Korean researchers develop biosensor to measure serotonin levels in real-time
A research team from the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology has developed a biosensor that can track serotonin levels in real time for the diagnosis of depression.
Depression, which affects over a million South Koreans, is believed to be partly caused by imbalances in the level of neurotransmitters...
MSIG Hong Kong provides free limited-time access to mental health app Intellect
Mental health startup Intellect has partnered with MSIG Hong Kong, a member of MS&AD Insurance Group, to provide corporate wellbeing support to insurance clients.
From 4 July to 31 December, MSIG Hong Kong's SME Group Medical Insurance policyholders and applicants will have free complimentary access to Intellect's...
ICT provider Fujitsu has partnered with Salesforce Japan, a customer relations management service company, to develop new digital solutions for the insurance sector.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
According to a press statement, the two companies aim to support insurance companies in their development of optimised insurance products based on medical and health data.
To do this, Fujitsu will develop a system...
Oscar, a New York City-based health insurance technology company, has raised $140 million in a funding round announced just half a year after its last $225 million raise. The new investment was headed by Tiger Global Management, and also saw funds from Dragoneer, Baillie Gifford, Coatue, Founders Fund, Khosla, Lakestar and Reinvent.
WHAT IT DOES
Oscar describes itself as the "first-ever...
Singapore-based DocDoc, a virtual network of physicians and hospitals supporting patients to find quality medical care in Asia, today announced a partnership with Kaitaiming Technology (KTM) to expand its reach into China. KTM is an insurance risk control company founded in May 2015 in Beijing, China and focuses on combining insurance expertise with information technology, big data and AI.
The...
Hong-Kong headquartered life insurance company Prudential announced that it has entered into a regional agreement with HælthTech, a specialist provider of technology solutions and operating platforms for insurers. Under the agreement, Prudential will integrate HælthTech’s OMNI cloud-computing technology into PRUWorks by Prudential, a one-stop platform that offers small and medium-sized...
The digital managed care platform MyDoc has been tapped to digitally deliver health screening results of AIA Vitality members in Singapore, creating the first digitally integrated corporate health screening programme for the global insurer.
As a digital healthcare provider, MyDoc is part of Singapore’s Ministry of Health's (MOH) regulatory sandbox for telemedicine, allowing it to offer digital...
Devoted, a Waltham, Massachusetts-based company that uses technology to blend health insurance with provider services, announced yesterday that it has landed a staggering $300 million Series B investment and is now enrolling Medicare beneficiaries living in eight southern and central Florida counties. The funding round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with Premji Invest and Uprising also joining...
This quarter’s news from digital health payers consisted of CMS updates, new information on a few tech-centric insurer deals, and a spattering of employer insurance headlines. Read on for MobiHealthNews’ full roundup for Q3 2017.
CMS news
Potentially the most wide-reaching public insurance development of the quarter was the unanimous passage of Senate Bill 870, the Creating High-Quality Results...
With Hurricane Irma bearing down on Florida and the surrounding islands, those caught in the path of the destructive category 5 storm may feel like they need to reach out and talk to someone, particularly if they have a health issue that needs immediate attention. Luckily, a number of health plans realize this and are offering help lines and other support as Irma cuts a swath through the American...
