Crossover Health, a provider of comprehensive health services for self-insured employers, has acquired the exclusive rights to the technology platform developed by Sherpaa Health, the pioneer of virtual primary care. The announcement is part of Crossover Health’s efforts to accelerate the creation of a seamless “in person, online and anytime” system of health for its national base of self-insured employers and their employee members.Virtual Primary Care PioneerFounded in 2012 by Jay Parkinson,
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Penn Medicine, Babyscripts to Develop Postpartum Hypertension Solution
Babyscripts, Inc., a virtual care platform for managing obstetrics, announced that they are entering into a strategic partnership with Penn Medicine to improve postpartum health. The strategic partnership will pair Babyscripts’ remote monitoring technology with the knowledge gained from Penn Medicine’s Heart Safe Motherhood program (HSM) to improve the quality of postpartum care while lowering costs.Strategic Partnership BenefitsIn addition, the partnership will develop a solution that enables
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Doctor On Demand Launches Virtual Care Platform to Deliver Primary Care for Health Plan, Employers
Virtual care provider Doctor On Demand, today announced the launch of Synapse, a fully-integrated platform that allows health plans and employers nationwide to deliver primary care coverage virtually for the first time. Synapse will integrate into health plans’ existing networks and provide patients with improved access to the full mind and body care, inclusive of preventive health, chronic care, urgent care, and integrated behavioral health.Synapse by Doctor On Demand OverviewSynapse by Doctor
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CDC Recognizes Lark Health’s A.I. Diabetes Prevention Program
Lark Health, a chronic disease prevention platform, today announced that its AI-based Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) has received Full Recognition status from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Full Recognition is the highest level of clinical recognition for the DPP, and Lark is now the only DPP that uses cutting edge A.I. to be awarded this recognition.Lark's DPP is the second-largest in the country and one of the fastest-growing. Lark's A.I. platform is augmented by
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Survey: Physicians Generate an Average $2.4 Million a Year Per Hospital
Physicians generated an average of $2,378,727 per year in net revenue on behalf of their affiliated hospitals, according to a recent survey. Conducted by Merritt Hawkins, a physician search firm and a company of AMN Healthcare, the survey asked hospital chief financial officers to quantify how much revenue physicians in 18 specialties generated for their hospitals in the previous 12 months. The findings include both net inpatient and outpatient revenue derived from patient hospital admissions,
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Cedars-Sinai Selects Alexa for Smart Hospital Room Pilot to Enhance Patient Experience
Los Angeles-based health system Cedars-Sinai, today announced a new smart hospital room pilot that will allow patients to use an Alexa-powered platform known as Aiva to interact hands-free with nurses and control their entertainment. The aim of the pilot project is to move patient interaction into the 21st century when hospital rooms will need more intelligence and convenience to accommodate changing patient needs."Patients young and old are now used to voice-activated devices in their homes.
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Report: State of the Global Digital Respiratory Market 2009-2023
The digital respiratory market is still at an emerging stage, with players positioning themselves to be ready when the market will take off, according to Research2Guidance’s “The Global Digital Respiratory Solutions Market 2009-2023” report. The report describes in detail the current digital respiratory market status, digital service offerings, connected devices, service offerings, perceived strategies of key market players, key trends, market barriers, and future revenue streams.In addition,
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DrChrono Unveils EHR Configuration for Allergy Practices
DrChrono, the company enabling the medical practice of the future, announced today new updates to DrChrono EHR for Allergy to help simplify allergy testing, billing and other critical processes for allergy specialty practices. DrChrono EHR for Allergy is a robust and flexible all-in-one EHR platform that makes scheduling, clinical, and billing work seamless for allergists and immunologists.The newly updated DrChrono EHR for Allergy includes the following:· Allergy specific account
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Philips, DispatchHealth Launch On-Demand Home Care Pilot Program for Arizona Seniors
Philips is joining forces on a pilot study with DispatchHealth, a provider of mobile urgent care that delivers convenient, affordable care within one’s home to help enhance care for select Arizona members of Mercy Care. DispatchHealth supports seniors wishing to stay in their homes longer by providing a preventative and proactive treatment where and when seniors need it to help avoid elevating health situations to costly emergency medical services (EMS) and to avoid unnecessary trips to
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Study: Clinicians Feel More Comfortable Sharing Patient Information through Secure Communication
Clinicians feel more comfortable sharing patient information using a secure communication tool, according to findings from a secure mobile communication study conducted by Island Health in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The research evaluated Vocera Collaboration Suite across acute care and community practice settings on Vancouver Island. The study, which included feedback from more than 100 clinicians, evaluated the mobile application to understand the impact of secure texting on care
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