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Teladoc closes $18.5B Livongo buy

November 3, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

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 […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured, Health Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions Tagged With: Livongo, Teladoc, Telehealth

Philips launches Virtual Care Station pod

August 11, 2020 By Sean Whooley

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 […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Digital Health, Health Technology, Patient Monitoring, Software / IT Tagged With: Philips, Telehealth

Philips launches new face scanning tech, partners with BioIntelliSense on telehealth

July 9, 2020 By Sean Whooley

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. […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Health Technology, Patient Monitoring, Software / IT Tagged With: BioIntelliSense, coronavirus, COVID-19, Philips, Telehealth, wearable

340 organizations ask Congress for telehealth to stay

June 30, 2020 By Sean Whooley

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 […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Digital Health, Featured, Health Technology, Legal News Tagged With: AdvaMed, Congressional, coronavirus, COVID-19, Telehealth, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Survey: 90% of people managing chronic conditions believe remote monitoring could help

June 22, 2020 By Sean Whooley

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 […]

Filed Under: Big Data, Business/Financial News, Featured, Health Technology, Patient Monitoring, Software / IT Tagged With: Sony Corp., Telehealth

Philips launches Lumify tele-ultrasound system in Japan

June 11, 2020 By Sean Whooley

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 […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Health Technology, Imaging, Patient Monitoring, Regulatory/Compliance, Software / IT, Ultrasound Tagged With: Japan, Philips, Telehealth

Siren raises $11.8m Series B

May 27, 2020 By Sean Whooley

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 […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Digital Health, Funding Roundup, Health Technology, Patient Monitoring, Software / IT Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, Personnel Moves, Siren, Telehealth

Varian launches remote care software for cancer patients

May 26, 2020 By Sean Whooley

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 […]

Filed Under: Big Data, Business/Financial News, Digital Health, Featured, Health Technology, Patient Monitoring, Software / IT Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, Telehealth, Varian Medical Systems

Could COVID-19 be telehealth’s big moment?

May 13, 2020 By Sean Whooley

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 […]

Filed Under: Big Data, Business/Financial News, Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Featured, Health Technology, Software / IT Tagged With: Frost & Sullivan, Telehealth

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