BCBS AZ’s value-based care program outperformed cohort across cost and quality measures, underscoring program’s effectiveness at improving population health.Change Healthcare and ACO Partner released the results for the first complete plan year of its novel shared value-based care savings program with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBS AZ). More than 600 in-network primary care providers treated over 41,500 patients through 2017 leading to the program remitting a total of $1 million to 603
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IntelyCare Nabs $10.8M to Expand On-Demand Nurse Staffing Management Platform
IntelyCare raises $10.8M to cure nationwide nursing shortage with Intelligent Workforce Management to streamline administration and improve care.Solving the nursing shortage that’s expected to reach 1.2 million RN vacancies by 2022 (according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics) will take a multi-faceted approach. Part of the solution will be better allocating nursing professionals in a way that considers the needs of both nurses and local facilities. IntelyCare, a digital health startup announced
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Saint Luke’s Health System Joins KHIN Health Information Exchange to Improve Care Coordination
Saint Luke’s Health System, a faith-based, not-for-profit health system with a significant presence in Kansas and Missouri announced this week it is the newest addition to the list of healthcare participants now sending and receiving patient data through the Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN). Saint Luke’s Health System includes 16 hospitals and campuses, several primary and specialty care practices, inpatient and outpatient care, home care and hospice, and a life care senior living
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Patient Leakage Trends: Understanding the Gap Between Priority and Action
The vast majority of healthcare executives recognize the importance of referral management; however, their ability to analyze and address patient leakage lags behind, according to a new survey conducted by Fibroblast, a referral management platform. The survey reveals almost a quarter (23%) of healthcare executives do not even track patient leakage at all. All this despite almost 9 in 10 who say it’s a priority.Survey Report BackgroundHealthcare organizations have many strategic priorities, but
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WellSpan Health, Sweetch Partner to Deploy AI-Driven App for Diabetes Prevention
WellSpan Health partners with Sweetch to deploy its AI-based app to deliver large-scale prediction and prevention of diabetes to augment its employee wellness program.Diabetes is an epidemic, and our health systems are paying the price. With one in 11 adults affected globally and costs for people suffering from diabetes over 2x higher than those without the disease, it’s a pressing issue – and the latest technologies can help alleviate it.Today, integrated healthcare system WellSpan Health
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FundamentalVR Inks 3-Year Partnership with Mayo Clinic to Co-Develop Surgical VR Simulations, Raises Additional $1.4M
FundamentalVR, a London-based virtual reality (VR) training, and data analysis technology startup, today announced a three-year strategic partnership with Mayo Clinic to co-develop new VR simulations leveraging haptic (sense of touch) technology for general surgical procedures, patient-specific modeling and emerging interfaces for robotic surgery.Additional $1.4M in FundingIn addition, the company has raised an additional $1.4 million in funding from existing investor Tern Plc. The company plans
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Livongo Health Unveils Applied Health Signals to Silence Noisy Healthcare
Livongo, a consumer health company empowering people with chronic conditions to live better and healthier lives, today announced the first voice-enabled, at-home, cellular blood pressure monitoring system, free medication incentives for eligible members, and a number of new data science capabilities and partnerships. This voice-enabled cellular BP monitoring system builds on Livongo’s previously announced cellular blood pressure monitoring system, which allows members to instantly and
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Philips Launches Its Smallest Portable Nebulizer in North America
Today, Philips launched InnoSpire Go, its smallest and lightest portable hand-held nebulizer. This innovative technology not only provides portable, fast and effective medication delivery but is also proven to reduce treatment time by up to 25 percent. The easy-to-use and virtually silent InnoSpire Go puts hospital-grade nebulizer technology into the hands of the user for portable, fast and effective medication delivery. InnoSpire Go is available in the United States and additional countries
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AMA-RAND Study: Physician Payment Models are Becoming More Complex
According to a new joint study by the RAND Corporation and the American Medical Association, physician payment models are becoming more complex and the pace of change is increasing, creating challenges for physician practices that might hamper their ability to improve the quality and efficiency of care despite their willingness to change.The study is a follow-up to a similar one conducted in 2014 to assess how physician practices were responding to alternative payment models. These models are
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Voice Search in Healthcare: Using Voice-Enabled Devices for Healthcare Information
When it comes to voice search in healthcare, only 24% of consumers are using voice-enabled devices to search for healthcare information. From smartphones to smart speakers, consumers are searching with their voices. What exactly they are searching for when it comes to healthcare-related topics is explored in a new study from the market research team at Zion & Zion, a top-ranked, full-service national marketing agency.The study reveals only 24% of consumers have searched for healthcare
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