What You Should Know:
- UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of the Optum health services division, announced the closure of its Optum Virtual Care business, Endpoints News first reports. Optum Virtual Care offered 24/7 access to virtual consultations with board-certified physicians and nurse practitioners across all 50 states.
- On April 18th, Optum Virtual Care employees were informed of the shutdown, with some reportedly having last days in July according to a Seeking
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Owlet Partners with Wheel to Simplify Access to In-Home Infant Monitoring
What You Should Know:
- Owlet, a provider of smart infant monitoring technology, announced a strategic partnership with Wheel, a prominent virtual healthcare provider.
- The partnership empowers Wheel's network of clinicians to prescribe Owlet's BabySat, an FDA-cleared infant pulse oximeter. This innovative device, featuring a comfortable sock design, allows caregivers to effectively monitor their baby's health vitals at home. This collaboration fosters closer collaboration
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Thirty Madison & Talkspace Partner to Expand Mental Health Access for Women
What You Should Know:
- Thirty Madison, the company behind Keeps, Cove, and Nurx, announced a major partnership with Talkspace, a leading online therapy provider.
- The strategic collaboration aims to significantly expand access to comprehensive mental health services for over half a million women.
Partnership Details
Under the agreement, Talkspace becomes the recommended therapy partner for Thirty Madison's Nurx and Cove brands. Nurx, a leader in women's healthcare, and
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Stellar Sleep Adds New Integrations with Fitbit, Oura Ring and Apple Health
What You Should Know:
- Stellar Sleep, a provider of digital solutions for chronic insomnia management, announced a significant upgrade to its app today.
- These new features aim to further empower users to track their sleep patterns and access personalized content designed to improve sleep quality and duration.
Impact of Chronic Insomnia
Chronic insomnia, characterized by sleep issues occurring at least three nights a week for three months or more, affects over 25
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Intermountain Health Receives $1.9M Colorado Grant to Hire Frontline Healthcare Job Seekers
What You Should Know:
- Intermountain Health, a healthcare provider, has been awarded a $1.9 million grant from Colorado's Opportunity Now program.
- The grant will be used to launch Pathfinders, an innovative initiative designed to address workforce shortages in the healthcare sector.
Opportunity Now Colorado Grant Fuels Innovation
The Opportunity Now Colorado grant program is a Colorado government initiative designed to foster job creation and empower the state's
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WebMD Ignite Unveils HealthHub Interactive to Support Health Plans’ Clinical Programs
What You Should Know:
- WebMD Ignite, a full-service growth partner for organizations across the healthcare industry, today announced HealthHub Interactive for health plans, a suite of new technology-driven solutions specifically designed to power health plan clinical programs.
- HealthHub Interactive bundles three proven WebMD Ignite
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ScreenPoint Medical CEO Steps Down, Appoints Pieter Kroese as CEO
What You Should Know:
- ScreenPoint Medical, a leading developer of AI-powered breast cancer detection solutions, today announced a key leadership change. Mark Koeniguer, who has served as CEO since 2022, is stepping down from his position.
- The company's Board of Directors has appointed Pieter Kroese as the new Chief Executive Officer effective April 25, 2024.
- Mr. Kroese brings extensive experience to the role, having served as ScreenPoint's COO for over five
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Telehealth Nutrition Program Proves Effective in Fighting Food Insecurity
What You Should Know:
- Foodsmart, the leader in telenutrition and food benefits management, today announced the results of a new study stemming from its partnership of almost 3 years with Chorus Community Health Plans (CCHP), an affiliate of Children’s Wisconsin.
- In an effort to bridge the nutrition access gap in Wisconsin and
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Augmedix Launches GenAI-Powered, Medical Documentation Solution for Emergency Departments
What You Should Know:
- Augmedix, a frontrunner in AI-powered medical documentation, has unveiled Augmedix Go - the first-ever fully automated GenAI solution designed specifically for Emergency Department (ED) documentation.
- The nationwide roll-out follows a successful pilot program with HCA Healthcare, a leading US healthcare provider.
Revolutionizing ED Workflows
Augmedix Go streamlines the documentation process for ED physicians, instantly generating medical notes
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Cedars Sinai Researchers Uses AI to Analyze Regular Chest CT Scans to Predict Heart Disease Risk
What You Should Know:
- Researchers at Cedars-Sinai have developed a new method using artificial intelligence (AI) to assess cardiovascular disease risk during a routine chest computed tomography (CT) scan without contrast dye.
- The recent study published in Nature Communications, could significantly reduce the cost and invasiveness of identifying patients at risk for heart disease.
Leveraging Existing Data for Better Risk Assessment
Traditionally, CT scans with contrast
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