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Source: Boston Business Journal
By: Jessica Bartlett
Andrew Le and his three co-founders subsequently created Buoy Health, which could be described as a smarter WebMD.com — one that includes 35,000 ways to describe symptoms and 1,675 diagnoses. With $2.5 million in funding, led by retired chair of Partners HealthCare Jack Connors and with participation from 14 other investors, the application launched in an IOS app and online March 8.
Source: mobihealthnews
By: Jonah Comstock
Medical device maker Zoll Medical Corporation has received FDA premarket approval for a wearable external defibrillator for use in the hospital. Zoll got approval last year for its LifeVest, a similar product designed for home use.
Source: MassLive.com
By: Gintautas Dumcius
Mass Digital Health interview with Katie Stebbins, Assistant Secretary of Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship in Gov. Charlie Baker's Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development.
Source: NEJM Catalyst
By: Joseph C. Kvedar, MD, Vice President of Connected Health, Partners HealthCare; Associate Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School and Alexander L. Fogel, MBA, MD Candidate, Stanford University School of Medicine
Companies should look for lessons in other industries, create products that are tailored to population subsets, develop synergistic partnerships, and understand the performance characteristics of products in the real world.
Source: HIStalk
HIStalk Interview: Jay Desai, MBA is co-founder and CEO of PatientPing of Boston, MA.
Learn MoreSource: Boston Business Journal
By: Jessica Bartlett
Burlington-based health care data company Arcadia Healthcare Solutions has raised $30 million from a number of investors, including GE, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Merck subsidiaries.
Source: Boston Business Journal
By: Jessica Bartlett
Cambridge-based patient network PatientsLikeMe has raised $100 million in a recent funding round, and is participating is a multi-company initiative to develop a deeper understanding of disease.
Source: Boston Business Journal
By: Don Seiffert
Boston Scientific has made a name for itself with devices that are implanted into the body to prevent heart attacks. But through its Connected Patient Challenge, launched last month, the company is looking to get more involved in the kind of preventative medicine that’s based on the data generated by doctors, patients and the growth of wearable devices.
Learn MoreSource: Bloomberg
By: Michelle Jamrisko and Wei Lu
Massachusetts stole a second straight victory in Bloomberg’s ranking of the most innovative U.S. states, a testament to how much the economy’s wheels are greased by investment in higher education and research.
Source: Healthcare IT News
By Tom Sullivan
Digital health has been a reality for 20 years. Since its humble beginnings – during the days of the Sony Walkman and Palm Pilot – technology has evolved and the market is set to explode. But much work remains to be done.