Highmark, Quartet team-up to improve access to mental health care in Pennsylvania
Partnership will help physicians collaborate with behavioral health providers and bridge the gap between medical care and treatment of mental illness.
TigerConnect unveils HealthBot to automate tasks for healthcare companies
The solution provides auto-diagnoses, drug interaction alerts, medication reminders, answers to billing questions, appointment scheduling, and more.
Regroup Therapy gets $1.3M for its mental health solution
The company has developed a software that enables counseling over the internet from its network of more than 2,000 contract mental-health providers.
Healthcare-focused fintech startup Simplee raises $20M
The company provides financial technology that enables health systems and community hospitals to transform their patient financial experience.
India’s HealthifyMe gets $6M for its weight-loss coaching service
The company will use the funds to scale its business by hiring additional 40 engineers, designers and product managers.
Pebble’s latest update adds new health-tracking features
The update provides users with a more holistic snapshot of their steps and sleep, letting them compare their current activity with past days, weeks and months.
Research: 49% of Americans own a wearable, 36% own 2 or more
Millennials were more likely than other age groups to own a wearable, but, interestingly, they weren't the most likely to own a smartwatch.
Research: A quarter of providers said their virtual care programs are financially sustainable
Approximately 35% of respondents said they have not yet started a program incorporating virtual care, and the remaining 40% are in early stages.
New ResearchKit app launches to study relationship between lifestyle and Alzheimer’s
The Mind Share study aims to assess how factors like lifestyle, medical history, and behavior affect cognitive function in people with Alzheimer's disease.
Research: Diabetes patients with poor health more likely to use connected health devices
One-quarter of diabetic patients who use web-connected glucose monitors have hypoglycemia episodes severe enough to need assistance from another person.









