Bigfoot Biomedical officials think their Bigfoot Unity diabetes management program and Bigfoot Clinic Hub could up the game in the space. Milpitas, California-based Bigfoot designed the Bigfoot Unity platform to allow healthcare professionals (HCPs) to review patient data. The information comes from the patient’s prescribed Bigfoot Unity system, integrating with Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 2 continuous […]
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Best Buy spends $400M on Current Health and its digital health tech
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) recently confirmed that it spent $400 million to acquire Current Health as it continues to offer more digital health products. Current Health (Boston and Edinburgh, Scotland) is the creator of a remote patient monitoring platform that allows physicians to monitor and connect with patients in their homes. Its platform includes an […]
Luma Health raises $130M Series C for patient engagement platform
Luma Health announced today that it raised $130 million in a Series C financing round, bringing its total funding to $160 million. FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity investment firm, led the financing, which also included participation from existing investors. San Francisco-based Luma Health said in a news release that it currently remains on track […]
Masimo officials think their tech could reduce healthcare worker burnout
Masimo (NSDQ:MASI) announced today that University Hospitals (UH) of Cleveland is using its Masimo Patient SafetyNet system. Irvine, California–based Masimo’s Patient SafetyNet remote monitoring and supplemental alarm system could combat nurse burnout by improving workflows and reducing workloads, according to a news release. Such burnout has been a topic of interest amid the latest surge […]
Getinge adds AI to its OR management software
Getinge announced today that it launched the Torin AI-based operation room management system in the U.S. Sweden-based Getinge’s Torin software uses AI to quickly and seamlessly improve the speed and efficiency of scheduling surgical procedures. The platform launched in 2020. The company today introduced a new suite of advanced functions for the platform, expanding its […]
Qardio inks EHR deal with Redox
Qardio said today that its remote patient monitoring tech, QardioMD, will work with any provider that uses Redox to exchange healthcare data. The partnership will enable remote care delivery and translate electronic health record (EHR) data into information for clinical decision-making, according to the companies. Get the full story on our sister site, Medical Design & Outsourcing.
How PhysIQ is advancing digital therapeutics through its partnership with Janssen
A partnership with J&J’s Janssen Pharmaceuticals is helping PhysIQ advance with its device-agnostic clinical data collection and analysis platform. Over the course of the last year and some change, the impact of digital health and the need for it has increased by an immeasurable amount. Virtual care became the norm after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, […]
Microsoft spending $19.7B on Nuance and its AI for healthcare providers
Microsoft announced today that it will acquire Nuance Communications and its AI-based software used by healthcare providers. Under the agreement, Microsoft will buy Nuance at $56 per share, representing a 23% premium to Nuance’s closing price on Friday, April 9, 2021. The all-cash transaction is valued at $19.7 billion, inclusive of Nuance’s debt, according to […]
FDA sets patient-generated health data meeting
The FDA today announced a virtual public meeting to discuss patient-generated health data (PGHD) and its potential impact across the healthcare ecosystem. Health and treatment history, biometric data, symptoms, and lifestyle habits can all be categorized as PGHD. Sources of PGHD, data quality measures, interoperability and potential impacts of the data in regulatory and healthcare […]
Medtechs can’t set digital strategies aside – DTW Podcast
Digital connectivity no longer belongs in the final slides of a medtech company’s pitch deck. In the latest DeviceTalks Weekly podcast, three leaders pushing for connected medical devices explain the need to incorporate data collection and monitoring functionality in new devices. Scott Huennekens, who advanced the “digital surgery” strategy when he helped launch Verb Surgical, […]
Masimo launches iSirona connectivity hub
Masimo (NSDQ:MASI) announced today that it commenced the global launch of the iSirona medical device connectivity hub. Irvine, Calif.-based Masimo’s iSirona hub is designed to maximize interoperability across care, with efficiency in physically connecting up to six medical devices at the bedside and automatically routing the data to the company’s Hospital Automation platform. Masimo Root, a […]