What You Should Know:
- Color Health, a leader in comprehensive cancer solutions, announced today a Strategic Alliance partnership with the Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) National Labor Office (NLO).
- Through this alliance, Color Health and BCBS NLO aim to empower union leaders with the tools and resources needed to equip their members for the fight against cancer, promoting early detection, comprehensive care, and essential support services.
Comprehensive Cancer Care for Union
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Technology
Bridges Health Partners Highmark BCBS Form Commercial Value-Based Care Agreement
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Bridges Health Partners LLC (Bridges), a Clinically Integrated Network, and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (Highmark) entered into a multi-year Value-Based Agreement for Highmark’s Commercial membership in Western Pennsylvania.The agreement is designed to improve the health of Highmark’s members by providing accessible, high quality, cost effective, patient centered care through member collaboration and innovation. This agreement builds on the successful
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Particle Health Unveils Patient Monitoring Solution
What You Should Know:
Particle Health, an intelligent data platform that aggregates and delivers actionable patient data and insights to healthcare companies, today announced the availability of its new Patient Monitoring Solution, a purpose-built technology-enabled offering designed to give provider organizations a 360-degree view of their patient’s care journey and how they interact with the healthcare system.Particle is powering a shift from reactive to proactive care through the
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Talkspace & Wheel Partner for Holistic Virtual Healthcare: Addressing Mental & Physical Needs
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Today, Talkspace, a leading online behavioral health company, and Wheel, the foremost virtual care platform powering the next generation of virtual healthcare, announced they will partner to offer patients access to board-certified general practitioners and licensed behavioral health providers across the U.S. – conveniently and virtually.In particular, the partnership will provide Talkspace and Wheel clients, including employers, payers, life sciences
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Siftwell Analytics Secures $5.8M for AI-Powered Community Health Plan Analytics
What You Should Know:
- Siftwell Analytics, a healthcare technology company founded by industry veterans, announced today the successful closing of its seed funding round totaling $5.8M.
- This significant investment, led by AlleyCorp, Arkin Digital Health, Tau Ventures, and The Charlotte Fund, underscores the growing demand for Siftwell's innovative approach to population health management.
Empowering Community-Oriented Organizations with Explainable AI
Co-founded in 2022 by Trey
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Persistent Systems Launches Generative AI-Powered Population Health Solution
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- Persistent Systems, a leading digital engineering and enterprise modernization company, and Microsoft today announced the launch of an innovative Generative AI-powered Population Health Management (PHM) Solution. This collaborative effort aims to revolutionize healthcare delivery by identifying patients' at risk and providing personalized care interventions, ultimately improving patient outcomes and reducing costs.
A Data-Driven Approach to Value-Based
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Fidelis Care Taps Cityblock to Deliver Comprehensive Care to New Yorkers with Complex Needs
What You Should Know:
- Fidelis Care, a leading health plan serving over 2.5 million members in New York, announced a partnership with Cityblock, a value-based healthcare provider.
- The strategic collaboration aims to provide comprehensive, community-based care to thousands of eligible Fidelis Care members in the New York City and Long Island areas who face complex medical and behavioral health conditions.
Empowering Individuals with Complex Needs
The Cityblock Care Model from
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Nudj & Sharecare Launch Virtual Intensive Cardiac Rehab Program
What You Should Know:
- Nudj Health, a leader in tech-enabled healthcare interventions, announces the launch of Nudj Cardiac Complete™.
- The innovative program combines Medicare-approved Virtual Intensive Cardiac Rehab (v-ICR) with evidence-based Collaborative Care to bring accessible and effective cardiac care directly to patients at home.
Addressing a Critical Need
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the US, yet only 20% of eligible patients participate
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Elevating Healthcare Through Risk Stratification: Lessons from North Carolina’s Value-Based Initiatives
As the healthcare landscape continues to evolve, there's a clear trend towards value-based care (VBC). This significant shift, which places a premium on patient health outcomes, diverges from the traditional fee-for-service approach. The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic has mainly catalyzed the adoption of VBC models, highlighting the importance of care quality and effectiveness rather than the sheer volume of services. This change reshapes healthcare, aligning it more closely with patient
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Myth Busting Today’s Most Common Nutrition Misconceptions
Whether it’s on TikTok, WhatsApp, Instagram or Facebook, the latest “diet” trends are hard to escape. There’s paleo, keto, macros, intermittent fasting, vegan, Mediterranean, low-carb and so many other programs inundating individuals every day, and many turn to their favorite social media influencers for “expert” opinions on what works and what doesn’t. In fact, social media is so prevalent today that one study showed 85% of people relied on it as a source for trusted health information.
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