Month: July 2023

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Smile’s new addition to its privacy certification is the best of both worlds—compliance and data protection.

TORONTO, July 11, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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Smile Digital Health (Smile), a leading FHIR® health data fabric and exchange solutions provider, announced today that it has successfully implemented ISO 27018:2019, an international guideline focused on safeguarding personally identifiable information (PII) in cloud computing. 

ISO 27018 is entirely voluntary; however, Smile chose to extend its current certification of ISO 27001 with ISO 27018 to ensure its privacy information management system meets the most comprehensive guidelines when it comes to collecting, processing, storing, sharing and destroying PII and protected health information (PHI) data in the Cloud. Although the focus of ISO 27018 is data protection, it also offers guidelines for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and other regulatory compliance. Along with PII handling, ISO 27018 provides guidelines for third-party management for subcontractors and security incident management.

ISO 27018 certification is particularly relevant for customers of Smile’s Cloud-based Managed Services offering. Smile Managed Services is an end-to-end service package encompassing FHIR-based implementation, maintenance, security and support for cloud or hybrid-deployed Health Data Fabric (HDF) solutions. Managed Services customers can trust that their data is safeguarded and won’t be used for any purposes other than those that they give consent for based on the ISO 27018 controls, objectives and guidelines.

“ISO 27018 ensures the data our Managed Services customers store, share and process in the Cloud is handled based on the highest level of privacy standards,” said George Rollins, President, Smile Digital Health. “I’m proud that we can offer solutions and support that provide the security our customers look to us for. Our privacy information management system and all that our team has been able to accomplish in terms of certifications is truly impressive.”

“It’s important for us as we continue to grow our product and service offerings to ensure we are always operating with the highest standards when it comes to security and privacy. Our Managed Services solution made implementing ISO 27018 the obvious next step for us in terms of PII protection in the Cloud,” said Luis de Barros, Chief Privacy and Security Officer, Smile Digital Health.

About Smile Digital Health

Smile Digital Health is a health information technology company focused on delivering better global health through open standards. Our enterprise-grade, open framework data fabric and integration platform fuels healthcare’s digital transformation and accelerates value creation across all patient journeys at scale. Powered by our HL7® FHIR® standard-based clinical data repository (#SmileInside), our platform enables collaboration and allows organizations to ingest, transform, store, enrich, analyze, aggregate, and meaningfully share health information to power digital transformation. We prepare healthcare providers, payers, researchers, and life sciences organizations for a connected future beyond legacy systems, adding new value through the intelligent use of information, and ultimately delivering better patient outcomes. For more information, visit SmileDigitalHealth.com. 

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Victoria Valladolid

Director of Marketing, Smile Digital Health

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NEW YORK, July 11, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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Somatix leadership presented the results of its brand-new medication compliance and hydration capabilities that were trained and launched in Portuguese hospitals and clinics as part of the Building Tomorrow Together – Innovation in Dementia Program with Roche Pharmaceuticals, Multicare, and Beta-i Collaborative Innovation. The project was part of an open innovation initiative powered by Beta-i, in which four startups, including Somatix, were selected to conduct their pilots in public or private institutions in Portugal. Somatix is honored to be part of this project to improve the quality of life of patients with dementia.

Using its unique artificial intelligence-enabled technology, Somatix is able to provide powerful clinical insights from wearables worn by patients with early to mid-stage dementia, including hydration, falls and medication compliance. Dehydration and missed medication dosages are potentially preventable events that otherwise lead to injury and illness. With the combination of remote monitoring, telehealth, and Somatix’s SafeBeing^TM platform, the goal is to keep these patients safer and healthier while preserving their independence, and to improve their quality of life either at home or in an independent living facility. Partnering with Roche and two major health providers in Portugal, Campus Neurologico Senior (cnscampus.com) and CUF (cuf.pt), Somatix demonstrated the first successful clinical use of its ground-breaking medication compliance feature.

