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In new research released by Teladoc Health, the global leader in whole-person virtual care, U.S. employers with 2,500 or more employees reported a 21% increase in the implementation of additional virtual care offerings over the past 18 months, with 77% stating they plan to increase their investment in virtual care over the next three years. The findings are part of the company’s second annual Virtual Care Transformation Index, a survey
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KLAS: State of Virtual Sitting & Nursing Market Insights 2023
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Virtual sitting and virtual nursing solutions are receiving attention from healthcare organizations. Although the use of virtual nursing especially is not yet widespread, and although both use cases often require a significant up-front investment in equipment, organizations are interested in their potential to improve patient outcomes, alleviate staffing shortages, and reduce costs.This report—KLAS’ first about virtual sitting and nursing—is an early look at customer
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Metriport Launches Open-Source API to Instantly Pull Medical Records from Any EHR
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Metriport, the company on a mission to provide instant and efficient access to comprehensive patient medical data, is launching its Medical API—the world’s only open-source, single API platform—to retrieve patient clinical histories from all major electronic health records (EHR) systems.With an innovative engineering approach, Metriport delivers a wealth of enterprise-grade patient information to organizations ranging from very large healthcare providers to the new,
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Atropos Health Goes Global With New Funding from Samsung, Presido Ventures
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Atropos Health, a pioneer in evidence-based healthcare known for its Green Button Clinical Informatics Consult Service, today announced that it has completed strategic financing from Presidio Ventures, the venture arm of Sumitomo Corporation, Samsung Next, a venture arm of Samsung Electronics, Gaingels, and others.The funding enables Atropos Health to accelerate commercial and development opportunities outside the U.S., using its proprietary technology and approach. The
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MEDITECH Expands Generative AI to Users with Suki Integration
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Suki, the leader in voice artificial intelligence (AI) technology for healthcare, and MEDITECH, a leading electronic health record vendor, announced today a partnership to bring the power of Suki’s ambient listening and generative AI to MEDITECH users.Suki will integrate its flagship product, Suki Assistant, into MEDITECH Expanse, the industry's first EHR designed for the native web. Suki Assistant combines ambient note generation along with dictation and commands in one
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ATA Launches 3 Telehealth Tools to Address Health Disparities
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The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) announced this week that its CEO’s Advisory Group on Using Telehealth to Eliminate Disparities and Inequities is releasing three new tools this week, to inform ways in which telehealth can impact disparities and inequities.All three tools were released today, to commemorate the third annual Telehealth Awareness Week. This year’s events will highlight the value telehealth brings to patients and helps to expand access to quality
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The Froedtert & MCW Health Network Taps AWS to Deliver Personalized Patient Care
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Inception Health, the innovation arm of the Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin health network, announced today that it is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to advance the personalization of care and improve value to patients and communities served by the Froedtert & MCW health network.Through new services from within the Froedtert & MCW mobile application, patients are able to take steps to manage their health at their convenience, anywhere,
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CardioOne Secures $8M, Expands Cardiology Care Delivery Enablement Platform In 5 Markets
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CardioOne, a cardiology care delivery enablement platform for independent cardiology practices, $8M in initial funding and three new partnerships with independent cardiology practices in New Jersey, Florida and Pennsylvania– Cardiac Associates of New Jersey, Twin Hearts LLC and Corrieius Cardiology– joining its existing partner practices in Texas and Maryland. The partnership and platform provides these practices with the advantage of a national
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Mount Sinai Researchers Identify Biomarker That Tracks Recovery From Treatment-Resistant Depression
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A team of leading clinicians, engineers, and neuroscientists has made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of treatment-resistant depression. By analyzing the brain activity of patients undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS), a promising therapy involving implanted electrodes that stimulate the brain, the researchers identified a unique pattern in brain activity that reflects the recovery process in patients with treatment-resistant depression.This pattern, known as
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Health Gorilla Launches Patient Access Solution Enabling Access to Health Data from Health Information Networks
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Health Gorilla, a privacy-focused health information network and interoperability solution provider, has announced the launch of its Patient Access solution, which allows healthcare organizations to access comprehensive health data by enabling consumers to submit queries to national health information networks under the Individual Access Services (IAS) purpose of use.Accessing comprehensive data seamlessly from national exchanges has traditionally been limited to
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