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Bamboo Health & Bicycle Health Partner to Enhance Telehealth Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

by Fred Pennic 03/02/2022 Leave a Comment

Bamboo Health & Bicycle Health Partner to Enhance Telehealth Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

What You Should Know: - Bamboo Health today announced an expanded partnership with Bicycle Health to enhance care collaboration for treating opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment, ahead of their upcoming participation at ViVE and HIMSS. - Bicycle Health will leverage the company’s Pings™ and Spotlights™ solutions for real-time insights into the emergency department (ED) and acute inpatient care utilization for improved outcomes, as well as to understand the impact of
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Current Health and Zoom Partner to Enable Equitable Care in the Home

by Jasmine Pennic 02/24/2022 Leave a Comment

Current Health Lands $43M to Support Global Expansion of Remote Care Management Platform

What You Should Know: - Current Health – a care-at-home technology platform that was recently acquired by Best Buy – announced a new integration with Zoom, which will allow patients to more easily connect with their care teams, regardless of bandwidth connectivity or language barriers. - As part of the partnership, Zoom will provide Current Health customers with enhanced video communications platform capabilities that expand their ability to deliver safe and effective virtual care
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What Will It Take for Hospitals to Survive the Pandemic?

by Dr. John Frownfelter, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Officer at Jvion 04/14/2021 Leave a Comment

What Will It Take for Hospitals to Survive the Pandemic?

On New Years Eve, just as the Covid-19 outbreak in Los Angeles was at its worst, all 451 of Olympia Medical Center’s exhausted employees learned they would soon lose their jobs. After 74 years, the hospital closed for good on March 31st, leaving residents of the surrounding community — poor and mostly people of color — without a place to see a doctor.  And it isn’t the only hospital closing. At least 47 hospitals have closed or filed for bankruptcy in the last year, and there will
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Medtronic Launches Initiatives to Address Health Equity for People of Color Living with Diabetes

by Jasmine Pennic 04/07/2021 Leave a Comment

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What You Should Know: - Medtronic announced its ongoing commitment to health equity for people of color living with diabetes. The company committed investments in partnerships with the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) and T1D Exchange, as well as additional research efforts, to better understand and address these disparities. New Partnerships and Research Efforts Prioritized Over the Next Three Years to Address Health Disparities Details of each partnership, as well as additional
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Quality Virtual Care Matters for Patients – Even More Than Telehealth

by Rick Halton, Vice President of Marketing, Lumeon 03/16/2021 Leave a Comment

Quality Virtual Care Matters for Patients – Even More Than Telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic made healthcare visits over video or phone the norm, likely turning telehealth into a permanent fixture within the U.S. healthcare system. In fact, the majority of patient access leaders at large hospitals believe 20-30 percent of appointments will happen over video in 2021, according to recent research. Further, an overwhelming portion of those leaders – 95 percent of them – believe the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should continue to reimburse for video
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Electronic Signatures Speed Care, Keep Providers in Compliance

by Stephan Herron, CEO/President of Scriptel Corporation 02/17/2021 Leave a Comment

Electronic Signatures Speed Care, Keep Providers in Compliance

While certain healthcare regulations—especially those around telehealth visits—have been relaxed during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the core compliance and regulatory environment remain intact, including rules around signatures. Many hospitals and health systems have set up temporary care facilities or COVID-19 testing sites, while all types of healthcare providers have been forced to reconfigure waiting rooms, registration areas, and treatment rooms. The adjustments can throw
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A Patient Engagement Strategy Needs to Deliver a Holistic Experience

by Chris Evanguelidi, Director, Enterprise Healthcare Market for Redpoint Global Inc. 02/03/2021 Leave a Comment

A Patient Engagement Strategy Needs to Deliver a Holistic Experience

Researchers from Johns Hopkins published a study in October on the impact of the pandemic on health care delivery. Among its findings, the data show a 21.4% decrease in primary care visits in Q2 of 2020, compared against the average volume of Q2 visits for the previous two years. By contrast, there was a sharp increase in telehealth engagements, accounting for 35.3% of all provider visits in Q2 this year, compared with 4.1% in Q1 and 1.1% in 2018-2019.  Despite the shifts in healthcare
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UnitedHealth Rolls Out Employer Virtual Primary Care Plan

by Fred Pennic 01/18/2021 Leave a Comment

DPHO, UnitedHealthcare Launch Accountable Care Program

What You Should Know: - UnitedHealthcare is rolling out a virtual primary care plan for employers that will be powered by telehealth platform Amwell, CNBC first reports. - The virtual primary care plan will allow patients access to physicians with low or no co-pays for routine care via phone or computer. - The virtual primary care program will be available for employers in 11 states including Colorado, Texas, and Maryland, as well as Washington, DC. 
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12 Telehealth & Virtual Care Predictions and Trends for 2021 Roundup

by Fred Pennic 01/04/2021 Leave a Comment

12 Telehealth & Virtual Care Predictions and Trends for 2021

Dr. Paul Hain, Chief Medical Officer of GoHealth Telehealth is Here to Stay in 2021 Prior to the pandemic, telehealth was a limited ad-hoc service with geographic and provider restrictions. However, with both the pandemic restrictions on face to face interactions and a relaxation of governmental regulations, telehealth utilization has significantly increased from thousands of visits in a week to well over a million in the Medicare population. What we’ve learned is that telehealth allows
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M&A: EverCommerce Acquires Healthcare Communication Platform Updox

by Fred Pennic 12/24/2020 Leave a Comment

EverCommerce Acquires Healthcare Communication Platform Updox

What You Should Know: - Service commerce platform EverCommerce acquires Dublin, OH-based Updox, a healthcare communication platform for in-person and virtual care. -  The acquisition expands EverCommerce’s health services portfolio and enables the companies to further their shared goal of simplifying the business of healthcare and facilitating the growth of healthcare practices. Today, EverCommerce, a leading service commerce platform, completed the acquisition of Updox, a
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