What You Should Know:
- Health insurance offering Ambetter announced a partnership with Teladoc Health to launch a virtual access health plan in 2022 for Michigan, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas residents.
- Ambetter Virtual Access is a new, innovative health plan that will support affordable and convenient access to licensed virtual primary care providers as well as access to specialists, mental health providers and a Care Team to assist with navigating the platform
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HLTH21: Roche, Ibex Medical Partner to Develop AI-Powered Digital Pathology Apps
What You Should Know:
- Ibex Medical Analytics, the pioneer in AI-based cancer diagnostics, today announced that it has signed a deal with Roche, the world’s largest biotech company and global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. Ibex will be integrating its Galen™ platform into Roche’s uPath enterprise cloud software in order to help pathologists to enable pathologists to seamlessly access Ibex’s AI algorithms, insights, and decision support tools using NAVIFY Digital Pathology,
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HLTH21: Grand Rounds Health, Doctor On Demand Rebrand as Included Health
What You Should Know:
- Grand Rounds Health and Doctor On Demand today announced their combined integrated virtual care and navigation company will be called Included Health.
- The new brand was announced alongside results of a new national survey showing that nearly half of Americans (45%) are prioritizing their health more since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but 43% believe that the very system they rely on feels exclusive.
- The company partners with employers and
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HLTH21: TytoCare Launches Enhanced Telehealth Video Capabilities Powered by Amazon Chime
What You Should Know:
- Today at HLTH21, TytoCare launched an expansion of its video capabilities, including enhanced video quality, multi-party calls, and the ability for clinicians to conduct remote visits on any tablet, including iPads.
- The enhanced video capabilities include top-of-the-line video quality on Windows and MacOS, iOS and Android, and tablets, including iPads; multi-party calls to include primary care providers, interns, specialists, interpreters, caregivers, and
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HLTH21: DarioHealth Unveils its Digital Musculoskeletal Solution
What You Should Know:
- DarioHealth Corp., a provider of digital therapeutics (DTx) solutions, announced today the launch of Dario Move, a new digital-physical therapy solution to manage common musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions that drive significant costs for employers and health plans.
- With the addition of Dario Move, Dario's full suite is now positioned to support comprehensive chronic condition management across three of the top priorities for employers: diabetes, behavioral health
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Commercializing Digital Therapeutic Solutions: Key Lessons Learned to Watch
The pandemic has set ablaze the white-hot market for Digital Therapeutics (DTx), which “deliver medical interventions directly to patients using evidence-based, clinically evaluated software to treat, manage, and prevent a broad spectrum of diseases and disorders1.” In 2020, a digital research firm projected the global DTx market to hit nearly $9 billion by 2025; a year later, its 2025 DTx forecast had increased to $56 billion2.
One of the few bright spots of 2020 was how quickly and
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15 HLTH 2021 Predictions from Digital Health Executives to Watch
Before HLTH 2021 kicks off in Boston on October 17th, here are 15 predictions from digital health executives to watch:
"The explosion of telehealth will certainly be a hot topic at HLTH. I expect the other trend will be focusing on mental health, especially in the context of the post-Covid era. And of course, we will continue the conversation on interoperability, data, and AI."
“We’re looking forward to hearing about the acceleration of technology-driven performance and accountability
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Intelerad Acquires Ambra Health, Forming $1.7B Leader in Cloud PACS and Enterprise Imaging Platform
What You Should Know:
- Today, Intelerad Medical Systems™, a global leader in medical image management solutions, announced its acquisition of Ambra Health, forming the global leader in cloud PACs and enterprise imaging. The acquisition marks Intelerad’s fourth deal this calendar year, with the transaction valuing the combined company $1.7B.
- Ambra powers some of the largest health systems - such as Johns Hopkins Medicine, Memorial Hermann and New York-Presbyterian, as well as
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GHX Acquires Explorer Surgical: Getting Closer to the Patient
What You Should Know:
- Today, GHX announced it has acquired Chicago-based Explorer Surgical, operator of a comprehensive digital and remote case support platform that connects suppliers with provider teams. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- With today’s increased focus on value-based care and reimbursements increasingly being tied to positive patient outcomes, GHX and Explorer Surgical will help enhance collaboration between healthcare providers and
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Healthcare APIs: 3 Ways APIs Differ in Healthcare vs. Enterprise
The recent enforcement of new rules to encourage the freer flow of healthcare data mainly through application programming interfaces (APIs) has jolted providers and payers into action to meet interoperability standards.
However, the rush to comply with the new requirements and avoid penalties may blind them to the subtleties and complexities of healthcare contexts as well as the significant differences between building APIs in this space versus for enterprises.
As major investments in
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