Connected Health Pulse

Leveraging Trust, Showing Humility: How Health Care Organizations Can Serve Consumers – A New Read from McKinsey

Health Populi

APRIL 23, 2024

In this health consumer update, McKinsey spoke with three consumer marketing experts from other industries to learn best practices on how best to “be there” for consumers — in other words, meeting people where they are. The first bar chart from the report tells us that most U.S.

Mental health

Mental health Patient Experience Digital Health Telehealth

How virtual primary care can amplify value for providers and patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 15, 2024

Primary care physicians are the heart of healthcare delivery in the United States. In addition to providing many crucial health services, they are the traffic cop to all the other forms of healthcare throughout a health system. You contend virtual primary care can amplify value in several ways.

Primary Care

Primary Care Mental health Patient Experience Telemedicine

Geisinger doubles down on collaboration with Best Buy Health, Geek Squad to support tech-driven care in the home

FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

. | Geisinger's pilot program with Best Buy's Geek Squad resulted in quicker access to care, better adherence to care plans and more positive outcomes for chronic care patients, the organizations said.

More hybrid virtual care and asynchronous telemedicine on the way for 2024

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 2, 2024

Now that telemedicine is a mainstream method for healthcare delivery, C-suite executives and health IT leaders at provider organizations must keep a sharp eye on trends in virtual care. We discussed further adoption, the hybrid care model , chronic care management, worksite healthy clinics and asynchronous telemedicine.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Primary Care Digital Health Telehealth

Partnering Up in the Health Care Ecosystem to Drive Transformation – for Organizations and Health Consumers Alike

Health Populi

AUGUST 22, 2022

“Partnerships, including JVs and alliances with other healthcare organizations and with new entrants, are just one way to access new capabilities, unlock speed to market, and achieve capital, scale, and operational efficiencies” in health care transformations.

Life Science

Life Science Primary Care Patient Experience Health Data

Telehealth helps address many key chronic care management challenges

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A long and deeply-reported feature story in The Washington Post on Tuesday put a spotlight on the stark effect that an epidemic of chronic illness is taking on too many millions of Americans. is "aging and stretched thin," with the country needing "thousands more primary care doctors."

Telehealth

Telehealth Telemedicine Primary Care Interoperability

From Evolution to Innovation, from Health Care to Health: How Health Plans With Collaborators Are Re-Defining the Industry

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

As a constant observer and advisor across the health/care ecosystem, for me the concept of a “health plan” in the U.S. Furthermore, health plan members now see themselves as medical bill payers, seeking value and consumer-level services for their health insurance premium investment. and ChatGPT.

Primary Care

Primary Care Medicare Medical Billing Public Health

SCAN Group Makes Strategic Investment in Dina

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

SCAN Group , a mission-driven organization whose holdings include SCAN Health Plan , one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans, has made its latest strategic investment in Dina.

Medicare

Medicare Digital Health Health IT Healthcare IT

At Providence, RPM is improving patient health and reducing provider workload

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2024

Providence, a 52-hospital health system based in Renton, Washington, views digital innovation as an important vehicle to overcoming industrywide challenges and transforming care delivery for the betterment of the communities it serves. " Dr. Kenneth W.

EHR

EHR Primary Care Patient Experience Digital Health

Automating and integrating RPM boosts BP care for Prisma Health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 20, 2024

Prisma Health is the largest healthcare provider organization in South Carolina. It had encountered a problem while trying to gather patient biometrics and manage their clinical needs: fragmentation. " PROPOSAL Prisma Health looked to vendor HealthSnap for help.

Primary Care

Primary Care EHR Healthcare IT

How RPM can scale and sustain CMS' hospital at home program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 25, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services just released data on its Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative , which thus far has admitted 11,159 patients suffering from respiratory infections, heart failure and severe sepsis. Karin Schifter-Maor is CEO of Essence SmartCare, a senior and chronic care technology and services company.

