As the healthcare sector embraces value-based care, the patient – not the procedure – is the central focus for providers. But the move to patient-centered care requires several significant deviations from the status quo.
For example, more personalized treatment is required through information sharing and collaborative decision-making among providers, patients and their families. There is also a greater need to focus on overall physical, mental and emotional well-being of patients, as
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HLTH22 Day 3 News Summary
DispatchHealth Raises $330M for Hospital-at-Home Care
DispatchHealth, a provider of in-home medical care raises $330M led by Optum Ventures with support from current investors such as Humana (NYSE: HUM), Oak HC/FT, Echo Health Ventures and Questa Capital. New investors included Adams Street Partners, the Olayan Group, Silicon Valley Bank, Pegasus Tech Ventures and Blue Shield of California. Patients and their care partners can request DispatchHealth medical care via phone, mobile app, or
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Suki Releases Mini-Doc on Physician Burnout Challenges and Solutions
What You Should Know:
- Suki, a voice artificial intelligence (AI) technology company for healthcare, announced the release of a mini-documentary that features the real-life challenge of a family physician facing burnout and how a voice assistant helped alleviate the negative impact of administrative burden.
- “From Burnout to Balance” is an intimate view into Dr. Elizabeth Goff’s struggles with work-life balance and how the use of a voice assistant provided the margin needed to keep
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Non-Invasive, Precision-Based Approaches for Diagnosis and Treatment of Inflammatory Skin Conditions
Inflammatory skin conditions such as atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, vitiligo, hidradenitis suppurativa and others impact a significant portion of the U.S. population. In fact, nearly half of all visits to primary care physicians include some level of dermatological indication. Many of these dermatologic conditions are accompanied by pain and severe discomfort for affected patients, and the resulting morbidity of the condition may have a negative impact on mental health, self-esteem and overall
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HLTH22 Day 1 News Summary: Google, Maven, Highmark, LG, Others
Venture Capital, Private Equity Funding
Maven Clinic Secures $90M to Advance End-to-End Family Care Platform
Maven Clinic, the largest virtual clinic in women’s and family health raises $90 million Series E funding bringing its total funding to $300M. Maven plans to use the latest round of funding to advance its end-to-end family care platform to enable deeper personalization to meet the diverse needs of women and families everywhere.
Curavit Raises $5M for Digital Therapeutics
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Should I Get Another Booster? How Doctors Can Help Patients Navigate the Next Phase of COVID-19
The general consensus is that COVID-19 in some form is here to stay. As people come to terms with this reality, primary care providers may be getting more questions from patients – especially older and immunocompromised ones – asking for advice on how to handle different situations. Should I get another booster? Can I start traveling? Is it OK to go to a wedding next weekend? How cautious do I need to be in social settings?
The answers to these questions aren’t always clear. A lot depends on
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21st Century Pregnancy Care: Unleashing The Power of RNA
While maternal mortality is on the rise in the U.S., pregnancy health has seen little innovation in understanding the underlying biology of disease and is ripe for change. Nowhere is this more evident than in the realm of the prediction of preeclampsia. Fortunately, with new technology on the horizon, doctors will finally be able to predict preeclampsia and other pregnancy complications before they arise by evaluating the underlying biology of each pregnancy expressed through RNA messages.
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How to Implement QR Codes Within the Healthcare Landscape
Over 90% of mobile users keep their smartphones within arm's reach 24/7. This usage supports the implementation of mobile technology in the healthcare industry for professionals, patients and caregivers.
Despite past hesitance among the healthcare system to use mobile technology — stemming from IT security and compliance concerns — many institutes recognize its value and convenience. QR codes, for example, provide safe access to information with a quick scan from a phone's camera — no
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Elation Health EHR Integrates with Ribbon Health to Deliver Referral Management
What You Should Know:
- Elation Health and Ribbon Health announced a partnership to integrate Ribbon's provider data solution into Elation Health's primary care electronic health record (EHR) platform.
- More than 24,000 clinicians across the Elation community will gain access to Ribbon's provider directory data to power their referral management workflows while decreasing administrative burden and giving physicians greater time for patient care.
- Elation's customers will also have the
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18 HLTH 2022 Predictions from Digital Health Executives to Watch
Before HLTH 2022 kicks off next week in Las Vegas, we asked 18 digital health executives for their predictions and major themes to expect at HLTH.
1. Keith Reynolds, Chief Operating Officer at Welldoc
Access to care is a central focus for healthcare given several factors: a growing population being impacted with chronic conditions, increased resourcing constraints, and growing fatigue and workload among providers. A recent study indicated that it would require a PCP 26.7 hours/ day
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