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,...
Trident Medical Center of Charleston, South Carolina, announced that it and Sarah Cannon, the Cancer Institute of HCA Healthcare, will participate in a study called STRIVE, which focuses on developing a test for early cancer detection. The STRIVE study is designed to determine if a blood...
Connecticut-based Evariant recently announced that it was awarded a 2018 Top Workplaces honor by The Hartford Courant. The Top Workplaces list is based solely on feedback from employees gathered through a third-party survey administered by research partner Energage, LLC. “Great people and culture are Evariant’s most...
McKesson Ventures portfolio company Augmedix provides a technology-enabled documentation service for health systems and doctors using Google Glass and remote scribes to take notes during doctor visits, has announced that it plans to create thousands of new jobs in Bangladesh. Augmedix Bangladesh recently announced its goal...
The news of proposed changes to accountable care organizations’ financial risk has gotten people all over the healthcare field in the U.S. involved in the discussion. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has recently come out with a proposal to limit the amount of...
It’s hard to think of a business less likely to transform healthcare than America’s most hated company, Comcast. But they are, and in doing so, their healthcare costs have stayed nearly flat—increasing by about 1 percent a year versus 3 percent per year, the national...