Articles about Healthcare – Page 4 of 7

Pixvana helps develop therapy in virtual reality aimed at kids dealing with depression and anxiety

https://vimeo.com/298293172 Inside the world of virtual reality, young people can learn how to cope with depression and anxiety by better… Read More

High-tech healthcare: Behind-the-scenes inside Kaiser Permanente’s automated lab and pharmacy

Automation technology is helping fill prescription orders and diagnose patient specimens much faster and safer than ever before. As part… Read More

Technology fuels growth at Accolade health venture, 3 years after Concur founders took helm

Nearly three years ago, Mike Hilton made a dramatic career change. After leading Concur for more than 20 years, and… Read More

Vera Whole Health opening 3 new clinics in partnership that aims to change doctor’s visits

What if every routine doctor’s visit was free? Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City is hoping to answer that question… Read More

TLDR: Amazon plans to open health clinics, Steve & Connie Ballmer’s $59M commitment for at-risk students, Samsung smart speaker

Today’s featured stories Report: Amazon plans internal healthcare clinics for employees at Seattle headquarters Steve and Connie Ballmer commit $59M… Read More

Report: Amazon plans internal healthcare clinics for employees at Seattle headquarters

Amazon is planning to open primary care clinics for employees at its Seattle headquarters, according to a report Thursday by CNBC.… Read More

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Can Amazon fix healthcare? Experts offer a dose of reality on the tech giant’s health partnership

The United States has a healthcare problem. The country spends more per capita on healthcare than any other place in the… Read More

GE quietly sells Caradigm to cancer company Inspirata, more than two years after Microsoft pulled out of the joint venture

News Brief: GE Healthcare has sold its shares of Redmond, Wash., based health technology startup Caradigm to Florida-based cancer diagnostic technology… Read More

Amazon agrees to acquire online pharmacy PillPack, reports peg deal at nearly $1B

Amazon’s march into healthcare took another big step on Thursday as the tech giant announced its intention to acquire PillPack.… Read More

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Week in Geek Podcast: Amazon health partnership’s CEO pick offers new clues about ambitious venture

Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway have finally picked a CEO for their ambitious health venture. Unlike most healthcare executives,… Read More

Surgeon, data geek, outspoken advocate: Meet the new CEO of Amazon’s health partnership

The joint healthcare venture from Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway finally has a leader. Surgeon and Harvard professor Dr. Atul… Read More

Brook.ai raises $4M seed round for diabetes management tech, announces new partnership

More than 100 million Americans are now living with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes and the disease’s health impacts, coupled… Read More

Toughest job interview ever? How Buffett, Dimon and Bezos vet CEO hopefuls for new health venture

The new joint health venture by Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway may be the most challenging project in the… Read More

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Doctors Without Data: Why one MD founded a startup just to get metrics on his own patients

Dr. Dan Low loves his job. It shows in almost everything he does. Low is a pediatric anesthesiologist — he’s in… Read More

Secretive group within Amazon reportedly conducting cancer research, launching health data venture

Amazon seems primed for a bold expansion into healthcare, after speculation in recent months that the Seattle-based company was interested… Read More

Study unveils impact of high drug costs: Cancer chemotherapy is twice as expensive in the U.S.

A new study from Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has found a huge price discrepancy between cancer care in… Read More

Healthcare startup Qliance files for bankruptcy, lists more than 100 creditors — including CEO’s new company

Qliance Medical Management — a Seattle-based healthcare startup that was embroiled in controversy when it suddenly shut its doors last year — has officially… Read More

Telehealth services save patients $100 per doctor’s visit, study finds, but they still have a PR problem

The U.S. has a huge healthcare problem. The country spends more per capita on healthcare than any other country in… Read More

Ventec Life Systems raises $13M to scale one-of-a-kind portable life support device into new markets

Ventec Life Systems, the Seattle-area creator of a unique portable life support device, has raised another $13 million to… Read More

Tech vets launch MultiScale Health, aiming to ‘liberate’ healthcare data with real-time platform

Data is transforming every industry under the sun. Mountains of data let companies sell toothpaste, manage international logistics and support… Read More

Univ. of Washington spinout takes on $5.2B hospital scheduling problem with AI analytics

Hospitals have to solve a thousand logistical challenges every day, but perhaps none are more difficult than operating room schedules.… Read More

The chatbot will see you now: 98point6 launches virtual clinic app, aims to solve ‘primary care crisis’ with AI (and real doctors)

Imagine you have a minor health problem — say, an earache. Then imagine you open an app, message a doctor… Read More

Healthcare

Pixvana helps develop therapy in virtual reality aimed at kids dealing with depression and anxiety

High-tech healthcare: Behind-the-scenes inside Kaiser Permanente’s automated lab and pharmacy

Technology fuels growth at Accolade health venture, 3 years after Concur founders took helm

Vera Whole Health opening 3 new clinics in partnership that aims to change doctor’s visits

Report: Amazon plans internal healthcare clinics for employees at Seattle headquarters

Can Amazon fix healthcare? Experts offer a dose of reality on the tech giant’s health partnership

GE quietly sells Caradigm to cancer company Inspirata, more than two years after Microsoft pulled out of the joint venture

Amazon agrees to acquire online pharmacy PillPack, reports peg deal at nearly $1B

Week in Geek Podcast: Amazon health partnership’s CEO pick offers new clues about ambitious venture

Surgeon, data geek, outspoken advocate: Meet the new CEO of Amazon’s health partnership

Brook.ai raises $4M seed round for diabetes management tech, announces new partnership

Toughest job interview ever? How Buffett, Dimon and Bezos vet CEO hopefuls for new health venture

Doctors Without Data: Why one MD founded a startup just to get metrics on his own patients

Secretive group within Amazon reportedly conducting cancer research, launching health data venture

Study unveils impact of high drug costs: Cancer chemotherapy is twice as expensive in the U.S.

Healthcare startup Qliance files for bankruptcy, lists more than 100 creditors — including CEO’s new company

Telehealth services save patients $100 per doctor’s visit, study finds, but they still have a PR problem

Ventec Life Systems raises $13M to scale one-of-a-kind portable life support device into new markets

Tech vets launch MultiScale Health, aiming to ‘liberate’ healthcare data with real-time platform

Univ. of Washington spinout takes on $5.2B hospital scheduling problem with AI analytics

The chatbot will see you now: 98point6 launches virtual clinic app, aims to solve ‘primary care crisis’ with AI (and real doctors)

Vera Whole Health aims for ‘healthcare revolution’ as it raises $5M, plans six new clinics

Nimble Pharmacy brings prescription drug delivery service to Seattle area

Report: Amazon drops plans to sell pharmaceuticals to hospitals

Healthcare companies raise $6.8B in Q1, topping tech and every other industry

Cambia Health and Livongo partner to bring personal, tech-driven diabetes program to Pacific Northwest

Frazier Healthcare Partners raises $780M fund, its 11th, to invest in profitable healthcare startups

Startup Spotlight: Locumunity creates online job board for doctors seeking temporary gigs

Week In Geek Podcast: Uber and Lyft meet healthcare, and is Amazon good for Seattle?