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Opkit Launches First Insurance Verification Platform for Telehealth

by Fred Pennic 03/08/2023 Leave a Comment

Opkit Launches First Insurance Verification Platform

What You Should Know: - Y Combinator startup Opkit emerges from stealth with an automated health insurance verification platform that is purpose-built for the new telehealth companies and virtual medical clinics that are providing care for a wide range of patients across the United States. The startup has raised more than $1M from Global Founders Capital, Mischief (Plaid founder Zach Perret's fund), Socially Financed, Y Combinator and Rex Salisbury, former partner at Andreessen
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NTT DATA Survey Reveals Lack Of Awareness Around Healthcare-At-Home Options & Preference for Telehealth

by Jasmine Pennic 03/07/2023 Leave a Comment

NTT DATA Survey Reveals Lack Of Awareness Around Healthcare-At-Home Options & Preference For Telehealth

What You Should Know: - A new NTT DATA survey reveals that 52% of U.S. adults did not know that healthcare providers are testing or working towards providing in-home medical care as opposed to requiring an in-office or hospital visit. Of those respondents, more than one out of three (35%) noted they currently would prefer to receive care in their home. - Garnering responses from 1,000 U.S.-based adults, the survey data uncovers that while the general consumer population is
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Transcarent Acquires 98point6 AI-Powered Virtual Care Platform and Care Business

by Fred Pennic 03/06/2023 Leave a Comment

Transcarent Acquires 98point6 AI-Powered Virtual Care Platform and Care Business

What You Should Know: - Transcarent, a health and care experience company that makes it easy for people to access high-quality, affordable care announced it will acquire AI-powered virtual care platform and care business of on-demand primary care company, 98point6.  Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed; however, insiders expect the deal to be valued at $100M. - As part of the acquisition, hundreds of 98point6 enterprise customers including Boeing, Kindercare and
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IDS Taps Veta Health to Expand Virtual Care Offerings

by Strategic Partnerships 03/03/2023 Leave a Comment

IDS Taps Veta Health to Expand Virtual Care Offerings

What You Should Know: - Veta Health and Indiana-based Interactive Digital Solutions (IDS) announced their strategic partnership to expand IDS's virtual care offerings through an exclusive reseller agreement. - The adoption of telehealth and virtual care has surged since the Covid-19 pandemic and the demand for solutions that extend beyond virtual visits is high. The partnership enables hospitals and health systems to contract with a single organization to provide a
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Walmart & CareSource Partner to Address Racial Health Inequities

by Fred Pennic 02/28/2023 Leave a Comment

Walmart & CareSource Partner to Address Racial Health Inequities

What You Should Know: - Today, Walmart announced a three-year agreement with the nonprofit organization, CareSource to address cardiometabolic conditions and maternal health in under-resourced and underserved communities. - The partnership expands the work Walmart and CareSource are doing to help improve care around maternal and child health in Georgia - the two launched a pilot in Georgia earlier this year to help Black maternal health across the state. Address
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Consumers Prefer Telehealth to In-Person Visits While Traveling

by Jasmine Pennic 02/28/2023 Leave a Comment

Consumers Prefer Telehealth to In-Person Visits While Traveling

What You Should Know: - New KeyCare survey finds nearly 7 in 10 (68%) of consumers who needed minor but urgent medical services while traveling in the prior year received care via telehealth visits with their regular physicians or affiliated members of their physicians’ care teams, outpacing all other care-delivery options.  - Results are based on a survey of 400 consumers who have previously scheduled and
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Unite Us Advances Black Maternal Health in Miami-Dade

by Jasmine Pennic 02/28/2023 Leave a Comment

Unite Us Advances Black Maternal Health in Miami-Dade

What You Should Know: - Today, Unite Us -- a software company enabling collaboration across sectors to improve the health and well-being of communities -- announced a partnership with Metro Mommy Agency,  a full-spectrum doula service provider to improve the quality of maternity care for Black women in Miami-Dade County. - Black women in Miami-Dade face maternal and infant mortality rates 168% higher than white and Hispanic women in the county. Doula care
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AWS, Center for Health Affairs Launches Social Determinants of Health Hub

by Jasmine Pennic 02/27/2023 Leave a Comment

AWS, Center for Health Affairs Launches Social Determinants of Health Hub

What You Should Know: - The Center for Health Affairs and Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced it has established the world’s first and only Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Innovation Hub. - The hub’s objective is to start locally and move globally to address structural racism and poverty that result in gun violence, behavioral health crises, and a myriad of other factors negatively impacting the health of local residents. SDOH Challenges According to the U.S. Census Bureau,
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From Telemedicine to Complete Virtual Care and Beyond

by Michael Gorton, CEO of Recuro Health 02/16/2023 Leave a Comment

From Telemedicine to Complete Virtual Care and Beyond

Telemedicine has helped improve the quality of life of patients in every corner of the world and has been successfully utilized to provide convenient care to people with limited or no access to health services. Today, worldwide digital interconnectivity is growing, enabling telehealth to advance health equity, bring access to care for underserved regions and meet the urgent, primary and behavioral healthcare needs of an exploding global population. It has been a remarkable journey for the
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CMS Program Integrity’s Role in Combatting FWA While Maintaining Health Equity

by John Maynard, CPA, CFE, AHFI Principal Solutions Architect at SAS & Tom Wriggins, Principal Industry Advisor at SAS 02/14/2023 Leave a Comment

CMS Program Integrity's Role in Combatting FWA While Maintaining Health Equity

In 2022, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) established health equity as a pillar of its future work. Program integrity staff from every state Medicaid program, and federal program staff working on Medicare, must consider the roles of both program integrity and analytics when combatting fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA)in the healthcare system. CMS defines health equity as "the attainment of the highest level of health for all people, where everyone has a fair and just
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