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Bridge Patient Portal® announced record growth for 2019 with a 68% increase in its client base–predominantly in organizations with 50 or more providers–and an 85% increase in the number of individual patients hosted in Bridge Patient Portal across the existing and new client base. To learn more about this interesting news, we conducted an interview with John Deutsch, CEO Bridge Patient Portal. 1. Bridge Patient Portal has been experiencing tremendous growth in 2019, what are...

SecureKey Technologies announced that Dynacare, one of Canada’s largest and most respected providers of health and wellness solutions, has joined the Verified.Me network. Patients of Dynacare Plus in Ontario can now safely, securely and reliably verify their identity via the Verified.Me service without having to visit a Dynacare clinic in-person, replacing the former identity verification process that required the use of a PIN code received during a visit to a Dynacare location. To learn more...

There were no treatment options available for the nearly 9,000 individuals in the United States living with a rare disease called spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) until December 2016.[1] Individuals with SMA often experienced symptoms related to the deteriorating effects of the condition, which may include the gradual onset of muscle weakness, which can lead to the inability to stand or walk independently [2]. To learn more about the topic, we conducted an interview with Dr....

According to a report by Pega/Marketforce, a full 69 percent of senior executives expect the term “workforce” to eventually include both human employees and intelligent machines. As a result, Americans could lose out on 24 million jobs. Even the World Economic Forum has urged governments, businesses, and employees to plan quickly, as the window of opportunity to proactively manage this jarring change is coming to a close, fast. To learn more about the topic, we...

Bridge Patient Portal has recently announced the release of its fully-integrated and customizable patient self-scheduling software solution, which gives patients more autonomy and freedom in scheduling appointments while increasing efficiencies for health organizations. To learn more about this interesting solution, we conducted an interview with John Deutsch, CEO Bridge Patient Portal. 1. Can you tell us more about your patient self-scheduling software solution? Bridge offers health organizations a self-scheduling platform by which they can implement...

With all the health trends, fads, and buzzwords being thrown around (keto, paleo, vegan, high-fat, low sugar, whole 30…. just to name a few!), things can get pretty confusing. Luckily, there’s Edi Health, a curated e-commerce marketplace that’s demystifying health and wellness. To learn more about Edi Health, we conducted an interview with Chelsea Hawk, Founder and CEO of Edi Health. 1. Can you tell us more about Edi Health? Edi Health is an exciting new contextual health...

CMC Hygea Ltd, an Irish based medical device company designing, developing and manufacturing unique healthcare products for use in clinical and community settings. Their mission is to develop and deliver unique, clean, hygienic and safe products which make a significant contribution to infection control and prevention throughout the global healthcare system. To learn more about CMC Hygea Ltd. we conducted an interview with Michael Malone, Founder and CEO of CMC Hygea Ltd. 1. Can you...

The PTCB (Pharmacy Technician Certification Board) Exam offers a certified qualification for Pharmacy Technicians. While many have dubbed it as a tough exam in the past, a new streamlined easy-to-follow, online PTCB course developed by RxTechExam takes away all the stress in exam preparation. To learn more about RxTechExam, we conducted an interview with Preston Davis, Co-Founder & CEO of RxTechExam. 1. Can you tell us more about RxTechExam? Ask 10 pharmacy techs how they...

Since 1999, Wi-Fi has followed the same architecture — a single lane road — ideal for connecting one or two devices.  Fast-forward to today, where Wi-Fi has become one of the most wildly successful technologies.  It’s everywhere from your laptop, to iPads, phones, TV’s, gaming platforms and now even thermostats and lightbulbs.  And, it simply wasn’t designed to deal with the proliferation of devices –  3 billion devices shipped last year! Edgewater Wireless, headquartered in Ottawa, is revolutionizing Wi-Fi...

The liver disease known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis or (NASH) is leading to rapidly rising rates of liver cancer. Death rates from liver cancer have more than doubled since 1980 despite treatment advances and promising research and are expected to continue to increase through 2030. Liver cancer is often found when the disease metastasizes, spreads from the liver to other organs, and is most difficult to treat and contributes to a high rate of death. It...