Philips to integrate health data from third-party devices with the help of Validic
Collaboration enables the integration of health data into Philips cloud-based HealthSuite digital platform to power connected health solutions and services.
Research: Texting can boost medication adherence
The study, which involved reviewing data from 16 clinical trials, found that texting can improve medication adherence rates between 50 and 67 percent.
Chiron Health unveils telemedicine software billing and reimbursement
With Chiron Rules Engine, the company hopes to remove the burden from office staff to manually check telemedicine eligibility nuances and exceptions.
Forecast: On-demand healthcare companies to raise $1B in 2017
The number of these companies has spiked from 4 in 2010, to 42 in 2014, with annual investment growing at an annual rate of 224% over the same period.
Survey: 71% of Americans would use a personal monitoring device if it was clinically...
The survey with 1,000 respondents was commissioned by The Society for Participatory Medicine and healthcare technology company Biotricity.
Glooko, DreaMed team-up to improve insulin dosing algorithms
With the addition of DreaMed's Advisor in Glooko's platform, insulin pump data can be assessed for patterns that yield personalized recommendations.
Fitbit Alta is a fancy fitness tracker
The device boasts SmartTrack automatic exercise recognition to instantly start counting reps, miles, and all other metrics crucial for a number of activities.
mHealth marketing consolidation: ghg greyhealth acquires The Lathe
The Lathe will continue to work independently with its clients and in conjunction with ghg's app development team to jointly build solutions for ghg clients.
Fitness tracking apps overestimate activity compared to wearables
Researchers at University of Toronto also examined the cyber-security of fitness tracking devices, and have found room for improvements.
Overcoming hazards in connected healthcare
The future of healthcare is in the cloud, with more and more medical devices integrating with the Internet of Things; this comes with a set of challenges...









