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Lemonaid Health Raises $33M to Expand On-Demand Consumer Telehealth Platform

by Fred Pennic 07/31/2020 Leave a Comment

Lemonaid Health Closes oversubscribed $33M Series B to expand telehealth services

What You Should Know: - Lemonaid Health, a direct to consumer telehealth company raises $33M in Series B funding to expand the company’s medical team and number of services being offered to patients. - To date, the company has treated more than a million patients online for a variety of medical conditions ranging from erectile dysfunction to sinus infections to depression and anxiety for roughly $25/visit (less than a typical co-pay). Lemonaid Health, a convenient, affordable,
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Virtual Behavioral Health Could Reduce Costs, Improve Patient Outcomes, Report Finds

by Fred Pennic 07/24/2020 Leave a Comment

Virtual Behavioral Health Could Reduce Costs, Improve Patient Outcomes, Report Finds

What You Should Know: - A new Accenture report called “Breakthrough Behavioral Health Access: Think Virtual” finds that the use of virtual behavioral health could expand care for more than 53 million Americans facing these conditions. - Demand for behavioral health specialists significantly outweighs current availability; in addition to severe wait times of 25 days for first clinical appointments, we are projected to have a shortage of 250,000 behavioral health and mental health
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Healthify, Ride Health Partner to Offer SDOH-Driven Transportation to Vulnerable Populations

by Jasmine Pennic 07/21/2020 Leave a Comment

Healthify, Ride Health Partner to Offer SDOH-Driven Transportation to Vulnerable Populations

What You Should Know: Healthify, a social determinants of health company (SDOH), announced a national partnership with Ride Health to offer transportation to medical and non-medical services for people faced with transportation barriers. - Each year, an estimated 3.6 million Americans do not obtain medical care due to transportation issues such as cost, lack of access to vehicles and inadequate public transportation. These barriers are particularly prevalent among poor communities,
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Telehealth’s Time Has Come. And It’s Here to Stay.

by Ernie Ianace, EVP Sales and Marketing at VitalTech 07/21/2020 Leave a Comment

Telehealth’s Time Has Come. And It’s Here to Stay.

“The numbers don’t lie,” is a famous old adage and quite appropriate with regard to the rapid rise and deployment of telehealth solutions in the medical community. It may have taken a global pandemic for society to recognize and investigate the rewards of its adoption, but statistics reveal that telehealth’s moment has indeed come. And it certainly seems like it’s here to stay. How did we come so far, so fast? By undertaking forward-thinking policies and bold action, the health care industry
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Desert Oasis Healthcare Deploys FHIR-based Tool For COVID-19 Screening to Over 7,500 Patients

by Jasmine Pennic 07/17/2020 Leave a Comment

Desert Oasis Healthcare Deploys FHIR-based Tool For COVID-19 Screening to Over 7,500 Patients

What You Should Know: - Using the EHR-integrated app, Desert Oasis Healthcare efficiently identifies patients with possible Coronavirus symptoms, mitigating the spread, and optimizing treatment. - Starting in mid-March, DOHC has leveraged Rimidi’s novel, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) based patient-reported outcomes (PROs) tool. - To date, over 7,400 patients have been screened prior to their appointments and 831 have been monitored during self-isolation due
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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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72% of Consumers Had First-Ever Virtual Visit During COVID-19 Pandemic

by Jasmine Pennic 06/29/2020 Leave a Comment

72% of Consumers Had First-Ever Virtual Visit During COVID-19 Pandemic

What You Should Know: - Patient Perspectives on Virtual Care, a new study published today by Kyruus, reveals 72% of consumers had their first-ever virtual visit during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a vast majority would like to continue using it in the future. - The survey of 1,000 consumers ages 18-65+ takes an in-depth look at their use and perceptions of virtual care during COVID-19. A majority of healthcare consumers had their first-ever virtual visit during the COVID-19 pandemic,
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AbleTo Unveils Integrated Suite of Mental Health Solutions for Payers

by Jasmine Pennic 06/22/2020 Leave a Comment

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What You Should Know: - AbleTo, a provider of virtual mental health services unveils an expanded suite of mental health solutions for payers to address growing needs across America. - The new solution set was specifically engineered to establish an elevated standard of teletherapy through a combined approach that is highly personalized, data-driven, and evidence-based. AbleTo, Inc., a leading provider of virtual mental health services proven to improve clinical outcomes and lower
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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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Fitbit Launches Ready for Work Program to Help Employers Manage Workplace Health During COVID-19

by Jasmine Pennic 06/16/2020 Leave a Comment

Fitbit Launches Ready for Work Program to Help Employers Manage Workplace Health During COVID-19

What You Should Know: - Fitbit launches new Ready for Work program to help organizations with the unprecedented challenge of returning to the workplace during the COVID-19 health crisis. - The program combines key health biometrics from Fitbit devices along with symptom and temperature tracking into an easy-to-use daily check-in that provides employees with a recommendation on whether to go to work or stay home and seek medical care. - Early research shows that resting heart rate data
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