What You Need to Know:
- Pharmacy benefits manager Abarca and Triple-S Salud announced the launch of Triple-S en Casa, Puerto Rico’s first prescription home delivery program during the COVID-19 crisis.
- Developed in partnership with one of the Island's largest health plans and pharmacy networks, Triple-S en Casa lets consumers manage and order their prescriptions through an easy-to-use mobile app--and have them delivered by a local pharmacy.
Pharmacy benefits manager Abarca and
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GetWellNetwork, Cerner Deploy Free COVID-19 Solutions to All Clients
What You Should Know:
- GetWellNetwork deploys complimentary COVID-19 management modules to millions of clinicians on Cerner to manage and slow the spread of the virus and impact millions of patients.
- The new solutions are designed to help patients track symptoms at home and communicate with care teams as they self-monitor or self-quarantine. The tools also help providers streamline outreach and education to large numbers of patients, monitor symptoms and triage patients to the right
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Sharecare Launches Comprehensive, Medically Verified COVID-19 Information Hub
What You Should Know:
- Sharecare announced the availability of a central COVID-19 information hub featuring the latest developments, guidance, and resources in response to the pandemic.
- The Sharecare COVID-19 information hub was created to provide people with easy access to the latest content and tools for COVID-19 preparedness, awareness, and prevention including interactive maps and data; articles, videos, and infographics detailing the latest news – in addition to direct links to
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COVID-19: Why Limited HIPAA Waivers from HHS Don’t Do Enough To Address Telehealth
What You Need to Know:
- HHS issued some very limited HIPAA waivers to combat COVID-19999, but experts say it leaves out some very key guidance when it comes to telehealth.
- Alissa Smith, Partner at Dorsey & Whitney says the HHS is likely going to have to revisit this issue given the limited waivers issued this week.
The main thing I am hearing from my health care provider clients is that they are seeking HIPAA-related guidance
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CVS Health Adds Livongo, Hinge Health to its Point Solutions Management Offering
What You Need to Know:
- CVS Health today announced five new health and well-being point solutions available through Point Solutions Management after a comprehensive clinical, security and business evaluation process.
- These solutions address healthcare costs and support clinical outcomes in key areas, including chronic condition management, musculoskeletal health, stress reduction, and mental health management and caregiver support.
- The latest offerings include apps like Livongo
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Matternet Launches Secure Medical Drone Delivery Portal for Hospitals
What You Need to Know:
- Matternet announces the launch of its new Matternet Station, a secure medical drone delivery portal for hospital campuses in the United States and Switzerland.
- The Matternet Station provides a safe, fully-automated medical payload exchange for Matternet drone networks on hospital campuses.
- Matternet’s system is made available to hospital systems on an annual subscription model, enabling hospitals to fulfill on-demand and routine delivery requests at a
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Amazon Alexa Devices Can Now Answer Medication-Related Questions
What You Need to Know:
- In a new collaboration between First Databank and Amazon, consumers will have access to a wide variety of FDB’s drug information through simple queries via Alexa, Amazon’s cloud-based voice service.
- A subset of FDB’s drug information, trusted for more than 40 years by healthcare professionals, can now be accessed by consumers from any Alexa-enabled device.
- The Amazon Alexa integration provides custom content that allows consumers to ask about a drug’s
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The Many Faces of AI in Clinical Trials
Dr. Ulrik Kristensen, Senior Market Analyst at Signify Research
AI is being applied in several aspects for the clinical trial process today. From analyzing real-world data and scientific information to providing improved patient stratification and predictive outcomes, and assisting with different aspects of clinical trial operations. Here are some of the technologies using AI and machine learning in the clinical trial space today, outlining how they fit within the clinical trial ecosystem and
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Can EHRs Stand Up Marketplaces for Innovation?
Seth Joseph, Managing Director at Summit Health
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) continues to advocate for improved data exchange, with the interoperability and information blocking rules being the latest federal push.
One of the ONC’s goals with its latest guidance is to establish an ecosystem of innovation, with electronic health records (EHRs) serving as the foundation -- i.e., the platform enabling application development and user access.
But
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Lark, HealthPartners Team Up to Provide AI-Powered Diabetes Management
- Lark Health partners with Minnesota-based HealthPartners to help members better manage their diabetes after a successful pilot program.
- Through the new partnership, more than 650,000 HealthPartners members will have access to Lark’s AI-based Diabetes Management Program at no cost. It’s a big step for members in Minnesota, where 8 percent of adults have been diagnosed with diabetes and the total estimated cost of diabetes estimated at $4.7 billion per year.
- The partnership follows a
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