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By Jonah Comstock | 10:41 am | October 29, 2014
MIEC, an Oakland, California-based medical malpractice insurer, has teamed up with HealthLoop to turn the startup's mobile and web-based communication platform toward a new use-case: decreasing the number of malpractice claims brought against a doctor or hospital.
By Brian Dolan | 01:10 pm | October 23, 2014
One of the largest not-for-profit healthcare systems in the US, CHE Trinity Health has chosen Sharecare, the company founded by WebMD founder Jeff Arnold and television personality Dr.
By Brian Dolan | 10:47 am | October 23, 2014
New York City-based Phreesia, which offers a tablet-based patient check-in and payment service to healthcare providers, has raised $30 million in funding led by private equity firm LLR Partners.
By Aditi Pai | 10:10 am | October 22, 2014
Springfield, Illinois-based Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) has launched a pilot program to examine how nurses and physicians can integrate the Apple Watch into the medical group's Advanced Medical Home program.
By Jonah Comstock | 11:08 am | October 15, 2014
Some industry stakeholders from providers to investors to consumer device makers think something like Apple's HealthKit could be the catalyst that finally brings the patient -- and patient-generated data -- into the healthcare ecosystem in a way that electronic medical records have persistently failed to do.
By Brian Dolan | 08:57 am | October 06, 2014
The opportunity for healthcare organizations to leverage text messaging as a channel for health education, behavior change, and patient engagement has been widely discussed over the past decade.
By Jonah Comstock | 11:39 am | October 01, 2014
Health insurers need to make a change fast, according to a new report from investment firm the Psilos Group.
By Brian Dolan | 09:24 am | September 23, 2014
The opportunity for healthcare organizations to leverage text messaging as a channel for health education, behavior change, and patient engagement has been widely discussed over the past decade.
By Jonah Comstock | 06:19 am | September 23, 2014
Janssen Healthcare Innovation, a Johnson and Johnson company, is introducing a provider-facing component to its Care4Today mobile health manager application, the company announced from the stage at Health 2.
By Aditi Pai | 05:38 am | September 08, 2014
Boston-based patient engagement and care management company Wellframe raised $8.