Though a recent study suggested the Apple Watch is capable of acting as a medical device by effectively detecting irregular heartbeats, the study is not nearly comprehensive enough, according to Aaron Carroll, MD, a professor of pediatrics at Indiana University…
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An online tool that uses real-time data to give patients at Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health personalized cost estimates for common ambulatory services is accurate and easy to use, a recent study concluded.
Sutter Health | Aetna, the joint venture health plan created by Aetna and Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, has partnered with digital health startup Heal to offer members access to on-demand physician house calls.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has formed an exclusive agreement through which digital musculoskeletal rehabilitation platform IncludeHealth will license the center's research-based physical therapy technology.
York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health is integrating a new feature into its EHR system that will allow patients to share anecdotal information about their healthcare history before and after clinical visits.
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A clinical decision support platform using machine learning to prevent medication-related risks and errors could result in cost savings of more than $1 million, suggests a new study from Boston-based Harvard Medical School.
Houston Methodist researchers created an artificial intelligence-powered application that can predict patients' risk of injury if they suffer a severe fall, according to a Dec. 12 study published in npj Digital Medicine.
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Health and Verily, Alphabet's life sciences arm, have partnered to improve the health and wellness of senior citizens living independently, the organizations announced Dec. 12.
Boston-based Partners HealthCare announced Dec. 12 the launch of a five-year initiative to improve patient experience and boost digital innovation.
Consumers throughout the U.S. turned to Google with questions about lowering their blood pressure and cholesterol level as well as questions about hiccups, according to CNN.