Mercom numbers

Mercom: Digital health funding hits $1.6B in Q1 2017

The amount of cash invested in digital health companies has almost doubled quarter-over-quarter (QoQ), going from $845 million in 159 deals in Q4 2016.
Monsenso mHealth solution

Monsenso, Gen Re team-up to bring mHealth solution to insurance

Monsenso's solution provides practical care to people with behavioural disorders, and can improve the prevention and management of disability claims.
BlueStar C app

WellDoc’s diabetes management app BlueStar C coming to Samsung Health

BlueStar C is a diabetes health tool designed to aid individuals living with diabetes in managing their chronic condition.
Healthbox Horizon Scan

Healthbox’s Horizon Scan aims to make it easier for healthcare organizations to source digital...

The platform features company profiles on vetted solutions, industry reports, and a community network to engage with other users and the Healthbox team.
Medicalis

Siemens Healthineers acquires Medicalis to expand its population health offering

Seven of the top 25 Health Systems from Massachusetts to California use solutions developed by Medicalis to increase their quality of care.
Happify app

Humana, Happify to provide digital behavioral health services to people with chronic conditions

The two companies will work together to test reducing clinical depression and anxiety in prone population.
Litmus Health

Litmus Health unveils a free version of its platform for academic researchers

Litmus Free provides access to the company's Android and iOS mobile apps, off-the-shelf device and sensor integrations, the Litmus ePro library, and more.
Alexa Diabetes Challenge

Alexa Diabetes Challenge launched to make life easier for diabetics

The contest invites developers to create apps that use Amazon's Alexa voice-enabled technology and Amazon Web Services cloud infrastructure to help patients recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
Welltok solution

HealthPartners, Welltok team-up to offer a personalized health experience

The mobile-enabled health personalization platform will help motivate participants to take steps to better health.
Apple Watch HR sensor

Apple glucose sensor tech in development?

The company has reportedly hired a group of biomedical researchers to work on a secret project to monitor diabetic patients using sensors.