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.
London hospital testing Apple Watch for chemo patients
King's College Hospital will rely on Medopad's software to make it easier for patients to go through complicated treatment regimens.
10 new companies join MATTER’s program for startups
The new members are: ALGOMEX, CareSkore, Healthy-TXT, GTX Surgery, Mutare Health, Neurocern, Stealth Mark, TKILabs, ViMedicus, and VisMed3D.
Oralys’ IdeoPrompt app helps users with organizational challenges
The application includes a series of prompts, guiding users step-by-step through any number of tasks, shows what's coming next, while helping them stay focused.