Despite the fact that Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) have been offered as a benefit to Medicare Advantage and Medicaid members for several years, less than one in five members actually receive one. That number is even more surprising when you consider just how important AWVs can be for health plans, providers, and most importantly, consumers.
For example, Medicare Advantage members who complete an AWV are 4.2 times more likely on average to complete other high-value health care activities, such
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Neural Analytics Lands $22M for Robotically Assisted Ultrasound System for Brain Health Assessment
Neural Analytics, Inc., a Los Angeles, CA-based medical robotics company developing and commercializing technologies to measure and track brain health has raised $22 million in Series C funding led by Alpha Edison and the Company has also issued warrants to purchase stock in connection to the financing. The investment brings Neural Analytics’ total funding to approximately $66 million.Impact of Neurological DiseasesNeurological diseases such as stroke affects more than 795,000 people each year
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Podimetrics Raises $13.4M for FDA-Cleared Solution to Prevent Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Podimetrics, a care management company with the leading solution to help prevent costly and deadly diabetic foot ulcer (DFUs) has raised $13.4M in Series B funding round from investors Rock Health, Norwich Ventures, and Scientific Health Development.Impact of Diabetic Foot Ulcers for PatientsDiabetic foot ulcers are a major complication of diabetes and are one of the most devastating and costliest diabetes complications -they can lead to debilitating amputations that cost on average $100k. In
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UnitedHealth Launches New Bundled Payment Program for Maternity Care
UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group, today introduced a new bundled payment program for maternity care to help support the well-being of moms and babies before and after delivery by closing gaps in care and encouraging healthy, full-term pregnancies. The new bundled payment program will help close gaps in care and encourage healthy, full-term pregnancies, supporting moms’ and babies’ health and reducing risks of complications before and after delivery.
Bundled Payment Method
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LetsGetChecked Lands $30M for Regulated At-Home Medical Testing Platform
LetsGetChecked, an NYC-based direct-to-consumer at-home health testing platform increasing access to laboratory and self-testing, today announced it has raised 30 million in Series B round led by LTP with participation from existing investors Optum Ventures and Qiming Venture Partners USA.
At Home Testing, For A Healthier You
Founded in 2014, LetsGetChecked is a medical technology platform linking customers to regulated laboratory testing to better manage and control their health. The
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Velano Vascular Raises $10M for FDA-Cleared Needle-Free Blood Draw Device
Velano Vascular, a San Francisco, CA-based vascular access technology innovator today announced that it has raised $10 million from strategic investor Intermountain Healthcare following the system’s rollout of the PIVO™ needle-free blood collection technology. The funding also included participation from Becton Dickinson’s former Chairman and CEO Edward Ludwig; notable entrepreneur, investor, and health sector philanthropist Marc Benioff; Baxter International’s former Chairman and CEO Robert
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UCSF, The Doctors Company Partner to Address Patient Safety Challenges in the Digital Health Era
The Doctors Company—the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer—and UC San Francisco (UCSF), today launched a new partnership at the intersection of digital medicine and patient safety. The Doctors Company’s commitment to advancing the practice of good medicine will be expanded through a $1 million collaboration that will enable leading UCSF researchers in evidence-based patient safety practices, safety, and information technology–related policy, and artificial intelligence
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Wolters Kluwer Launches Opioid Toolkit To Address Opioid Crisis in Clinic & Home
Wolters Kluwer is launching a comprehensive toolkit for opioid taskforces in healthcare systems and pharmacy chains to address clinical variability in opioid-related pain therapy care and stem the tide of the opioid epidemic. With over 130 people dying from opioid overdoses every day, health systems around the United States are implementing cross-functional opioid task force teams to reduce overdoses, treat dependence and addiction, and prevent iatrogenic opioid use disorder that may start
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Physician Practices Strategy to Developing A Strong Chronic Care Management (CCM) Program
More than three years have passed since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced its separately billable non-face-to-face Chronic Care Management (CCM) service. This was intended to help more than two-thirds of individuals on Medicare who suffer from multiple conditions receive more coordinated, regular primary care. The hope was that a focus on managing chronic conditions would contribute to better outcomes for overall population health, improve individual access to
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Holon Awarded Patent for Context-Sensing Technology That Surfaces Actionable Patient Data Within Any EHR for Clinicians
Holon announces that it has officially received a US patent for its context-sensing technology that surfaces actionable patient data to providers within any electronic health record (EHR), and from any third-party source, without the need for interfaces. The patented technology platform senses when a provider is in a patient’s chart and automatically surfaces relevant insights, such as care gaps, within the provider’s workflow saving time and reducing administrative burden.Value of
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