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Last week, ECRI Institute, a nonprofit that focuses on healthcare quality, announced that it will be launching its first medical device evaluation laboratory outside the US.

Doctors already using the DrChrono system will be able to see their patients via an HD, HIPAA-compliant smartphone video. 

According to Moshe Bar Siman-Tov, director general of Israel's Ministry of Health, the country is pushing towards preventative and personalized medicine.

A new meta-analysis published in JMIR revealed that while fitness apps modestly increase physical activity, the average observed step count between app users and nonusers did not reach statistical significance.

Although still far from being tested in humans, the technology could serve as a replacement to blood draws.

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The platform's new group can help users track hormone replacement therapy and other specific health needs while connecting patients to care.

The two companies will work together to tailor a platform that will connect patients to community-based providers and other resources. 

At the MEDinIsrael conference in Tel Aviv, Director of Analytics and Big Data Dr. Lena Granovsky talked about technology, big data, and analytics' growing role at the company.

The new platform gives patients tokens for showing up to appointments, answering surveys and completing other health-related activities.