Many Medicare Advantage health plans (35%) struggle with internal challenges in keeping pace with growth, including technology and infrastructure limitations, according to results of its latest Voice of the Market Survey. In addition, 33.8% struggle with a lack of IT staff or resources to make necessary changes and 29.4% lack the in-house Medicare experts necessary to implement adjustments in response to business fluctuation.The survey was commissioned by HealthEdge and conducted by Survata, an
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Pfizer, Syapse Partner on Oncology Precision Medicine Using Real-World Evidence (RWE)
Syapse, a San Francisco, CA-based precision medicine company, today announced that it has entered into a strategic collaboration with Pfizer to advance cancer outcomes research using real-world evidence (RWE) toward the ultimate goal of improving patient health. This collaboration will initially focus on the molecular testing and therapy choices on precision oncology journeys in the healthcare system setting.Syapse NetworkThe Syapse Network enables health systems and their providers to learn
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Stanford, Sutter Health to Explore Joint Cancer Care Services in East Bay
Stanford Health Care and Sutter Health have signed a letter of intent to explore opportunities to jointly provide cancer care for patients and their families in the East Bay region of the San Francisco/Oakland metropolitan area. The intent of the collaboration is to increase access to high-quality cancer care for patients as close to home as possible by building on the strength of Stanford’s leadership in cancer care and clinical research, the Stanford Medicine network and Sutter’s integrated
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Innovaccer Launches a Single Data System to Empower Medicare Advantage Plans
To assist Medicare Advantage plans in eliminating these complications and achieve the top Star Ratings, Innovaccer Inc., a San Francisco-based data activation company, has strengthened its solution for Medicare Advantage plans. The solution for MA plans is a comprehensive suite of solutions designed to solve all grassroots challenges to empower MA plans to ensure healthier patients and increased profits.Rise in Medicare Advantage EnrollmentThe CMS has projected that Medicare Advantage enrollment
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Notable Nabs $40M to Expand Drug Discovery Platform for Personalized Oncology
Notable, a San Francisco, CA-based company redefining cancer treatment with a clinically validated platform that rapidly advances cancer drug development has raised $40M in Series B funding. The Series B round is co-led by B Capital Group and LifeForce Capital. LifeForce is a returning investor, joined by new investors B Capital and Industry Ventures. This latest round brings Notable’s total funding to over $55M.Notable was founded in 2017 by Matt De Silva after helping his own father Marc, who
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Innovaccer Launches Data Solution to Enable ACOs’ Seamless Transition to Value-Based Care
A survey suggests that 71% of accountable care organizations would rather quit the Medicare Shared Savings Program than assume down risks. Although ACOs are leading the transition from volume-based care to value-based care, a lot of them face the lack of confidence in meeting the quality and cost benchmarks. When ACOs don’t have adequate knowledge and control over the network, earning shared savings can be quite challenging. Data from disparate sources such as EHRs, payer claims, PMS and HIEs
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Collective Health Lands $250M to Simplify Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
Collective Health, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a employer-sponsored health insurance platform has raised $205 million in Series D funding led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund with participation from GV, Founders Fund, Maverick Ventures, NEA and Sun Life. The latest round brings the company total funding to date at $435M.$1.2 Trillion Market Opportunity“With U.S. healthcare costs at $3.65 trillion in 2018, Collective Health is reinventing the healthcare experience for companies and their
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Innovaccer Launches ‘Archive’ to Assist Organizations Get Rid of All Their Legacy Data Headaches Instantly
Innovaccer Inc., the leading San Francisco-based data activation company, announced the launch of their Archive solution to enable organizations to archive and preserve their crucial patient data and streamline the operation of data collection from legacy systems. The solution is aimed at enhancing organizations’ experience of EHR transition by efficiently archiving their crucial patient data to a single repository to secure it for future reference. Archive Solution OverviewWith healthcare
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Research: Livongo for Diabetes Program Improved Diabetes Distress Levels
Livongo, an Applied Health Signals company empowering people with chronic conditions to live better and healthier lives, today announced the findings of a study conducted in collaboration with Eli Lilly and Company that demonstrated 94 percent of Livongo program Members who participated in a program survey achieved improved Diabetes Empowerment Scale-Short Form (DES-SF) or Diabetes Distress Scale 2 (DDS2) in year one. The research findings were presented on June 8, 2019, at the American Diabetes
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Study: Fitbit Devices Could Predict Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Flare-Ups
Fitbit devices could help predict the flare-ups of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, according to a new study published in the Journal of Crohn's and Colitis. The year-long study, which was recently presented at Digestive Disease Week, was conducted by the University of Chicago.Impact of IBD Flare-UpsEven when managed well, IBD can flare up or cause symptoms unexpectedly, which may be triggered by diet, stress, and physical activity (or lack
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