iGetBetter gets $1.1 million for post-discharge patient monitoring via apps,...
iGetBetter, a Sudbury, Massachusetts-based company that aims to reduce hospital readmissions through remote patient monitoring and post-discharge patient engagement, has raised $1.1 million from...
View ArticleApple removes more wristworn fitness devices from its stores
Apple has stopped selling a number of fitness tracking devices in its stores recently, including Withings Pulse O2 Activity Tracker, and, as Re/Code reported this morning, Jawbone Up24, Nike FuelBand...
View ArticleDC-area OBGYN equips patients with digital health “Mommy Kits” from Babyscripts
Washington DC-based Babyscripts, which offers a “Mommy Kit” that includes its pregnancy app and partner connected health devices, has inked a deal with Reiter, Hill, Johnson & Nevin (RHJN), an...
View ArticleBrigham and Women’s Hospital to pilot post-discharge app with heart patients
Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston will pilot iGetBetter’s apps to reduce hospital readmissions through remote patient monitoring and post-discharge patient engagement. The pilot will target...
View ArticleUPenn to study how social accountability affects blood pressure monitoring...
The University of Pennyslvania plans to conduct a study that will examine if social incentives improve adherence to home blood pressure monitoring in patients with hypertension, according to the study...
View ArticleJawbone launches UP4, Withings auto-senses swims, and Xiaomi adds heart rate
In the past week, a few companies with wristworn activity tracking devices, Withings, Xiaomi, Jawbone, and Misfit, have announced new features or accessories for their trackers. Last week, Jawbone...
View ArticleRecycleHealth finds unused activity trackers new homes with underserved...
Last year when Endeavor Partners published a study showing that a third of wearable activity tracker users consign their device to the sock drawer within six months, most people saw it as a fatal flaw...
View ArticleSeven new wearables, health tracking devices from Sony, Samsung, and more
It’s been a busy week for wearables and other digital health and fitness devices, with a plethora of announcements from major consumer electronics players. Sony, Samsung, and Huawei have all unveiled...
View ArticleGarmin unveils smart scale, adds heart rate to fitness tracker
Fitness tracking device developer Garmin has unveiled its first smart scale, called Index Smart Scale, to help its users track weight and related metrics. Garmin is notably late to the smart scale...
View ArticleWithings launches new fitness tracking watch, Activite Steel, priced between...
Withings has launched its third analog activity tracking device. This one, called Activite Steel, costs $169.95. The new device is more expensive than the Activite Pop, which costs $149.95, but cheaper...
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