What You Should Know:
- Fidelis Care, a leading health plan serving over 2.5 million members in New York, announced a partnership with Cityblock, a value-based healthcare provider.
- The strategic collaboration aims to provide comprehensive, community-based care to thousands of eligible Fidelis Care members in the New York City and Long Island areas who face complex medical and behavioral health conditions.
Empowering Individuals with Complex Needs
The Cityblock Care Model from
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GrandPad Launches AI-Enabled Virtual Companion for Seniors
What You Should Know:
- GrandPad, the leading tablet specifically designed for seniors, announces a groundbreaking innovation: Grandie, the first-of-its-kind AI-powered virtual companion tailored to older adults.
- The patent-pending technology aims to revolutionize the way seniors connect, engage, and enjoy the digital world, fostering meaningful interactions and personalized experiences.
More Than Just an Assistant: A Charming and Wise Friend
Unlike basic virtual assistants,
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Medical Home Network Expands Value-Based Care Reach with 64 FQHCs in New ACOs
What You Should Know:
- Medical Home Network (MHN), a leader in transforming care in the safety net, announced today its partnership with 64 federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) across seven states. These FQHCs will participate in two key CMS value-based care programs: ACO REACH and MSSP (Medicare Shared Savings Program).
- This expansion comes on the heels of an impressive achievement by existing MHN partners: $10.1M in gross savings and a perfect quality score in the 2022
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Advantus Health Partners and Alliant Purchasing Join Forces to Boost Purchasing Power for Members
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- Advantus Health Partners, a provider of end-to-end healthcare supply chain solutions, and Alliant Purchasing LLC, a national group purchasing organization (GPO), have announced a strategic partnership aimed at maximizing purchasing power for their combined membership base.
- The strategic collaboration brings together Advantus' strategic approach to supply chain and Alliant's extensive network of vendors, offering members significant cost savings and improved supply
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New Study Links Depression to Higher Body Temperature Using Oura Rings
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A new study led by researchers at the University of California San Diego and the University of California San Francisco suggests a surprising link between depression and body temperature. Published today in Scientific Reports, the findings reveal that individuals with depression tend to have higher body temperatures, opening up potential avenues for novel treatment approaches.
Higher Temperatures, More Symptoms
The study, involving over 20,000 participants
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Cardinal Health Acquires Specialty Networks for $1.2B, Deepens Focus on Specialty Pharma
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- Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) announced a strategic move to bolster its Specialty business with the acquisition of Specialty Networks, a multi-specialty group purchasing and practice enhancement organization, for $1.2 billion in cash.
- The acquisition signifies Cardinal Health's commitment to investing in key therapeutic areas and providing innovative solutions to independent specialty providers.
Specialty Networks: A Powerhouse of Clinical and Economic
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Pharmacists Step Up in 2023: Increasing Immunization Rates and Closing Healthcare Gaps
What You Should Know:
- XiFin's pharmacy division, OmniSYS, released its 2023 CareALERTS™ data, highlighting how pharmacists are playing a crucial role in closing healthcare gaps and improving adult immunization rates.
- The data, unveiled on National Pharmacist Day, underscores the need for all U.S. states to recognize pharmacists as providers of clinical services.
CareALERTS: Closing the Immunization Gap
Developed to increase adult and senior immunization rates, CareALERTS
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Radiology AI Marketplace CARPL Secures $6M to Bridge Radiologist Gap with Seamless Integration Tools
What You Should Know:
- As healthcare demands rise with an aging population and growing emphasis on early disease detection, the burden on radiologists is reaching a critical point. To address this challenge, enterprise imaging AI marketplace platform CARPL has announced a $6M funding round, aiming to bridge the radiologist gap by streamlining access and integration of AI tools into clinical workflows.
Navigating the Maze of AI Solutions
With over 200 companies developing AI
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Peloton Equity Invests in OnPoint Healthcare to Combat Physician Burnout with AI
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- Peloton Equity, a private equity firm focused on healthcare growth companies, announced a significant investment in OnPoint Healthcare Partners, a leader in AI-powered solutions for reducing physician burnout and improving administrative efficiencies.
- This partnership aims to empower OnPoint to accelerate its growth and impact on healthcare delivery. With the investment, Peloton representatives and Michael Clark, President of RAAPID.AI, will join OnPoint's board
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23andMe Scores FDA Clearance for Novel Cancer Immunotherapy Targeting NK Cells
What You Should Know:
- 23andMe Holding Co. (Nasdaq: ME), a genetics and biopharmaceutical company, announced The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the investigational new drug (IND) application for 23ME-01473 (referred to as '1473), paving the way for the first human clinical trial of this promising new therapy.
- With FDA clearance secured, 23andMe plans to initiate a Phase 1 clinical trial in the first half of 2024. This initial study will evaluate the safety and
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