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BioIQ Appoints Former Walmart Health Exec, Sean Slovenski CEO

by Jasmine Pennic 08/31/2020 Leave a Comment

BioIQ Appoints Former Walmart Health Exec, Sean Slovenski CEO

What You Should Know: - Sean Slovenski, former Humana and Walmart Health exec was recently announced as CEO of testing company, BioIQ. Sean turned to testing when he noticed a massive failure of the industry to adapt during the COVID crisis. - The company has the capacity to test 500,000 per day without ever owning a lab. Instead, they have a national network of labs that enables them to be more agile and scalable bypassing the challenges others are facing, including supply chain
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Doctor On Demand Raises $75M to Expand Comprehensive Virtual Care Platform

by Jasmine Pennic 07/08/2020 Leave a Comment

Doctor On Demand Raises $75M to Expand Comprehensive Virtual Care Platform

What You Should Know - Doctor On Demand raises $75M in Series D funding led by General Atlantic to expand comprehensive virtual care. - Doctor On Demand is seeing record usage this year – up 139% - for COVID-19 screenings, routine health issues, chronic conditions and behavioral health. San Francisco, CA-based Doctor On Demand, today announced it has raised $75 million in Series D funding led by General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm,
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Walmart Acquires Medication Management Platform CareZone for $200M to Enhance Digital Health & Wellness Capabilities

by Fred Pennic 06/16/2020 Leave a Comment

Walmart Acquires Medication Management Platform CareZone for $200M to Enhance Digital Health & Wellness Capabilities

What You Should Know: - Walmart acquires app-based patient medication management platform CareZone for reportedly $200M to enhance its digital health and wellness capabilities. - CareZone’s technology and team members will join Walmart to augment their current Health & Wellness capabilities and support its focus on digital health care solutions. CareZone will remain a separate company unrelated to Walmart. Walmart announced it has acquired CareZone, a San Francisco,
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COVID-19 Crisis Makes Complying with Data Interoperability a Priority

by Jay Sultan, VP of Healthcare Innovation & Strategy at Cognizant. 05/07/2020 Leave a Comment

Why the COVID-19 Crisis Makes Complying with Interoperability a Priority

With healthcare organizations focused on battling COVID-19, the recent federal healthcare regulation requiring data interoperability may have become an afterthought. However, compliance with this rule will create a powerful tool for fighting COVID-19 recurrences and future pandemics.  If interoperability had gone into effect earlier this year as originally scheduled, many insurance companies and the federal government would now be able to securely share the data they have for most of the
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Hospital Execs Believe Their EMRs Will Fail to Meet Their Future Needs, Report Finds

by Fred Pennic 03/09/2020 Leave a Comment

Hospital Execs Believe Their EMRs Will Fail to Meet Their Future Needs, Report Finds

What You Need to Know: - New Sage Growth Partners report reveals more than a quarter (27 percent) of respondents believe their EMR will fail to meet their future needs. COOs are the most pessimistic (67 percent) followed by CEOs (37 percent), and CFOs (34 percent). - Hospital Technology Forecast 2020 market survey report reveals hospital leaders’ top health IT investment priorities, challenges, and opportunities. - 35 percent of hospital executives say if they could go back in time,
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Beyond Healthcare Data; Shifting the Focus to Non-Healthcare Data

by Drew Ivan, EVP of Product and Strategy of Rhapsody 01/21/2020 Leave a Comment

Beyond Healthcare Data; Shifting the Focus to Non-Healthcare Data

The recently proposed information blocking rule from the ONC and CMS has thrust interoperability into the spotlight like nothing has in recent years, making it a hot topic for media fodder, and a major concern for organizations — necessitating renewed attention to data-sharing practices.  The conversation surrounding this new rule has implied that information blocking is the result of healthcare organizations intentionally withholding data. However, more often than not, information blocking is a
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Grand Rounds Launches Population Health Solution to Address SDoH

by Jasmine Pennic 01/15/2020 Leave a Comment

Grand Rounds Launches Population Health Solution to Address SDoH

- Grand Rounds announced the launch of Premium Navigation, the company’s new and most comprehensive population health solution to address social determinants of health (SDoH). Users now have a single entry point for all their healthcare needs, clinical and beyond.- Premium Navigation simplifies the ever-complicated healthcare experience. It connects members with their clinical care team for case management while guiding them around clinically appropriate benefits and advocacy support. Grand
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Executive Insights: Top Healthcare Predictions & Trends to Watch in 2020

by Fred Pennic 12/31/2019 Leave a Comment

Executive Insights: Top Healthcare Predictions & Trends to Watch in 2020

As we close out the year, we asked several healthcare industry executives to share their predictions and trends for 2020. Robbie Hughes, Founder, and CEO, Lumeon “Following the announcement of the Trump administration's price transparency requirement – and the ensuing backlash from hospital groups – the issue of price transparency will dominate the healthcare industry next year. Regardless of the outcome of the lawsuit, I expect we'll see more attention around the importance of the
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DarioHealth Launches Digital Diabetes Program on Walmart.com

by Fred Pennic 12/03/2019 Leave a Comment

DarioHealth Launches Digital Diabetes Program on Walmart.com

DarioHealth announce it is expanding the retail distribution of its digital diabetes management program through Walmart.com.- Through Walmart’s online distribution channel, DarioHealth will offer Walmart consumers MyDario, a complete digital solution to manage diabetes, hypertension, nutrition, and exercise.Global digital therapeutics innovation provider, DarioHealth Corp. (NASDAQ: DRIO) announced today the launch of the Dario-powered digital diabetes program on Walmart.com. Walmart is the
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Propeller Adds CVS, Walmart, Kroger, Rite-Aid to In-App Pharmacy Feature

by Jasmine Pennic 11/19/2019 Leave a Comment

Propeller Adds CVS, Walmart, Kroger, Rite-Aid to In-App Pharmacy Feature

- Propeller adds CVS, Walmart, Kroger and Rite-Aid pharmacy services to in-app pharmacy feature My Pharmacy, which launched in January with Walgreens. - With this update, Propeller users can now access pharmacy services from five of the seven largest pharmaceutical providers in the U.S., representing more than 50 percent of pharmacy market share, directly from the Propeller app. - The addition is a huge advantage for people who struggle with medication management and need a more convenient way
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