Why Real-World Results Are So Challenging for Digital Health
February 8, 2017
Source: NEJM Catalyst
By: Joseph C. Kvedar, MD, Vice President of Connected Health, Partners HealthCare; Associate Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School and Alexander L. Fogel, MBA, MD Candidate, Stanford University School of Medicine
Companies should look for lessons in other industries, create products that are tailored to population subsets, develop synergistic partnerships, and understand the performance characteristics of products in the real world.
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Cambridge Patient Network PatientsLikeMe Receives $100M
January 5, 2017
Source: Boston Business Journal
By: Jessica Bartlett
Cambridge-based patient network PatientsLikeMe has raised $100 million in a recent funding round, and is participating is a multi-company initiative to develop a deeper understanding of disease.
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Boston Scientific, Google Look to Jumpstart Digital Health Startups
December 29, 2016
Source: Boston Business Journal
By: Don Seiffert
Boston Scientific has made a name for itself with devices that are implanted into the body to prevent heart attacks. But through its Connected Patient Challenge, launched last month, the company is looking to get more involved in the kind of preventative medicine that’s based on the data generated by doctors, patients and the growth of wearable devices.
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Here are the Most Innovative States in America in 2016
December 22, 2016
Source: Bloomberg
By: Michelle Jamrisko and Wei Lu
Massachusetts stole a second straight victory in Bloomberg’s ranking of the most innovative U.S. states, a testament to how much the economy’s wheels are greased by investment in higher education and research.
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