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Employee wellness: Bank of America, Southwest value intrinsic incentives over cash
By Aditi Pai | 12:08 pm | October 06, 2015
Kembre Roberts, Manager-People, Southwest Airlines Employers should be less concerned about their return on investment when they consider launching an employee wellness program, according to Bank of America Senior Vice President of Employee Benefits Jim Huffman, who spoke at an event in Boston this week.
Smart sock maker Sensoria and OHI to launch fall prevention device
By Jonah Comstock | 10:56 am | October 06, 2015
The non-connected Moore Balance Brace.
Health Catalyst looks ahead to 2017 IPO, more risk-sharing contracts
By Jonah Comstock | 08:37 am | October 06, 2015
Health Catalyst CEO Dan Burton Utah-based data warehouse company Health Catalyst is frequently mentioned as a candidate for the next digital health IPO, and CEO Dan Burton coyly addressed that chatter from the stage at Health 2.
PokitDok CEO touts value of APIs, makes clearinghouse services free
By Jonah Comstock | 08:27 am | October 06, 2015
At the Health 2.
StartUp Health, GE Ventures seeking second class of startups
By Jonah Comstock | 03:00 am | October 06, 2015
Caremerge, a member of StartUp and GE Ventures' first class.
GSK, Merck use social media to learn how patients use drugs outside the lab
By Jonah Comstock | 01:48 pm | October 05, 2015
MedWatcher, from Epidemico.
MedZed raises $3.2M for provider-assisted video visits
By Aditi Pai | 01:45 pm | October 05, 2015
Atlanta, Georgia-based MedZed has raised $3.
PinpointCare raises $11M to help docs create care plans for patients
By Aditi Pai | 11:30 am | October 05, 2015
Chicago-based PinpointCare has raised $11 million from private and existing investors for its web-based program, hosted in Microsoft’s Azure cloud, that helps doctors create, customize, and track care plans for patients.
NIH awards UCSF $9.8M for digital health research platform
By Aditi Pai | 11:10 am | October 05, 2015
UCSF's PRIDE Study The National Institutes of Health has awarded UCSF $9.
University of Michigan pilots smartphone-based home blood pressure monitoring system
By Jonah Comstock | 09:11 am | October 05, 2015
Tactio Health Group, a Montreal-based company that builds smartphone-connected remote patient monitoring devices, will run a 25-person pilot study with the University of Michigan Health System, studying the effects of pharmacist-led home blood pressure monitoring and medication reminders on people with hypertension.