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Smart Analytics Software Cures Cancer, Driving Patient-First Approach
Healthcare Tech Outlook recently interviewed Rick Dean, CEO of Oncology Analytics, about the need for “smart analytics” in cancer treatment as a way to control costs and enable providers and patients to choose the best course of treatment. Oncology Analytics is a utilization management company providing health plans...
Health start-up Omada is investing in virtual care so you can stop spending so much time at the doctor’s office
Digital health care company Omada Health has just raised $73 million at a valuation of about $600 million. The company is playing into the rapid growth of digital health; according to research and investment firm Rock Health, digital health startups raised $8.1 billion last year, up from $956 million in 2011. Omada...
Aledade Celebrates 5th Birthday With the Start of 5 Accountable Care Organizations
Today, on the fifth anniversary of its founding, Aledade announced the entry of 16 accountable care organizations (ACOs) in Medicare’s new Pathways to Success program. These ACOs, five of which are newly formed this year, will begin operations on July 1, the start of the new program year. In those five years, the...
Real-world evidence: the future is here
Use of real-world evidence (RWE) in the pharmaceutical industry is becoming increasingly common. It aids the clinical development process and provides important data for pricing discussions once medicines have been approved. With that in mind, PharmaPhorum’s Richard Staines spoke with Aetion President and Chief...
PipelineRx Partners with YouScript for Personalized Prescribing Capabilities
Medication management and telepharmacy company PipelineRx announced today that it has partnered with YouScript to offer powerful personalized prescribing tools on its PowerGridRx platform. YouScript is a company that offers precision prescribing analytics and clinical decision support enabling gene-based prescribing...
UNC Health Care Launches Innovative Fully Integrated Epic Telehealth Solution
UNC Health Care has developed a fully integrated telehealth solution that enables patients to easily access providers through enhanced functionality of their patient portal. Partnering with American Well, UNC Health Care has launched the Telehealth (clinical) app into its Epic electronic health record (EHR) workflow...
Tyto Care Expands Availability of TytoHome to Best Buy Stores in California, Ohio, North Dakota and South Dakota
Tyto Care, the creator of the health care industry’s first all-in-one modular device and telehealth platform for on-demand, remote medical exams, today announced the expanded availability of TytoHome at select Best Buy retail stores in California, Ohio, North Dakota, and South Dakota. TytoHome is already available...
New Payer-Technology Partnerships Could Be Telehealth’s Future
The healthcare industry is continually looking for novel ways to cut healthcare costs, and telehealth keeps coming up as a strategy of interest. Numerous studies have shown that implementing telehealth can help curb unnecessary doctor visits and lower costs. However, because of regulations, reimbursement, and lack of...
Digital Health Companies Hit a New VC Funding Record in 2018
Venture funding for digital health companies around the world hit an all-time high in 2018. According to Rock Health, health startups in the U.S. won a record $8.1 billion in funding. StartUp Health’s number for investments around the world is $14.6 billion. Compare this to $1.1 billion in 2011, and you can see just...
5 Best Telemedicine Apps For When You Can’t See a Doctor
Telemedicine apps are making it much easier for many people to get help from a doctor. They’re based on a simple idea: most people already have a smartphone or a personal computer, so why not use these devices to speak to a doctor online? The biggest benefit of telemedicine apps is that they give people access to...
Press Releases
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Implements Kyruus ProviderMatch to Optimize Patient Access
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center has selected Kyruus ProviderMatch™ to enhance its patient-provider matching and appointment access. Kyruus is a leader in providing search and scheduling solutions for the medical industry. Wexner Medical Center, a...
St. Elizabeth Healthcare Selects Evariant to Increase Patient Engagement and Physician Alignment
Yesterday, news broke that St. Elizabeth Healthcare will be integrating Evariant’s Marketing (CRM) solution and Physician (PRM) solution into its system. Evariant, a McKesson Ventures portfolio company, is the leading provider of a healthcare CRM platform designed to...
Accolade Appoints New Chief Medical Officer to Support Continued Digital Health Growth
Accolade, an on-demand healthcare concierge for employers, health plans, and health systems, today announced the appointment of Ivor Horn, M.D., MPH, as Chief Medical Officer. Accolade CEO Rajeev Singh praised Dr. Horn’s passion for finding creative new ways to apply...
Evariant Selected as a Finalist in the Fierce Innovation Awards: Healthcare Edition
Evariant’s cloud-based Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system has just earned them a spot as one of the Fierce Innovation Awards selected finalists. Evariant is competing in the Population Health Management/Patient Engagement Solutions category. “We are honored...
Everseat Expedites Medical Access and Provider Reimbursements with PokitDok
Everseat has announced that it will make instant insurance eligibility verification a core component of its medical appointment scheduling service. It will do this by teaming up with PokitDok, a company that manages health insurance carrier connectivity, file...