digital health devices
Funding for the tech-enabled provider was led by BlueMountain Capital Management.
Some 9 percent of respondents said they have used a telehealth service for a minor illness at least once since these tools became commercially available, according to a Healthline survey of 3,679 people who read Healthline.
Juniper Research predicts that connected healthcare and fitness device services will produce $1.
This year, MobiHealthNews covered many digital health milestones, including four IPOs, about $2 billion in funding, 33 merger and acquisition deals, and the entry of some big name companies in the space.
There seems to be a pattern emerging among health and fitness devices that do well on crowdfunding platforms: Break a record with your campaign, then ship your device several months late.
Eighty four percent of patients said they should be able to use technology to help their doctors make a diagnosis, while 69 percent of physicians said patients should use such tools to help them form a diagnosis.
Madison, Wisconsin-based Propeller Health, formerly known as Asthmapolis, has raised $14.
Camntech's MotionWatch
In February of this year, the FDA cleared two wristworn activity trackers from British company Camntech: non-smartphone-connected, but highly accurate devices intended for use in clinical trials.
By 2018 an estimated 75.
Adidas has announced its latest activity tracker, just two weeks after rumors surfaced that the device might be announced sometime this year.