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Primary care provider, VillageMD has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Summit Health-CityMD, a provider of primary, specialty and urgent care in a blockbuster M&A deal valued at $8.9 billion with investments from Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA).
The combined company will create a multi-payor platform to deliver quality, affordable care for all patients and will enhance WBA’s robust portfolio of leading, integrated healthcare offerings across the care
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Forrester Unveils 5 Healthcare Predictions for 2023
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- A new dawn is on the horizon in healthcare. Equipped with new digital capabilities and pressured by new consumer expectations for personalized, convenient experiences, healthcare organizations face a predicament — act now and stay afloat, fail to act and get consumed by the competition, or risk financial ruin.
- Market research leader Forrester’s latest report explores 5 key predictors for healthcare in 2023.
Healthcare in the Era Post-Covid
COVID-19
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HealthTap Launches Eval360 for Health Plans to Expand PCP Care for Members
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- HealthTap, the leading virtual primary care provider, announced today the official launch of Eval360, an innovative product for health plans that enables HealthTap’s primary care doctors to conduct comprehensive virtual medical evaluations and easily share useful health data back with those partner plans, by providing a 360-degree view of a member’s health status.
- HealthTap completed a successful beta period for Eval360 for over 15,000 seniors through its
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Overcoming Ripple Effects of COVID-19 to Boost Patient Outcomes: 3 Insights
Fear of COVID-19 exposure isn’t the only thing holding patients back from seeking needed care during the pandemic. So are the complexities of navigating life after COVID-19—and it’s a struggle that physicians, who are overworked and burned out, can relate to as well.
Even as data indicates that consumer deferment of care—common during the first 18 months of the pandemic—has decreased, not all consumers have returned for care as soon as expected. In some instances, financial concerns
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Humana Taps Cohere Health to Streamline Prior Authorizations for Cardiovascular & Surgical Specialties
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- Health insurer Humana has expanded its partnership with Cohere Health to streamline the prior authorization process for cardiovascular care and surgical specialties. Both these care pathways are clinically complex, involving multiple exchanges between primary care physicians and specialists, which can contribute to costly and unnecessary variations in care.
- For surgical services, Humana staff will use the Cohere Unify™
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JPMorgan Chase Launches 3 Advanced Primary Care Centers
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- Vera Whole Health announced a collaboration with Central Ohio Primary Care (COPC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. to launch three new on-site advanced primary care centers across the company’s Columbus offices.
- These new centers provide a full suite of comprehensive in-person and virtual health and wellness services for more than 20,000 JPMorgan Chase employees. Vera and COPC will provide the same advanced primary care services at two near-site care centers to
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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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Samsung, HealthTap Partner to Develop Telehealth Capabilities for Smart TVs
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- HealthTap announced a partnership with Samsung to develop new virtual primary care capabilities which would be made available directly to consumers via Samsung Smart TVs.
- HealthTap demonstrates at the 2022 Samsung Developer Conference the ability for owners of future Samsung Smart TVs to easily access their doctor from the comfort of their own home with HealthTap’s high-quality, affordable telehealth services.
Virtual Primary Care Capabilities for Future
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WELL Health Acquires EMR, Billing, Clinical Assets from CloudMD for $5.75M
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- WELL Health is acquiring CloudMD's Cloud Practice entity which includes OSCAR1 based Juno EMR and ClinicAid billing Software applications as well as three primary care clinics located in the province of British Columbia.
- The combined entities serve more than 2,500 healthcare practitioners across Canada and represent WELL's entrance in the Alberta and Saskatchewan markets for its EMR and billing products.
Leveraging Technology to Empower Healthcare
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TytoCare Launches Donation Initiative for Global Communities in Need
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- TytoCare, the global healthcare industry’s first all-in-one modular device and examination solution for AI-powered, on-demand, remote physical exams, is announcing today the launch of its new giveback initiative, TytoCareS.
- The program will facilitate and supplement device donations from TytoCare and its partners, including health systems and insurers, to provide increased access to clinic-quality care to communities in need.
Enabling Donations of Devices
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