What You Should Know:
- More than 1500 Stanford faculty and alumni announced the launch of StartX Med COVID-19 Task Force featuring 70+ StartX Med Innovators with medical breakthroughs for the prevention, diagnostics, and treatment of coronavirus mobilize efforts to fast-track public health needs during the pandemic.
- The StartX Med COVID-19 Task Force will collaborate on outreach to government agencies, regulatory bodies and healthcare systems in the interest of public health for
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Blue Shield of CA Offers COVID-19 Screener and Emergency Response Assistant
What You Should Know:
- Blue Shield of California offers COVID-19 Screener and Emergency Response Assistant (COVID-19 SERA) to help handle anticipated surge of COVID-19 patients.
- The COVID-19 SERA is developed by GYANT can be customized for each health system's emergency response plan, and it is updated in real-time with latest guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO).
Blue Shield of California is offering a new digital tool
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New App Prevents Exposure to Coronavirus in Medical Waiting Rooms
What You Need to Know:
- A new app called DocClocker has unveiled a way for patients to prevent exposure to potential coronavirus carriers in medical waiting rooms.
- With the DocClocker app, which was created and funded entirely by practicing medical physicians, patients can receive real-time wait times; preventing the spread of the highly contagious virus by limiting the exposure of sick patients in waiting rooms.
DocClocker®, a pioneering app that enables patients for the
first
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IntelyCare Launches Free COVID-19 Training for Nurses
What You Need to Know:
- Nurse staffing technology provider IntelyCare is launching free COVID-19 training certification for nursing professionals.
- The free, web-based version of the training to all nurses in the U.S., and requiring its nursing employees to complete the COVID-19 Best Practices Course in the IntelyCare app before taking shifts.
In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, IntelyCare, a leading
intelligent workforce management solution for post-acute
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COVID-19: XRHealth Launches Virtual Reality Telehealth Supports Groups
What You Need to Know:
- In response to the growing social distancing precautions to avoid the spread of COVID-19, XRHealth is making VR telehealth support groups available for patients.
- XRHealth support groups are tailored for patients with the following conditions: Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's, breast cancer, menopause, an injury that affected motor function, anxiety, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, substance abuse, post-stroke rehabilitation, brain injury and there will also be a
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Powered by Lyra Health, Starbucks Offers U.S. Employees Access to Mental Health Therapist/Coach
What You Need to Know:
- Starbucks partners with Lyra Health to offer all U.S. partners and eligible family members with a mental health therapist or coach.
- Through Lyra Health’s platform, all U.S. partners (employees) and eligible family members will receive 20 mental health sessions with a therapist or coach each year at no cost.
- Offering a new mental health care resource is part of Starbuck's larger mental health initiative announced in September, created based on partner
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Oxford VR Launches VR Program to Tackle Anxious Social Avoidance
What You Need to Know:
- Oxford VR launches social engagement - a first-in-class digital therapeutic using virtual reality technology to tackle anxious social avoidance.
- Anxious social avoidance is one of the most debilitating aspects of multiple mental conditions. Social engagement enables individuals to overcome trigger situations to feel safer, more confident and more in control.
Oxford VR (OVR),
a global pioneer developing automated VR therapy announces the launch of
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Gates Foundation, Wellcome, Mastercard Launch COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator
What You Need to Know:
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome and Mastercard launch COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator to speed development and access to therapies for COVID-19, committing up to $125M in funding.
- COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator will coordinate R&D efforts and remove barriers to drug development and scale-up to address the epidemic.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome and Mastercard announced the launch of the COVID-19 Therapeutics
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LogistiCare Extend Partnership with Lyft to Improve Access to Care
What You Need to Know:
- Lyft extends partnership with LogistiCare, the nation’s largest tech-enabled manager of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) to improve access to care for patients nationwide.
- Collectively, LogistiCare and Lyft have facilitated access to millions of rides since 2017, across 48 states and DC.
The Providence Service Corporation (“Providence” or the
“Company”) (Nasdaq: PRSC) today announced that its subsidiary, LogistiCare Solutions,
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Orion Health Launches Coronavirus Outbreak Monitoring Platform Globally
What You Need to Know:
- Orion Health launches coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak monitoring platform to its existing and future customers globally at no cost.
- Over time the monitoring platform will increasingly use artificial intelligence (AI) to allow providers to identify patients at risk of deterioration and optimize their care. This will allow resources to be allocated to those most in need.
Orion Health has
developed the first comprehensive coronavirus pandemic
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