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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Medopad Ltd
| name = Huma
| logo = [[File:Medopadlogo2.png|Medopad Logo|180px]]
| logo = [[File:Huma Logo.svg|180px|Huma Logo]]
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| industry = [[healthcare]], [[big data]], [[small data]], [[mobile phone|mobile]], [[Internet of Things|internet of things]], [[Pharmaceutical industry|pharma]], [[wearables]]
| industry = [[healthcare]], [[big data]], [[small data]], [[mobile phone|mobile]], [[Internet of Things|internet of things]], [[Pharmaceutical industry|pharma]], [[wearables]]
| foundation = 2011
| foundation = 2011
| location_city = [[London]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
| location_city = [[London]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
| homepage = {{URL |www.medopad.com}}
| homepage = {{URL |www.huma.com}}
}}
}}


'''Medopad Ltd''' is a British healthcare technology company based in London, UK. It also has offices in Shanghai, California, and New York.<ref>{{cite web |title=Medopad, Extending one billion lives |url=https://medopad.com/contact/ |website=Medopad |accessdate=15 January 2020}}</ref> It produces [[Application software|applications]] that integrate health data from existing hospital databases as well as patient wearables and other mobile devices and securely transmits it for use by doctors.<ref name=newscientist>{{Cite web | title =NewScientist | url = https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22229734.700-doctors-with-ipads-could-transform-hospital-care.html#.U564po1dU4Q| accessdate=16 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="journal mhealth platform">{{Cite web | title = Journal of mHealth - Real-time clinical information platform driving improved outcomes | url = http://www.joomag.com/magazine/the-journal-of-mhealth-vol-2-issue-4-august/0317458001439895729/p30?short | accessdate=30 October 2015}}</ref>
'''Huma''', previously Medopad Ltd,<ref>{{cite web |title=Huma |url=https://huma.com |website=Huma }}</ref> is a British healthcare technology company based in London, UK. It also has offices in Shanghai, California, and New York.<ref>{{cite web |title=Medopad, Extending one billion lives |url=https://medopad.com/contact/ |website=Medopad |accessdate=15 January 2020}}</ref> It produces [[Application software|applications]] that integrate health data from existing hospital databases as well as patient wearables and other mobile devices and securely transmits it for use by doctors.<ref name=newscientist>{{Cite web | title =NewScientist | url = https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22229734.700-doctors-with-ipads-could-transform-hospital-care.html#.U564po1dU4Q| accessdate=16 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="journal mhealth platform">{{Cite web | title = Journal of mHealth - Real-time clinical information platform driving improved outcomes | url = http://www.joomag.com/magazine/the-journal-of-mhealth-vol-2-issue-4-august/0317458001439895729/p30?short | accessdate=30 October 2015}}</ref>


== Products ==
== Products ==
=== Enterprise ===
=== Enterprise ===
Medopad allows hospitals to pool their patient data into a single platform so it can be served to doctors' mobile devices in real-time.<ref name="FT">{{Cite web | title =Financial Times | url = http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/1147343e-9fd7-11e4-9a74-00144feab7de.html#axzz3q3yqUUx7 | accessdate=30 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="bbc platform">{{Cite web | title = BBC World News Business Edition: Medopad platform technology transforms patient care while improving efficiency and saving cost | url = https://vimeo.com/126916241 | accessdate=30 October 2015}}</ref> Healthcare professionals can securely access lab results, images, clinical notes, and [[primary care]] data via [[iPad]]s and other mobile devices.<ref name="University of Oxford’s Tata Idea Idol Competition">{{Cite web | title =University of Oxford's Tata Idea Idol Competition | url = http://www.stacyblackman.com/tag/said-business-school/| accessdate=17 June 2014}}</ref> In November 2013, Medopad became the first enterprise-class mobile health information system to receive CE approval.<ref name="Health Investor">{{Cite web | title =Mobile health provider becomes first to receive CE approval | url = http://www.healthinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3072&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1| accessdate=16 June 2014}}</ref>
Huma allows hospitals to pool their patient data into a single platform so it can be served to doctors' mobile devices in real-time.<ref name="FT">{{Cite web | title =Financial Times | url = http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/1147343e-9fd7-11e4-9a74-00144feab7de.html#axzz3q3yqUUx7 | accessdate=30 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="bbc platform">{{Cite web | title = BBC World News Business Edition: Medopad platform technology transforms patient care while improving efficiency and saving cost | url = https://vimeo.com/126916241 | accessdate=30 October 2015}}</ref> Healthcare professionals can securely access lab results, images, clinical notes, and [[primary care]] data via [[iPad]]s and other mobile devices.<ref name="University of Oxford’s Tata Idea Idol Competition">{{Cite web | title =University of Oxford's Tata Idea Idol Competition | url = http://www.stacyblackman.com/tag/said-business-school/| accessdate=17 June 2014}}</ref> In November 2013, Huma became the first enterprise-class mobile health information system to receive CE approval.<ref name="Health Investor">{{Cite web | title =Mobile health provider becomes first to receive CE approval | url = http://www.healthinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3072&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1| accessdate=16 June 2014}}</ref>


