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Doctor and patient
By  Laura Lovett 03:55 pm November 16, 2021
This morning the BroadReach Group announced a new cloud-based platform aimed at tackling health equity challenges. Dubbed Vantage Healthcare Technologies, the tool was designed to give providers insights into care and action steps.  The tool, integrated with Microsoft Teams and Outlook and hosted on Azure, is designed to help healthcare organizations pinpoint underserved communities and bolster...
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By  Emily Olsen 10:52 am August 4, 2021
Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare is expanding its portfolio of data services for the healthcare and life sciences industries. Azure Healthcare APIs, formerly named the Azure API for FHIR, allows users to input health data and map it to the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource (FHIR), allowing the information to be easily searched and shared or managed with machine learning and artificial...
CMR Surgical, Versius, Microsoft, robotic surgery
By  Tammy Lovell 12:08 pm June 1, 2021
Cambridge-based med tech firm CMR Surgical is collaborating with Microsoft on a proof of concept to store health data. Clinical data from CMR’s surgical robot, Versius, was stored onto a 75x75mm Microsoft Project Silica glass platter. The new archive storage technology from Microsoft can be safely preserved for more than 10,000 years. Data from hundreds of surgical robotic procedures can be...
NHS Scotland, COVID-19 vaccination
By  Sara Mageit 07:06 am May 21, 2021
PROXIMIE COMPLETES PILOTS WITH VODAFONE 5G AT WELSH HOSPITAL London-based health technology company focused on digitising operating rooms, Proximie, has partnered with Vodafone to pilot the use of 5G in the areas of remote assistance and training in cancer care. The first successful pilots took place in University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital Llandough last week. Proximie's platform...
DiGA
By  Anna Engberg 11:41 am March 18, 2021
A recent document released by the German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) has revealed that despite the invalidated Privacy Shield there are exemptions in place for Germany to allow data storage from digital health applications, so-called DiGAs, in European and even US clouds under specific terms. MobiHealthNews has looked into what it means for DiGA developers and startups...
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By  MobiHealthNews 02:37 pm February 23, 2021
Fitbit has tapped alternative medicine advocate Dr. Deepak Chopra to headline a collection of wellness content for Fitbit Premium members. Called "Deepak Chopra's Mindful Method for Fitbit," the offering launches with 10 sessions focused on topics such as mindfulness, breathing, stress management and sleep, with additional sessions coming every couple of weeks up to the beginning of June, Fitbit...
Also: Kaiser Permanente doubles down on the cloud with Accenture and Microsoft; Boehringer Ingelheim arms its reps with BreezoMeter's air quality data.
By  Dave Muoio 02:59 pm February 3, 2021
Highmark, a Blue Cross Blue Shield-affiliated health insurer, will expand access to Freespira's digital therapeutic for PTSD, panic disorder, panic attacks and other panic symptoms. In addition to bringing the treatment to members living in Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia, the agreement will also provide remote coaching on how to use Freespira to those not already receiving support from...
Paperwork is handed off between two people
By  Dave Muoio 03:17 pm October 29, 2020
This morning Israeli "Digital X-ray" company Nanox announced a new deal with medical data and image management firm Ambra Health. The agreement will see Ambra's cloud software integrated with the digital component of Nanox's in-development imaging systems, and according to the companies will streamline image management while making it easier to access for providers and patients. "It is our intent...
A screenshot of Novartis's data42 initiative, shown during the company's HLTH presentation on digital strategy.
By  Jonah Comstock 03:40 pm October 15, 2020
Novartis's digital strategy hasn't changed too much since MobiHealthNews spoke with the pharma company in 2018. But, at the HLTH virtual conference this week, Novartis Chief Digital Officer Betrand Bodson reiterated the company's four-part strategy, focusing especially on its partnerships, including those with Microsoft, Amazon and China's Tencent. "We started this agenda in earnest two and a...
By  Dave Muoio 02:41 pm September 30, 2020
The Consumer Technology Association and the Connected Health Initiative announced this morning a new multi-sector initiative of private tech companies, healthcare providers and representatives of public agencies that aims to outline technology's role in addressing health disparities exacerbated by COVID-19. To this end, the effort's first major project will consist of a white paper containing...