There's a "perfect storm" facing healthcare today: Chronic disease prevalence, physician shortages, and a growing population aging into Medicare are set to overwhelm our healthcare system if action isn't taken. Over 133 million Americans have at least one chronic disease, and as that number continues to rise, delivering adequate care to these patients has never been more challenging. It's widely understood that factors beyond the clinic primarily influence health. Yet the expectation remains
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KLAS: 7 Key Healthcare Trends in Microsoft Cloud Technologies in 2022
What You Should Know:
- A new report from KLAS focuses on healthcare-specific deployments of Microsoft Cloud Technologies, especially Microsoft Azure, which is receiving strong market interest.
- This study is meant to help organizations considering Microsoft Cloud technologies understand their current use, the overall customer experience, and the impact of the solutions.
Key Healthcare Trends in Microsoft Cloud Technologies in 2022
While still early, healthcare is gaining momentum
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Viz.ai Receives Clearance for New Algorithm for Pulmonary Embolism
What You Should Know:
- Viz.ai, a provider of AI-powered disease detection and intelligent care coordination, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for an automated RV/LV ratio algorithm, a seamless new component of the Viz PE Solution (launched in November 2021).
- The algorithm is designed to quickly and accurately measure the diameter of the heart's ventricles to provide the ratio of the maximum right ventricle (RV) diameter versus that
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Why You Should Use Digital Signage to Modernize Your Healthcare Communications
Patients seeking healthcare face a lot of hurdles – navigating the spaces where they receive care shouldn’t be one of them.
From preparing for the appointment while sitting in the waiting room to asking questions during the exam and taking care of administrative tasks as well as learning about products and services at the end of the visit, better provider-to-patient communication in care settings can improve how patients learn about their health and how they talk about it.
Digital
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Olio Health Raises $13M for Post-Acute Engagement for Health Systems
What You Should Know:
- Olio Health, an Indianapolis, IN-based workflow and collaboration platform for the post-acute care and population health industry, raised $13m in Series A funding.
- The round was led by Fulcrum Equity Partners with participation from Mutual Capital Partners. The company intends to use the funds to further accelerate its growth through product development and key hires across multiple departments.
- Led by Ben Forrest, CEO, Olio provides a platform for
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DeliverHealth Exec Talks Combatting Physician Burnout with Automation Tech & Data
Provider burnout has shown no signs of slowing down in the past couple of years - a fact proven by a recent report found that 45% of physicians have been experiencing burnout over the past two years. As providers and healthcare organizations continue to face burnout, staffing shortages and financial pressures, they must find a way to reduce administrative burdens while allowing for more time spent on patient care with an ultimate end goal of reducing burnout.
We recently spoke with
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Digital Senior Care Navigator Fair Square Medicare Raises $15M
What You Should Know:
- Digital senior care navigator Fair Square Medicare raises 15M in series A funding led by Define Ventures. The company, which is a YCombinator alum, has raised $19M to date.
- With 10,000 people turning 65 every day, Fair Square Medicare helps seniors find the right Medicare coverage regardless of commission, and is building a full-service digital healthcare assistance platform for seniors.
Care Navigator for Seniors
Launched in 2020 out of YC, Fair Square
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HealthTeam Advantage Integrates With Bamboo Health’s Pings Solution
What You Should Know:
- Bamboo Health™ recently announced that HealthTeam Advantage (HTA), the business name of Care N’ Care Insurance Company of North Carolina, Inc., has integrated Bamboo Health’s Pings™ solution.
- The Pings rollout delivers real-time admission, discharge, and transfer (ADT) e-notifications for HTA’s 15,000 North Carolina PPO and HMO Medicare Advantage plan members.
Using Real-Time E-Notifications to Lower Costs and Improving High Quality Care
Bamboo Health
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CareHarmony Secures $15M for AI-Powered Care Coordination
What You Should Know:
- CareHarmony, an AI-powered care coordination solutions provider, today announced it has closed a $15 million Series A funding round led by Maverick Ventures, with participation from Nashville Capital Network.
- The financing comes as CareHarmony continues to experience exponential growth, serving several of the nation’s leading hospitals and health systems through its care platform.
Developing Proprietary Technology To Meet Increased Demand
Founded in 2015,
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Rethinking Custom RTLS: Indoor Positioning Simplified as a Service
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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