Some of the clinical applications that Medopad include editing patient records by voice recognition or typing, scheduling, lab results, image viewing including [[X-ray]]s and CT scans, electronic support documents, taking and sending photos, video conferencing, primary records, transmitting real-time vital signs, collecting and managing demographic and contact details, [[Apple Inc|Apple]] HealthKit integration, and arbitrage system to sort and prioritise patients, hospital admission, and access to more third party applications integrated into Medopad through the Clinical App Store.<ref name=newscientist />
Some of the clinical applications that Huma include editing patient records by voice recognition or typing, scheduling, lab results, image viewing including [[X-ray]]s and CT scans, electronic support documents, taking and sending photos, video conferencing, primary records, transmitting real-time vital signs, collecting and managing demographic and contact details, [[Apple Inc|Apple]] HealthKit integration, and arbitrage system to sort and prioritise patients, hospital admission, and access to more third party applications integrated into Huma through the Clinical App Store.<ref name=newscientist />


Medopad's pricing structure takes the form of an annual [[software as a service]] license fee in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/g-cloud/services/390255415095330|title=Medopad Remote Patient Monitoring - Digital Marketplace|website=www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref>
Huma's pricing structure takes the form of an annual [[software as a service]] license fee in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/g-cloud/services/390255415095330|title=Medopad Remote Patient Monitoring - Digital Marketplace|website=www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref>


In January 2018, Medopad joined UK Prime Minister Theresa May on her trade mission<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42897705|title=May hails 'first step' to China trade deal|date=2018-02-01|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-02-15|language=en-GB}}</ref> to China meeting President Xi. During the trip it announced over £100m of commercial contracts<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/02/02/uk-healthtech-startup-medopad-plans-120m-fund-raise-china-deal/|title=UK healthtech startup Medopad plans $120m fund raise in China deal|last=Field|first=Matthew|date=2018-02-02|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-02-15|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> with major Chinese and international organisations including [[China Resources]] and [[Peking University]].
In January 2018, Huma joined UK Prime Minister Theresa May on her trade mission<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42897705|title=May hails 'first step' to China trade deal|date=2018-02-01|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-02-15|language=en-GB}}</ref> to China meeting President Xi. During the trip it announced over £100m of commercial contracts<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/02/02/uk-healthtech-startup-medopad-plans-120m-fund-raise-china-deal/|title=UK healthtech startup Medopad plans $120m fund raise in China deal|last=Field|first=Matthew|date=2018-02-02|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-02-15|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> with major Chinese and international organisations including [[China Resources]] and [[Peking University]].


=== Cancer ===
=== Cancer ===
In April 2015, Medopad launched a chemotherapy application for monitoring cancer patients designed specifically for the [[Apple Watch]].<ref name="The Journal of mHealth">{{cite web | title=The Journal of mHealth | website=The Journal of mHealth | url=http://www.thejournalofmhealth.com/#!Medopad’s-Apple-Watch-Chemotherapy-App-for-Cancer-Patients-Launches-in-Hospitals-Across-the-World/cuhk/553a40ac0cf2731334ee5961 | accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="The Lancet">{{Cite web | title =The Lancet Oncology| url=http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(15)00150-3/abstract | accessdate= 29 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title =The Stack| url=https://thestack.com/iot/2015/04/24/app-for-cancer-patients-launches-on-apple-watch-to-transform-care-quality/ | accessdate= 29 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="Economist">{{Cite web | title =Bedside manners: Small data from patients at home will mean big cost savings|work=The Economist|date=30 May 2015| url = https://www.economist.com/news/business/21652327-small-data-patients-home-will-mean-big-cost-savings-bedside-manners| accessdate=29 October 2015}}</ref>
In April 2015, Huma launched a chemotherapy application for monitoring cancer patients designed specifically for the [[Apple Watch]].<ref name="The Journal of mHealth">{{cite web | title=The Journal of mHealth | website=The Journal of mHealth | url=http://www.thejournalofmhealth.com/#!Medopad’s-Apple-Watch-Chemotherapy-App-for-Cancer-Patients-Launches-in-Hospitals-Across-the-World/cuhk/553a40ac0cf2731334ee5961 | accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="The Lancet">{{Cite web | title =The Lancet Oncology| url=http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(15)00150-3/abstract | accessdate= 29 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title =The Stack| url=https://thestack.com/iot/2015/04/24/app-for-cancer-patients-launches-on-apple-watch-to-transform-care-quality/ | accessdate= 29 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="Economist">{{Cite web | title =Bedside manners: Small data from patients at home will mean big cost savings|work=The Economist|date=30 May 2015| url = https://www.economist.com/news/business/21652327-small-data-patients-home-will-mean-big-cost-savings-bedside-manners| accessdate=29 October 2015}}</ref>


