What You Should Know:
- Health insurance provider Humana Inc. announced the release of a groundbreaking Value-Based Care (VBC) Issue Brief focused on nephrology, the medical specialty treating kidney disease.
- The issue brief report highlights the significant potential of VBC arrangements to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs for individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
VBC: A Shift from Quantity to Quality
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Technology
Cerebral Settles FTC Charges Over Data Privacy and Deceptive Practices
What You Should Know:
- The Department of Justice (DOJ), in conjunction with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announced a settlement with Cerebral Inc., a telehealth company, resolving allegations of data privacy violations, deceptive practices, and misleading cancellation procedures.
- The government, however, is continuing its case against Cerebral's former CEO and other executives, along with separate telehealth companies founded by the former CEO.
Cerebral Settles
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Mount Sinai, HealthSnap Partner to Expand Chronic Condition Management
What You Should Know:
- Mount Sinai Medical Center, the largest private, non-profit teaching hospital in Florida, and HealthSnap, a leading virtual care management platform, announced a significant expansion of their partnership.
- Building on the success of their initial Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) program launched in March 2024, Mount Sinai is expanding to incorporate HealthSnap's Chronic Care Management (CCM) services across its primary care network.
Focus on Remote
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Nearly 70% of High-Risk Patients Unaware of Chronic Kidney Disease Risk, Study Finds
What You Should Know:
- A new study by Phreesia and the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) reveals a troubling gap in awareness of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among high-risk patients. Published in The American Journal of Accountable Care, the research highlights the importance of patient-provider communication and patient activation in early detection and prevention of CKD, a leading cause of death in the United States.
- The research emphasizes the value of patient education and
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Teladoc Health Appoints Charles “Chuck” Divita as New CEO
What You Should Know:
- Teladoc Health, Inc. (NYSE: TDOC), the global leader in whole-person virtual care, has announced the appointment of Charles “Chuck” Divita, III, as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
- Alongside his role as CEO, Divita has also joined Teladoc Health’s Board of Directors.
Divita Bio/Background
Divita transitions to Teladoc Health from GuideWell, a prominent health solutions organization that includes Florida Blue, Florida's leading
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VA Health Chat Now Available Nationwide, Connecting 6.8M Veterans with On-Demand Virtual Care
What You Should Know:
- Veterans across the United States can now access convenient, on-demand healthcare through VA Health Chat, following the platform's national rollout across all Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs).
- The multi-year initiative, facilitated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), brings CirrusMD's physician-first virtual care services to millions of Veterans.
VA Health Chat: Expanding Access to Care
VA Health Chat is now available to over
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TytoCare Updates Home Smart Clinic Platform with New Features
What You Should Know:
- TytoCare, a virtual care company enabling accessible, high-quality primary care from home, has released a major software update for its Home Smart Clinic.
- The update includes a number of new features that are designed to make high-quality healthcare more accessible at scale for payers, providers, and
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HealthVerity to Offer AnalyticsIQ Race & Ethnicity Data
What You Should Know:
- HealthVerity, the leader in synchronizing transformational technologies and real-world data (RWD) to advance the science, today announced a partnership with AnalyticsIQ, the leading provider of predictive people-based data.
- This partnership enables HealthVerity to provide clients with race and ethnicity insights on healthcare providers as an add-on to their Provider Diversity and Diagnosis
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PointClickCare & C3HIE: Leveraging ADT & SNF Data for Improved Care Coordination
What You Should Know:
- PointClickCare, a leading healthcare technology platform enabling meaningful care collaboration and real-time patient insights, and C3HIE, a community partner offering additional critical interoperability and care coordination services, announced today its first direct partnership.
- Together, the organizations
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Talkspace & Labcorp’s Ovia Health Form Women’s Health Coalition
What You Should Know:
- Talkspace, an online therapy company, and Ovia Health, a digital health solution focused on women's health, have joined forces to create the Women's Health Coalition for Digital Solutions.
- The Women's Health Coalition for Digital Solutions, launched on the International Day of Action for Women's Health, unites Talkspace and Ovia Health with a collective of prominent women's health companies.
A Collaborative Effort to Empower Women's Health
The
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