Author: OurCrowd

[Intuition Robotics in PR Newswire] Award-Winning Companion Robot, ElliQ, to Support Primary Care Providers in Caring for Older Adults at Home

Jun 30, 2021 |

BOSTON, June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Intuition Robotics, the empathetic digital companion™ company, announced today a significant expansion of ElliQ, their AI-driven companion robot, to enable the extension of primary care teams’ presence into older adults’ homes. This will help increase patient engagement and improve the overall patient experience, while offering primary care providers continuous actionable data and insights for early detection and intervention. Intuition Robotics also announced a pilot with Family Doctors, a Mass General Brigham affiliated practice in Swampscott, MA. Read...

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[Kenna Security in MARTECH Series] Cisco Completes Acquisition of Kenna Security

Jun 30, 2021 |

Cisco today announced the completion of the acquisition of Kenna Security, Inc. With the addition of Kenna Security’s industry-leading risk-based vulnerability management platform, Cisco customers will solve critical security posture challenges by working cross-functionally to rapidly automate prediction, identification, prioritization and remediation of cybersecurity threats. Read...

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[Medisafe in PR Newswire] New Analysis Supports Medisafe’s Impact on Medication Persistence, Adherence

Jun 30, 2021 |

BOSTON, June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Medisafe, a leading digital drug companion company, today announced the findings from two validation studies examining the impact of its digital drug companion on persistence to specialty medications (Rx). Led by Komodo Health, the analysis used real-world patient data to examine the impact of digital drug companions to influence patient engagement. The finding indicates that specialty medicine patients extended persistence by 15%, and improved adherence by 7% among patients pre- vs. post-Medisafe start. Read...

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[RO in Fierce Healthcare] Ro scoops up at-home testing startup Kit on the heels of Workpath, Modern Fertility acquisitions

Jun 30, 2021 |

Virtual health company Ro continues to bulk up its capabilities through M&A and is now moving into at-home testing. The startup provides online pharmacy services, telehealth and in-home care, and the acquisition of Kit, announced Wednesday, expands the diagnostics capabilities and lab infrastructure of Ro’s vertically integrated primary care platform. Read...

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