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Genetic Testing: Do We Really Want to Know?

In a recent article for the Financial Times, David Crow details how cancer has deeply affected his family: five family members, including his mother, have died of cancer. Hereditary cancer tests like those offered by Myriad Genetics make it possible for individuals like David to analyze their genes for defects known to contribute to higher cancer risk – allowing them in some cases to take preventative measures to actively combat or prepare for the possibility of cancer. Angelina Jolie, for example, was tested by Myriad Genetics...

Google Parent Company Alphabet Releases Glass Enterprise Edition

When Google originally released Google Glass back in 2012, it failed to catch on with individuals. Now, however, the latest Glass Enterprise Edition has found its home in business, particularly in the industrial and healthcare industries. Designed to clip onto glasses or safety goggles, Glass EE allows users to get up-to-the-minute, hands-free information to support their work. By partnering with companies like Upskill and Augmedix, everyone from mechanics to doctors can get the information they need without having to take time away from important tasks. Doctors at...

The Referral Management Software Market Offers Huge Growth Opportunities for the Future

A recent report from Technavio found major growth opportunities in the referral growth management software market through 2021. Growth management software has become vital in the healthcare industry, where it helps providers reduce operational expenses and manage the details of keeping hospitals and clinics running smoothly. The software can also keep track of administrative tasks, revenue cycles, claims processes, and patient referrals. Focusing on market leaders like Kyruus, Cerner, Persistent Systems, and more, Technavio's analysts predict that the market will grow at a CAGR of 21.65% during...

House Calls Company Landmark Extends Senior Care Services

Landmark Health believes in offering in-home medical care for seniors that could prevent or delay their need for continuing or nursing home care. Based in Buffalo, New York, Landmark has been providing assistance to in-home care providers since October of 2014. While Landmark doesn't consider itself a direct participant in the in-home care market, they do help the industry as valuable referral partners. For qualified seniors in certain health plans in New York state; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle and Spokane, Washington, Landmark can put patients in...

Ascension and PokitDok Rely on AWS to Bring New Healthcare Products to Customers

"What's happening right now is almost a digital revolution in healthcare," says Ascension's Chris Young. According to Young, while the healthcare industry has been lagging when it comes to technology, it's now starting to catch up, particularly in terms of digital healthcare offerings. Ted Tanner, Jr., who founded PokitDok in 2011 with co-founder and CEO Lisa Maki, also acknowledges how much his company relies on new, up-and-coming technologies to provide for healthcare customers. "We bring, essentially, an operating system to the business of health," Tanner, Jr....