Evolent Health, a company providing an integrated value-based care platform to the nation's leading provider organizations, today announced it has partnered with SOMOS IPA to accelerate value-based care in New York. The partnership will focus first on supporting the performance goals of New York's Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program for approximately 300,000 New York residents and will serve as a platform to expand to other value-based care arrangements.Evolent is supporting
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AHRQ Report: Mobile Apps Have Little Clinical Evidence of Improving Diabetes for Patients
A new report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) on mobile phone applications for diabetes patients reveals that out of hundreds of commercially available apps, only 11 had been researched, and of these, only five were associated with clinically significant improvements in levels of blood sugar control as measured by hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) tests.Report OverviewAHRQ-funded researchers sought to understand the effectiveness of roughly 280 apps that may be used to support
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Reimbursify Launches New App for Out-of-Network Reimbursement Claims
Reimbursify, a healthcare-focused technology company providing app-centric solutions for consumers, healthcare providers & businesses has launched a new app that gives patients a quick and easy way to file out-of-network reimbursement claims with their insurance company in less than 60 seconds. Users can also monitor their current, pending, and past claims from the app. Reimbursify is currently being used by patients in 21 states as well as Puerto Rico."Visits to healthcare providers who
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Medibio Launches Mental Health Measurement App for Apple Watch
Medibio Limited, a world leader in objective measurement technology for mental health, announced today the release of a personal, mental health measurement technology app for Apple Watch users.With the Medibio app, Apple Watch users will be able to capture and process specific biometric features that reflect the performance of the body's autonomic nervous system (ANS) to create an objective view of their mental health.Users have the ability use the Medibio app in conjunction with Apple Watch
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AdvancedMD Launches Rhythm, Unified Workflow Automation Solution
AdvancedMD, a pioneer in cloud technology for independent physician practices, launches a complete cloud platform, known as AdvancedMD Rhythm, featuring a new smart EHR dashboard and flexible patient cards that transform clinical workflow. Through seamless data flow in the cloud between clinical, patient and billing applications and built-in analytics, the Rhythm platform provides the tools for prioritizing clinical workflow, treating patients successfully, and optimally meet the needs of
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Ascensia Diabetes Care Launches New Version of CONTOUR®DIABETES App to Support Self-Management
Today, Ascensia Diabetes Care has announced the launch of its upgraded version of the CONTOUR®DIABETES app in the United States. This latest version includes the new My Patterns feature, which uses innovative algorithms to more intelligently analyze blood glucose results received from the CONTOUR®NEXT ONE meter, and delivers personalized meaningful feedback to patients. This feedback is designed to help patients improve diabetes self-management and maintain positive lifestyle changs. This new
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Redox Launches FHIR API for Health Data Exchange on Redox Network
Health integration platform Redox, today announced that they will now offer developers and healthcare organizations the option to use FHIR®, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource, for health data exchange over the Redox Network: R^FHIR. R^FHIR expands the capabilities of the Redox Platform by offering developers the choice to interact with a singular FHIR® implementation while still benefiting from the standardization and normalization provided to the network of organizations using Redox
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Notable Launches EHR-Integrated Voice-Powered Apple Watch App for Physicians
Notable, an emerging digital health startup in voice-powered healthcare has launched the first wearable voice-powered smart assistant for physicians that will transform the healthcare experience. Available as a white labeled solution for wearables, the platform leverages artificial intelligence and voice recognition technology to automate and structure every physician-patient interaction as well as eliminate the vast majority of clinical administrative work. The Notable team consists of
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Doximity & US News Partner To Offer New Appointment Booking Tool For Patients
U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has again expanded its relationship with Doximity, the leading medical social network for doctors, to introduce a new tool that allows patients to schedule appointments while searching physician profile pages on usnews.com. Working with Doximity, U.S. News offers a free-to-use online directory of more than 900,000 practicing U.S. physicians, which provides consumers with data and tools that help them
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Fitbit Rolls Out New Digital Health Apps with its Partners to Improve Overall Health
Leading global wearables brand Fitbit, today announced new apps and clock faces to help people better manage their health, directly from the wrist.Built using Fitbit’s SDK, the apps and clock faces will give Fitbit smartwatch users new options to improve wellness and help manage conditions like diabetes and some types of cancer. Additionally, the apps will give health plans, employers and clinical researchers new opportunities to better support their users outside of a clinical environment,
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