Digital Health

Digital Health Patient Experience Healthcare IT Nursing

Health Consumers Want More Support from Healthcare – At Retail Experience Levels

Health Populi

OCTOBER 1, 2022

As consumers learn to appreciate and patronize retail touchpoints, entertainment, and financial management via omnichannel platforms, patients and health citizens are seeking more enchanting service levels for their health care. patients continue to morph into health/care consumers.

Mental health

Mental health Patient Experience

Retail Clinics’ Growing Role in Health Care and Prescription Drug Sales

Health Populi

MAY 22, 2023

“It seemed like an odd pairing: shampoo and a throat swab,” observes a new report on the growth of retail health from Definitive Healthcare. ” the report asks and answers: because they are filling consumers’ demand for more cost-effective care and transparent and fixed pricing. One-half of U.S.

Digital Health

Digital Health Primary Care Patient Experience Connected Health

Consider Remote Patient Monitoring for Chronic Care Management

Clear Arch Health

MAY 2, 2023

Considering the degree to which people suffer from hypertension, arthritis, COPD, diabetes, obesity, mobility impairment and heart disease, a number of these same adults are likely living with more than one chronic condition, creating an ever-increasing burden on U.S. What is Chronic Care Management (CCM)?

Medicare

Medicare Health Data Primary Care Connected Care

CoachCare Acquires Verustat

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

Fourth Acquisition Bolsters Remote Patient Monitoring Company’s Presence in Primary Care and Cardiology CoachCare , a leading remote patient monitoring (RPM) and virtual health company, has acquired Nashville, Tennessee-based RPM company Verustat , for an undisclosed amount. Verustat was advised by pH Partners and Hughey Business Law.

Remote care

Remote care Primary Care Accountable Care Leadership

InterSystems Helps Pria Improve Patient Outcomes and Streamline At-Home Care Delivery with Health Connect Cloud

Digital Health Global

APRIL 11, 2023

Cloud-based patient-centric care platform integrates with electronic medical records to manage chronic care CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS With Pria, providers, patients, and family caregivers can access a suite of health management tools to help them monitor and manage all aspects of their prescribed care plans.

Nursing

Nursing Interoperability Medicare FHIR

The Digital Transformation of Patients – Update from Rock Health and Stanford

Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic accelerated digital transformation of organizations, including health care providers. Rock Health and Stanford commissioned an online survey among 7,980 U.S. But the big growth areas were for live video telemedicine, wearable tech, and digital health tracking.

Digital Health

Digital Health Mental health Health Data Telemedicine

Evernorth Acquires Bright.md Technology Platform, Enhances MDLIVE’s Virtual Care Experience for Patients and Clinicians

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In addition, MDLIVE is enhancing its virtual primary care service to include health coaching for patients with chronic conditions. “Ultimately, this will help patients get care faster and facilitate more meaningful patient-provider interactions that improve health.”

Primary Care

Primary Care Digital Health Healthcare IT Health IT

How RPM can solve many patient and provider problems in rural areas

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 20, 2023

Telemedicine in these areas provides chronic patients, for example, with access to medical specialists without traveling an extended distance, and can allow providers to identify particular social determinants of health such as lack of access to food. What is the state of remote patient monitoring in rural settings?

Nursing

Nursing Public Health Telemedicine Telehealth

Welldoc Receives 11th 510(k) Clearance from FDA for Award-Winning Diabetes Platform BlueStar®

Digital Health Global

AUGUST 23, 2023

A Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)-Informed Bolus Insulin Dose Calculator added to Welldoc’s diabetes digital health platform, BlueStar ® COLUMBIA, Md.–(BUSINESS This feature enhances BlueStar’s existing digital coaching capabilities, which guide dietary and lifestyle decisions and assist individuals in self-managing their diabetes.

Digital Health

Digital Health Leadership

Ardent Health Services implements RPM to cut across all touchpoints

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 9, 2023

Nashville-based Ardent Health Services says it will roll out a new remote care platform from Cadence to help its providers better manage chronic conditions such as hypertension, congestive heart failure, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. WHY IT MATTERS. " THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

Remote care

Remote care Healthcare IT Medicare Digital Health

Bonus Features – April 7, 2024 – 86% of health systems had at least 10% of nurses quit in 2023, 25% of providers intend to deploy generative AI for patient engagement, plus 21 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 7, 2024

A Nursa survey found 86% of health systems had 10% or more of their nursing staff quit in 2023. Partnerships Kyruus Health announced Kyruus Connect for Payers is now available on Google Cloud Marketplace. Care Directions launched StrokeCP, a care management tool for stroke survivors powered by Carium.

