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ConnectRN Expands Nursing Staffing Services Into Hospital Settings

by Syed Hamza Sohail 04/11/2023 Leave a Comment

connectRN Expands Nursing Staffing Services Into Hospital Settings

What You Should Know: connectRN, the nurse staffing community that provides clinicians with flexible scheduling opportunities and resources, announced today that nurses have begun using the platform to find hospital shifts at multiple Nashville hospitals.Previously, clinicians and nurses used the app to find shifts in skilled nursing facilities and home health settings - now they will soon be able to connect with hospitals in their areas as connectRN works to expand hospital availability
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Maribel Health Raises $25M to Create the Future of Advanced Care at Home

by Jasmine Pennic 03/15/2023 Leave a Comment

Maribel Health Raises $25M to Create the Future of Advanced Care at Home

What You Should Know: - Maribel Health, a turnkey partner for health systems looking to design, build, and operate a full continuum of advanced home and community services, announced today the completion of a $25 million Series A funding round led by General Catalyst.  - The new funding will be used to accelerate growth with Maribel's initial partners, to attract and onboard the talent required to serve its collaborators worldwide and to support continued
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HLTH22 Day 3 News Summary

by HITC Staff 11/16/2022 Leave a Comment

17 HLTH 2022 Predictions from Digital Health Executives to Watch

DispatchHealth Raises $330M for Hospital-at-Home Care DispatchHealth, a provider of in-home medical care raises $330M led by Optum Ventures with support from current investors such as Humana (NYSE: HUM), Oak HC/FT, Echo Health Ventures and Questa Capital. New investors included Adams Street Partners, the Olayan Group, Silicon Valley Bank, Pegasus Tech Ventures and Blue Shield of California. Patients and their care partners can request DispatchHealth medical care via phone, mobile app, or
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Edifecs Partners with Empowered-Home to Deliver Automated Prior Authorizations

by Fred Pennic 11/16/2022 Leave a Comment

Edifecs Partners with Empowered-Home to Deliver Automated Prior Authorization Solution to Seniors

What You Should Know: - Edifecs and Empowered-Home announced a partnership to provide automated prior authorizations to medical associations, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Independent Physician Associations (IPAs), medical groups, and home health care agencies. - The Edifecs prior authorization solution combined with the clinical decision support system of patient management software company, Privis Health, forms the backbone of Empowered-Home’s ecosystem. Empowered-Home is
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What Hospital Success Looks Like Under Value-Based Care

by Mike Ipekdjian, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, SANE, PHRN, NREMT, Head of Clinical & Solution at CarePort, powered by WellSky 06/22/2022 Leave a Comment

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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UHG’s Optum Acquires Home Health Business LHC Group for $5.4B

by Healthcare M&A Activity 03/30/2022 Leave a Comment

UHG's Optum Acquires Home Health Business LHC Group for $5.4B

What You Should Know: - UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum has agreed to acquire LHC Group, a national patient-focused provider of high-quality in-home health care services for $5.4 billion ($170 per share).       - The acquisition will further strengthen their shared ability to advance value-based care, especially in the comfort of a patient’s own home. Extend Value-Based Care into Patients’ Homes The combination of LHC Group with Optum Health, which works
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30 Executives Share Top Healthcare Predictions & Trends to Watch in 2021

by Fred Pennic 12/30/2020 Leave a Comment

30 Executives Share Top Healthcare Predictions & Trends to Watch in 2021

As we close out the year, we asked several healthcare executives to share their predictions and trends for 2021. Kimberly Powell, Vice President & General Manager, NVIDIA Healthcare Federated Learning: The clinical community will increase their use of federated learning approaches to build robust AI models across various institutions, geographies, patient demographics, and medical scanners. The sensitivity and selectivity of these models are outperforming AI models
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Sutter Health, Lyft Partner to Improve Access to Care for Patients & Staff

by Fred Pennic 01/13/2020 Leave a Comment

Sutter Health, Lyft Partner to Improve Access to Care for Patients & Staff

 - Sutter Health and Lyft announced a collaboration to provide patients and staff with improved access to care that will optimize the patient/provider experience. - Starting today, Sutter hospitals and care centers around Northern California will have the option to start implementing customized, individual transportation programs, and address social determinants of health. Not-for-profit network Sutter Health and transportation network company Lyft today announced a collaboration to power the
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DispatchHealth Expands Service Line, Offers Hospital-at-Home Care

by Jasmine Pennic 12/11/2019 Leave a Comment

DispatchHealth Raises $30.8M for On-Demand Urgent Care App

- DispatchHealth expands its on-demand acute care services to offer Advanced Care and Extended Care in the home.- The new services allow patients who previously required an expensive hospital stay to be treated at home. In a partnership with two health systems, DispatchHealth will offer patients a 24/7 dedicated medical team, remote monitoring, an emergency call button, and daily visits.DispatchHealth, a provider of tech-enabled in-home health care, today announced the launch of two additional
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DarioHealth Launches Digital Diabetes Program on Walmart.com

by Fred Pennic 12/03/2019 Leave a Comment

DarioHealth Launches Digital Diabetes Program on Walmart.com

DarioHealth announce it is expanding the retail distribution of its digital diabetes management program through Walmart.com.- Through Walmart’s online distribution channel, DarioHealth will offer Walmart consumers MyDario, a complete digital solution to manage diabetes, hypertension, nutrition, and exercise.Global digital therapeutics innovation provider, DarioHealth Corp. (NASDAQ: DRIO) announced today the launch of the Dario-powered digital diabetes program on Walmart.com. Walmart is the
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