Cleveland Clinic and American Well are partnering on a first-of-its-kind initiative to provide broad access to comprehensive and high-acuity care services via telehealth. Together, the organizations will form a Cleveland-based joint venture company, named The Clinic, which will offer virtual care from Cleveland Clinic’s highly specialized experts through American Well’s well-established digital health technology platform.
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Beddr announced the launch of its personalized solution to identify and treat the root causes of chronic sleep issues, now available to employers. Building upon the public availability of its FDA-listed sleep wearable, the company has enhanced its offering with improved data and insights, an expert-led sleep coaching program and a nationwide network of sleep physicians to provide targeted treatment options proven to help employees improve their sleep health.
Royal Philips, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), and Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced highlights from an 18-month project in predictive health monitoring aimed at developing an early warning algorithm to detect infection before an individual shows signs or symptoms. The project, Rapid Analysis of Threat Exposure (RATE), is the first large-scale empirical exploration of prediction of pre-symptomatic infection in humans and is part of efforts to improve readiness, as well as being broadly applicable in healthcare settings.
Partners HealthCare announced the creation of two new investment funds aimed at addressing the lack of translational funding in pre-clinical life sciences, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technology development. The funds will support ventures that develop new drugs and technologies based on inventions originating from Partners researchers and investigators as well as companies who will work with Partners institutions to develop digital solutions.
AncestryHealth services are made to deliver actionable insights that can empower people to take proactive steps — in collaboration with their healthcare provider — to address potential health risks identified in their genes and family health history. The offering includes two services: AncestryHealth Core, a one-time, array-based service; and AncestryHealth Plus, a membership service using next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology, helping people start on the path toward better health for themselves and their families.
Already in use by patients taking multiple medications in the United States and Canada, the Spencer Smart Hub is launching in selected markets in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Switzerland — beginning with the Netherlands in the fourth quarter of 2019. The Spencer medication adherence solution is part of a portfolio of Philips solutions to support and remotely manage elderly and patients in their homes and connect them with their care providers when needed.