Connected Health

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By  Adam Ang 12:16 am May 30, 2024
Telstra Health is set to fully acquire pharmacy IT solutions provider Fred IT Group.  The company, which has been holding 50% interest in Fred IT since 2013, disclosed in a media release that it will be purchasing the remaining half of equity from the Victoria branch of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and Paul Naismith, Fred IT co-founder and CEO.  Upon the close of the transaction, Naismith will...
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By  Adam Ang 10:25 am January 22, 2024
A government-funded initiative to seamlessly connect hospitals, government, insurers, and medical device manufacturers in the whole care process based on digital therapeutics and big data has commenced at Yonsei University Health System.  Yonsei's Severance Hospital recently started prescribing the insomnia DTx Somzz through the integrated platform called Connect-DTx. HOW IT WORKS Connect-DTx can...
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By  Adam Ang 09:28 pm July 18, 2023
A research team from the Tokyo University of Science has designed a novel sweat sensor for continuous monitoring of lactate, which is helpful for predicting muscle fatigue.  WHAT IT'S ABOUT In a study, researchers address a common issue in existing microfluidic technologies: when used to monitor sweat biomarkers, microfluidic channels tend to trap air bubbles, thus getting the measurement...
Dozee smart connected bed
By  Adam Ang 12:54 am August 24, 2022
Indian connected health device maker Dozee has partnered with Midmark India, one of the biggest hospital bed manufacturers in South Asia, to launch a connected bed platform for non-ICU settings. WHAT IT DOES According to a press statement, their smart bed will enable hospitals to continuously monitor patients' conditions in step-down ICUs and other non-ICU wards. The connected bed is integrated...
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By  Adam Ang 01:11 am July 21, 2022
Eka Care, a healthcare technology startup in India, has snapped up $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Hummingbird Ventures.  The investing round also saw the participation of 3one4Capital, Mirae Assets, Verlinvest, and Aditya Birla Ventures, among others. This brings its total investment raised to nearly $20 million, including $4.5 million in seed funding that it raised in August last...
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By  Thiru Gunasegaran 10:25 pm August 31, 2021
In an organisation-first, HIMSS has published a report exploring the maturity of Connected Health in the APAC region. WHAT IT'S ABOUT The HIMSS Insights State of Connected Health in APAC: 2021 report features findings from a survey of 159 e-health professionals in the APAC region, top-level discussions on some of the challenges and opportunities to Connected Health, and a case study on how one of...
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By  Dr. Liz Kwo 07:07 pm May 26, 2021
The Internet of Things (IoT), also known as the ecosystem of connected devices that collects and transmits data from users and their environments, is impacting the world. Smart phones, laptops and any equipment in general owned by a user can help various industries understand consumer behaviors and develop better technology. This network of devices is leaving its footprint in healthcare. In the...