Stryker announced today the opening of its Digital Platform Services Centre of Excellence in Dublin, Ireland, and a strategic collaboration with RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) to develop digital health solutions for use in emergency and specialist care settings to provide more seamless care coordination for patients suffering from time critical medical emergencies.As part of the collaboration, Stryker will locate its Digital Platform Services Innovation and Ideation Hub in RCSI’s
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Sharecare Names Quest Diagnostic As Lab Partner For Its Digital Health Platform
Sharecare has named Quest Diagnostics its preferred laboratory partner for its comprehensive digital health platform. Sharecare and Quest Diagnostics also intend to jointly explore the development of disease management programs and other services to empower better health. In addition, Quest has made a strategic investment in Sharecare for an undisclosed sum with Goldman Sachs serving as Sharecare's financial advisor. Financial terms of the strategic investment were not disclosed.Sharecare
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Geisinger Selects EarlySign to Apply AI Algorithms to Identify Patients At Risk of Lower GI Disorders
Geisinger Health System announced it is partnering with machine learning solution provider EarlySign to develop AI-based solutions to identify individuals at risk of a range of chronic and high-burden diseases. The multi-year agreement will begin by deploying EarlySign’s LGI Flag through Geisinger’s Steele Institute for Health Innovation – to identify patients at risk of lower gastrointestinal conditions – including colorectal cancer and precancerous adenomas. This partnership follows the
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How Medicare Advantage Plans Reduced Their Disenrollment Rates by 30% Through Welltok
The average Medicare Advantage plan turns over about 10% of its members every year, and for a 100,000 member plan, that can equate to about $110 million in lost premium reimbursements as well as a decline in Star ratings. This is why retaining members is a top priority among health plans. Welltok’s Medicare Retention Solution has helped leading Medicare plans reduce disenrollment rates by up to 30%, improve disenrollment-related Star ratings from 2.5 to 4 and retain up to $97 million
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Rhapsody and Corepoint Merge to Support Healthcare Interoperability Initiatives Including FHIR
Rhapsody, a Boston-based international leader in healthcare interoperability and data connectivity solutions, has announced an agreement to merge with Corepoint Health, a provider of enterprise healthcare interoperability software solutions, to develop a next generation interoperability platform and enhance data integration and connectivity for existing and future customers. The companies will continue to operate as two separate entities for the foreseeable future. Combined Entity Supports
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Blockchain Solve.Care Integrates With Uber Health to Deliver Non-Emergency Medical Transportation for Patients
Solve.Care, a global healthcare platform which uses blockchain technology for the administration, coordination, and payments of healthcare benefits, has announced a partnership with Uber Health, allowing healthcare organizations to provide accessible and affordable rides to patients and caregivers. Integration Details & BenefitsEvery day, 10,000 patients miss or delay care due to a transportation barrier. The partnership will result in the integration of Uber Health’s transportation
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Georgia Hospitals Partner with CarePort to Improve Patient Outcomes
Georgia Hospital Health Services, a subsidiary of the Georgia Hospital Association has selected CarePort Health to provide hospitals across the state with a complete suite of solutions to improve care coordination by educating, guiding and monitoring patients moving across the continuum of care.GHHS formally endorses vendors that bring value to their system and understands the importance of transparency throughout care transitions by providing real-time patient data to improve patient outcomes.
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Procyrion Raises $30M to Support Clinical Trials of its Percutaneous Blood Pump Device
Procyrion, Inc., a Houston-based medical device firm developing the first catheter-deployed, intra-aortic pump initially for use in cardiorenal syndrome patients announced it has raised $30 million in Series D funding led by Bluebird Ventures. The round also includes participation from existing investors Fannin Partners, Scientific Health Development, the State of Texas, and an undisclosed strategic investor.The company is developing its AortixTM system, a percutaneous blood pump initially
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Providence St. Joseph Health, Blue Shield of California Team Up to Deliver Immediate Drug Cost Savings for Patients
Blue Shield of California and Providence St. Joseph Health has announced a new collaboration to help patients save hundreds of dollars a year on prescriptions. Providence St. Joseph providers are now using the new Drug-Cost Transparency Services, developed by Gemini Health LLC, and offered to Blue Shield of California plan members. Blue Shield is making the service available through its innovative collaboration with Gemini Health at no additional cost to providers.As drug costs rise, patients
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Patientco Joins Epic App Orchard Marketplace to Power Seamless Payment Experience
Patientco, a next-generation patient payment tech company has joined the Epic App Orchard Marketplace with two payments solutions:1. Patientco Patient Payments is a solution that supports self-service payments via MyChart.2. Patientco Encrypted Device Integration, which allows staff to collect payments without leaving the Epic workflow. Epic App Orchard IntegrationPatientco Patient Payments is directly embedded in Epic’s MyChart, enabling patients to pay their healthcare bills how they prefer,
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