Miami Coverage - MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/tag/miami/ Healthcare technology news, life science current events Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:24:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 228111745 Mount Sinai Medical Center Taps HealthSnap to Improve Chronic Conditions Management https://medcitynews.com/2024/06/mount-sinai-medical-center-taps-healthsnap-to-improve-chronic-conditions-management/ https://medcitynews.com/2024/06/mount-sinai-medical-center-taps-healthsnap-to-improve-chronic-conditions-management/#respond Tue, 11 Jun 2024 14:00:46 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=127175

South Florida-based Mount Sinai Medical Center announced a new remote patient monitoring and chronic care management partnership with HealthSnap, a Miami-based virtual care management platform. The partnership is aimed at improving outcomes among the health system’s Medicare population.

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Who is speaking at HLTH and CHIME’s newest conference ViVE? https://medcitynews.com/2022/01/who-is-speaking-at-hlth-and-chimes-newest-conference-vive/ Mon, 31 Jan 2022 21:33:10 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=568519

The ViVE conference, scheduled for March 6-9 in Miami Beach, has announced a roster of speakers that will share valuable insights on healthcare garnered from leadership roles across big tech, retail health, health systems, payers and more.

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Senior care startup Papa valued at $1.4B https://medcitynews.com/2021/11/senior-care-startup-papa-valued-at-1-4b/ Thu, 04 Nov 2021 21:24:13 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=556922

The startup matches seniors with companions to help with non-medical tasks. It currently has partnerships with more than 65 health plans. 

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Lucira Covid-19 test is first to get FDA nod for home use https://medcitynews.com/2020/11/lucira-covid-19-test-is-first-to-get-fda-nod-for-home-use/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:13:44 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=504203

The authorization comes as Covid-19 testing demand threatens to swamp U.S. labs. However, it will take time for the Lucira test to become available nationwide.

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Jackson Health System CIO’s prediction for health IT in 2019 https://medcitynews.com/2018/10/jackson-health-system-cio/ Tue, 16 Oct 2018 20:44:36 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=446639

In a Q&A, CIO Michael Garcia said healthcare’s use of and dependency on technology is only going to grow as we head into next year.

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CareCloud offers clinical, financial and patient engagement tools to physician practices https://medcitynews.com/2018/08/carecloud/ Fri, 03 Aug 2018 16:00:37 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=444315

The Miami, Florida company offers cloud-based practice management, EHR, revenue cycle and patient experience solutions to medical practices like Premier Dermatology in Silicon Valley.

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International accelerator grows digital health cohort in Miami https://medcitynews.com/2017/11/international-accelerator-grows-digital-health-cohort-miami/ Mon, 27 Nov 2017 12:17:13 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=436693

Thirteen companies are taking part in the three-month program from a telehealth company that enlists nurses to one that developed a digital triage tool for paramedics and EMTs.

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Florida startup aims to make robot use in dental implants ubiquitous https://medcitynews.com/2017/07/florida-startup-aims-make-robot-use-dental-implants-ubiquitous/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 20:11:57 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=429546

Neocis wants to provide surgeons a way to make dental implant surgery more reliable and flexible through its FDA-cleared robot as demand for implants is set to increase rapidly.

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CVS, Cleveland Clinic expand affiliation as pharmacy-health system collaborations catch on https://medcitynews.com/2017/07/cvs-cleveland-clinic/ Tue, 25 Jul 2017 21:49:05 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=429649

CVS Health and Cleveland Clinic have expanded their eight-year clinical affiliation. But they’re not the only ones teaming up — health systems and pharmacies are increasingly finding ways to work together.

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Orange Care Group, Memorial Healthcare collaborate using Epic platform https://medcitynews.com/2017/06/orange-care-group-memorial-healthcare/ Tue, 27 Jun 2017 13:57:08 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=427557

In an effort to improve the health of the populations they serve, two Florida-based organizations are teaming up to adopt Epic’s Healthy Planet through the Connect program.

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Carevive scores big deal with Cerner to integrate its oncology software https://medcitynews.com/2017/06/carevive-scores-big-deal-cerner-integrate-oncology-software/ Fri, 09 Jun 2017 20:15:24 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=426020

The Philadelphia health IT startup founded by oncology nurses is in expansion mode following the close of a Series B round last fall.

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U of Miami Health System, Syapse join forces for cancer care https://medcitynews.com/2017/04/u-of-miami-health-system-syapse-cancer-care/ Wed, 05 Apr 2017 20:12:45 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=419908

The University of Miami Health System’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and Syapse have formed a new precision medicine initiative.

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Here’s why GlobalMed acquired telemedicine startup TreatMD https://medcitynews.com/2017/03/heres-globalmed-acquired-telemedicine-startup-treatmd/ Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:42:08 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=399552

GlobalMed CEO and founder Joel Barthelemy said TreatMD’s Miami office will be maintained and will play an important role in future growth.

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Specialists On Call acquires teleneurology provider NeuroCall https://medcitynews.com/2017/02/specialists-on-call-acquires-neurocall/ Fri, 03 Feb 2017 14:00:04 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=396590

The deal comes five months afterSpecialists On Call announced $50 million in new funding. At the time, the company said it would take some of the money to look for acquisition opportunities.

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IBM Watson finding its way into real-world image interpretation https://medcitynews.com/2016/12/ibm-watson-image-interpretation/ Sat, 17 Dec 2016 04:38:23 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=392378

The South Florida group is applying Watson-powered “cognitive peer review” to medical imaging in an effort to diagnose aortic stenosis earlier.

