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Sword Health acquires Germany-based digital MSK and pulmonary care company Kaia Health for $285 million. Sword will sunset Kaia’s MSK product in the US in favor of its own platform.
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Building Health Tech Across Borders: Design, AI, and System-Level Change – with Rami Ajjuri
Healthcare innovation appears very different depending on where it is built.In this episode, we sit down with Rami Ajjuri to discuss his career journey spanning startups and large corporations, as well as across various…
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XBP Global Secures €21.5M Digital Transformation Deal
Deal Overview
XBP Global Holdings, Inc. (XBP) announced Thursday a significant five-year service agreement with BG-Phoenics GmbH, a prominent IT service provider based in Germany. The contract, valued at up to 21.5 million euros (approximately…
Adherence to digital pregnancy care – lessons learned from the SMART start feasibility study
The World Health Organization increasingly highlights the role of digital health technologies in supporting prenatal care. Despite this potential, the real-world implementation of such technologies remains limited, even in high-income countries with established analog…
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KLAS Releases First-Ever Report on EHR Market in Germany, Switzerland and Austria
What You Should Know:
– According to a new KLAS report, the KIS (EHR) market in the DACH region is seeing significant energy as healthcare organizations in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are making major system…
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Demographic and socioeconomic determinants of adherence in digital patient-reported outcomes among patients with chronic diseases
Engaging patients in the digital collection of electronic patient-reported outcome measures (ePROMs) and experience measures (ePREMs) is desirable for equitable, patient-centred chronic disease management; however, adherence remain unclear. This study examined demographic and socioeconomic…
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Healthcare effects and evidence robustness of reimbursable digital health applications in Germany: a systematic review
In Germany, statutory health insurance reimburses digital health applications (DiGAs) approved by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM). Permanent approval requires evidence of positive healthcare effects, either medical benefits or patient-relevant…
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Flatiron Health Triples Global Oncology Research Network
What You Should Know:
– Flatiron Health, a leading healthtech company dedicated to improving cancer care and advancing research using real-world data (RWD), today announced that its international oncology research network has tripled in size…
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Consumer Wearable Usage to Collect Health Data Among Adults Living in Germany: Nationwide Observational Survey Study
Background: The usage of consumer wearables (CWs; for example, fitness trackers and smartwatches) in the population has increased enormously within the last decade. This has resulted in a large amount of digital person-generated health…
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Hims & Hers acquires European telemedicine platform Zava
Direct-to-consumer virtual care company Hims & Hers Health announced it is acquiring telemedicine provider Zava, allowing it to expand into the UK and launch in Germany, France and Ireland.In a statement, the company said…
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