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Helix, the leading population genomics and viral surveillance company in the nation, and Nebraska Medicine, the state’s largest hospital and leading academic health network, announced a partnership today to launch a population genomics program to drive precision medicine for all individuals in Nebraska called the Genetic Insights Project.The research program will identify participants’ risk for a variety of cancers and other potentially life-threatening
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55% of Health Plan Members Want More Personalized Care
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New research released today by next-generation healthcare SaaS company HealthEdge reveals that only 45% of healthcare consumers are fully satisfied with their health insurance.In a survey of more than 2,800 participants, an overwhelming 55% of beneficiaries want more from their health plan — signaling shortcomings in payers’ ability to provide personalized care.
Survey of 2800 Health Plan Beneficiaries Reveals Members Want More Personalized Care
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Luna Launches AI Division to Enhance Patient Care
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Luna, the leading provider of in-home, in-person physical therapy, has unveiled Luna Labs, a dedicated Artificial Intelligence (AI) division to enhance patient care. The founding 5 person engineering group will be organized under co-founder, Chief Technology Officer, and former Uber engineer Ryan Gaffney. Focusing on driving healthcare delivery and efficiency, Luna Labs will create new AI products, including
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How to Solve The Talent Shortage in Healthcare, Whether It’s Urban, Suburban or Rural
One of the most pressing issues in healthcare today is the growing talent shortage of qualified medical professionals. These critical staffing talent shortages could jeopardize communities’ access to care and result in dire consequences. The staffing shortage existed before the pandemic, but it’s only worsened during the past few years. According to government reports, 23% of hospitals are experiencing a significant staff shortage.
Since February 2020, hospital workforces have been reduced
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iCAD, Google Health Expand Integration of AI Breast Cancer Screening
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iCAD, Inc., a global medical technology leader providing innovative cancer detection and therapy solutions, today announced it signed an amendment to its development and commercialization agreement with Google Health, which will enable iCAD to integrate Google’s AI technology with its ProFound Breast Health Suite Secondlook for 2D Mammography for use worldwide upon regulatory approval as an independent reader for breast cancer screening for 20 years.iCAD signed a
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SSM Health Forms 10-Year Partnership with Siemens Healthineers to Advance Health Equity & Workforce Development
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SSM Health, a nonprofit health system and Siemens Healthineers have announced a new 10-year strategic partnership agreement focused on expanding access to high-quality care and training the next generation of health care workers. The agreement with SSM Health creates the largest geographic Siemens Healthineers strategic partnership to date.
Advancing Health Equity & Workforce Development
The strategic partnership will focus on advancing
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H1 Launches H1 Mobile App to Empower Medical Affairs
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H1, the leading source of truth for global HCP, clinical, scientific, and research information, today announced the release of the iOS mobile app, H1 Mobile. This new mobile app marks a significant milestone for the company as it brings the power of HCP Universe and its deep key opinion leader (KOL) and healthcare professional (HCP) insights to the palms of life sciences professionals worldwide.The H1 Mobile app is designed to support life sciences teams and help
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UnitedHealthcare Accelerator Launches New Cohort of 10 Digital Health Startups
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The UnitedHealthcare Accelerator program, announced its fifth cohort of 10 digital health startups to participate in its four-month collaborative mentorship-driven program.Selected startups will receive guidance from UnitedHealthcare and Optum executive, fundraising support, and $50k in capital. 90% of this year’s companies were founded by women and / or people of color.
Here is a look at UnitedHealthcare Accelerator’s 2023 program class:
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Report: Current State of Healthcare Analytics
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Only 57 percent of healthcare organizations use data to make business decisions, despite 90 percent of healthcare leaders agreeing that access to quality data is critical to organizational performance, according to a new report by Arcadia.The Current State of Healthcare Analytics Report insights come from a pulse survey on the current state of healthcare analytics platforms conducted by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and
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Stanford Develops Robotic Puppies to Bring Therapy to Pediatric Patients
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Students from Stanford University School of Engineering robotics team designed robotic puppies, known as ‘The Pupper Robots,’ that helps calm and distract young pediatric patients during routine and complex procedures at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.The University robotics team 3D printed 30 pups to interact and play with kids at the hospital’s family resource center, Story Corner. The effort is part of an interdisciplinary research effort with
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