Global clinical technology company Wolters Kluwer Health is extending its integration with electronic health record (EHR) company Epic to allow UpToDate Enterprise customers and their patients access to patient education content directly within the Epic EHR and MyChart patient portal.
"If you are an UpToDate Enterprise customer, which means you get access to our full range of professional...
Digital health platform Sharecare is expanding its suite of patient education tools, including a chatbot where users can ask condition-specific questions and a virtual assistant that can guide patients through research and treatment plans.
The company also announced a “social aggregator” that curates social media content about patients' health needs and expanded interactive data visualizations....
Smart diaper detects UTIs. Purdue University researchers have developed a disposable, urinary tract infection-detecting sensor that is self-powered and can be embedded into diaper. The autonomous sensor activates upon exposure to urine, checks for compounds often associated with the infection and then wirelessly transmits the results to a smartphone if positive.
“We have at least two big...