== Investors ==
== Investors ==
Some of Medopad's institutional investors are Healthbox and [[Sandbox Industries]].<ref name="The Guardian">{{Cite web | title ='Dragons' Den' event promotes innovation in healthcare | url = https://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2013/jan/23/dragons-den-event-innovation-healthcare| accessdate=17 June 2013}}</ref><ref name=crunchbase>{{Cite web | title =Company Overview| url=http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/medopad| accessdate= 19 June 2014}}</ref> [[Howard Flight|Lord Howard Flight]] and Tony Brown, Non-Executive Director of the [[National Health Service|NHS]] both invested individually.<ref name="NHS Board of Directors">{{Cite web | title =NHS Board of Directors| url=http://www.clch.nhs.uk/media/146847/clch_nhs_trust_board_papers_january_2014.pdf| accessdate= 17 June 2014}}</ref>
Some of Huma's institutional investors are Healthbox and [[Sandbox Industries]].<ref name="The Guardian">{{Cite web | title ='Dragons' Den' event promotes innovation in healthcare | url = https://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2013/jan/23/dragons-den-event-innovation-healthcare| accessdate=17 June 2013}}</ref><ref name=crunchbase>{{Cite web | title =Company Overview| url=http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/medopad| accessdate= 19 June 2014}}</ref> [[Howard Flight|Lord Howard Flight]] and Tony Brown, Non-Executive Director of the [[National Health Service|NHS]] both invested individually.<ref name="NHS Board of Directors">{{Cite web | title =NHS Board of Directors| url=http://www.clch.nhs.uk/media/146847/clch_nhs_trust_board_papers_january_2014.pdf| accessdate= 17 June 2014}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.medopad.com/}}
* {{official website|http://www.huma.com/}}


[[Category:Big data companies]]
[[Category:Big data companies]]

Revision as of 19:16, 15 April 2020

Huma
Company typePrivate
Industryhealthcare, big data, small data, mobile, internet of things, pharma, wearables
Founded2011
Headquarters
London, UK
Websitewww.huma.com

Huma, previously Medopad Ltd,[1] is a British healthcare technology company based in London, UK. It also has offices in Shanghai, California, and New York.[2] It produces applications that integrate health data from existing hospital databases as well as patient wearables and other mobile devices and securely transmits it for use by doctors.[3][4]

Products

Enterprise

Huma allows hospitals to pool their patient data into a single platform so it can be served to doctors' mobile devices in real-time.[5][6] Healthcare professionals can securely access lab results, images, clinical notes, and primary care data via iPads and other mobile devices.[7] In November 2013, Huma became the first enterprise-class mobile health information system to receive CE approval.[8]

Some of the clinical applications that Huma include editing patient records by voice recognition or typing, scheduling, lab results, image viewing including X-rays and CT scans, electronic support documents, taking and sending photos, video conferencing, primary records, transmitting real-time vital signs, collecting and managing demographic and contact details, Apple HealthKit integration, and arbitrage system to sort and prioritise patients, hospital admission, and access to more third party applications integrated into Huma through the Clinical App Store.[3]

Huma's pricing structure takes the form of an annual software as a service license fee in the UK.[9]

In January 2018, Huma joined UK Prime Minister Theresa May on her trade mission[10] to China meeting President Xi. During the trip it announced over £100m of commercial contracts[11] with major Chinese and international organisations including China Resources and Peking University.

Cancer

In April 2015, Huma launched a chemotherapy application for monitoring cancer patients designed specifically for the Apple Watch.[12][13][14][15]

Investors

Some of Huma's institutional investors are Healthbox and Sandbox Industries.[16][17] Lord Howard Flight and Tony Brown, Non-Executive Director of the NHS both invested individually.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Huma". Huma.
  2. ^ "Medopad, Extending one billion lives". Medopad. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b "NewScientist". Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Journal of mHealth - Real-time clinical information platform driving improved outcomes". Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Financial Times". Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  6. ^ "BBC World News Business Edition: Medopad platform technology transforms patient care while improving efficiency and saving cost". Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  7. ^ "University of Oxford's Tata Idea Idol Competition". Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Mobile health provider becomes first to receive CE approval". Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Medopad Remote Patient Monitoring - Digital Marketplace". www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  10. ^ "May hails 'first step' to China trade deal". BBC News. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  11. ^ Field, Matthew (2018-02-02). "UK healthtech startup Medopad plans $120m fund raise in China deal". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  12. ^ "The Journal of mHealth". The Journal of mHealth. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  13. ^ "The Lancet Oncology". Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  14. ^ "The Stack". Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Bedside manners: Small data from patients at home will mean big cost savings". The Economist. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  16. ^ "'Dragons' Den' event promotes innovation in healthcare". Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  17. ^ "Company Overview". Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  18. ^ "NHS Board of Directors" (PDF). Retrieved 17 June 2014.

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