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18 Healthcare Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Companies to Watch

by HITC Staff 06/29/2020 Leave a Comment

Fundamental Surgery Becomes First VR Surgical Training Simulation to Gain CPD Accreditation

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are redefining what's possible in healthcare, as well as other sectors. The 18 companies listed below are some of the top virtual and augmented reality companies in the medical industry.  Defining Augmented Reality Augmented reality is a technology that blends real-world elements with virtual ones. For example, a person might visit a trade show and aim their smartphone at a display to activate an AR experience that allows them to see
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Cedar Gate Technologies Acquires Citra Health Solutions to Expand Value-based Technology

by Jasmine Pennic 06/26/2020 Leave a Comment

Cedar Gate Technologies Acquires Citra Health Solutions to Expand Value-based Technology

Cedar Gate Technologies (Cedar Gate), a Greenwich, CT-based value-based care performance management company, today announced its acquisition of Citra Health Solutions (Citra), a provider of capitation management software solutions. Expands Value-Based Care Technology Suite with Citra's Capitation Management Solutions By acquiring Citra, Cedar Gate expands its software and services capabilities across the full spectrum of value-based care. By combining Cedar Gate's existing capabilities in
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UnitedHealthcare Dental Rolls Out New Teledentistry Option

by Jasmine Pennic 06/24/2020 Leave a Comment

UnitedHealthcare Dental Rolls Out New Teledentistry Option

What You Should Know: - New offering is part of UnitedHealthcare Dental’s comprehensive response to COVID-19, which also includes financial support for customers and enhanced payments for network providers. - Dental care ranks among the most frequently avoidable ER visits, with the emergence of teledentistry providing a key resource to help people make more informed decisions about where to go for care and avoid potential exposure risks with in-person care facilities. With
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56% of Health Leaders State Their Current PHM Solution Falls Short, Fails to Address Current Needs

by Fred Pennic 06/24/2020 Leave a Comment

56% of Health Leaders State Their Current PHM Solution Falls Short, Fails to Address Current Needs

What You Should Know: - More than half (56%) healthcare leaders say their current population health management (PHM) solution doesn’t meet their needs, according to a new survey from Persivia. - Almost two-thirds (62%) say a lack of clinician engagement is the top reason they’re looking to replace their PHM solution. This was followed by the inability to convert data to action (48%), and inability to engage patients (43%) or perform sufficient analytics (43%) tied for third. - The
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DispatchHealth Raises $135.8M to Expand On-Demand In-Home Care Model

by Fred Pennic 06/23/2020 Leave a Comment

DispatchHealth Raises $135.8M to Expand On-Demand In-Home Care Model

What You Should Know - Today DispatchHealth announced the closing of $135.8 million growth capital financing led by Optum Ventures and included participation from existing and new strategic investors. - The additional funding enables DispatchHealth to continue to provide in-home medical care to even more vulnerable, high-needs patients by growing its existing 19 markets, expanding to new markets, and launching additional services.  - Many health systems, including Renown Health and
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ACO to Deploy Innovaccer’s FHIR-enabled Data Activation Platform Across Medicare Population

by Jasmine Pennic 06/19/2020 Leave a Comment

ACO to Deploy Innovaccer’s FHIR-enabled Data Activation Platform Across Medicare Population

What You Should Know: - MultiCare Connected Care announced it will leverage Innovaccer's FHIR®-enabled Data Activation Platform for the Medicare Track 1+ population. - MultiCare Connected Care is an Accountable Care Organization and a wholly-owned subsidiary of MultiCare Health System based in the state of Washington, one of the largest, not-for-profit health systems. MultiCare Connected Care (MCC), one of the leading clinically integrated care networks in the state of Washington,
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How Social Determinants of Health Will Impact the Future of Benefit Coverages

by Kevin Riley, SVP and General Manager, Vlocity Health 06/18/2020 Leave a Comment

How Social Determinants of Health Will Impact the Future of Benefit Coverages

Do you have access to healthy foods, transportation to a doctor, high-speed internet for telemed appointments, or a roof over your head? These are assumptions that most of us take for granted, and are not the questions that insurers usually take into consideration. But, as they look to increase member outcomes and foster long-term customer loyalty, considering the changing needs of many consumers in the face of today’s current affairs, it’s time they did. In fact, forward-looking health plans
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5 Reasons Why Providers Need Electronic Support for Glycemic Management

by Robby Booth, SVP of Research and Development at Glytec 06/16/2020 Leave a Comment

It’s no secret hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia are associated with adverse outcomes in hospitalized patients. We’ve known for many years that hyperglycemia is widespread in the hospital, causes immune dysfunction, higher rates of infection, a longer length of hospital stay, complications, and even death.  Insulin has been the most effective therapy for hyperglycemia since it was first created almost 100 years ago, but it can also be dangerous if not managed properly. In fact, nearly 50% of all
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What Therapists Need to Know about Telehealth Technology

by Benjamin E. Caldwell, PsyD 06/12/2020 Leave a Comment

What Therapists Need to Know about Telehealth Technology

Thousands of therapists who never intended to engage in telehealth are now doing exactly that – they are providing services to clients in lockdown using video-enabled platforms. While the technological landscape for psychotherapy is dramatically improved from even a few years ago, therapists rapidly transitioning to online services need to hold a few things in mind. It’s not the same as in-person therapy While online psychotherapy has been shown to be just as effective as in-person care,
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The New Normal: Rethinking Healthcare Delivery in a Post-COVID World

by Mansoor Khan, Sc.D., co-founder and CEO of Persivia 06/11/2020 Leave a Comment

The New Normal: Rethinking Healthcare Delivery in a Post-COVID World

It’s becoming clearer that, while we are all hoping that things are going to go back to the way things were at the beginning of the year, the COVID-19 crisis will result in a new normal. That’s especially true in healthcare, due to four issues that are being wildly amplified by the COVID-19 crisis. Namely:  1. The US government has huge deficits, and healthcare is a major driver of the unsustainable increase in these deficits. 2. Addressing the demand for healthcare as a right (not a
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