What You Should Know:
- Assured Allies, an insurtech company for evidence-based successful aging raises $42.5M in Series B funding round co-led by FinTLV Ventures and existing investor Harel Insurance, and was joined by new and existing investors including Lumir Ventures, Funds managed by Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE), New Era Capital Partners, MS&AD Ventures, Core Innovation Capital, Poalim Equity, EquiTrust Life Insurance Company, Akilia Partners, and Samsung Next. The latest round
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Validic, Humana Launch Health Incentive Program to Support Device Connectivity
- Validic and Humana form partnership to launch a health incentive program to support Medicaid and Medicare communities with device connectivity. - As part of this engagement, Humana and Validic plan to expand the devices and data points available in Humana’s Go365 wellness and rewards program to address additional health barriers, such as nutrition, smoking cessation, mental health and more.Humana Inc., a health insurer company and well-being company and Validic, the market leader in platforms
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Providence Acquires HMR Weight Management Services Corp.to Support Patients & Consumers
- Providence acquires HMR Weight Management Services Corp. as part of their initiative to support patients and consumers in improving their health. - HMR operates clinics inside three Providence facilities, while Providence refers its caregivers to HMR for weight management support and care as part of its employee wellness program.Providence St. Joseph Health announced today it has acquired HMR (Health Management Resources), an established provider of clinically proven weight-loss programs, from
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Validic Adds High-Frequency Data Support, Delivering Minute-to-Minute Readings From Wearables, Home Health Devices
- Validic has added support for high-frequency data, enabling organizations to receive standardized activity, heart rate, and blood glucose data at a rate up to one reading per minute.- The availability of these data for use in healthcare and wellness programs indicate an important shift toward more real-time, individualized interventions and coaching services.Validic, a Durham, NC-based provider of solutions for personal health data, today at HLTH 2019 announced the support of high-frequency
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Sleep Wearable Beddr Launches First Sleep Health Solution for Employers
- Beddr launches first holistic sleep wellness program for employers that leverages clinical-grade data from Beddr’s FDA cleared wearable.- Beddr expands upon its FDA-listed sleep wearable with improved data and insights, expert-led sleep coaching and sleep physician telemedicine network.Beddr, a pioneer in precision sleep health launched an industry-first comprehensive solution for employers focused on helping employees identify and treat the root causes of chronic sleep issues. The program
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Q&A: Dr. Geeta Nayyar Discusses the State of Physician Burnout & EHRs
Before drifting off to sleep, most of us put on pajamas when it’s time to curl up with a good book or binge-watch what’s trending on Netflix—but not today’s doctors.
According to one previous study, physicians spend nearly two hours conducting EHR/paperwork every night at home. This after-hour activity is known in healthcare as “pajama time,” but don’t let the cutesy nickname fool you. Turns out, time spent mired with EHR data is becoming a growing problem for physicians. A subsequent study
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Human API Expands Their Consumer Driven Health Data Network to 85% Coverage of U.S. Hospitals
Health tech startup Human API today, announced it has vastly expanded their provider data network to drive the consumer health revolution forward. This first ubiquitous consumer health data network in the U.S. will allow people to securely share their data from anywhere with any company.Mission to Health Data Use & Sharing Simple & CentralizedIn their ambitious quest to make health data use and sharing simple and centralized, Human API now boasts a real-time, consumer-centric data
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Blue Shield of California Launches Digital Therapeutics Platform At No Cost to Members
Blue Shield of California is launching a new digital therapeutics platform that will provide programs to eligible members at no cost to them. Powered by Solera Health, the new Wellvolution platform provides curated, scientific and results-based digital programs that can be personalized to each of its members' individual health needs and preferences. The program is available at no cost to members enrolled in Blue Shield's fully insured employer-sponsored plans or it's Individual and Family
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3 Ways to Protect Hospital Data from Email Spoofing Attacks
Picture this: you are a first-year nurse with an unusual case that you and your colleagues have never seen at your hospital. To expedite the formulation of a treatment plan, you turn to a private Facebook group for nurses to which you belong. Since joining the 8,000-person closed group, you’ve witnessed your peers share information - with important details withheld - as to not break privacy laws, but as a means to generate group think on analysis and recommendations. You’ve seen first-hand how
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UnitedHealthcare and Qualcomm Integrate Samsung, Garmin Wearables Into Wellness Program
UnitedHealthcare and Qualcomm Life have integrated wearable devices from Samsung and Garmin International, Inc., into UnitedHealthcare Motion. UnitedHealthcare Motion is a national wellness program that provides eligible plan participants access to activity trackers and enables them to earn more than $1,000 per year by meeting certain daily walking goals.The Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro and Gear Sport, and the Garmin vívosmart 3, have been integrated and validated with Qualcomm Life’s 2net platform for
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