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- Foodsmart, the leader in telenutrition and food benefits management, today announced the results of a new study stemming from its partnership of almost 3 years with Chorus Community Health Plans (CCHP), an affiliate of Children’s Wisconsin.
- In an effort to bridge the nutrition access gap in Wisconsin and
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inVio Health Network and CVS Accountable Care Partner to Improve Medicare Patient Care in South Carolina
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- inVio Health Network and CVS Accountable Care Organization, a division of CVS Health, have announced a collaboration to participate in the new Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) REACH program. This initiative focuses on improving access to high-quality healthcare for traditional Medicare beneficiaries in South Carolina.
- The collaboration builds upon the past achievements of Prisma Health Upstate and Prisma Health Midlands Networks, which merged in
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Pine Park Health Taps Innovaccer to Optimize Population Health Analytics For Senior Living Communities
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- Pine Park Health, a rapidly growing primary care provider focused on senior living communities, has announced its adoption of Innovaccer's leading healthcare AI platform.
- The integration aims to optimize population health analytics and further Pine Park Health's mission of serving residents with exceptional care.
Serving Seniors in California, Arizona, and Nevada
Pine Park Health operates across over 150 communities in California, Arizona, and
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New Report Analyzes America’s Healthcare Affordability Crisis
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PayZen, a healthcare-focused technology company tackling healthcare affordability with AI-powered solutions, today released its latest industry report titled The High Cost of Health: Analyzing America's Healthcare Affordability Crisis.The report surveyed 1,007 Americans who had a hospital visit or surgery for themselves or a dependent in the last 24 months about the accessibility and affordability of healthcare in the US.
Navigating Healthcare Affordability in
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Establishing Effective Payer Benefits Strategies for Health Equity
Health equity helps ensure all individuals have equal access to healthcare. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, health equity means everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health.
To address the benefit needs of underrepresented population groups, payers can develop “more equitable approaches to healthcare benefits design that recognize and meaningfully address access and affordability concerns,” according to a
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Atlantic Health System Deploys FeelBetter’s Precision Population Health Platform
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FeelBetter, the leading provider of polypharmacy patient management technology and pioneer of Pharmaco-Clinical Intelligence, today announced a commercial partnership with Atlantic Health System (“Atlantic Health”).The not-for-profit health system, which provides care for more than half the state of New Jersey and parts of New York and Pennsylvania, is leveraging FeelBetter’s AI-based precision population health platform to optimize and personalize medication
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Maternal Health: Philips & March of Dimes Offers Ultrasound Screenings at Mobile Clinics in Phoenix, Tuscon & DC
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Philips Foundation, with its mission to provide access to quality healthcare for 100 million people a year in underserved communities by 2030, is facilitating access to prenatal care through March of Dimes Mom & Baby Mobile Health Centers® in Phoenix, Tucson and Washington, DC.Through the partnership, Philips will provide point-of-care ultrasound technology with telehealth capabilities in three mobile health centers as well as support staffing and operational
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Redesign Health Spinout Beanstalk Benefits Launches with $7.5M for Benefits Platform
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Beanstalk Benefits today launched the first benefits platform to give individual employees the access and control to build their own portfolios of “everyday” benefits. By giving employees the flexibility to choose their own health, wealth and wellbeing services and solutions, rather than choosing on their behalf, employers are now better able to meet the dynamic needs of each member of their diverse and modern workforces – all under a single
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Heart Disease: Still the Silent Killer Despite Prevention Options
Given the attention paid to the devastating impact of COVID-19, one might assume it was the leading cause of death in the US. But while the fatalities were stark – almost 1.2 million Americans died of COVID in the last 4 years – heart disease remains the largest cause of death and by a landslide. In 2021, the year with the most COVID-19 deaths (416,893), heart disease claimed 60% more lives (695,000) in the US. Perhaps more, striking, however, is that many, if most, of these deaths, were
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Virtual Second Opinions Saves $8,700 Per Patient, Study Reveals
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- A new study by The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic, a leader in virtual second opinions (VSOs), reveals significant cost savings and improved care for patients.
- The quantitative analysis, conducted by an independent third party, demonstrates that VSOs generate an average savings of $8,705 per patient.
Reduced Misdiagnoses and Overtreatment Lead to Cost Savings
The study highlights the potential for VSOs to prevent misdiagnoses and unnecessary procedures.
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