Fred launches third-party apps marketplace for pharmacies
Australian pharmacy IT solutions provider Fred IT Group has launched an online marketplace of third-party applications for pharmacies.
Called Fred Marketplace, the web-based hub has solutions that have been approved and tested for use with Fred's software, including apps and integrations for robots, eCommerce, business intelligence,...
Singapore's Health Services Authority has approved for commercialisation an AI-enabled implantable cardiac device by Hydrix Medical, the medical technology business of ASX-listed company Hydrix.
WHAT IT DOES
The device called Guardian is a heart monitor implanted in the same manner as a single-chamber pacemaker. Unlike a pacemaker, this device monitors the heart's electric signal round the clock...
IIT Delhi researchers develop algorithms that detect epileptic seizure source
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi have come up with a novel algorithm that can localise the epileptogenic zone using a patient's EEG data.
In cases of drug-resistant epilepsies, neurosurgeons have to first determine the exact origin and extent of structural abnormalities in a patient's brain...
Remote patient monitoring use soared among Medicare beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
The study reviewed traditional Medicare claims from Jan. 1, 2018, through Sept. 30, 2021, looking for remote patient monitoring (RPM) CPT codes. That included new codes introduced in 2019 for tracking general physiological data. Researchers...
AI-backed remote monitoring and digital therapeutics company Biofourmis added another $20 million to its Series D round, bringing its raise to $320 million.
The extension funding comes from Intel Capital, the strategic investment division of chipmaker Intel. The company first announced its Series D in April, which boosted Biofourmis to unicorn status with a valuation of $1.3 billion.
Biofourmis...
Adherium, a New Zealand-based maker of connected respiratory medical devices, has received the US Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) clearance for connecting its digital monitoring platform with GlaxoSmithKline’s range of Ellipta dry powder inhalers.
The ASX-listed firm offers the Hailie sensor which attaches to an inhaler to remotely monitor and capture medication usage parameters and...
The Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) on Monday revealed four toolkits to help healthcare and life science organizations use data from sensors like wearables and remote patient monitoring systems at scale.
The four toolkits are based on resources derived from the society's Sensor Data Integrations project, which includes organizations like Amazon Web Services, Oracle, the Moffitt Cancer Center,...
Withings Health Solutions, the provider-focused arm of connected health tech company Withings, on Monday revealed a new remote patient monitoring program dubbed Withings RPM.
The offering uses Withings' connected devices, including scales, watches, thermometers and blood pressure cuffs, to monitor patient metrics like heart rate, activity, blood pressure and sleep patterns.
The connected tech...
Digital health and telehealth have been around for some time, but it’s only with the COVID-19 pandemic that their adoption has made a big leap forward.
Used at the beginning of the pandemic mainly in the form of videoconferences and telemedicine, remote patient monitoring (RPM) is currently adopted by an increased number of physicians and sustained by several reimbursement policies issued by...
HealthBeats, a health tech startup based in Singapore, has scored $3 million in a seed funding round led by healthcare investor Heritas Capital, together with SEEDS Capital, the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore.
WHAT IT DOES
Launched in 2018, HealthBeats offers healthcare providers and patients a platform for remote and real-time vitals monitoring using clinical-grade medical devices from...
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