VA looking to expand telehealth spending
The agency's 2016 budget includes $1.2 billion that will specifically go toward telehealth efforts to connect rural and remote veterans with healthcare services.
HCCI’s Guroo.com provides consumers with a free health care transparency tool
The goal of the site is to give consumers information on the costs and quality of health care so they can make more informed choices.
PerformRx’s HealthNHand improve medication adherence for asthma patients
The platform will be initially offered to members of AmeriHealth District of Columbia, the largest Medicaid managed care organization in the District.
UnitedHealthcare adds medical bills payments to its mobile app
The Health4Me app also got few other features, including expense management capability, Fitbit integration and live streaming of UHC.TV Internet TV channel.
CHIDS, Vheda Health team-up to target chronic illness
Vheda has developed clinically validated mobile interventions that save $15,000 per prevented hospitalization through video visits and remote monitoring.
PipelineRX raises capital from California Healthcare Foundation
The fresh capital will help the company expand its services to more rural hospitals through a partnership with the California Hospital Association (CHA).
23andMe gets FDA’s approval for Bloom Syndrome test
It's not really the same thing as 23andMe's original offering which screened for 254 diseases, but it's an important step in the right direction.
Mercy R&D, Johns Hopkins join the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator
Powered by Techstars, it is a three-month, mentor-driven program for 10 participating startups which will be announced on March 9th.
ALR seeking an FDA approval for diabetes feature of its chronic care platform
The tool would draw data from a blood glucose meter, and feed it through an algorithm to provide doctors with guidelines on how much insulin to prescribe.
Scripps scores grant from USAID to fight Ebola
The mobile-enabled program will improve health outcomes for patients, increase the safety of health care workers and reduce the risk of spreading the virus.