Outdated healthcare models are quickly becoming a thing of the past, thanks to an increase in startups using blockchain technologies. API firms like PokitDok, which recently announced its partnership with Intel to create a blockchain ledger solution called DokChain, is just one example of how...
Healthcare software platform provider PokitDok has recently introduced a new offering: DokChain, also known as blockchain for healthcare. PokitDok envisions DokChain providing a value-based solution that brings together many aspects of the healthcare process to improve stakeholders’ efficiency and satisfaction. DokChain uses artificial intelligence in the...
Sedgwick has tapped into the expertise of healthcare concierge service Accolade to launch a new whole health solution designed to ensure the physical, emotional, and financial health of clients’ employees and their family members as they navigate workers’ compensation, disability, leave of absence, job accommodations,...
A group of venture capitalists recently sat down at Vator Splash Health 2017 to discuss the latest trends in digital health. The panelists, Dave Schulte of McKesson Ventures, Patrick Chung of Xfund, Rebecca Lynn of Canvas Ventures, Michael Dixon of Sequoia Capital, and Rebecca Woodcock...
Kyruus recently released the results of a study of 40 leading U.S. hospital and health systems and their ability to match patients with the right providers through their call centers. The company evaluated call centers for their ability to find the right provider for the patient;...
Grail, a company working to develop “liquid biopsies” for spotting cancer in the earliest stages, recently announced that it has added venture capitalist Brook Byers to its board of directors, according to an SEC filing. The filing also showed that Grail has raised a total of...
McKesson Ventures portfolio company Kyruus has announced that its patient access and provider management solutions will be used by Banner Health across its operations in six states. Kyruus is a leading provider in search and scheduling solutions for healthcare systems, and Banner Health is one of the largest nonprofit health systems...
Google Glass may not have panned out quite the way Google hoped when it first launched the smart glasses at its I/O conference in April 2012. But it’s finding new life in Google’s Glass at Work program, which partners with a variety of startups and...
While the concept of a Clinically Integrated Network (CIN) is easy to understand, actually building one is much more complex – and requires a high level of planning and strategy to execute properly. On April 27th from 1-2PM EST, Kyruus will host a webinar titled “Partnering...
A new study by the Palo Alto Medical Foundation reveals that doctors spend 51 percent of their time on administrative tasks such as taking notes, filling out paperwork, refilling prescriptions, and taking phone calls. The study concluded that only 49 percent of their time is...