Today, Theranica announced that the FDA has granted De Novo clearance for Nerivio Migra, the first-ever smartphone controlled wearable for the acute treatment of migraines. Worn on the upper arm, Nerivio Migra utilizes remote electrical neuromodulation for the acute treatment of migraine that is proven to be as effective as leading devices and drugs on the market in treating acute migraine, with fewer and more mild side effects.Migraine is the third most common disease in the world, with an
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Top 5 Roadblocks to Population Health Management Adoption for Providers
The healthcare system is undergoing a transformation to restore the patient to the center of their care and to provide all patients with the highest quality care at the lowest possible price and with the best possible experience. Frequently the patient’s health journey is fragmented between multiple providers, an issue which must be addressed as a key part of any successful value-based care model.
Population health management (PHM) is an umbrella term that incorporates the multitude of payment
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Why Playing Political Games Does Not Improve Patient Care
Now that it is the political season where divisiveness rules the day, the bevy of President wannabes’ interest in maternal health is suspect. After all, none of them have joined the many maternal health advocates who praised the President for signing into law the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act which gives grants to the states to help identify the causes of maternal mortality.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, black and American Indian/Alaska Native women are about 3
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Glooko Appoints Dr. Mark Clements as Chief Medical Officer
Glooko, a provider of diabetes data management solutions, today announced the appointment of Mark Clements, MD, Ph.D., CPI, FAAP, as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Clements joins the senior management team of Glooko having served on its medical advisory board since it was formed in 2015 to provide expertise to the organization in the areas of clinical studies and diabetes analytics.
Dr. Clements comes to Glooko from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, where he is Associate
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As More Americans Suffer from PTSD, Digital Health Solutions Offer Hope
With deadly attacks in our communities and schools becoming more commonplace, increasingly more common natural disasters, and a number of military conflicts in the last decade, it’s no surprise that 70 percent of U.S. adults have experienced a traumatic event in their lifetime. Of those, twenty percent go on to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a mental health disorder that affects a person’s thoughts, emotions, and even physical wellbeing.
PTSD—which occurs when people experience
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$100k Hearst Health Prize for Excellence in Population Health Submissions Now Open
This week, Hearst Health announced that submissions are open for the 2020 Hearst Health Prize, an annual award in its 5th year that recognizes outstanding achievement of organizations managing or improving population health in the United States. The call for 2020 submissions was announced in partnership with the Jefferson College of Population Health (JCPH).Hearst Health Prize OverviewThe Hearst Health Prize evaluates implemented projects that demonstrate improved population health outcomes (it
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StartUp Health Adds 11 New Startups to Army of Healthcare Transformers
StartUp Health, a platform where health transformers, partners, customers, investors, patients, and caregivers connect and accelerate the progress of the health moonshots.Here is a look at the 11 new members of Startup Health’s global army of healthcare transformers:1. Cityblock Health: Iyah Romm (Co-Founder & CEO)Cityblock is a Brooklyn, NY-based company building sustainable, scalable systems that provide high-quality, cost-effective care for underserved populations with complex health
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Greenway Appoints Dr. Geeta Nayyar As New Chief Medical Officer
Greenway Health, a health information technology and services provider, has appointed Dr. Geeta Nayyar chief medical officer. Dr. Nayyar is a nationally recognized leader in health information technology as well as a practicing physician. Under her leadership, Dr. Nayyar will drive the development of Greenway’s next-generation EHR from a physician’s perspective.
Greenway’s Intergy platform will evolve into the company’s state-of-the-art platform, now in development as Project Polaris, and will
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DocuTAP and Practice Velocity Merge to Form Experity
Urgent Care EMR Software & Billing Services | Experity
Warburg Pincus,
a leading global private equity firm focused on growth investing, has officially
merged DocuTAP and Practice
Velocity— the two leading providers in the on-demand healthcare and
urgent care space. Under the new brand name Experity, the company will deliver an
expanded suite of on-demand healthcare solutions to power the patient-centered
healthcare revolution.
Leadership
Appointments
Former
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Haves vs. Have-Nots in Healthcare: Why The Haves Are Still Winning
Ideology is a beguiling mistress. When she winks and showers rewards on the faithful, they’re much more likely to focus on successes over failures moving forward, even if the latter vastly outnumber the former.
My use of the word ‘ideology’ here is intentional. I come from rather humble beginnings and have experienced the benefits that a market-based capitalist system offers to those willing to work hard and color inside the lines. I’ve earned a level of prosperity my parents could only dream
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