What You Should Know:
- Teladoc Health, the global leader in virtual care announced significant enhancements to its proprietary care delivery platform, Prism.
- These new capabilities strengthen Teladoc Health's ability to coordinate care with digital health partners and community care providers, improving the patient experience and driving better health outcomes.
Key Platform Enhancements
- Data Integrations and Clinical Decision Support: Automatically surfaces
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MassHealth Taps PointClickCare for Behavioral Health Treatment and Referral Platform
What You Should Know:
- PointClickCare, a healthcare technology platform, and MassHealth, the Massachusetts Medicaid program launches a new Behavioral Health Treatment and Referral Platform.
- The statewide initiative aims to improve the efficiency and coordination of behavioral health care by streamlining referral processes, enhancing communication between providers, and providing real-time visibility into inpatient psychiatric bed availability.
Addressing Behavioral Health
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UMass Chan Medical School and Curai Health Partner to Provide Virtual Care for COVID-19 and Flu Study Participants
What You Should Know:
- UMass Chan Medical School and Curai Health, a provider of virtual care solutions, today announced a partnership to provide free virtual care visits to participants enrolled in the STOP COVID-19 research study.
- The collaboration aims to enhance access to care for individuals who test positive for COVID-19 or influenza and contribute to a better understanding of home-based testing for these viruses.
STOP COVID-19 Study
The STOP COVID-19 study, funded by
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InStride Health Expands Access to Pediatric Anxiety and OCD Treatment in Massachusetts and Connecticut
What You Should Know:
- InStride Health, a provider of specialized pediatric mental healthcare, announced a significant expansion of its services in Massachusetts and Connecticut. The company's innovative virtual care program for anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is now available as an in-network benefit for Aetna customers in these states.
- The partnership provides over 90% of commercially insured individuals in Massachusetts and Connecticut with access to InStride
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Expands Diabetes Care and Support for Members
What You Should Know:
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) today announced expanded care options and support for members with diabetes.
- This partnership expands Blue Cross's existing suite of virtual care options for diabetes management, which also includes Virta Health, Teladoc, and Omada.
Virtual Care Options and Pilot Program Aim to Improve Health Outcomes
Blue Cross is partnering with Onduo, a virtual care solution that helps patients manage type 1 or type 2
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Light AI and MrBeast Partner to Combat Strep A in Africa with AI-Powered Diagnostic Tests
What You Should Know:
- Light AI, a healthcare technology company specializing in AI-powered diagnostic solutions, today announced a partnership with MrBeast Industries to launch a Strep A test donation initiative in Africa.
- The collaboration, featured in a Beast Philanthropy video released on February 16th, 2025, aims to improve healthcare access and reduce the burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) in underserved regions.
Global Impact of Strep A
Strep A, also
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California’s H5N1 Emergency Declaration Highlights Need for an Urgent National Response to Avian Flu
The H5N1 virus is spreading so rapidly among cattle in California that Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency. Sick cattle not only produce less milk, but their milk is also infected with the virus, so it cannot be sold. The US Federal government will only partially reimburse dairy producers for the losses they incur when infected cattle are removed from the herd.
The damage to the poultry industry has been even more catastrophic because while H5N1 does kill a small number of cattle
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NowPatient and Lifelight Partner to Optimize Telehealth with Smartphone Blood Pressure Monitoring
What You Should Know:
- NowPatient, a global online pharmacy and telehealth service, announced a partnership with Lifelight, a pioneer in software-only blood pressure monitoring.
- The strategic collaboration integrates Lifelight's clinically validated technology into NowPatient's virtual care platform, enabling remote blood pressure measurement using just a smartphone. This innovation removes a significant barrier to telehealth adoption, allowing for the safe and effective
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Improve Autism and IDD Care with AI-Powered Assessments: CentralReach and AI.Measures Partnership
What You Should Know:
- CentralReach, the leader in autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) care software announces the establishment of its exclusive strategic partnership with Dr. Thomas Frazier’s next generation assessment company, AI.Measures, the leader in evidence-based, norm-referenced assessments for child mental health, including behavioral intervention for autism.
-This collaboration will enable therapy providers to access AI.Measures’ innovative solutions,
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How to Update Your Business Coverage as Your Wholesome Practice Grows
So, your holistic health practice is thriving—congrats! Maybe you’ve expanded your massage therapy services, added acupuncture treatments, or started offering specialized sports recovery programs. But have you stopped to think about your insurance? It might not be the most exciting part of running a business, but keeping your coverage up-to-date is crucial. As your practice grows, so do the risks. The last thing you want is to discover gaps in your protection when it’s too late.
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