Pfizer Launches New "Moodivator" App to Help Support, Encourage and Motivate People with Depression
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) has launched a new app, Moodivator, to help motivate and encourage the millions of adults who experience depression. Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders in the United States, as an estimated one in 15 adults (6.7%) experience at least one major depressive episode in any given year.
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Sanofi and Verily Life Sciences Announce Launch of Onduo, a Joint Venture to Develop Comprehensive Diabetes Management Platform
Sanofi and Verily Life Sciences LLC, (formerly Google Life Sciences), an Alphabet company, have announced the launch of Onduo, a joint venture created through Sanofi and Verily's diabetes-focused collaboration. The joint venture is based in Kendall Square in Cambridge. Onduo's mission is to help people with diabetes live full, healthy lives by developing comprehensive solutions that combine devices, software, medicine, and professional care to enable simple and intelligent disease management.
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Wolverhampton Patients to Benefit from Data Project Success
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) has completed a successful data migration and archive project, supported by healthcare data specialist Stalis, to centralise patient demographic and scheduling information, helping to deliver more coordinated and efficient patient care. The project included safely and securely transferring patient data from the trust's Community Services IT system to its central Patient Administration System (PAS).
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Taunton and Somerset FT named as Global Digital Exemplar by Government
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (FT) is one of 12 trusts that has been named by Government as a Global Digital Exemplar in the NHS. The trust will receive up to £10 million of funding over the next two years to pioneer digital excellence and share best practice.
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Allscripts Announces Allscripts eRecruit, New Initiative to Improve Population Health
Allscripts (NASDAQ:MDRX) announced today its latest initiative to improve population health, Allscripts eRecruitTM services. This multi-faceted initiative will offer services and technology to support physicians with referring patients to clinical trials, and life sciences and clinical research organizations to reduce clinical studies' time and cost. This, in turn will help bring new treatments to the market more quickly.
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iMDsoft Wins Framework Agreement with UniHA, a Leading French Public Sector Purchasing Group
UniHA, a cooperative network purchasing group comprised of French public hospitals, announced that MetaVision by iMDsoft is their clinical information system of choice for critical care. After an extensive evaluation process, UniHA decided that MetaVision was the best fit for their needs.
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Ascom Receives Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award for Nurse Workflow Solution
Based on its recent analysis of the North American healthcare market and the migration to electronic medical records and digital information that utilizes advanced IT capabilities, global consulting and research firm Frost & Sullivan recognizes the North American division of Ascom, the leading global healthcare information and communication technology (ICT) provider, with the 2016 Best Practices Award for Nurse Workflow Solutions.
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