Advanced TeleHealth Solutions (Springfield MO) , a telehealth services provider, conducted a study that looked at how improving the post-discharge care of chronic heart failure patients could be a strategy for reducing hospital readmissions. Full details about the study of 83 heart failure patients followed between Feb. and Oct 2011 are provided in this article. […]
Mountain View, CA — Livongo Health, the consumer digital health company focused on chronic conditions, announced a $52.5 million growth round. The new funding round is co-led by existing investor General Catalyst and international investment company Kinnevik and joined by Singapore-based EDBI, American Investment Holdings LLC, and Microsoft Ventures. All previous investors participated in the […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced Monday the closing of the acquisition of Cardiocom, a privately held developer and provider of integrated telehealth and patient services for the management of chronic diseases, in an all cash transaction valued at $200 million. Medtronic expects the net impact from this transaction to be neutral […]
by Scott R. Herrmann There have been numerous articles that confirm that persons with chronic conditions who are actively involved in their own care and well being will regain their health more quickly than those who are not. Many senior citizens receiving home care live each day as it comes, letting the “professionals” make […]
Analysis by Audrey Kinsella Headlines like these are becoming increasingly, alarmingly, common: “Report: Telemedicine Increases Death Rate” [in the UK’s Online Pharma Times, 6/5/13] “Unintended Consequences: How Telehealth Can Fail to Manage Chronic Diseases” [University of Texas blog post by a nursing school professor] Both pieces imply that telehealthcare can actually worsen a patient’s condition. […]
by Scott R. Herrmann Since the inception of social media, access to global information from news sources and from family and friends has become pervasive and instantaneous. Facebook has become the #1 social media application in the world, followed closely by Google + and Twitter. Over 400 million people a day log into their […]
by Audrey Kinsella Philips Home Healthcare Solutions is currently offering a new take on assisting people living with obstructive sleep apnea. OSA is one of the most common sleep disorders and typically affects 1 in every 15 adult Americans. It narrows or even closes upper airways, hindering breathing during sleep. The international company has announced […]
by Audrey Kinsella “Tracking for Health,” is a newly released report of a telephone survey of 3,014 U.S. adults conducted during August and September 2012. Participants were asked to describe their self-tracking of healthcare symptoms and routines. According to the author, Susannah Fox, Associate Director, Digital Strategy, Pew Internet & American Life Project, 62% of […]
by Audrey Kinsella Developing new home care technologies is one thing. Getting people to actually use them is quite another. At last month’s Connected Health conference in Boston, we were introduced to a number of new technology products designed to thoroughly engage patients in their own health activities and management. Three spotlighted at the conference’s […]
by Audrey KinsellaAt last month’s Partners Healthcare-sponsored conference [in October 2011], “Driving Quality Up and Costs Down: New Technologies for an Era of Accountability,” new models of home care dominated the high-level discussions. Examples of what could be dubbed “anywhere care,” provided for people requiring regular care to manage chronic conditions, are not home healthcare […]
