- Latest Rock Health reports reveal the in-depth survey results of 218 men, women, and non-binary respondents working at healthcare startups and VCs to understand perceive how their organizations are actively advancing gender equity. - The report reveals we are far from gender parity and the most common initiatives to promote gender equity may not be the most effective approach. - Conversations with leaders outline five core strategies for building a workplace supportive of gender equity.Despite
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Amazon Launches EHR-Integrated, Machine Learning-Powered Transcription Service
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) launches Amazon Transcribe Medical, a HIPAA-eligible, machine learning-powered medical transcription service that utilizes automatic speech recognition applications to offer a more efficient and accurate medical note-taking experience. - By utilizing voice-enabled technologies, Transcribe Medical automatically translates audio streams into medical speech -- designed to be deployed at scale to patients’ healthcare providers, allowing for affordable, consistent,
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Karuna Labs’ VR Rehab Management Now Available for Workers Comp Patients with Chronic Pain
- Karuna Labs, creator of personalized functional restoration and chronic pain management programs using virtual reality (VR) technology, is available to patients through workers’ compensation insurance. - Karuna Labs’ Virtual Embodiment Therapy will increase adherence to physical therapy and focus on exercises performed in daily living to improve quality of life.Virtual Reality (VR) technology is now being integrated workers comp injuries in order to alleviate chronic pain and improve range of
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3 Overlooked Ways Digital Health Is Transforming HR And The Workplace
Michelle Davey, CEO & Co-founder of Enzyme Health
Digital health is growing at an unprecedented rate, hitting a recording-breaking $14 billion in funding in 2018 alone. Healthcare has always been a place for innovation, but pair this remarkable growth with the clinician burnout problem that’s plaguing our industry, and we have an incredibly urgent need for a workplace revolution on our hands.
Here is how technology is playing a role in changing the future of work in healthcare.
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Eden Health Earns NCQA Patient Centered Medical Home Recognition
- Eden Health earns National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition.- PCHM recognition underscores Eden Health’s trailblazing role as a tech-enabled primary care delivery model.- PCMH is widely regarded as the highest quality recognition that exists for primary care.Eden Health, which delivers primary care in the workplace, near the workplace and virtually, announced it has earned the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) Patient
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Report: Millennials Are Demanding More Wellbeing Support From Their Employers
Millennials are demanding more from their employers in terms of wellbeing support. This includes wanting support from managers and wellbeing programs, and multiple ways (including digital) to access resources. The new Millennials: Raising the Bar for Wellbeing report by Welltok, large employers’ principal partner for employee health and wellbeing activation, confirms that this generation is more likely to invest in their whole self and many feel that their employer is missing the mark.The
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Siemens Healthineers, UM System, MU Health Care Forms $133M Alliance for Precision Health
University Hospital with the Staff for Life Helicopter at dusk.[/caption]Siemens Healthineers and the University of Missouri System (UM System), including all four universities, and University of Missouri Health Care (MU Health Care), has established the Alliance for Precision Health that will leverage their joint expertise to transform healthcare delivery, promote education in the fields of technology and engineering, and develop groundbreaking research initiatives.As part of the alliance,
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Net Health Acquires Post-Acute Care EHR Provider Optima Healthcare Solutions
Net Health, a provider of cloud-based software solutions for specialized outpatient care, today announced it has acquired cloud-based post-acute care EHR provider Optima Healthcare Solutions. Optima post-acute care EHR platform supports contract therapy companies, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, outpatient therapy clinics, home health therapy providers and hospice organizations.Acquisition Benefits for Net HealthOnce the acquisition closes, the combined company will serve
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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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Why Playing Political Games Does Not Improve Patient Care
Now that it is the political season where divisiveness rules the day, the bevy of President wannabes’ interest in maternal health is suspect. After all, none of them have joined the many maternal health advocates who praised the President for signing into law the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act which gives grants to the states to help identify the causes of maternal mortality.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, black and American Indian/Alaska Native women are about 3
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