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- Ginger, a provider of on-demand mental healthcare, today announced Spanish language capabilities of Ginger’s entire on-demand mental health offering. The added capabilities aligns perfectly with the company’s recent decision to commence supporting those members utilizing Medicaid (starting in certain markets). Ginger members who prefer to receive care in Spanish will be able to access the full mobile app experience, from intake, to messaging and care delivery, in
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Teladoc Integrates with Proximie’s Virtual Operating Room Platform
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- Proximie, a health technology platform focused on digitizing operating and diagnostic rooms, announced an integration with Teladoc Health’s Solo platform for hospitals and health systems. The partnership is a global agreement, focused initially on the US market.
- As part of the integration, Proximie’s virtual operating room capabilities will become a part of the Solo ecosystem for hospitals and health systems. The combined capability allows multiple
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Cedars-Sinai Cancer Launches ‘Molecular Twin’ Initiative for Precision Cancer Treatment
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- Cedars-Sinai Cancer and Tempus, a provider of artificial intelligence and precision medicine, are harnessing the power of big data and AI to design personalized cancer treatment options by creating virtual replicas of patients' DNA, RNA, protein and other information to help identify the most effective approach to each individual's disease.
- By creating these "molecular twins," scientists can genetically classify cancer genes and proteins of particular tumors
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Seven Bridges and Scripps Research Awarded Contract to Develop Data Ecosystem for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
What You Should Know:
- Seven Bridges, the industry-leading bioinformatics ecosystem provider, and Scripps Research have been awarded a $7.5M contract to develop a federated data ecosystem for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under a project titled the NIAID Data Ecosystem (NDE).
- The NDE Data Ecosystem will provide a secure environment where researchers will be able to find, access and analyze data from select repositories and knowledge bases to speed the
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State of Consumerism in Healthcare 2021: Regaining Momentum
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- Hospitals and health systems that launched or accelerated digital health capabilities during the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic are failing to commit fully to the digital and consumer-centered transformation required to deliver care when, where and how consumers want to receive it, according to Kaufman Hall’s 2021 Healthcare Consumerism Survey.
- The survey found only 7% of participating organizations performed in the first tier of the Kaufman Hall Healthcare
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Laguna Health Launches App-Based Digital Care For Post-Hospital Recovery at Northshore
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- Laguna Health today launched a full app experience to bridge the care gap between discharge and recovery. Currently, in a clinical trial with NorthShore University Health System, Laguna Health marries a proven clinical treatment model with a digital-first care team, personalized recovery plans, coaching, data-driven interventions and expansive behavioral health resources, now delivered in a friendly and accessible app-based environment.
- With two-thirds of
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J&J Vision Receives Approval for New Kid Contact Lenses for Myopia Management
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- Johnson & Johnson Vision received Health Canada approval for ACUVUE® Abiliti 1-Day Soft Therapeutic Lenses for Myopia Management, specifically designed for children 7 to 12 years old.
- The announcement of Abiliti 1-Day, a daily wear, single use, disposable lens, expands the J&J Vision portfolio for treating kids with myopia. Earlier this year the FDA approved Abiliti Overnight, designed and custom fitted to reshape the cornea while sleeping.
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Lyra Health Launches Care Integration Solutions for Alcohol Use Disorder and Other Serious Mental Illnesses
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- Lyra Health, a Burlingame, CA-based provider of comprehensive mental health care benefits for global employers, today announced the first technology-integrated care solutions designed to address serious mental health issues such as alcohol use disorder (AUD), suicidality, and other complex mental health diagnoses.
- Traditional employee assistance programs and health plans too often don’t effectively support people with serious mental illnesses and substance use
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Nurse Staffing Shortage: 5 Policy Solutions to Address National Crisis
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- The American Nurses Association (ANA), representing the interests of the nation's 4.2 million nurses, urges the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to declare the current and unsustainable nurse staffing shortage facing our country a national crisis.
- In a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, ANA calls for the Administration to acknowledge and take concrete action to address the current crisis-level nurse staffing shortage that puts nurses'
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One Medical Completes Acquisition of Iora Health
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- Today, One Medical closed its acquisition of Iora Health, a value-based primary care group serving roughly 39,000 Medicare patients. Together, One Medical and Iora will extend its combined reach to provide human-centered, technology-powered care across every stage of life, with nationwide digital health coverage and a combined office footprint in 28 markets covering 120 million people or nearly 40% of the entire U.S. population.
- The acquisition, taking on
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