Dr. Charles Herman, CEO of Somatix, commented, “Somatix’s AI-powered Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) platform for healthcare providers uniquely uses wearable-enabled gesture detection to yield powerful clinical insights to improve patient outcomes with the help of strategic partners like Roche and Multicare, our sponsors; CNS and CUF, our healthcare provider partners; and Beta-i, the open innovation program developer; bringing groundbreaking technology to the aging population in Europe. We also worked closely with our ecosystem partner, Amazon Web Services, to build our first cloud-based server in Europe.”

“Somatix is happy to report that the medication compliance feature was accurately able to detect pills taken and missed with over 70% accuracy. Based on the experience with Roche and its partners, we have already found opportunities to further improve the accuracy of our medication intake algorithm and plan to reach close to 90% accuracy in the next phase of our project. We also observed close to 95% accuracy in detecting the amount of fluid consumed over a day,” says Dr. Amit Sawant, COO of Somatix.

Somatix and Roche plan to expand the partnership later this year, bringing Somatix’s platform to more outpatients with early and mid-stage dementia in an effort to keep them safer and healthier in their own environments.

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Jessica Bradley

Director of Sales

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Somatix and Roche Launch an Only-of-Its-Kind Medication Compliance Capability Using AI-Enabled Wearable Technology

NEW YORK, July 11, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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Somatix leadership presented the results of its brand-new medication compliance and hydration capabilities that were trained and launched in Portuguese hospitals and clinics as part of the Building Tomorrow Together – Innovation in Dementia Program with Roche Pharmaceuticals, Multicare, and Beta-i Collaborative Innovation. The project was part of an open innovation initiative powered by Beta-i, in which four startups, including Somatix, were selected to conduct their pilots in public or private institutions in Portugal. Somatix is honored to be part of this project to improve the quality of life of patients with dementia.

Using its unique artificial intelligence-enabled technology, Somatix is able to provide powerful clinical insights from wearables worn by patients with early to mid-stage dementia, including hydration, falls and medication compliance. Dehydration and missed medication dosages are potentially preventable events that otherwise lead to injury and illness. With the combination of remote monitoring, telehealth, and Somatix’s SafeBeing^TM platform, the goal is to keep these patients safer and healthier while preserving their independence, and to improve their quality of life either at home or in an independent living facility. Partnering with Roche and two major health providers in Portugal, Campus Neurologico Senior (cnscampus.com) and CUF (cuf.pt), Somatix demonstrated the first successful clinical use of its ground-breaking medication compliance feature.

Dr. Charles Herman, CEO of Somatix, commented, “Somatix’s AI-powered Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) platform for healthcare providers uniquely uses wearable-enabled gesture detection to yield powerful clinical insights to improve patient outcomes with the help of strategic partners like Roche and Multicare, our sponsors; CNS and CUF, our healthcare provider partners; and Beta-i, the open innovation program developer; bringing groundbreaking technology to the aging population in Europe. We also worked closely with our ecosystem partner, Amazon Web Services, to build our first cloud-based server in Europe.”

“Somatix is happy to report that the medication compliance feature was accurately able to detect pills taken and missed with over 70% accuracy. Based on the experience with Roche and its partners, we have already found opportunities to further improve the accuracy of our medication intake algorithm and plan to reach close to 90% accuracy in the next phase of our project. We also observed close to 95% accuracy in detecting the amount of fluid consumed over a day,” says Dr. Amit Sawant, COO of Somatix.

Somatix and Roche plan to expand the partnership later this year, bringing Somatix’s platform to more outpatients with early and mid-stage dementia in an effort to keep them safer and healthier in their own environments.

Contact Information:

Jessica Bradley

Director of Sales

[email protected]

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Somatix and Roche Launch an Only-of-Its-Kind Medication Compliance Capability Using AI-Enabled Wearable Technology

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CHELMSFORD, Mass., July 11, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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Following a successful launch, Space Tea and Sprouts are committed to providing customers with adaptogenic mushroom drinks that contain healthy ingredients, including Reishi mushrooms and Lion’s Mane mushrooms, in an amazing-tasting beverage.

LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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Space Tea‘s partnership with Sprouts Farmers Market will now include a prominent placement in chain-wide distribution beginning in July with the launch of iced tea and lemonade beverages, such as best-selling flavor Golden Mango, as well as Original and Watermelon flavors.   

“We are very excited about the national launch of Space Tea inside the beverage aisle at Sprouts,” Gabriel Heymann, co-founder and CEO, said. “Their focus on natural, better-for-you products is central to why we created Space Tea.”  

After a successful initial trial run in Sprouts, the new launch is a permanent partnership that will feature Space Tea, the world’s first adaptogenic mushroom iced tea and lemonade beverage, in the grocery chain’s tea/beverage aisle centerpiece, displaying the Original, Golden Mango, and Watermelon flavors. 

“Sprouts was our first national retail partnership and has proven to be a great match with what we provide, a refreshing blend of iced tea and lemonade, and what the store offers in terms of healthy options for the consumer,” Heymann said. “We are transitioning to a more permanent location within Sprouts as we evolve our partnership.”  

As one of the fastest-growing retailers in the U.S., Sprouts is an ideal location for Space Tea’s certified organic, non-GMO, gluten-free, and kosher products, which uses a blend of non-psychoactive, functional Reishi and Lion’s Mane mushrooms for enhanced uplifting energy, focus, mood-boosting properties, and mental clarity.  

According to Research and Markets, the global functional beverage market is expected to reach $208 billion in 2027 due to the growing popularity of functional mushrooms found in a variety of healthcare and pharmaceutical products.   

“Space Tea offers high-quality ingredients that have been used for centuries to promote focus and mental clarity,” Heymann said. “Sprouts is our latest expansion that enables more people to experience the potential benefits of Reishi and Lion’s Mane mushroom in an amazing-tasting beverage format.”  

According to tamimteas.com, functional mushrooms with Lion’s Mane, Reishi, and Chaga have been used as natural remedies to soothe the body for centuries, supporting digestion, energy, the immune system, mental clarity, mood, relaxation, and sleep. Adaptogens are herbs that can help the body’s stress response systems and improve the ability to adapt and restore after stress exposure.

Since its launch in August 2021, Space Tea has quickly become a bestseller of iced tea and lemonade beverages across Southern California and is also available at Bristol Farms, Earthbar, Erewhon Market, Lazy Acres, Mother’s Market, and Sun Life.   

To learn more about Space Tea, visit spacetea.com or Instagram at instagram.com/spacetea. Contact Space Tea via email at [email protected].

About Space Tea

Space Tea is the world’s first mushroom tea and lemonade featuring a refreshing and classic blend of iced tea and lemonade. Its mission is mental wellness through music, meditation, and mushrooms. Space Tea is brewed with functional, adaptogenic Reishi mushrooms and Lion’s Mane mushrooms, which have been studied extensively for their effects on energy, focus, and memory. Check out Space Tea on Instagram at instagram.com/spacetea.    

About Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.

True to its farm-stand heritage, Sprouts offers a unique grocery experience featuring an open layout with fresh produce at the heart of the store. Sprouts inspires wellness naturally with a carefully curated assortment of better-for-you products paired with purpose-driven people. The healthy grocer continues to bring the latest in wholesome, innovative products made with lifestyle-friendly ingredients such as organic, plant-based and gluten-free. Headquartered in Phoenix and one of the largest and fastest growing specialty retailers of fresh, natural and organic food in the United States, Sprouts employs approximately 31,000 team members and operates more than 380 stores in 23 states nationwide. To learn more about Sprouts, and the good it brings communities, visit about.sprouts.com.

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Maria Penaloza

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Space Tea and Sprouts Farmers Market Deepen Their Partnership With Long-Term Product Placement

WILMINGTON, Del., July 11, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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 A survey of 550 people in the United States with a chronic disease, conducted by Saluto Institute,…