Home Health Care Management

HIT Consultant | April 07, 2020

SV Health Investors announced today that it has formed the Medtech Convergence Fund (MCF), a $90 million early-stage, medtech venture-capital fund. SV has partnered with the senior members of another Boston-based VC firm, Norwich Ventures, to create this new fund and build the portfolio. The MCF team will leverage their decades of operating and investment experience to provide entrepreneurs with the financial support and strategic guidance necessary for building a successful business. Teijin wil...

HealthIT Analytics | April 10, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the status quo, the healthcare industry is turning to real-world data to better understand, monitor, and prepare for whatever the virus may bring. From patient surveys and EHR information, to studies on past outbreaks and hospital capacity, leaders are harnessing the power of real-world data to observe patterns and make critical decisions. Defined by the FDA as information derived from sources other than traditional clinical trials, real-world ...

Walmart | June 18, 2020

Walmart is upping its digital health and wellness tools by snapping up a prescription management app from CareZone. CareZone developed a mobile app that helps individuals and families manage medicine and chronic illness for each member of the household. Read More

Healthcare IT News | February 14, 2020

The most pressing threat against clouds in healthcare today is the insufficient protection of sensitive data both where physical and logical safeguards are implemented, especially when new cloud technology is introduced to existing systems. That is the conclusion of Howard Young, director, solutions architecture, at Zadara Storage, a hybrid cloud storage vendor that delivers enterprise storage as a fully managed service. Often, protective controls are overlooked or missed in megalithic hyperscal...