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With $31.5M Series C round, CareCloud makes patient experience a priority https://medcitynews.com/2016/11/carecloud-fundraise/ Tue, 15 Nov 2016 16:46:43 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=389422 One area CareCloud CEO Ken Comée singled out was automating the check-in process for doctor appointments.

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Startup TreatMD sets sights on global telemedicine https://medcitynews.com/2016/09/treatmd-global-telemedicine/ Thu, 29 Sep 2016 01:32:14 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=385704

Co-founder Brian Lenette likened TreatMD to a cross between real estate platform Zillow and telemedicine.

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EHR mining helps athenahealth respond to Miami Zika alert https://medcitynews.com/2016/08/athenahealth-zika/ Sat, 06 Aug 2016 00:13:44 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=381672

The vendor sent a specific notice via the EHR to 94 clinicians at 24 different athenahealth clients, serving 1,800 at-risk patients in the affected area of Miami.

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Who scored a spot in Startupbootcamp’s digital health accelerator? https://medcitynews.com/2016/08/scored-spot-europes-bootcamp/ Fri, 05 Aug 2016 22:59:03 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=381587 The Miami digital health accelerator is part of an expansion of the European business, which is seeking applicants for another healthcare accelerator in Berlin.

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Record $1B Medicare fraud? It’s Florida’s unofficial state sport https://medcitynews.com/2016/07/record-1b-medicare-fraud-florida/ Fri, 22 Jul 2016 21:59:05 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=380396 It’s the largest single criminal healthcare fraud case the Justice Department has ever brought against individuals.

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Startup Cloud-Clout claims ‘bulletproof’ cloud security; hackers salivate https://medcitynews.com/2015/07/startup-cloud-clout-claims-bulletproof-cloud-security-hackers-salivate/ Thu, 09 Jul 2015 18:47:19 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=344586 A new data security company called Cloud-Clout launched Thursday on Kickstarter with some pretty bold claims about cloud security.

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Telemedicine provider MDLIVE will use $50M financing deal to shop for companies https://medcitynews.com/2015/06/telemedicine-provider-mdlive-will-use-50m-financing-deal-to-shop-for-companies/ Wed, 24 Jun 2015 19:36:26 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=342847 In a statement, MDLIVE said the “funding will enable MDLIVE to continue its organic growth and expand its acquisition strategy and consumer reach…”

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Virtual reality to be part of education at Miami’s Nicklaus Children’s https://medcitynews.com/2015/05/virtual-reality-to-be-part-of-education-at-miamis-nicklaus-childrens/ Sat, 16 May 2015 21:47:11 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=337606 Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami is adding virtual reality to its educational offerings for both patients and medical professionals.

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Digital health business to support stroke therapy through iPads raising Series A for product development https://medcitynews.com/2015/05/digital-health-business-to-support-stroke-therapy-through-ipads-raising-series-a-for-product-development/ Sat, 16 May 2015 01:28:47 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=337597 Constant Therapy sees a way to expand its digital cognitive therapy for stroke recover to other neurological conditions like dementia and epilepsy and is raising fresh capital to do it.

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Venture investors see opportunities to fix patient experience, but do seniors want it? https://medcitynews.com/2015/05/venture-investors-senior-care-startups/ Fri, 15 May 2015 15:07:09 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=337315 Where will investors allocate funding for aging technology? A panel revealed the healthcare pain points investors and health IT startups see may not jibe with consumer priorities.

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Senior care: AARP finalist ambitions include DIY hearing test, automated accident reporting https://medcitynews.com/2015/05/senior-care-aarp-startups/ Fri, 15 May 2015 09:32:11 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=337076 An annual AARP startup competition to support senior care highlighted some ambitious products in development from digital stroke rehabilitation to automated car accident reporting device.

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Gapingvoid: When motivational art meets healthcare https://medcitynews.com/2015/05/gapingvoid-when-motivational-art-meets-healthcare/ Thu, 14 May 2015 16:13:44 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=336740 Gapingvoid is providing motivational art that is aimed to improve the experience for patients and staff in a healthcare space by adding some whimsy and thoughtful messages.

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CarePredict raises fresh capital to support pilots of remote monitoring device https://medcitynews.com/2015/05/carepredict-raises-funding-senior-remote-monitoring-device/ Sat, 09 May 2015 10:55:36 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=334660 CarePredict, a remote monitoring company that developed a wearable sensor for seniors, is in the midst of raising money. The funding will be used to support large scale studies of the device in senior living and home care settings, according to a source close to the company. So far it has raised at least $1 […]

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Healthbox Studio in Miami: Artificial intelligence and air purification among offerings https://medcitynews.com/2015/05/healthbox-studio-miami-artificial-intelligence-health-it/ Fri, 08 May 2015 10:52:19 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=334464 The refurbished and rebranded Healthbox accelerator as Healthbox Studio unveiled its new class of startups this week and artificial intelligence is a dominant theme. It also includes a startup with a public health goal of helping asthma patients and others by improving air quality in homes. Interestingly, some of the entrepreneurs in the latest class […]

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Is having an Airbnb for seniors a good alternative for respite care? https://medcitynews.com/2015/04/is-having-an-airbnb-for-seniors-a-good-alternative-for-respite-care/ Wed, 22 Apr 2015 03:24:45 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=331952 There are more than 40 million people aged 65 and older in the U.S. As a way to provide what’s perceived as a widespread need for respite care for caretakers who need a break that’s not as costly as hiring a nurse, a Miami-based startup called Room2Care has developed a service  akin to Airbnb for […]

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