We’ve all experienced crises in our lives. They may be personal in nature (e.g., involving our interpersonal relationships), organizational (e.g., relating to our employment or retirement income), or nature-made (e.g., floods, tornados, or the COVID-19 pandemic). When crises hit our communities, the impacts can be widespread and far-reaching. Healthcare providers and community-based organizations (CBOs) are called upon to provide more rapid and extensive care and support to the community than is
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Technology
Addressing Social Determinants of Health: IT Solutions to Engage Community Resources
What You Should Know:
- The latest report from Chilmark Research examines the
new approaches and tools for utilizing community resources that can address
social determinants of health, giving providers the ability to extend care
beyond the confines of the clinic.
- This research indicates that the next two years will largely bring an expansion of product capabilities with slow and steady growth in implementation as the market better defines key variables and sets standards for
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Eko Lands $65M to Expand AI-Powered Telehealth Platform for Virtual Pulmonary and Cardiac Exam
What You Should Know:
- Cardiopulmonary digital health company Eko raises $65M
in Series C funding to close the gap between virtual and in-person heart and
lung care.
- The latest round of funding will enable Eko to expand
in-clinic use of its platform of telehealth and AI algorithms for disease
screening and to launch a monitoring program for cardiopulmonary patients at
home.
Eko, a
cardiopulmonary digital
health company,
today announced $65 million in Series C funding led by
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KLAS Spotlight on Zoom for Healthcare Examines Early Outcomes
KLAS recently issued a Spotlight on Zoom for healthcare. KLAS Spotlights are first looks at new and emerging technology. Everyone knows Zoom, but how well does the solution perform for healthcare organizations looking to handle the immediate demands created by COVID-19 as well as develop long-term strategic initiatives? In this Spotlight, KLAS examines the early outcomes and satisfaction of some of Zoom’s healthcare customers.
Zoom Key Strengths & Challenges for
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Teladoc Health Completes Merger with Livongo
Telehealth
leader Teladoc Health today announced
it has completed its merger with Livongo
in just under three months. Here are things to know about the completion: Under
the terms of the merger,
Livongo shareholders will receive 0.5920x shares of Teladoc Health plus cash of
$11.33 for each Livongo share (including the special dividend declared by
Livongo).
The company expects to directly deliver more than 10 million
virtual visits this year and has reported an additional three million
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XRHealth to Launch Virtual Reality Telehealth Clinic in Israel In November
What You Should Know:
- XRHealth announce it will launch a new virtual reality telehealth clinic in Israel, slated to open on November 1st.
- The VR-driven telehealth clinic treats patients in
Israel for symptoms related to Stress & Anxiety, ADHD, Motor &
Cognitive Rehabilitation, post-COVID-19, Parkinson’s, Brain Injury, and more.
XRHealth, a Boston, MA-based provider of extended reality therapeutic applications, today announced a new virtual reality
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Healthify, Algorex Health & Excellus BCBS Tap into SDoH Analytics to Address Social Disparities
What You Should Know:
- Healthify in partnership with Algorex Health Technologies, announced the results of new social determinants of health (SDoH) population analysis of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) members.
- SDoH are non-clinical conditions that significantly
affect health outcomes. The analysis identified Excellus BCBS members who are
struggling with SDoH such as unstable housing, food insecurity and neighborhood
stress – which has enabled Excellus BCBS to develop a targeted
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Unite Us Expands Social Determinants of Health Platform to 6 States
What You Should Know:
- Unite Us, the tech company building coordinated care
networks nationwide announced a significant expansion to its partnership with
Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NEHII), a health information exchange,
to six additional states.
- This growing partnership aims to break down existing obstacles between
clinical and social service providers to allow for improved SDoH workflows, comprehensive,
whole-person care with trackable outcomes and data, and the creation
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CareLinx, Doctor On Demand Partner to Bring In-Home Virtual Care to Seniors
What You Should Know:
- Doctor On Demand and CareLinx, one of the largest professional networks for in-home care, have announced a collaboration to bring in-home virtual care services to CareLinx clients.
- At a time when seniors have been encouraged to stay home to avoid exposure to COVID, Doctor On Demand’s partnership with CareLinx will vastly improve their opportunity to receive comprehensive healthcare while remaining safe.
After being the first and only
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Priority Health Launches Telehealth PCP Plans for Members in Michigan
What You Should Know:
- Priority Health launches its virtual-first coverage
option with MyPriority Telehealth PCP plans, using top platform Doctor On
Demand.
- Members who choose one of the MyPriority Telehealth PCP
plans will have a doctor assigned as their primary care physician (PCP) through
Doctor on Demand and all visits will take place virtually.
Priority
Health announced the launch of their new MyPriority Telehealth PCP plans
that will go into effect on January 1, 2021. The
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