An expanding customer base, rapidly advancing technology and intense cost pressures are driving medtech companies to use surgical telepresence to cost effectively meet customer needs, enhance customer relationships, develop new products faster and empower healthcare providers to raise the standard of care. By Daniel Hawkins, Avail Medsystems The medical technology industry is relentlessly challenged to […]
Telehealth
Teladoc closes $18.5B Livongo buy
Teladoc (NYSE:TDOC) has closed its $18.5 billion purchase of Livongo Health (NSDQ:LVGO) ahead of schedule. The companies entered into a definitive merger agreement in August and closed the deal Oct. 30. Under the terms of the merger, Livongo shareholders will receive 0.5920 shares of Teladoc Health plus cash of $11.33 for each Livongo share, including a special […]
Philips launches Virtual Care Station pod
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) announced today that it launched its Virtual Care Station telehealth system for delivering virtual care services. Virtual Care Station delivers care in convenient neighborhood locations, including retail settings, libraries, town halls and universities, according to a news release. The pod-based system is designed to connect provider and insurance networks to allow healthcare […]
Philips launches new face scanning tech, partners with BioIntelliSense on telehealth
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) today announced two separate steps toward helping patients receive remote care as telehealth’s importance continues to grow. Amsterdam-based Philips said today that it launched its Philips Respironics mask selector 3D facial scanning system for fitting masks and formed a strategic collaboration with BioIntelliSense to monitor at-risk patients from the hospital into the home. […]
340 organizations ask Congress for telehealth to stay
Today, 340 companies signed a letter sent to Congress to urge leaders to make COVID-19-related telehealth flexibilities permanent. Representing all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, the signees are seeking to stop the potential for telehealth flexibilities to disappear, should Congress fail to act before the COVID-19 public health emergency expires, according to a […]
Survey: 90% of people managing chronic conditions believe remote monitoring could help
Sony announced that a study found that nearly 90% of those surveyed believe specialized remote monitoring can help to better manage chronic conditions. The company’s mSafety wearable platform division today revealed the findings from the study of 2,005 people managing chronic conditions in the U.S. The data was collected between May 29, 2020, and June […]
Philips launches Lumify tele-ultrasound system in Japan
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) announced today that its Lumify with Reacts handheld tele-ultrasound imaging system is commercially available in Japan. Japan’s healthcare authority cleared Lumify for compatible handheld devices in its healthcare market to make high-quality, portable ultrasound available almost everywhere in the country, according to a news release. Lumify is designed for use in places where […]
Siren raises $11.8m Series B
Siren, a developer of smart textiles with remote patient monitoring applications, announced today that it raised $11.8 million in a Series B financing. The San Francisco-based medical device company had its funding round led by Anathem Ventures, with participation from existing investors DCM, Khosla Ventures, 500 Startups and Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund. Additionally, DCM partner […]
Varian launches remote care software for cancer patients
Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR) announced that it launched new capabilities for its Noona software for monitoring cancer patients. Noona supports cancer care teams with patient screening, real-time symptom reporting, secure care team messaging, telephone triage automation and patient access to medical records, enabling continuous reporting and symptom monitoring for cancer patients. Palo Alto, Calif.-based Varian also […]
Could COVID-19 be telehealth’s big moment?
Frost & Sullivan announced today that recent analysis finds that the demand for telehealth technology is expected to rise amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis, titled “Telehealth — A Technology-Based Weapon in the War Against the Coronavirus, 2020,” revealed that, as COVID-19 continues to disrupt the practice of medicine and the delivery of healthcare, the […]
