Iron Yard unveils fifth class of digital health startups
Nine companies have been accepted to the South Carolina-based digital health accelerator, each of which will receive $20,000 in seed money along with few perks.
Xerox acquires HCI to enrich its population health offering
HCI's data and insight will be integrated with Xerox-owned Midas+'s Juvo Care Performance analytics platform, boosting its population health capabilities.
TempTraq wearable thermometer now available for $24.99
The device comes in the form of a soft patch that continuously monitors body temperature for 24 hours and sends alerts to mobile devices through the app.
Smart patch shipments to reach 12.3M units annually by 2020
The factors driving this trend include rising healthcare costs, a growth in the number of people with chronic diseases, and aging population.
Atlas Wearables gets money, tech deal from In-Q-Tel
In-Q-Tel, which identifies innovative technology solutions to support the missions of the U.S. Intelligence Community, could help Atlas reach new clients.
Tissue Analytics scores $750K for its wound-care tech
The company is focused on the chronic wound care, such as bedsores and diabetic ulcers, using a smartphone's camera for measuring and quantifying wound healing.
Constant Therapy raises $3-5M for its stroke therapy service
The company offers exercises for speech, language and cognitive rehabilitation like picture matching and identifying the most suitable word in different situations.
The Autonomous Desk comes with voice activated personal assistant
The desk is available in three different variants, the best of which has a companion app that is used to track calories, to keep you standing for longer.
Privacy breaches threaten healthcare organizations; are you prepared?
To take control, providers need to take action now and manage security and compliance risk as they manage clinical and financial risk...
2015 healthcare IT check-up shows progress (and some pain)
Accenture's 2015 survey shows improvement in US doctors' adoption of EHRs and in use of many healthcare IT functions, but there's still room for improvement.