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Google partners with Harvard Medical School, Mayo Clinic for symptom search
Google, the world's most used search engine, is partnering with two of the world's leading health organizations to take the confusion out of symptom searching."We worked with a team of medical doctors...
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HealthyMation offers Joslin's diabetes prevention program with a gameified twist
While the experts at Harvard's Joslin Diabetes Center have been happy with the results of their clinically-validated diabetes prevention program, they wanted to reach a larger population. Enter...
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Harvard study of almost 800k lives shows MedAware technology reduces...
Researchers at Harvard Medical School have demonstrated a new technology can help reduce a widespread problem that harms some 1.5 million people every year – medication error.In a study published in...
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Harvard researchers develop low-cost, smartphone-based male fertility test
Scientists have developed a method to test for male infertility that doesn't require much more than a smartphone. By building an app and pairing with a custom-made 3D-printed case that can magnify...
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Cognoa raises $11.6M to continue validation, FDA submission for child...
Palo Alto, California-based Cognoa, which makes an app to assess child development, has raised $11.6 million in a round led by existing investor Morningside. This brings the company’s total funding to...
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Harvard doctors argue the digital phenotype will change healthcare
Boston Children's Hospital's HealthMap A new editorial in Nature Biotech poses the idea of the "digital phenotype" as a catch-all term for the trail of relevant health data people leave behind in...
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Boston Children's taps John Brownstein as Chief Innovation Officer
Boston Children's Hospital has tapped John Brownstein, currently the director of the hospital's computational epidemiology group, as its new Chief Innovation Officer. Brownstein will succeed Naomi...
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BMJ: Symptom checkers get diagnosis right 34 percent of the time on average
Sharecare's AskMD. Online and mobile symptom checkers like WebMD, AskMD, iTriage, and even offerings from the Mayo Clinic and the UK's NHS, come up with an accurate diagnosis only about a third of the...
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OpenNotes will use $10 million infusion for improved website, patient...
OpenNotes, the initiative that launched in 2010 to encourage doctors to open up their clinical notes to their patients, has received $10 million in new funding to expand its movement to 50 million...
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Google partners with Harvard Medical School, Mayo Clinic for symptom search
Google, the world's most used search engine, is partnering with two of the world's leading health organizations to take the confusion out of symptom searching."We worked with a team of medical doctors...
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HealthyMation offers Joslin's diabetes prevention program with a gameified twist
While the experts at Harvard's Joslin Diabetes Center have been happy with the results of their clinically-validated diabetes prevention program, they wanted to reach a larger population. Enter...
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Harvard study of almost 800k lives shows MedAware technology reduces...
Researchers at Harvard Medical School have demonstrated a new technology can help reduce a widespread problem that harms some 1.5 million people every year – medication error.In a study published in...
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Harvard researchers develop low-cost, smartphone-based male fertility test
Scientists have developed a method to test for male infertility that doesn't require much more than a smartphone. By building an app and pairing with a custom-made 3D-printed case that can magnify...
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Cognoa raises $11.6M to continue validation, FDA submission for child...
Palo Alto, California-based Cognoa, which makes an app to assess child development, has raised $11.6 million in a round led by existing investor Morningside. This brings the company’s total funding to...
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Virtual, in-person visits lead to similar blood pressure control for...
A recent study of hypertension patients suggests follow-up visits conducted virtually are just as effective in maintaining blood pressure control as those conducted in person.Conducted by researchers...
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Using technology and innovation to get patient-centric results
Thumbnail: Tags: Harvard Medical SchoolBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterHIMSS19innovationpatient-centric careCategories: ProviderAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: Harvard University’s Stan Shaw and John...
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Ending siloed medical software is a joint responsibility
Much like any other industry in the digital age, the healthcare sector is exploding with new technologies. Novel tools from health systems, IT vendors and startups are looking to tackle physician...
View ArticleThe challenges, opportunities of implementing voice in pharma
Increasingly, Amazon Alexa and Siri are no longer just a tool for ordering pizza. Voice technology has found its way into healthcare, and now one of the most established industries in the medical world...
View ArticleHow voice technology could speed up EHR searches
Time is one of a doctor’s most precious resources. But with the increasing emphasis on documentation, doctors are often snowed under with paperwork. Scores of startups and provider innovation...
View ArticlePrivacy beyond HIPAA in voice technology
While voice has been touted as an emerging technology with the ability to lower the bar to entry, industry players are now starting to warn of privacy gaps. Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices are now...
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