly engaging digital experiences from e-commerce sites and the shift towards
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June 05, 2018
How to Prepare Your Organization for Emerging Technologies
According to recent estimates by the Office of the Actuary at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid
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June 01, 2018
FDA Calls Forth Innovators Who Can Tackle the Opioid Crisis
The FDA called on manufactures to enter a program meant to accelerate the innovation of medical
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June 01, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
AI Beats Doctor’s Diagnosis
Week Ending 06-01-18: Artificial Intelligence beats doctor’s diagnoses, Tampa hospital makes
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May 30, 2018
5 Ways Technology Can Reduce Healthcare Costs
Despite the current favorable economic climate, healthcare margins are likely to continue
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May 25, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
Is Healthcare Consumerism Changing the Industry?
Week Ending 05-25-18: Healthcare consumerism and how technology, strategic partnerships, and
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May 22, 2018
Michigan Doctors Embrace Technology and Start Their Own Health Podcast
Two doctors from Michigan started a health podcast that will soon be available on Spotify. A
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May 18, 2018
Healthcare Network Drives Innovation With ‘Shark Tank’-like Contest
Northwell Health, New York’s largest healthcare provider, hosted a ‘Shark Tank’-like contest
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May 18, 2018
Reduce Administrative Burden With Healthcare Technology
It’s no secret that the healthcare industry is in the midst of dramatic change. From the
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May 18, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
AI Meets Big Pharma
Week Ending 05-18-18: What AI means to Big Pharma, drug discovery and research; Pfizer partners
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May 11, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
Data Security in Healthcare
Week Ending 05-11-18: How artificial intelligence and machine learning are changing data security
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May 10, 2018
Google Assistant Passes the Human Test. Physicians & Hospitals Will Save Billions
On May 10, 2018, Google made history yet again, this time at the Google I/O conference. The
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May 08, 2018
Amazon in Healthcare: How the Online Giant Will Disrupt Healthcare
There are plenty of challenges and complexities involved in the disruption of
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May 08, 2018
Another Unlikely Partnership in Healthcare: Venture Capitalists and the Greater Good
One venture capital firm is taking on economic disparity in healthcare, and bringing modern care
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May 04, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
The FDA Speeds Up Innovation in Healthcare
Week Ending 05-04-18: The FDA, pre-certification, and the medical device industry Statement from
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April 30, 2018
AI Comes to Healthcare With FDA Approval
As AI permeates every industry, it’s no surprise that healthcare is up next. The FDA made its
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April 27, 2018
This Week in Healthtech: Patient Engagement Powered by Digital Innovation
Week Ending 04-27-18: The patient, the employee, the consumer: engaging users and changing the
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April 25, 2018
Technology and Patient Care: 3 Ways Technology Can Increase Patient Satisfaction
For many hospitals and medical centers, increasing patient satisfaction is a never-ending process.
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April 20, 2018
This Week in Healthtech: Femtech and Women’s Health
Week Ending 04-20-18: The femtech movement and what is means for women’s health, Frost and
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April 13, 2018
This Week in Healthtech: Digital Innovation Advances Healthcare Industry
Week Ending 04-13-18: Healthtech company sees another round of investment, BCBS partners with
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April 12, 2018
Is Augmented Reality Healthcare Here To Stay?
How much do you know about augmented virtual reality? Even if your answer to this question is
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April 10, 2018
Digital Transformation in Healthcare: 3 Trends to Watch
The digital transformation of the healthcare industry is in the news for a reason. According to
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April 08, 2018
Are Deep Neural Networks and AI the Next Frontier for Aging Research?
Could Deep Neural Networks lead us to the Fountain of Youth? At least one company thinks so.
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April 06, 2018
This Week in Healthtech: Voice Assistants Revolutionize Healthcare
Week Ending 04-06-18: Voice assistants tried and tested at Boston Children’s Hospital, Alexa can
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