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By Jonah Comstock | 09:06 am | November 05, 2014
It's that time of year again when all the major activity tracking device makers are announcing their next generation devices.
By Aditi Pai | 08:46 am | November 05, 2014
Digital health startup founders who spoke at the Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit in Boston this week debated the nuances of engaging patients outside of the doctor's office.
By Jonah Comstock | 08:20 am | November 05, 2014
In May, Oscar, the New York-based individual-only insurance plan raised $80 million at close to a $1 billion valuation.
By Aditi Pai | 12:17 pm | November 04, 2014
Steward Health Care System's President Dr.
By Jonah Comstock | 11:42 am | November 04, 2014
As telemedicine continues to grow in adoption and support, two of the most high profile telemedicine CEOs -- Teladoc's Jason Gorevic and Doctor on Demand's Adam Jackson -- shared the stage at the Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit with Dr.
By Aditi Pai | 10:51 am | November 04, 2014
Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule that will lead to changes in coverage under Medicare Part B.
By Jonah Comstock | 10:38 am | November 04, 2014
HealthLoop, the Mountain View, California-based doctor-patient communication startup, is looking for ways to make patient engagement pay.
By Jonah Comstock | 06:57 am | November 04, 2014
Andrew Conrad, the Google X researcher heading up the company's recently-announced ingestible-wearable sensor platform, has shared a good deal more information about the project in an interview with BackChannel.
By Aditi Pai | 01:37 pm | November 03, 2014
Philips has finally launched its cellular-enabled, mobile personal emergency response system (mPERS) device GoSafe, which was first announced at CES 2013 with an expected launch of March 2013.
By Aditi Pai | 10:21 am | November 03, 2014
Health app developer emocha, which stands for electronic mobile comprehensive health application, has partnered with the Baltimore City Health Department to run a pilot on medication adherence for patients with tuberculosis.