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9amHealth Raises $9.5M Series A Extension Led by The Cigna Group Ventures to Expand to Employers Nationwide

Healthcare IT Today

These life-long treatments deliver impressive clinical outcomes but come with a high price tag, putting employers and healthcare insurers under pressure. Clinical outcomes show an impressive A1c reduction of 2.1 in patients with an A1c of 8% or greater, 14.5%

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Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Joyoti Goswami At Geisinger in Pennsylvania, a pilot program to bring care to the homes of older patients with complex healthcare needs has shown a 35% reduction in visits to the emergency department visits, a 40% drop in hospital admissions and an average annual savings of nearly $8,000 per patient.

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How the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) Is Transforming Healthcare

Waracle

This will have significant ramifications for the entire healthcare ecosystem, both in terms of the quality of healthcare patients receive and reduction of operational costs through IoMT implementation. The IoMT will provide a timely remedy to help address the added pressure on communities and healthcare providers.