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2 in 3 Physicians Plan to Use Remote Patient Monitoring in the Future

by Fred Pennic 04/15/2019 Leave a Comment

According to a new study from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), 68 percent of physician strongly intend to use remote patient monitoring technology in the future. The study, Connected Health and Remote Patient Monitoring: Consumer and Industry Use asked 2,004 U.S. adults about their use of remote patient monitoring technologies in addition to healthcare providers that included 100 primary care physicians, 60 endocrinologists and 40 nurses. CTA also surveyed reimbursement stakeholders
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Cityblock Raises $65M to Address Social Determinants of Health in Underserved Communities

by Fred Pennic 04/12/2019 Leave a Comment

Cityblock Raises $65M to Address Social Determinants of Health in Underserved Communities

Cityblock, a Brooklyn, NY-based company building sustainable, scalable systems that provide high-quality, cost-effective care for underserved populations with complex health needs has raised $65 million in Series B funding. The funding was led by Redpoint Ventures, 8VC (affiliate venture fund with Cambia Health Solutions and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina), Echo Health Ventures and StartUp Health including existing investors Sidewalk Labs, Thrive Capital, Maverick Ventures, Town
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ATA Unveils ATA19 Annual Conference Award Winners

by Jasmine Pennic 04/12/2019 Leave a Comment

ATA Unveils ATA19 Annual Conference Award Winners

The ATA, the nation’s leading telehealth association has unveiled the winners of this year’s annual awards that recognize exemplary achievements and individuals in the telehealth field. The annual conference awards will be presented at the ATA19 Annual Conference and Expo in New Orleans on April 14-16, 2019. “The winners of this year’s awards are doing amazing work and it’s wonderful to see the innovation and transformation that is happening in the Telehealth field,” said Laurie Poole, Vice
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Atrium Health, Wake Forest Baptist Health and Wake Forest University Announce Mega-Merger: 5 Things to Know

by Jasmine Pennic 04/10/2019 Leave a Comment

Atrium Health, Wake Forest Baptist Health and Wake Forest University Announce Mega-Merger

Atrium Health, Wake Forest Baptist Health and Wake Forest University today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to merge that will establish a next-generation academic healthcare system. If approved, the mega-merger will enable three leading healthcare organizations to invest in the health and well-being of people throughout the region, as well as contribute ground-breaking research and innovation to the world. The organizations have agreed to start a period of exclusive
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Telemedicine: A Potential Remedy to Rural Healthcare Ills?

by Mary Tolan, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Chicago Pacific Founders 04/03/2019 Leave a Comment

Volume to Value: The Transformation Poised to Revolutionize Medicine

Mary Tolan, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Chicago Pacific Founders The symptoms are innocuous enough at first. They begin with simple fatigue; readily explainable by a day spent working under the hot sun. The thirst sets in next, then the persistent hunger. The farmer brushes his symptoms off as simple work-caused exhaustion, and rationalizes that anyone would be tired, hungry, and thirsty after a long day in the field - he's getting older, after all. He thinks little of it until his
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DrChrono EHR Integrates with Beam to Power Telehealth Video Consults

by Jasmine Pennic 04/01/2019 Leave a Comment

DrChrono integration with Beam Telemedicine Network_DrChrono EHR Integrates with Beam to Power Telehealth Video Consults

DrChrono, an electronic health record (EHR) platform for medical practices announced an integration partnership with telemedicine network Beam Health Group. The integration with Beam’s mobile app available on Google Play and the App Store will enable physicians the ability to upgrade their practices with the ability to have patient appointments via smartphone.Integration Benefits for Medical Practices and PatientsStarting now, the physician practices using DrChrono’s EHR platform can download
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HIMSS19 Day 2 Announcements & Summary

by Fred Pennic 02/12/2019 Leave a Comment

4 Trends We Expect to See at HIMSS 2019

 Accenture: Millenials & Gen Z Are Shifting to Virtual, Retail, Clinic, Digital CareMillennial and Gen Z consumers in the U.S. are rapidly adopting non-traditional care models, such as retail clinics, virtual and digital services, according to results of an Accenture survey of 2,000 consumers.Key findings of the survey study include:- When considering traditional in-person care, millennials (ages 22 to 38 in 2019) were two to three times more likely than baby boomers (ages 55 to 73) to be
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How Improving Primary Care Can Drive Innovation in Care Delivery

by Dr. Paul Grundy - Member, Strategic Advisory Council, Innovaccer 01/22/2019 Leave a Comment

How Improving Primary Care Can Drive Innovation in Care Delivery

Despite having some of the most advanced healthcare tools and highly-trained practitioners, the United States has one of the least efficient healthcare systems of all developed countries.Over the years, I have come to realize that it’s not the development of devices or the medical prowess that makes the difference: it is the delivery of these services and the impact it creates on the population. Moreover, it is our delivery of care to patients which is often inefficient and ineffective, leaving
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Today’s Behavioral Health Providers are Failing: Why Data Analytics is the Solution

by Ali Beheshti, Founder and CEO of Zealie 11/06/2018 Leave a Comment

Behavioral Health Can We Balance Civil Liberties with Mental Health Treatment?

Today, behavioral health is more important than ever. Major news outlets, from The New York Times to The Wall Street Journal, constantly cover the mental health epidemics wracking the nation, be it widespread opioid abuse or the steady, upward creep of suicide and self-harm.Spurred on by the scope and severity of these societal problems (as well as new legislation passed to address them), the behavioral health sector has grown exponentially. Yet this field is not without its problems: despite
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98point6 Lands $50M to Expand On-Demand Text-Based Primary Care App

by Jasmine Pennic 10/30/2018 Leave a Comment

98point6 Lands $50M to Expand On-Demand Text-Based Primary Care App

98point6, a Seatle-based digital health startup focused on reimaging primary care today announced it has raised $50 million in Series C funding led by Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs and existing investors. Founded in 2015, the on-demand primary care platform combines innovative AI technology with board-certified physicians to deliver affordable and high-quality care right to a patient’s smartphone.The funding will enable 98point6 to scale and fulfill the strong commercial demand of
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