Medtronic, Cloud DX lead remote monitoring consortium
November 9, 2022
KITCHENER, Ont. – Cloud DX, a leading digital health platform, announced $5.2 million CAD of co-investment from the Digital Supercluster – through Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada – to create the Continuous Connected Patient Care (CCPC) digital platform. Continuous remote monitoring of recently discharged patients is expected to improve patient outcomes and free up badly needed hospital resources.
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