Nursing

Nursing Psychiatry Healthcare IT Primary Care

Examining the Influence of DrKumo’s Patient Monitoring in Mitigating Hospital Readmissions among Chronic Patients

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 25, 2024

Disclaimer: This overview of DrKumo’s patient monitoring system in reducing hospital readmissions for chronic patients reflects general industry observations and may not predict specific outcomes. Hospital readmissions among chronic patients are often due to inadequate management and follow-up care.

HIPAA

HIPAA EHR Interoperability Patient Experience

Encore Health Group and Affiliates Experiences Significant Success with eClinicalWorks V12 and healow Patient Engagement Solutions

Digital Health Global

JULY 20, 2023

Chronic pain management provider utilizes digital health IT solutions across the organization for improved workflows WESTBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS The practice provides a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to pain management, tailoring services to meet the unique needs of each patient.

Pain management

Pain management Chronic pain management EHR Medical Billing

HIMSS to showcase Community Care Outcomes Maturity Model at HIMSS23

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 16, 2023

The 2023 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition kicks off in Chicago on Monday, and among all the many other health and tech news that will be made there, HIMSS will officially debut its newest maturity model, designed to focus on IT innovation in the non-acute spaces where most care is delivered.

EMR

EMR Digital Health Primary Care Healthcare IT

Yonsei University Health System’s Connect-DTx initiative: transforming patient care and medical access

Digital Health Global

JANUARY 23, 2024

Yonsei University Health System (YUHS) is taking a groundbreaking step in expanding access to medical care by incorporating digital therapeutic devices (DTx) into patients’ daily lives. Somzz provides cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-1), a standard treatment for chronic insomnia patients.

EMR

EMR Digital Health

The Coronavirus Pandemic Turbocharged Digital Health Investment in 2020

Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2020

2020 will be remembered for disruption and dislocation on many fronts; among the major blips in the year will be it remembered as the largest funding year for digital health recorded, according to Rock Health’s report on the 3Q2020 digital health funding. based digital health start-ups adding up $9.4 This is $1.2

Digital Health

Digital Health Life Science Public Health Telehealth

Welldoc Earns 2023 BIG Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award

Digital Health Global

MARCH 23, 2023

.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Welldoc®, a digital health leader revolutionizing chronic care, today announced that it has been named a winner in the 2023 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards program presented by the Business Intelligence Group.

Digital Health

Digital Health healthcare technology Health Data

Can a Food-As-Medicine App Extend Chronic Health Management at the Grocery Store?

Health Populi

MARCH 28, 2022

The philosophy underneath Foogal is that “Our health is in our hands,” and the best medicine we have is food. These are to prevent disease, to reduce health care costs, to manage autoimmune conditions, and to promote well-being. There is a four-fold mission behind Foogal, set out in the second graphic.

Life Science

Life Science mHealth Primary Care Pharmaceuticals

Home Health AI: Predicting Illness and Preventing Hospitalizations

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 5, 2024

The following is a guest article by Shveta Mangal, CEO at VitaWerks In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare environment, the concept of home as an “extension of care” is gaining traction, ushering in a new era of patient-centered support. AI has emerged as a game-changer in the realm of home health care.

Health Data

Health Data Leadership Healthcare IT Telemedicine

What Is CPT Code 99457

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 24, 2024

.” In the dynamic landscape of modern healthcare, staying abreast of the latest developments in medical billing and coding is paramount for healthcare providers seeking to optimize patient care delivery and revenue generation.

