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Propeller Health research suggests asthma guidelines update
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 both...
Kyruus Announces Launch of ProviderMatch for Salesforce on the Salesforce AppExchange to Help Health Systems Deliver Optimal Access Experience
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...
New Actuarial Study Shows Accolade Personalized Advocacy Substantially Reduces Employer Healthcare Costs
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...
Digital Therapeutics Market to Reach $7.83 Bn, Globally by 2025 at 20.5% CAGR—Allied Market Research
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 awareness about...
Wearables Focus on Tracking Your Health
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, and his pulse rate. Not only that, but it can communicate with high-tech...
Trident Medical Center Joins Sarah Cannon Research Institute in National Early Cancer Detection Study
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 test can identify genomic...
Evariant Awarded the 2018 Top Workplaces Honor by The Hartford Courant
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...
Augmedix Bangladesh plans to create 2000 jobs by 2021
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...
AMA, AHIP, and Others Oppose Upside-Only ACO Changes for MSSP
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 time accountable care organizations have to...
The Last Company You Would Expect Is Reinventing Health Benefits
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 average for large employers. Comcast spends about...