For healthcare facilities, real-time location services (RTLS) were initially established on premise for patient safety to later become a priority in mainstreaming operations, improving patient care and experience and employee satisfaction.
Originally introduced to the industry as a security-centric measure to protect newborns, and prevent infant abduction, RTLS was a simple solution that has been effective, and facilities began to see a number of additional benefits. But it required a
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Teladoc Brings At-Home Diabetes Testing for Members
What You Should Know:
- Teladoc Health recently added an at-home A1C testing program to its chronic care solution, making it easier for members to manage their diabetes while also bridging health equity gaps in chronic condition care.
- Livongo by Teladoc Health members will have the option to receive at-home A1C tests provided by LetsGetChecked, a leading healthcare solutions company that enables providers to administer diagnostics and
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Get Well’s Remote Monitoring Program Improved COVID-19 Outcomes
What You Should Know:
- Get Well, a global digital health company, released a new study that found patients who used its digital care management solution for COVID-19 had a 32% lower rate of being hospitalized.
- The study published in the Journal of the American Medical Associate Network Open also found that patients who were hospitalized had stays that were on average 2.7 days shorter and spent fewer days in intensive care.
Digital Solutions for COVID-19
Patients using a remote
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Homeward Raises $50M, Inks Value-Based Contract with Priority Health
What You Should Know:
- Homeward raises $50M Series B funding round co-led by ARCH Venture Partners and Human Capital.
- The funding round also includes participation from General Catalyst, which led Homeward’s Series A funding, and Lee Shapiro and Glen Tullman, Co-Founders of 7wireVentures, one of the country’s most successful early-stage healthcare venture funds.
Value-Based and Comprehensive Care
Americans living in rural communities are experiencing increasing health disparities
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Canvas Medical Raises $24M for EMR & Payments Platform
What You Should Know:
- Canvas Medical, the EMR that enables clinicians and developers to power the future of care delivery, has raised $24M in Series B funding led by M13 with participation from Haystack and previous investors Inspired Capital, IA Ventures, Upfront Ventures, and Irongrey.
- In addition to this funding, Canvas has achieved federal certification through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).
A Full-Stack Ambulatory EMR and
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UCI Health Partners with Luna to Expand Access to Care with In-Home Outpatient Physical Therapy
What You Should Know:
- Luna, the leading provider of in-home physical therapy, has teamed up with UCI Health, to expand access to patient care by providing in-home physical therapy across Orange County, California.
- With a focus on evidence-based care, UCI Health is the only academic health system in Orange County and the clinical arm of the University of California, Irvine. Through the collaboration, UCI Health will leverage Luna’s platform to coordinate and deliver in-home physical
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Teladoc Health Expands Whole-Person Primary Care Offering
What You Should Know:
- Today, Teladoc Health announced the expanded capabilities available to Primary360 users to remove barriers to access and offer comprehensive primary care that meets people where they are.
- Primary360 members will now receive health plan in-network referrals and care coordination support; free, same-day medication delivery from Capsule, the leading national digital pharmacy; and in-home, on-demand phlebotomy with Scarlet Health.
Reducing Barriers to
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Why Health Plans Are Vital to Health Equity
In Florida, where Black residents are three times more likely to be hospitalized or die from asthma-related complications than white residents, one researcher’s efforts to “strip away the jargon” related to asthma treatment strengthened patients’ engagement in a year-long clinical trial. The impact: development of an asthma regimen to help combat disparities in asthma management and outcomes.
The results are one example of the gains that can be made in addressing health inequities—differences
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What Hospital Success Looks Like Under Value-Based Care
Hospitals are increasingly turning to value-based care initiatives to transform care delivery, lower the total cost of care, and improve patient outcomes. Unlike traditional fee-for-service (FFS) models that reimburse providers based on volume (i.e., the number of patient visits), providers are reimbursed based on the quality of care delivered in value-based care. Ultimately, success under these reimbursement models hinges upon seamless coordination between all stakeholders across the continuum
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Walgreens Launches New Clinical Trial Business to Address Access & Diversity
What You Should Know:
- Walgreens today announced the launch of its clinical trial business to redefine the patient experience and increase access and retention in sponsor-led drug development research.
- Walgreens flexible clinical trial model combines the company’s vast foundation of patient insights, partner-enabled health and technology capabilities and in-person and virtual care options to break through barriers to engaging broader and more diverse communities.
Patient Recruitment
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