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AI Can Identify Unseen Sufferers of COVID-19 & Enable Proactive Care

by Linda T. Hand, CEO, Prealize 05/21/2020 Leave a Comment

AI Can Identify Unseen Sufferers of COVID-19 & Enable Proactive Care

As the nation’s eyes focus on COVID-19, another healthcare crisis is unfolding out of sight. Hidden from view, millions of Americans who don’t have COVID-19 are suffering healthcare crises in their homes. These unseen individuals are facing major challenges, on multiple levels: acute, chronic, and preventive. Patients are waiting longer at home before coming to the hospital for acute illnesses like appendicitis, stroke, or heart attack. Patients with chronic diseases are not receiving
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State of Connecticut Launches of Livongo for Diabetes Management Program through State Health Plan

by Jasmine Pennic 05/08/2020 Leave a Comment

State of Connecticut Launches of Livongo for Diabetes Management Program through State Health Plan

What You Should Know: - Connecticut state Comptroller Kevin Lembo announces the launch of Livongo for Diabetes Management Program through the state health plan to deliver estimated annual savings to the state of approximately $3 million. - The program, launched in partnership with CVS Caremark and Livongo, is projected to significantly improve health care outcomes for thousands of people with diabetes covered by the state plan by providing them with comprehensive around-the-clock live
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How Machine Learning Can Support Early Intervention for High-Risk Patients

by Mark Scott, Chief Marketing Officer at Apixio 01/07/2020 Leave a Comment

How Machine Learning Can Support Early Intervention for High-Risk Patient

U.S. healthcare costs have skyrocketed over the last decade and show no sign of slowing down. We currently spend $3.5 trillion a year on healthcare—about $11,000 per person, more than twice the average per-person spending in other developed countries. And healthcare costs are expected to nearly double to $6 trillion by 2027, further adding to the financial burden on patients, plans, and providers. Healthcare organizations are exploring a wide range of options to help contain costs while ensuring
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Can Digital Health Bridge The Low-Income Gap?

by Rey Villar, Founding Partner at HealthChampion 12/18/2019 Leave a Comment

Can Health IT Bridge The Low-Income Gap?

We’ve known for a few years that income correlates with health in a major way. From the length of life to stroke risk to self-reported health status, the more access, opportunity, and means of upward mobility a person has, the better their projected health outcomes.  Waves of organizations are stepping up to help put things on a better course. Accountable and managed care organizations like Upward Health are working with payers, providers, and local governments to bring doctors, nurses, and
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Geisinger, Medial EarlySign Advances to First Stage of CMS AI Health Outcomes Challenge

by Fred Pennic 11/20/2019 Leave a Comment

Clinical Operations Makes Highest Use of Artificial Intelligence, Tufts Study Finds

- Geisinger Health was recently named by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services among the 25 candidates advancing to the first stage of its AI Health Outcomes challenge.- The CMS AI Health Outcomes challenge provides innovators with the opportunity to demonstrate how AI tools may be implemented to predict health outcomes and keep patients healthy in hopes of more AI tools being considered for potential use in CMS Innovation Center payment and service delivery models. Geisinger, an
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HHS Launches $1.5M Second Phase of KidneyX Prize Competition to Redesign Dialysis

by Fred Pennic 11/20/2019 Leave a Comment

HHS Launches $1.5M Second Phase of KidneyX Prize Competition to Redesign Dialysis

- KidneyX launches the $1.5 million second phase of the Redesign Dialysis prize competition.- Redesign Dialysis Phase 2 seeks prototype solutions or components of solutions, that can replicate normal kidney functions or improve dialysis access.- The competition calls on researchers, innovators, patients, and investors with expertise in nephrology, biotechnology, bioengineering, and medical devices to submit solutions.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the American Society
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Scanwell Health Launches Smartphone-Enabled At-Home Test & Treatment for UTIs, Raises $3.5M

by Jasmine Pennic 11/05/2019 Leave a Comment

Nationwide launch of Scanwell Health's at-home test & treatment service for UTIs

- Scanwell Health announces the nationwide launch of smartphone-enabled test and treatment service for urinary tract infections via partnership with Lemonaid Health. - Company also announces $3.5 million in seed financing from investors including Founders Fund, Mayfield, DCM, Version One, Y Combinator, and Joe Montana’s Liquid 2 Ventures.Scanwell Health, a Los Angeles, CA-based modern diagnostics company dedicated to making healthcare more convenient and accessible, announced that its at-home
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Cleveland Clinic Develops Personalized, 10-Year Diabetes Complication Risk Score Calculator

by Jasmine Pennic 11/05/2019 Leave a Comment

Cleveland Clinic Develops Personalized, 10-Year Diabetes Complication Risk Score Calculator

- Cleveland Clinic researchers develop new risk calculator shows patients their risks of developing major health complications over the next 10 years depending on which course of treatment they choose.- The calculator can be a useful tool for physicians and patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity can can inform patients who are considering weight-loss surgery. - Calculator shows patient’s risk of heart disease, stroke, heart failure, diabetic kidney disease, and death over the next 10 years
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Novo Nordisk Integrates Smart Insulin Pens With Medtronic Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Devices

by Fred Pennic 09/16/2019 Leave a Comment

Novo Nordisk Integrates Smart Insulin Pens With Medtronic Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Devices

- Medtronic and Novo Nordisk to develop solutions enabling dosing data from Novo Nordisk Smart Insulin Pens to be shared with Medtronic continuous glucose monitoring devices. - Non-exclusive integration collaboration reflects both companies′commitment to making diabetes management easier by integrating key health technologies. - Novo Nordisk expects to launch its durable smart insulin pens, NovoPen® 6 and NovoPen Echo® Plus, as well as its disposable, pre-filled injection solution starting in
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Intermountain Launches New Kidney Care Center with Telehealth Care

by Fred Pennic 09/13/2019 Leave a Comment

Intermountain Healthcare launches new Kidney Care Center that will provide at-home dialysis with telehealth-enabled video visits to patients.

- Intermountain Healthcare launches new Kidney Care Center that will provide at-home dialysis with telehealth-enabled video visits to patients. - Patients will be able to schedule kidney dialysis treatments that fit their schedule. - The Intermountain Kidney Care Center will also focus on pre-emptive transplants, where patients are matched with living kidney transplant donors prior to end-stage renal failure. Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City announced it is launching a
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