Last week, writer George McLaughlin attended the annual Rock Health Summit in San Francisco. He learned a lot at the conference, but in a recent article he shared his three key takeaways. First, he said, everyone is excited about voice—that is, leveraging voice recognition technology to...
“Systemness” is a word coined by Kyruus CEO Graham Gardner to describe operating in a way that enables the system to create more value than the sum of its parts. In a recent essay, Gardner described how systemness can contribute to health systems’ resilience. Hospitals and...
Capital BlueCross is teaming up with the Bermudian Springs School District to provide convenient, affordable access to healthcare for school district staff during working hours. The partnership, which uses American Well’s Virtual Care system, will help faculty and staff address minor health concerns during the course...
Komodo Health today announced the promotions of Richard Kho, Ph.D., as chief revenue officer and Saiba Sabherwal, M.B.A., as chief financial officer. In addition, the company announced the strategic hire of Julie Rogers as vice president of people & experience. Dr. Richard Kho moves into the...
Early data shows that alternative payment methods (APMs) such as Alternative Quality Contract or Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have been associated with lower spending on healthcare and improved use of healthcare resources. However, both of these APMs have produced only modest cost reductions in...
Clinical guidelines for determining asthma control were set many years ago, and now new research from Propeller Health suggests that those guidelines should be updated. The research was done in partnership with the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado. It showed that...
Kyruus announced today that its ProviderMatch for Salesforce solution, which integrates into Salesforce Health Cloud on the Salesforce AppExchange, is now available. ProviderMatch for Salesforce enables contact centers to deliver a personalized, end-to-end patient experience by combining Salesforce’s 360-degree view of the patient with Kyruus’...
A comprehensive study from a leading consulting firm has found that Accolade employer customers save significant medical and pharmacy spend across the entire member population, regardless of age, demographic, or condition. According to a rigorous independent comparison study by Aon, Accolade personalized advocacy allows self-insured employers...
A new report by Allied Market Research shows that the field of digital therapeutics has a bright future. Increasing penetration of smartphones and tablets, and the rising incidence of chronic diseases are expected to boost the growth of the global digital therapeutics market. In addition, increasing...
In a post on Multiple Sclerosis News Today, blogger Ed Tobias wrote, “I never thought I’d want a wearable internet device until I got an Apple Watch for my birthday.” Among its benefits are apps that track the laps he swims, the steps he takes,...