During Diabetes Awareness month (November) - and every month - someone is having a limb amputated due to diabetes every three-to-four minutes here in the United States. These patients often come from traditionally underserved populations, including Black and Latinx communities, that disproportionately experience the clinical and economic burdens of diabetes.
Getting ahead of rising patient risks can greatly improve quality of life and reduce the incidence of complications from
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Technology
Biobeat, Current Health Integrate to Advance Remote Patient Monitoring
What You Should Know:
- Biobeat, a provider of wearable remote patient monitoring (RPM) solutions, announced plans to integrate with Current Health, Best Buy's care at home platform.
- This integration will empower healthcare organizations to scale their RPM capabilities and improve patient care delivery.
Key features of the integration partnership include:
- Biobeat's wrist and chest monitors will be integrated with Current Health, providing healthcare organizations with a reliable
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ATA Establishes Clinician Council to Address Barriers and Build Trust in Virtual Care
What You Should Know:
- The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) has announced the creation of a new Clinician Council to tackle hurdles hindering the widespread adoption of telehealth and virtual care.
- This new Clinician Council aims to address emerging platforms and technologies supporting tech-enabled healthcare, while building trust through a "Trust Agenda" emphasizing responsibility, credibility, and integrity within the industry.
Clinician Council Leadership and Focus
Ann
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Anthem Expands Access to Primary Care in Virginia Through Collaboration with Aledade
What You Should Know:
- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia and Aledade, the nation’s largest network of independent primary care, today announced an expansion of their collaboration to provide more Virginians with access to high-quality primary care.
- The expanded strategic partnership will impact more than 80 practices, 15 health centers, and 25 rural health clinics across Virginia and covers Medicare Advantage, commercially insured, or Medicaid members.
- Aledade is
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Embracing SDOH Data Monitoring for Transformative Healthcare
Understanding the multifaceted dimensions of patient wellness goes beyond the medical symptoms presented in a clinical setting. In order to maximize positive patient outcomes, healthcare providers must examine and monitor the social factors and life circumstances, or the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), that significantly influence population health. These determinants – encompassing aspects of life such as access to care and technology, food or housing insecurity, core demographics and
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NextGen’s Value-Based Care Solutions Unlocks $82M in Medicare Savings
What You Should Know:
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. a leading provider of innovative, cloud-based healthcare technology solutions, today announced that its clients participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) leveraged NextGen® Population Health to achieve a cumulative $82 million in total Medicare savings last year.The MSSP incentivizes hospitals, associations of physicians, and other healthcare facilities to form accountable care organizations (ACOs) that
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M&A: UpHealth Sells Cloudbreak Health Business to GTCR for $180M
What You Should Know:
UpHealth, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cloudbreak Health, LLC, to private equity firm GTCR for $180 million in cash.
The sale will allow UpHealth to reduce its debt and focus on its growing behavioral health business, TTC Healthcare. The sale is expected to close in the first half of 2024.
CloudBreak Health Background
Cloudbreak Health, known for its Martti translation offering, provides telehealth and video
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NCQA Launches Virtual Care Accreditation Pilot
What You Should Know:
- The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has initiated the Virtual Care Accreditation Pilot program, a significant step in developing a quality improvement framework for organizations offering care through telehealth or digital platforms.
- NCQA has selected 18 pilot organizations from a pool of over 100 applicants. These organizations are based in 12 states and Puerto Rico and represent various entities, including health plans, health systems, Federally
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Cone Health, Helix Launches 5-Year Population Genomics Testing Initiative
What You Should Know:
- Cone Health, a non-profit healthcare network in North Carolina, and Helix, a population genomics company, have partnered to launch a five-year research study that will enroll and track 100,000 healthy people.
- The study will use Helix's population genomics platform to provide medical insights for Cone Health patients and help identify people at risk for certain diseases and conditions.
Study Enrollment & Benefits
Enrollment in the program is optional and
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CareAbout Health Selects Innovaccer to Scale VBC for Expanding Provider Network
What You Should Know:
- CareAbout, a healthcare management services company, has selected Innovaccer's data platform and analytics solutions to help its providers achieve their clinical and financial goals.
- The partnership between CareAbout and Innovaccer will help CareAbout's providers achieve their clinical and financial goals in a value-based care environment.
- Innovaccer's platform will provide CareAbout's providers with actionable insights into quality, performance, and cost
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