Digital Health

Dr. Kvedar will be on a panel at Accelerate Health next week discussing the future of telemedicine. 

At Rock Health's annual summit, a group of panelists discusses the importance of using inclusive language in digital health companies. 

Also: European Commission pushes back Google-Fitbit antitrust investigation deadline; new handheld ultrasound devices.

The overall prevalence of diabetes among U.S. veterans was 20.5% between 2013 and 2014, and it affects nearly 25% of VA patients.

The company said that its tool was "highly accurate" in a 425-participant study conducted across 14 U.S. sites.

Not only has the digital health indicator helped to remove care siloes, it has enabled a more integrated, outcomes-orientated healthcare system, says Vanessa Janissen, national director of strategy and service development at Calvary Health Care in Australia.

Panelists at Rock Health's summit discuss what Silicon Valley is missing about creating digital health for all. 

The Digital Care Act will encourage companies to develop apps that can enter standard care and present greater opportunities for digital health innovation, says Julia Pietsch, senior manager of digital health for Germany Trade & Invest.

Doctors will be able to enroll patients and personalize the experience. 

The Digihaler line is equipped with Bluetooth wireless technology that automatically records inhaler-use data every time the cap is opened or a user inhales.