Ureteral Stent Tracker app

Boston Scientific, Visible Health launch Ureteral Stent Tracker app

The app, which is available on the iPhone and from the web, helps urologists keep tabs on ureteral stents implanted in patients with kidney stones.
SleepHealth app

IBM teams-up with ASAA to launch ResearchKit-based SleepHealth app

The Big Blue has also introduced Watson Health for ResearchKit, which is available at no charge to qualified, non-profit health researchers.
JLABS @ TMC

Johnson & Johnson Innovation unveils JLABS @ TMC incubator

The 34,000-square foot life sciences incubator that will provide entrepreneurs with shared lab space, private offices, and modular laboratory suites.
MDLIVE

MDLIVE 3.0 framework makes it easier for health systems to launch telehealth apps

The company has also unveiled an enhanced software development kit (SDK), as well as an updated mobile app for Android smartphones and tablets.
Philips RespondWell

Philips introduces Aging Well Services for seniors

The new offering will provide seniors, caregivers and medical professionals with access to multiple personalized resources to help with all aspects of aging.
Consumer Survey - Accenture

Survey: 92% of patients want access to their health records

On the other hand, the number of doctors who think patients should have access to their health records has dropped from 31 in 2014 to 18 percent today.
American Well

American Well unveils Snapchat for doctors (sort of), multiway video visits

Called Sidekick, the Snapchat-like photo app is made for provider-to-provider consults that won't save any photos to the device.
Sylvia Mathews Burwell

Major health IT companies make interoperability pledge at HIMSS16

Epic, Cerner, Athenahealth, Allscripts, Kaiser Permanente and John Hopkins Medical are all on board, and so are the 5 largest health care systems in the U.S.
DocbookMD

Scrypt acquires DocbookMD

Already in use by more than 30,000 medical professionals across the US, DocbookMD works on mobile devices, and can also be accessed via any web browser.
Kanega watch

Smart watch for seniors looking for early adopters on Kickstarter

Called Kanega watch, the wearable device is easy to use, relying on speech interface rather than buttons, as well as cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity.
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