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- Sohar Health, a provider of eligibility determination and Verification of Benefits (VoB) solutions, today announced the launch of Network Status, a new tool designed to instantly verify whether a patient’s provider is in-network.
- The solution aims to remove a significant administrative burden for behavioral health providers, helping them reduce costs, lower insurance denials, and minimize the risk of surprise medical bills for their
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Walmart Unveils Digital Health Innovations to Enhance Medicare Advantage Benefit Use and Promote Healthier Eating
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- Walmart today announced new digital innovations designed to transform the healthcare shopping experience, specifically aiding customers in maximizing their Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits.
- In a first for retail, select customers can now easily identify plan-specific, benefits-eligible products while shopping on Walmart.com and the Walmart app. Alongside this, Walmart is rolling out "Everyday Health Signals," a new AI-powered digital platform
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AssistIQ Secures $11.5M to Transform Hospital Supply Chains with AI
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- AssistIQ, an AI company utilizing computer vision to revolutionize how hospitals manage surgical and procedural supply chains secures $11.5M in Series A funding round led by Battery Ventures, with participation from return investor Tamarind Hill. With this funding, Battery Ventures Principal Brandon Gleklen will join AssistIQ’s Board of Directors.
- The company’s platform is gaining traction across academic and community hospitals, capturing every item used in
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Wisp Launches At-Home Diagnostics, Expands to Offer 360-Degree Telehealth Care
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- Wisp, the largest U.S. telehealth company focused exclusively on women’s sexual and reproductive health, has launched its new diagnostics vertical, significantly expanding its service offerings.
- With over 1.5 million patients across all 50 states, Wisp is now providing convenient, affordable at-home testing for common sexually transmitted infections (STIs), coupled with integrated follow-up care within its existing virtual ecosystem.
Wisp Launches Nationwide
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Get a Second Opinion Emerges from Stealth with AI-Powered Medication Analysis Platform
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- Get a Second Opinion Inc. has officially emerged from stealth mode, unveiling its AI-powered platform designed to transform how patients understand and manage their medications.
- By analyzing a vast body of FDA data, clinical studies, and real-world outcomes, the company offers personalized insights that help patients make more informed decisions about prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) treatments.
Get a Second Opinion Launches AI-Driven Medication
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Ciba Health and ADA Join Forces to Transform Chronic Care
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- Ciba Health, a digital health platform focused on personalized, outcomes-based care for chronic conditions, has announced a collaboration with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to enhance prevention and treatment strategies for type 2 diabetes.
- This partnership brings together Ciba Health’s root-cause approach with the ADA’s national leadership in advocacy, research, and public education.
Ciba Health and American Diabetes Association Collaborate to
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Philips & March of Dimes to Integrate Maternal Health Content into Avent Pregnancy+ App
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- Philips and March of Dimes, the nation’s leading nonprofit fighting for the health of all moms and babies, announced a new collaboration aimed at improving maternal health education.
- The partnership will see essential March of Dimes content integrated into the widely used Philips Avent Pregnancy+ app, with the goal of enhancing health literacy and raising awareness on critical topics such as preparing for a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) stay,
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Abridge Launches AI-Powered Pediatric Well Visit Note Type
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- Abridge, a company specializing in AI-powered clinical documentation, announced the launch of a new pediatric well visit note type within its platform.
- The enhancement leverages Abridge's advanced Contextual Reasoning Engine to automatically generate clinically useful and billable documentation tailored to the unique, structured needs of pediatric well visits, which vary significantly by a child's age and developmental stage.
- The new feature was
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Helix Launches New PGx Tests for Chemotherapy (DPYD) & Alzheimer’s Drug (APOE) Safety
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- Helix, a leader in precision health announced the release of a new suite of pharmacogenomics (PGx) tests designed to enhance personalized care, particularly in oncology and neurology.
- Key among these are a test to identify patients with DPYD gene variants who may be at increased risk for severe side effects from certain chemotherapies, and a first-of-its-kind test that assesses APOE status relevant to newly available Alzheimer's drugs.
Tailoring
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Drug Diversion in Hospitals Persists as an Underreported “Elephant in the Room”
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- Despite increased investments in detection programs, drug diversion—the illegal obtaining of prescription drugs by healthcare staff—continues to be a significant and often underreported issue within U.S. hospitals and health systems, according to the fifth edition of the "State of Drug Diversion" report released by Wolters Kluwer Health.
- The comprehensive survey of nurse leaders, pharmacists, risk managers, and drug diversion program leaders reveals that
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