What You Should Know:
- The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has introduced a groundbreaking new program designed to evaluate and accredit organizations offering virtual care services.
- The Virtual Care Accreditation program provides a roadmap for organizations to deliver high-quality patient care, identify gaps in their programs, and effectively track patient outcomes.
Key Features of the Virtual Care Accreditation Program
Comprehensive Standards: The
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How Virtual Primary Care Can Enrich Your Practice
The COVID-19 pandemic made the word “virtual” a part of our everyday lexicon. Many services that were previously done in person—even schools—quickly made the transition to being virtual. Today, our world is forever changed as many services that once were only in-person continue to be virtual due to convenience, accessibility, and technological advancements that enable everything online.
Primary care has also benefited from virtualization of services. According to a study published in
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AvaSure Acquires Ouva’s Smart Room Solutions to Enhance AI-Powered Virtual Care Platform
What You Should Know:
- AvaSure, a provider of acute virtual care, announced today the acquisition of Ouva's smart room solutions. This strategic move aims to accelerate the development of AI-powered virtual care solutions for hospitals.
- By integrating Ouva's advanced AI capabilities into its Intelligent Virtual Care Platform, AvaSure will significantly expand its offerings and enhance patient care. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Expanding
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Deaconess Health System Delivers 24/7 Virtual Urgent Care Across 50 States via KeyCare
- Deaconess Health System, a healthcare provider serving over 1.5 million patients in Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky, announced a collaboration with KeyCare. This partnership brings 24/7 virtual urgent care to Deaconess patients across all 50 states through MyChart, the health system's patient portal.
- The partnership empowers Deaconess patients to receive high-quality urgent care for a variety of non-emergency conditions from the comfort of their homes, or wherever they may be. This
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Virtual Nursing: The New Solution Addressing Healthcare Challenges
In an age where technology consistently reshapes various sectors, healthcare and elder care stand transformed. The emergence of virtual nursing heralds a transformative approach to patient care, reshaping how we tackle healthcare hurdles. With an expanding population and surging healthcare needs, virtual nursing introduces groundbreaking remedies to bridge existing gaps.
Navigating Healthcare's Complexities
Globally, the healthcare system grapples with multifaceted
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Wheel Launches AI-Powered Platform for Virtual Care, Horizon
What You Should Know:
- Wheel, a leading provider of telehealth and virtual care solutions, announces the launch of its AI-driven Horizon™ platform.
- Horizon sets a new standard in care delivery by using AI to provide health plans, digital health solution providers, and life sciences companies with an 'easy button' to instantly scale
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TytoCare Partners with 5 Health Systems to Bring Telehealth to 100+ Schools
What You Should Know:
- TytoCare, a virtual care company enabling health plans and providers to deliver accessible, high-quality remote primary care anywhere across the country, announced today that it has partnered with five new health systems to bring TytoCare solutions to more than 100 additional schools nationwide.
- TytoCare’s
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Baptist Health Expands Telehealth Devices to Over 700 Bedsides with Caregility
What You Should Know:
- Baptist Health, a leading healthcare system in Arkansas, and Caregility, a provider of intelligent telehealth devices, today announced a significant expansion of their partnership. This collaboration aims to transform patient care delivery by leveraging telehealth technology across Baptist Health's entire network of hospitals.
- Caregility Cloud™ is a trusted platform used by over 1,000 hospitals across the US. It is valued for its high reliability,
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UnitedHealth Group Shutters Optum Virtual Care Business
What You Should Know:
- UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of the Optum health services division, announced the closure of its Optum Virtual Care business, Endpoints News first reports. Optum Virtual Care offered 24/7 access to virtual consultations with board-certified physicians and nurse practitioners across all 50 states.
- On April 18th, Optum Virtual Care employees were informed of the shutdown, with some reportedly having last days in July according to a Seeking
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Owlet Partners with Wheel to Simplify Access to In-Home Infant Monitoring
What You Should Know:
- Owlet, a provider of smart infant monitoring technology, announced a strategic partnership with Wheel, a prominent virtual healthcare provider.
- The partnership empowers Wheel's network of clinicians to prescribe Owlet's BabySat, an FDA-cleared infant pulse oximeter. This innovative device, featuring a comfortable sock design, allows caregivers to effectively monitor their baby's health vitals at home. This collaboration fosters closer collaboration
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