Virtual primary care company TytoCare received FDA 510(k) clearance for clinical decision support software that analyzes lung sounds for possible wheezing.
Tyto Insights for Wheeze Detection uses TytoCare's stethoscope to evaluate lung sounds and identify recordings that suggest wheezing in adults and children ages 2 and older. It prompts a clinician when wheezing is suspected.
The software...
Telehealth and remote device maker TytoCare is expanding its video capabilities with improved video quality and multi-party calls, as well as allowing clinicians to use any type of tablet for telehealth visits.
The enhanced video options, offered through Amazon’s video conferencing service Amazon Chime, will let multiple members of a care team join in a call, like a primary care provider...
TytoCare's Marcos Domiciano joins host Jonah Comstock for a discussion for the unique opportunities and challenges of telehealth in schools, and how TytoCare's approach to combining video visits with connected devices has proven a good fit for this area.
Talking points:
TytoCare’s differentiator – telehealth plus remote examination tools.
Unique challenges to school-based telehealth.
How...
Israeli remote care automation company, Datos Health has announced a collaboration with AI-based clinical insights provider, Medial EarlySign to offer an integrated platform that identifies high-risk patients who would benefit from remote care programmes.
WHY IT MATTERS
Combining both companies' core technologies, the partnership aims to help providers achieve better outcomes in vulnerable...
Digital check-in, insurance eligibility and automated patient collections technology company Clearwave today announced that it has purchased Odoro, the maker of a patient-scheduling and check-in tool. The companies did not disclose the terms of the deal, but said that they plan to integrate Odoro's scheduling technology into Clearwave's platform so that both the patient and practice can...
Chris Hogg, chief operations officer at digital respiratory company Propeller Health, announced on Twitter last week that he is leaving the company.
“After 6 incredible years @PropellerHealth, today it is with very mixed emotions that I am saying goodbye,” he wrote on Twitter. “Propeller has been, by far, the best career experience of my life. I am proud of the team and all that we accomplished...
Consumer virtual health and wellness brand Ro highlighted a new partnership with healthcare API company Ribbon Health that will help users and their virtual providers seek out in-person primary and specialty care services in their area. Accessible within the telehealth platform, the new capability is available across the U.S., and includes information on the types of insurance accepted at each...
On Monday Israeli startup Tyto Care scored a whopping $50 million for its telehealth and connected-device company. The new funding round is led by Insight Partners, Olive Tree Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures LLC.
WHAT IT DOES
The company is part telehealth and part remote-monitoring. It allows patients to use digital tools to help conduct their exam at home, while being guided and evaluated by a...
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Israel’s Sheba Medical Center is preparing to take custody of the 12 Israeli passengers onboard the Diamond Princess, the cruise ship that has been quarantined in Japan for several weeks because of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
The group does not include any confirmed cases — the two Israelis in that number are being treated in a hospital...
ECG algorithm picks up Breakthrough Device status. Eko, the maker of tools for monitoring heart function, announced yesterday that a novel ECG-based algorithm for detecting lowered left ventricular ejection fraction has received Breakthrough Device designation from the FDA. By analyzing a 15-second clip of ECG data collected via the company’s other products, the algorithm aims to assist with...
