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Alexandra Hospital leverages cloud-based service to help patients avoid preventable chronic disease

Healthcare It News

Alexandra Hospital has taken part in the launch of a new cloud-based digital health service in Singapore by telecommunications provider StarHub, together with its partners, health technology company ConnectedLife and Fitbit.

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The Latest Health Technology Vision and Consumer Behavior Insights From Accenture

Health Populi

Two new reports from Accenture update our understanding of the changed health consumer in the context of both “home: and the health care ecosystem. The 2020 tech vision for health is summarized here, tying to Accenture’s previous two years of forecasts.

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Ultrahuman Scores $35M to Expand Smart Ring for AI-Powered Health Tracking

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Ultrahuman , a pioneer in wearable health technology raises $35M in Series B funding led by prominent like Blume Ventures and Steadview Capital. It encompasses a comprehensive health ecosystem, including: M1 Live : A continuous glucose monitoring wearable. Ultrahuman Home: A home health device.

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Report Reveals Digital Diabetes Management Tools Fail to Deliver Benefits, Increase Costs

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Digital diabetes management tools are failing to deliver meaningful health benefits to patients, according to a new evaluation by the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI). – The report casts doubt on the effectiveness of widely used digital diabetes management tools.

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Why a Focus on Behavioral Health is Key to Improving Quality Measures

HIT Consultant

With that in mind, healthcare organizations need to adopt a model of integrated care if they want to make real quality measure improvements that have a significant financial impact. We’ve compiled the essential book for supporting integrated care, through published and validated research: 1.

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House Rx Secures $30M to Optimize the Specialty Pharmacy Experience for Patients and Their Care Teams

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Today House Rx, a health technology platform that empowers oncology and rheumatology physician practices with medically integrated dispensing, announced they’ve secured $30 million in financing. Medically Integrated Dispensing: A Remedy for Patients and Providers. ”

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Partnering Up in the Health Care Ecosystem to Drive Transformation – for Organizations and Health Consumers Alike

Health Populi

And that data will be generated from many sources, frequently siloed and decentralized which can prevent aggregation, mash-up, and analysis. In particular, the volume of health data from wearables, implantables, and other decentralized technologies is growing by 48% annually, according to a recent report from the Swiss Re Institute.