Medicare

Medicare Medical Billing EHR Telehealth

The Next-Normal Health Care Consumer After the Pandemic

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The report gives us insights into the next-normal health consumer, which I’ll discuss in today’s post. Health and well-being. Self-care became a priority for most consumers in the early phase of the pandemic. Play and entertainment, and.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Telehealth Digital Health Public Health

Season Health Announces Strategic Asset Acquisition from Wellory to Expand Clinical Network of Registered Dietitians and Insurance Coverage

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Season Health , the leading integrated food-as-medicine platform, today announced the closing of a strategic acquisition of clinical assets from Wellory , one of the largest networks of registered dietitians in the country providing medical nutrition therapy to patients nationwide.

Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Health IT

MaineGeneral hits congestive heart failure readmission rate of 0% using RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 23, 2022

MaineGeneral Health in Augusta had high, rising readmission rates for congestive heart failure. In January 2020, the organization launched a remote patient monitoring pilot, working with vendor Health Recovery Solutions to monitor CHF patients after discharge from the hospital. Laura Mrazik, MaineGeneral Health.

Primary Care

Primary Care Telehealth HIPAA Patient Experience

Validic Integrates with Smart Meter Cellular-enabled Connected Health Devices

Digital Health Global

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

a market-leading digital health and personalized care company, continues to expand its healthcare IoT platform with the integration of Smart Meter. “The addition of Smart Meter cellular-enabled health monitoring devices to our ecosystem offers another option to help people focus on their health and live their best lives.”

Connected Health

Connected Health Remote care Digital Health Health Data

The next investment priorities for telehealth, RPM and connected health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

When it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic and health IT, if there's just one thing that everyone can agree on, it's that telehealth has gone mainstream. These factors shot telehealth and related technologies and services like connected health and remote patient monitoring through the stratosphere.

Connected Health

Connected Health Telehealth Telemedicine Leadership

Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Connected Health Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Video visits, temperature sensors and wearables can replace the need for clinic visits. The future will see chronic disease being managed more from homes and physicians' offices than in a hospital setting.

EMR

EMR FHIR Telehealth Leadership

A Profile of People in Medicare Advantage Plans – HealthMine’s Survey of “Digital Immigrants”

Health Populi

AUGUST 21, 2019

There are over 60 million enrollees in Medicare in 2019, and fully one-third are in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Advantage enrollment is fast-growing, shown in the first chart where over 22 million people were in MA plans in January 2019. Medicare Advantage members note an overall dissatisfaction with health care portals.

Medicare

Medicare Mobile Health HIPAA Digital Health

Americans Rationing Healthcare in the Inflationary Era; Out-of-Pocket Expenses Are the Concern

Health Populi

AUGUST 8, 2022

cut back on healthcare due to costs in the first half of 2022, according to the latest poll on health care costs form Gallup and West Health , gauging Americans’ financial health in June 2022. had delayed care or prescription meds between January and June 2022. Nearly 100 million people in the U.S.

Primary Care

Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Health Policy

Memorial Healthcare System grows its telehealth offering to 61 programs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Before the widespread adoption of telemedicine technology, there were several problems that hindered the delivery of healthcare services for most healthcare organizations. THE PROBLEM One of the main problems was access to healthcare, particularly with working families and those with chronic conditions.

Telehealth

Telehealth EHR Primary Care Telemedicine

Omada Health Becomes the First Fully-Digital Company to Earn URAC Accreditation for Musculoskeletal (MSK) Care

Digital Health Global

AUGUST 1, 2023

The Omada for MSK program is designed to improve timely access to high-quality MSK care. MSK conditions affect more than one in two adults and cost our healthcare system over $380 billion—more than diabetes, heart disease, or any other chronic condition. In the U.S., In the U.S., In fact, 17.8% reported depression. In fact, 17.8%

Digital Health

Digital Health Telehealth Primary Care Leadership

ScionHealth to launch RPM for chronic care at 79 hospitals

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 25, 2022

Louisville-based ScionHealth system, the combined LifePoint Health and Kindred Healthcare delivery network, and Cadence, a New York-based healthcare technology company, are implementing a remote patient monitoring platform starting with 18 community hospitals in 12 states. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

Telehealth

Telehealth Healthcare IT healthcare technology

Optimizing Chronic Disease Outcomes with RPM Technology

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 12, 2024

Chronic diseases pose a significant challenge to the healthcare industry, affecting millions worldwide and demanding ongoing management and treatment. These conditions can range from diabetes and hypertension to cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory disorders, and cancer.

