Solve.Care taps Lyft to improve access to medical care with ridesharing service integration
Care.Wallet users will be able schedule their Lyft rides to doctors' offices, hospitals and pharmacies, with the ability to plug in desired arrival times.
Microsoft’s bot aims to match patients to clinical trials
The Clinical Trials Bot lets patients and doctors search for studies related to a disease and then answer a succession of text questions.
Microsoft kills the Band and Health Dashboard
The story ends on May 31 when web-connected services won't work any more; Band owners will still be able to track their fitness activities, though.
Philips taps DispatchHealth to provide seniors in Arizona U.S. with on-demand care at home
The pilot program activates convenient, on-demand care in the home - with Dispatch Health providing emergency medicine, primary care and palliative care.
AT&T, OneLife Technologies unveil the first LTE-M certified medical wearable
The OnePulse smartwatch is described as a valuable tool for the medical provider to monitor chronically ill and elderly patients who plan to age in place.
Samsung announces new health-focused smartwatch and fitness tracker
Both the Galaxy Watch Active and Galaxy Fit have can automatically detect when the user begins certain common workouts like running or biking.
Humana taps PatientPing to improve care coordination for members across North Carolina
The idea is to reduce emergency department visits, preventable (re)admissions, and improve connectivity to community-based providers post-discharge.
Shimmer’s Verisense wearable sensor aims to improve data quality in clinical trials
The Verisense platform provides complete clinical trial sponsor support, requiring a five-minute setup to initiate data collection and participant follow up.
Propeller Health, Orion to bring new digital medicines to people with asthma and COPD
Under the deal, Orion's existing line of Easyhaler products will connect to Propeller's digital medicine platform via a small, custom-built sensor.
Apple officially announces Health Records feature for veterans
Once ready, it will let American veterans receiving care through the Veterans Health Administration view their aggregated health records on their iPhone.








