Digital Health: Page 34
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FDA digital health efforts highlighted in Trump budget
The blueprint calls for Medicare coverage for breakthrough devices.
By David Lim • March 12, 2019 -
Latest FDA Pre-Cert working model garners tepid support
AdvaMed argued the program's promise may be compromised without legislation giving the agency more authority.
By David Lim • March 12, 2019 -
Livongo Health readies for IPO later this year
The chronic disease management startup has hired Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan Chase to underwrite its IPO, according to The Wall Street Journal.
By Meg Bryant • March 8, 2019 -
In bid for new users, Fitbit expands Solera partnership
Fitbit Health Solutions COO Amy McDonough told MedTech Dive many users enrolled in a diabetes prevention program through the partnership choose to later buy a more expensive Fitbit.
By David Lim • March 8, 2019 -
Low upfront costs fuel investor interest in health app startups, analysts say
A new report highlights low development costs as a factor that may encourage new entrants to stick with the sector despite changing regulations and concerns about data security.​
By Nick Paul Taylor • March 7, 2019 -
Tandem suspends software use in pivotal closed loop study to fix bug
The company sought to quell nerves, but investors pushed the stock down 8% on safety concerns.
By Nick Paul Taylor • March 7, 2019 -
Livongo, Cedars-Sinai double down on voice tech
The product announcements come as voice tools are gaining traction and companies like Amazon and Google are looking for ways to expand their presence in healthcare.
By Meg Bryant • March 1, 2019 -
Moody's warns medtech is highly vulnerable to cyberattacks
The credit rating agency said impact of an attack would still not rival the severity of one on the broader healthcare industry.
By Nick Paul Taylor • March 1, 2019 -
Q&A
Amazon's senior leader of healthcare and AI talks disruption, Amazon Web Services and the future of AI
Taha Kass-Hout says when it comes to effectively implementing AI in medical settings, "privacy and security has to be the core of this 100%."
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Feb. 25, 2019 -
OneLife, AT&T partner on health-tracking watch
With Apple, Fitbit and Samsung all fighting for market share, the company will face competition to break into the space.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 25, 2019 -
Improper inhaler use common among majority of asthmatics: study
Research funded by digital therapeutics company Propeller Health — recently picked up by ResMed — used sensors attached to inhalers to find 84% of asthmatics may not properly administer their medication.
By Maria Rachal • Feb. 22, 2019 -
EHR satisfaction higher at hospitals with top adoption model, analysis finds
Doctors at organizations that achieve Stage 7 of the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model have better functionality, more personalization of EHRs and better teamwork among clinicians, according to a new report.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 21, 2019 -
Abbott and Novo Nordisk plan to link diabetes devices
The connected insulin dosing pens from Novo Nordisk will share data with digital platforms connected to Abbott's FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring system, though the partnership is non-exclusive.
By Maria Rachal • Feb. 21, 2019 -
FDA grants breakthrough status to concussion-detecting VR headset
The SyncThink device analyzes the wearer's eye movements. The medtech has deals with the Golden State Warriors and hospitals including Mass General.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Feb. 20, 2019 -
Sponsored by ZS
A medtech exec, pharma exec and venture capitalist walk onto a stage and talk digital health
Industry leaders are excited about the future of what digital can do for patients and our healthcare system.
By Pete Masloski & Vijesh Unnikrishnan • Feb. 19, 2019 -
HIMSS19: Doctors don't know what to do with data from wearables
"If you present this data and bring in your device and say 'here I have this heart rate data from the last month' we're going to say, 'that's great, but we don't know what it really means,'" a Mayo Clinic medical director said.
By David Lim • Feb. 15, 2019 -
HIMSS19: Medical device cybersecurity still top concern
The WannaCry attack highlighted the need for hospitals to have a better understanding of medical devices in their inventory in order to better be equipped to respond to cyberattacks.
By David Lim • Feb. 15, 2019 -
Insulet gains 'ACE' label for interoperable insulin pump, following Tandem
Diabetes tech company Insulet said Monday FDA granted its commercialized Omnipod Dash system clearance as an alternate controller enabled infusion pump.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Updated Sept. 23, 2019 -
HIMSS19: CMS plans to host AI challenge, innovation chief says
The goal of the initiative is to spur private interest in the tech, improve the government's grasp on healthcare data, eliminate unnecessary care and cut costs, Adam Boehler said.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Feb. 14, 2019 -
HIMSS19: Digital health 'at peak investment cycle,' expert says
Last year's record level of investment into United States digital health companies came despite a lull in initial public offerings.
By David Lim • Feb. 14, 2019 -
Software products face high-risk upclassing in Australia
The Therapeutic Goods Administration wants to significantly increase the regulatory burden on medical software, with some products potentially jumping from the lowest to highest risk category.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Feb. 14, 2019 -
HIMSS19: Verma touts Blue Button 2.0 apps, though uptake still low
Only a few thousand Medicare beneficiaries have elected to share their claims data with production developers, the CMS administrator said.
By David Lim • Feb. 13, 2019 -
Microsoft debuts healthcare messaging features, new bot service
Microsoft Care Team users can now view integrated EHR data on their mobile device. The company will showcase these and other tools at HIMSS 2019 in Florida next week.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 8, 2019 -
Bigfoot adds Owen Mumford needles to diabetes subscription service
The agreement sets Bigfoot up to provide users of its automated insulin delivery devices with pen needles.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Feb. 8, 2019 -
FDA draft lays out submission paths for combo products
Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the agency will develop additional guidances outlining specific premarket considerations for combo products.
By David Lim • Feb. 6, 2019
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