What You Should Know:
XRHealth raises $7M in funding to expand its telehatlh virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR) platform for clinicians and patients.
XRHealth is the first certified Extended Reality medical
company in the world; their Medical Applications are FDA & CE
Registered.
XRHealth created the first virtual reality telehealth
clinic in the world that is currently certified in 17 states.
XRHealth, formerly known as VRHealth a provider of extended
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FCC Approves Second Set of 5 COVID-19 Telehealth Program Providers
What
You Need to Know:
– FCC
approves second set of five COVID-10 telehealth program providers, after
approving the first set of six providers last week.
– To date, the FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program has funded 11 health care providers in 8 states for a total of $6.94 million in funding.
The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau approved an additional five funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Healthcare providers in some of the
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How AI-Driven Insight Could Fuel Medicare Advantage Success
Medicare Advantage plans need more than consumer-centric design, payer/provider alignment, and strong connections across the continuum of care to drive value. The high-value performance also depends on their ability to use data to make a meaningful difference in members’ health.
With 11,000 people aging into Medicare daily, proficiency in managing Medicare Advantage populations is critical for demonstrating value in a competitive market. Enrollment in these plans is growing significantly,
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Sharecare Creates Free Embeddable COVID-19 Chatbot Screener
What You Need to Know
- Sharecare creates a free interactive, clinically validated COVID-19 screener -- that can be embedded on any organization’s website as a tool to initially screen for a person’s risk of COVID-19.
- The screener is a dynamic COVID-19 consult algorithm based on clinical guidelines from the CDC, WHO and other major medical organizations as well as primary research studies from medical literature.
- Sharecare has partnered with NTT DATA on this interactive
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Redox Launches Rapid Deployment Telehealth Model for Providers to Go-Live in Less Than 2 Weeks
What You Should Know:
- Redox today announced a new rapid-deployment program that helps telehealth software vendors go live and integrate with healthcare organizations in less than two weeks - a process that typically takes 16-18 weeks.
- Telehealth as a virtual care model has been available for years, but only now is it taking center stage as the primary method to provide care in a world of social distancing. But deploying a telehealth solution at a healthcare organization is complex and
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Why COVID-19 Underscores The Importance of Social Determinants of Health
Google “Social Determinants of Health” and one will quickly discover a kind of litany of data pointing to a certain definition of “health” defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being not merely the absence of disease or infirmity,” and socioeconomic barriers, which may prohibit equitable access to good health and wellness (Healthcare) more completely among diverse populations.
Nevertheless, the heart of the matter
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Israeli Government Adopts Touchless Remote Monitoring to Detect COVID-19 Symptoms
What You Should Know:
- Israeli government adopts Vayyar’s 4D imaging sensor solutions to aid in the fight to slow the spread of COVID-19 in health facilities, transportation and activity hubs, private residences and more.
- Vayyar’s intelligent sensors can be placed in homes, hospitals, factories, airports, public transport, borders and more to provide real-time data, and by minimizing the need for face-to-face contact, reduce the risk of exposure for both medical and non-medical
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FCC Approves First Set of 6 COVID-19 Telehealth Program Providers
What You Need to Know:
- FCC begins approving funding to boost telehealth during coronavirus pandemic just three days after the opening of the application window.
- Congress appropriated $200 million for the FCC to support health care providers’ use of telehealth services during this national emergency.
The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau today approved six funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Healthcare providers in some of the
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DreaMed Launches Virtual Diabetes Clinic to Help Type-1 Diabetics Control Their Condition in Quarantine
What You Should Know:
- As COVID-19 spreads, DreaMed Diabetes unveils virtual diabetes clinic software to treat people with type 1 diabetes remotely.
- The virtual clinic utilizes Dreamed Diabetes’ AI-powered solution, to improve the insulin management treatment by analyzing the patient’s insulin and glucose data in the platform's algorithm and to remotely advise doctors on treatment.
- According to the CDC people with chronic medical conditions, including diabetes, have a higher risk
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Understanding and Alleviating Social Isolation Among Older Adults
Social isolation and loneliness among older adults are common and far-reaching issues that have been linked to serious health concerns including depression, cognitive decline, and poor physical health. A recent study found 52 percent of older adults age 65 and older experience feelings of loneliness a few times a year, and 21 percent reported feeling lonely every day. With evidence of social isolation and loneliness among older adults being as unhealthy as smoking 15 cigarettes per day, this is
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