Tag: Digital Health
Healthy.io, Johns Hopkins partner to advance remote wound care
March 12, 2024HME News Staff
BOSTON – Healthy.io is launching a program using smartphone-based technology to improve wound care management for patients suffering from chronic diabetic wounds. The program expands access to Healthy.io’s Minuteful for Wound app to patients in the Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy Department at Johns Hopkins Hospital, enabling patients to scan their wounds with convenience and privacy from their own homes, and enabling care teams to remotely monitor patients in real-time, providing...
DarioHealth buys Twill
February 27, 2024HME News Staff
NEW YORK – DarioHealth has acquired Twill in a move that the company says creates one of the most comprehensive digital offerings in the market for chronic conditions, spanning a wide spectrum of health and well-being needs. Dario says the deal also creates immediate scale, with three of the top eight national health plans, multiple Fortune 100 employers and several major pharmaceutical companies as customers. “The Twill acquisition is an incredible opportunity to bring together our complementary...
FDA creates digital health committee
October 12, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched a new Digital Health Advisory Committee to help the agency explore the complex, scientific and technical issues related to digital health technologies (DHTs), such as artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), augmented reality, virtual reality, digital therapeutics, wearables, remote patient monitoring and software. The committee will advise the FDA on issues related to DHTs, providing relevant expertise and perspective...
CCS adds chief growth officer
September 6, 2022HME News Staff
DALLAS – CCS, a provider of clinical programs and home-delivered medical supplies for those living with chronic conditions, has added Mike Rolla as chief growth officer. Rolla, a seasoned health care exec who has successfully led and developed successful health care organizations over the past 20 years both domestically and internationally, will help guide CCS’s evolution as it scales both its digital health platform and nationwide distribution network. "Mike has an outstanding track...
In brief: ResMed buys mementor, CMS wants input on MA
August 5, 2022HME News Staff
MARTINSRIED and LEIPZIG, Germany – ResMed has acquired Leipzig, Germany-based mementor in a move that strengthens its overall sleep portfolio with a digital solution for insomnia, the company says.
mementor developed and owns somnio, Germany’s first, and so far only, Digital Health Application (DiGA) for the treatment of insomnia that’s reimbursable.
“mementor is an ideal fit for ResMed Germany and, more important, millions of people across Germany who want...
ResMed buys mementor
August 2, 2022HME News Staff
MARTINSRIED and LEIPZIG, Germany – ResMed has acquired Leipzig, Germany-based mementor in a move that strengthens its overall sleep portfolio with a digital solution for insomnia, the company says.
mementor developed and owns somnio, Germany’s first, and so far only, Digital Health Application (DiGA) for the treatment of insomnia that’s reimbursable.
“mementor is an ideal fit for ResMed Germany and, more important, millions of people across Germany who want...
One Drop honored for digital health
February 7, 2022HME News Staff
NEW YORK – One Drop has been named to the NYC Digital Health 100 by New York City Health Business Leaders (NYCHBL) for being an innovative startup in New York dedicated to transforming health care. "This year, the NYC Digital Health 100 is comprised of an incredibly diverse set of companies and leaders who are working to innovate and solve some of the most complex challenges across all facets of the health care ecosystem," said NYCHBL co-founder and CEO Bunny Ellerin. "We are delighted to recognize...
ResMed names new CTO
February 1, 2022HME News Staff
SAN DIEGO – ResMed has appointed Urvashi Tyagi as CTO to lead the company’s Digital Health Technology team.
She is charged with driving the innovation and adoption of ResMed’s cloud-based digital health platforms, as well as making investments in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning.
“Urvashi brings world-class technology and engineering know-how, combined with senior leadership experience from other top fintech and consumer tech...
Foundation studies digital health’s impact on outcomes for COPD patients
January 10, 2022HME News Staff
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The COPD Foundation, a patient advocacy and research organization, and Wellinks, a digital health care company that offers an integrated, virtual COPD disease management solution, have partnered to recruit eligible patients for a new study through the foundation’s COPD Patient-Powered Research Network. Researchers plan to enroll between 100 and 150 adults with COPD for a 24-week prospective research study of the Wellinks solution. “We are passionate about ensuring...
Tomorrow Health makes lists
January 4, 2022HME News Staff
NEW YORK – Tomorrow Health’s Vijay Kedar has been named a “Top 25 Consumer Executives of 2021” by The Healthcare Technology Report. Kedar, the co-founder and CEO of the company, was highlighted for, among other things, raising $32.5 million from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Oscar Health and others. Tomorrow Health now partners with more than 125 health insurers and provider organizations to coordinate and deliver home-based care for their members. Tomorrow Health...