What You Should Know:
- Global medical technology company Smith+Nephew has been selected to provide its RENASYS◊ TOUCH Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Systems to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
- The single-award contract, facilitated through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), spans 10 years and is valued at up to $75M.
- The agreement will equip military medical providers with an advanced solution for managing complex wounds across various stages of care, from
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Mochi Health Launches Insurance-Based Plans, Expanding Access to Personalized Obesity Care with Behavioral Therapy
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- Mochi Health, a physician-guided obesity care program, announced the launch of its new insurance-based plans.
- These expanded offerings are designed to provide more personalized treatment experiences for patients, placing a strong emphasis on comprehensive obesity care that spans all aspects of an individual's health.
- The new insurance-based plans are available as an optional upgrade to Mochi’s existing offerings. They provide patients with
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Streamlining Hospital Discharge: How Technology Can Solve Readmission Challenges
Hospital discharge is a make-or-break moment in patient care, yet it is one of the most challenging aspects of healthcare delivery. A poorly executed discharge can result in confusion, medication errors, and, ultimately, costly hospital readmissions. For healthcare organizations focused on value-based care, improving discharge procedures is essential for enhancing patient outcomes, ensuring seamless care transitions, and reducing financial costs.
The good news is that hospital readmissions
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Experity Launches AI-Powered Partner Ecosystem to Modernize Urgent Care Tech Infrastructure
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- Experity, an on-demand healthcare solution provider serving 22 of the 25 largest enterprise urgent care organizations in the U.S. launches its innovative Partner Ecosystem.
- The initial rollout of AI-driven capabilities and resources within Experity’s software platform signifies a strategic investment aimed at evolving the landscape of urgent care by enhancing efficiency, creating new profit opportunities for clinics, and expanding the human impact of
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WorkDone Secures $1.8M to Tackle EHR Documentation Errors with AI Copilot
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- WorkDone, a healthcare AI startup closes $1.8M in pre-seed funding round aimed at tackling one of healthcare's most costly and persistent challenges: documentation errors in Electronic Health Records (EHRs).
- The round, which took place in April this year, saw backing from Pioneer Fund, DVC, Fjor, Ryan Chan, Eric Norman, and other notable early-stage investors.
Addressing a Costly Challenge in Healthcare Documentation
Inaccurate or incomplete
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VA Awards Third Option Period to Oracle Health for EHR Modernization Project
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- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced last week it has awarded the third option period for its contract with Oracle Health to continue supporting its Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) modernization initiative, VA News first reports.
- The award supports VA Secretary Doug Collin’s ongoing efforts to steer the EHR modernization project back on track and accelerate deployments across the enterprise. This initiative is also in line with
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Reach7 Diabetes Studios Founder Chun Yong on Reimagining Chronic Care with a Concierge Medical Model
Today’s landscape of diabetes care is fraught with challenges: it's a condition that's often misunderstood by both patients and the healthcare system, highly prevalent, financially burdensome and frequently mismanaged. To explore a new paradigm in addressing these issues, we're speaking with Chun Yong, the founder and CEO of Reach7 Diabetes Studios. Chun, a biomedical engineer from Georgia Tech with experience as a UX strategist at Coca-Cola, is applying his unique expertise to "reimagine how
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AI Optimizing Payer-Provider Relations: From Adversarial to Collaborative
Payer-provider relations are undergoing a major shift. The classic adversarial battles in the fee-for-service world are gradually giving way to capitated plans with more win-win incentives. The reality is that providers and payers famously have to live in the “two canoes” world, with one foot in volume-based revenue and the other foot in value-based revenue.
As one can see, there is extraordinary information and calculation needed to optimize revenues on both sides. The good news
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Sequel Med Tech and Abbott to Integrate Future Glucose-Ketone Sensor with twiist™ AID System
What You Should Know:
- Sequel Med Tech, a company developing state-of-the-art insulin delivery technologies, announced a commercial development agreement with Abbott.
- The collaboration aims for the future integration of Sequel’s twiist™ Automated Insulin Delivery (AID) System, powered by Tidepool, with Abbott’s glucose-ketone sensor, which is currently under development.
- The planned integration is designed to significantly improve outcomes for people living with type 1
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Auxira Health Launches to Expand Cardiology Care Teams
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- Auxira Health, a virtual cardiology model that helps practices thrive, today announced its official launch, bringing to market a new approach to clinical support purpose-built for cardiology.
- Given skyrocketing demand, Auxira’s hybrid care model deploys expert clinical teams that virtually embed directly in a practice's existing workflows, freeing cardiologists to deliver care at the top of their experience while expanding access for patients.
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