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Why Hasn’t A More Holistic Approach to Patient Care Become The Norm?

by Irv Lichtenwald , CEO of Medsphere Systems Corporation 09/30/2020 Leave a Comment

Why Holistic Healthcare Is Worth the Cost

When food production technology made it possible, wheat flour processors started to eliminate the tough exterior (bran) and nutrient-rich core (germ) of the kernel to get at the large, starchy part (the endosperm) only. The bread produced from this process is white and fluffy, and it makes great PB&Js and takes forever to grow mold, but it is almost totally lacking nutritional value. Nutrition experts eventually pointed this out, of course, after which commercial bakers tried fortifying
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Led by Mount Sinai, Trellus Health Nabs $5M for Precision Platform for Complex Chronic Conditions

by Fred Pennic 08/21/2020 Leave a Comment

Led by Mount Sinai, Trellus Health Nabs $5M for Precision Platform for Complex Chronic Conditions

What You Should Know: - Trellus Health secures $5M in seed funding and collaborates with Mount Sinai to deliver resilience-driven, connected care, integrating expert clinical and behavioral health for better outcomes. - The first disease Trellus will tackle is IBD, which is one of the costliest chronic conditions with a high mental health burden. Trellus Health, a New York City-based provider of resilience-driven care for people with complex chronic conditions, announced it has
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Big Data Takes on the Silent Epidemic of Undiagnosed Behavioral Health Conditions

by Jeremiah Stone, Chief Technology Officer, Catasys 06/05/2020 Leave a Comment

Big Data Takes on the Silent Epidemic of Undiagnosed Behavioral Health

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a study found that almost half of Americans will experience an episode of mental illness in their lives, but may never get the diagnosis and treatment they need. In a more recent finding, over 25% of American adults now meet the criteria for a diagnosis of severe mental distress.  The looming impact on our collective mental health is concerning enough, but there are also serious implications for physical health. Left unaddressed, behavioral health issues
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FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Programs Surpasses $50M in Funding

by Fred Pennic 05/20/2020 Leave a Comment

FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program Providers

What You Should Know: - To date, the FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program, which was authorized by the CARES Act, has approved funding for 132 healthcare providers across 33 states plus Washington, DC for a total of just over $50M in funding.  The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau today approved an additional 43 funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program.  The seventh set of healthcare providers in both urban and rural areas of the
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FCC Approves Third Set of 6 COVID-19 Telehealth Program Providers

by Jasmine Pennic 04/23/2020 Leave a Comment

FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program Providers

What You Need to Know: – FCC approves the third set of six COVID-19 telehealth program providers, totaling $2.56M in funding. – To date, the FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program has funded 17 health care providers in 10 states for a total of $9.5 million in funding. The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau approved an additional six funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, totaling $2.56M in funding.  The third set of providers
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Welldoc, Redox Partner for Bidrectional EHR Integration with BlueStar App

by Fred Pennic 02/25/2020 Leave a Comment

Welldoc, Redox Partner for Bidrectional EHR Integration with Bluestar App

- Welldoc and Redox announce a partnership to ensure bidirectional integration with EHR with Welldoc's digital health solution for diabetes management, BlueStar. - This partnership will allow providers to receive and review insights about users of Welldoc's BlueStar digital health app for diabetes management directly within their EHR at the point of care.  Welldoc, a digital health company revolutionizing chronic disease management, announced today its strategic partnership
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Top 60 Health IT/Digital Health Mergers & Acquisitions in 2019

by Fred Pennic 12/27/2019 Leave a Comment

Kareo Sells Managed Billing Services Business to Health Prime International

- From Google's acquisition of Fitbit to Philips acquisition of Carestream Health's health IT business, here is a look at some of the biggest health IT/digital health mergers & acquisitions in 2019 by each quarter. Q1 M&A Activity Johnson & Johnson Acquires Auris Health for $3.4B to Expand Digital Surgery Portfolio Johnson & Johnson acquiresAuris Health, a developer of robotic technologies for $3.4 billion in cash. Auris Health is a privately-held developer of
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Medtronic to Leverage Lumeon’s Care Pathway Management Platform to Deliver Value-Based Care in Europe

by Jasmine Pennic 12/04/2019 Leave a Comment

Medtronic to Leverage Lumeon’s Care Pathway Management Platform to Deliver Value-Based Care in Europe

- Lumeon and Medtronic form strategic partnership to support Medtronic’s European healthcare provider customers in their transition to efficient, value-based care models.- Medtronic’s Integrated Healthcare Solutions (IHS) business will leverage Lumeon’s CPM Platform to operationalize care pathways for surgery optimization and chronic disease management.Lumeon, a provider of Care Pathway Management (CPM), today announced that it has entered a strategic partnership with medical technology provider
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Presidium Health Raises $3.5M to Expand On-Demand Care Platform

by Fred Pennic 11/21/2019 Leave a Comment

Presidium Health Raises $3.5M to Expand On-Demand Care Platform

- Presidium Health raises $3.5M to expand optimized in-home medical services based on geo-proximity to the medically complex and underserved population utilizing a home-based model of careThe company's flagship platform, STAT (Secure Text Activated Triage) is a simple user interface that provides patients with a medical alert device that allows for two-way communication, real-time transmission of vitals and personal health records to a HIPAA-compliant text platformPresidium Health, a San Diego,
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Q/A: UnitedHealthcare Executive Talks Investment in Telehealth Innovation

by Erica Garvin 11/19/2019 Leave a Comment

Q/A: UnitedHealthcare Executive Talks Investment in Telehealth Innovation

Are telehealth innovations the future of care delivery? Pat Keran, vice president of product and innovation for UnitedHealthcare shared his insights and what’s to come from the integration of telehealth innovations in the healthcare landscape. It’s should be of no surprise that in today’s app-fascinated world that telehealth services are becoming increasingly popular both for consumers and employers. According to a recent report from the National Business Group on Health, 39 percent of
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