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IBM's head of public sector discusses how the companies found kindred spirits in each other, their technology plans, and the art of the possible.

A Stayhealthy HealthCenter kiosk.

By the end of the second quarter this year, digital health funding had already surpassed the total funding for 2014, according to a June 2014 report from Rock Health.

Forty-six percent of healthcare providers answering a HIMSS survey used multiple telemedicine technologies in their practice, with the most popular technology by far being two-way video messaging.

Apple has hired Divya Nag, founder of digital health accelerator StartX Med, who confirmed the new position on her LinkedIn page, according to a report from VentureBeat.

Intel has partnered with the Michael J.

Global professional services firm Towers Watson says telemedicine could potentially save US employers $6 billion a year.

Durham, North Carolina-based health data platform company Validic has raised $5 million in first round funding, co-led by Greycroft Partners and SJF Ventures.

While 49 percent of patients know their doctor's office offers a patient portal, 40 percent were not aware of a patient portal offering and 11 percent of patients know their doctor doesn't offer one, according to a survey of 430 patients from research firm TechnologyAdvice.

According to a new report from Reuters, Apple's announced partnership with EHR provider Epic Systems may not be an exclusive one.