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October 19, 2018 | by Healthcare Weekly Staff
Physicians Worry about New Heart Health Apps
Digital Disruption
October 19, 2018
Physicians Worry about New Heart Health Apps
Two heart health apps have received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but
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October 19, 2018
Abbott’s MitraClip for Heart Failure Patients
The Mitraclip, developed by Chicago-based Abbott Laboratories, can greatly reduce death rates in
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October 04, 2018
Tempus Plans To Expand its Operations
Chicago-based healthcare startup, Tempus, secured $110 million after a Series E financing round,
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October 04, 2018
UnitedHealthcare Exploring Digital Health
UnitedHealthcare is deepening its focus on digital health, touting its solutions as a game changer
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October 03, 2018
Navigating Challenges of Healthcare Organizations
Management in healthcare has long been a complicated balancing act. On one hand, healthcare
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October 01, 2018
Maven raises money to make better healthcare available for working mothers
$27 million more will be used on the development of Maven, a digital health company that strives
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October 01, 2018
Making Trust and Transparency Synonymous with Healthcare
Organization: CareDash Interviewee: Ted Chan, CEO and Founder Healthcare Weekly takes
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September 19, 2018
UnitedHealthcare Deepens Focus on Digital Health
UnitedHealthcare, the largest health insurer in the U.S., says the need to reduce healthcare costs
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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 14, 2018
Humans and AI More Efficient Working in Collaboration, Swarm AI Shows
A new hybrid system of artificial intelligence (AI) and human scientists has shown it can achieve
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September 14, 2018
With $250 Million to Start, Cigna Ventures to Fund Innovation in the Healthcare System
Cigna announced, September 12, it will invest $250 million in the new Cigna Ventures fund,
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September 13, 2018
Illinois Ramps Up Fight Against Opioid Epidemic with Expansion of Telehealth Services
In a move meant to provide medical access to millions of patients, Illinois has approved a raft of
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September 12, 2018
Notable Raises $13.5M to Expand Wearable Doctor’s Assistant
Notable Health, a San Mateo, California-based startup, aims to lower the physician burnout
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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 07, 2018
Team at MIT Develops Wireless Systems to Track Tumors and Dispense Drugs
MIT scientists have developed a system capable of locating ingestible implants inside the body
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September 06, 2018
Healthera has new funding for more interconnected digital health solutions
Healthera, a British digital health platform has closed a £3 million Series A round, led by ADV
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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
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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September 04, 2018
The Hottest Healthtech Startups Featured At Y Combinator’s Demo Day
For tech entrepreneurs looking for their big break, the Y Combinator’s biannual Demo Days is one
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September 02, 2018
Google and GN Hearing partner up to produce a hearing aid integrated with Android
Denmark’s GN Hearing announced, August, 16, it has partnered with Google to develop a hearing
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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 29, 2018
Hungry for Healthcare Solutions? Meet Direct Primary Care and HR6199
This post comes from one of our partners and has been written by Adam Habig, Co-Founder and
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August 29, 2018
How Nathaniel David is Transforming the Healthcare Industry
Nathaniel David is no stranger to the healthcare industry. The scientist and entrepreneur has
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August 27, 2018
How the “Big 4” Tech Companies Are Leading Healthcare Innovation
According to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), US health spending has already
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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 22, 2018
MDLIVE Virtual Health Expansion Gets $50 Million Boost in Funding
Virtual health provider, MDLIVE has closed a $50 million investment round led by Cigna and Health
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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 17, 2018
This Week in Healthtech: Technology is Reshaping How We Exercise
Week ending 08-17-2018: reshaping the health and wellness industry with smart technology
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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 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 06, 2018
Smart Technology for Seniors. It’s Here! We’re Ready. Are You?
By Amber Redmann, CEO, Parasol Alliance As the CEO of a technology solutions company that
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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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July 29, 2018
How Technology Can Help Solve the Country’s Shortage of Nurses
The shortage of nurses in the United States has been an ongoing issue for over a decade. New
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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 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 23, 2018
Saving Patients & Hospitals Millions with Government Programs
Healthcare Weekly recently interviewed Doc&I CEO, Brad Becker. Brad has vast operational
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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
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 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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June 24, 2018
Using Social Media to Gain Awareness on Health Issues
Organization: Prevent Blindness Interviewee: Jeff Todd, CEO Healthcare Weekly recently
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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 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 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 24, 2018
Artificial Intelligence and Precision Medicine Help the Fight Against Cancer
~~~Learn how AI can accelerate precision medicine to unlock the inner workings Once likened to
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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 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 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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