Interoperability

Interoperability EHR Telehealth HIPAA

Weekly Roundup – February 24, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Which Health IT Trends Deserve Even More Attention ? Read more… Introducing Designing for Health. Joseph’s Health wanted clinicians spending more time with patients and less time looking up CPT codes online. Read more… Using Predictive Analytics to Improve Care and Identify Suicide Risk.

Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Interoperability EHR Health IT

Leveraging Trust, Showing Humility: How Health Care Organizations Can Serve Consumers – A New Read from McKinsey

How virtual primary care can amplify value for providers and patients

Trending Sources

Geisinger doubles down on collaboration with Best Buy Health, Geek Squad to support tech-driven care in the home

More hybrid virtual care and asynchronous telemedicine on the way for 2024

Partnering Up in the Health Care Ecosystem to Drive Transformation – for Organizations and Health Consumers Alike

Telehealth helps address many key chronic care management challenges

From Evolution to Innovation, from Health Care to Health: How Health Plans With Collaborators Are Re-Defining the Industry

SCAN Group Makes Strategic Investment in Dina

At Providence, RPM is improving patient health and reducing provider workload

Automating and integrating RPM boosts BP care for Prisma Health

How RPM can scale and sustain CMS' hospital at home program

Health Consumers Want More Support from Healthcare – At Retail Experience Levels

Retail Clinics’ Growing Role in Health Care and Prescription Drug Sales

Consider Remote Patient Monitoring for Chronic Care Management

CoachCare Acquires Verustat

InterSystems Helps Pria Improve Patient Outcomes and Streamline At-Home Care Delivery with Health Connect Cloud

The Digital Transformation of Patients – Update from Rock Health and Stanford

Evernorth Acquires Bright.md Technology Platform, Enhances MDLIVE’s Virtual Care Experience for Patients and Clinicians

How RPM can solve many patient and provider problems in rural areas

Welldoc Receives 11th 510(k) Clearance from FDA for Award-Winning Diabetes Platform BlueStar®

Ardent Health Services implements RPM to cut across all touchpoints

Bonus Features – April 7, 2024 – 86% of health systems had at least 10% of nurses quit in 2023, 25% of providers intend to deploy generative AI for patient engagement, plus 21 more stories

Examining the Influence of DrKumo’s Patient Monitoring in Mitigating Hospital Readmissions among Chronic Patients

Encore Health Group and Affiliates Experiences Significant Success with eClinicalWorks V12 and healow Patient Engagement Solutions

HIMSS to showcase Community Care Outcomes Maturity Model at HIMSS23

Yonsei University Health System’s Connect-DTx initiative: transforming patient care and medical access

The Coronavirus Pandemic Turbocharged Digital Health Investment in 2020

Welldoc Earns 2023 BIG Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award

Can a Food-As-Medicine App Extend Chronic Health Management at the Grocery Store?

Home Health AI: Predicting Illness and Preventing Hospitalizations

What Is CPT Code 99457

The Next-Normal Health Care Consumer After the Pandemic

Season Health Announces Strategic Asset Acquisition from Wellory to Expand Clinical Network of Registered Dietitians and Insurance Coverage

MaineGeneral hits congestive heart failure readmission rate of 0% using RPM

Validic Integrates with Smart Meter Cellular-enabled Connected Health Devices

The next investment priorities for telehealth, RPM and connected health

Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

A Profile of People in Medicare Advantage Plans – HealthMine’s Survey of “Digital Immigrants”

Americans Rationing Healthcare in the Inflationary Era; Out-of-Pocket Expenses Are the Concern

Memorial Healthcare System grows its telehealth offering to 61 programs

Omada Health Becomes the First Fully-Digital Company to Earn URAC Accreditation for Musculoskeletal (MSK) Care

ScionHealth to launch RPM for chronic care at 79 hospitals

Optimizing Chronic Disease Outcomes with RPM Technology

Weekly Roundup – February 24, 2024

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