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Thinking Value-Based Health Care at HLTH 2022 – A Call-to-Action

Health Populi

” I ask in an essay published today on Crossover Health’s website titled Value-Based Care: Driving a Social Contract of Trust and Health. Warren Buffett wrote Berkshire Hathaway shareholders in 2008, asserting that, “Price is what you pay. The answer: embrace value-based care. Value is what you get.”

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How Hims & Hers built a business entirely centered on telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Hims & Hers has grown rapidly across both of its lines – for men and for women – supporting care for many conditions that patients often feel uncomfortable talking about, including sexual health, mental health, contraception and hair loss. One of the big keys to the company's success has been telehealth.

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Telemedicine M&A trends moving into 2024

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The GAMMAs have actively been involved in the telemedicine sector as far back as 2008 and have accelerated the pace of investment in the sector. Google Health benefits from the full potential of Google's data and AI capabilities to enhance access to healthcare information for medical professionals.

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Health @ Retail – Prelude to GMDC SelfCare Summit with Updates from Hims & Hers, GoodRx, Sam’s Club and Amazon Care

Health Populi

Digital health has the potential to radically change the way people approach their wellness and, since launching in 2017, we’ve outpaced even our own expectations, delivering more than 1 million Hims & Hers products to our customers. FANGs & MAGA – Meet WaWa for Health, Walgreens and Walmart.

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Lifeguard Digital Health Partners with Pathways to Housing PA to Assist with Safer Living for Vulnerable Individuals in Philadelphia

Digital Health Global

A new partnership between Lifeguard Digital Health and Pathways to Housing PA provides safer living environments for those staying in SRAs. The organization instituted the Housing First model to provide immediate access to homes to anyone struggling with homelessness, mental health issues, or drug dependence.

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NHS Polyclinics: Labour Party plans for a 'Totally Digital NHS'

Lloyd Price

Keir Starmer has outlined the Labour party's plans to bring in a 'totally digital NHS' with polyclinics outlined as a key driver of their digital health vision. NHS polyclinics were first introduced in England in 2008 as part of a wider reform of the NHS. So what exactly are polyclinics?

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VA seeing substantial growth in telehealth, key patient engagement tools

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

VA was an early adopter of digital health tools and remains a leader within US health care in leveraging technology to enhance patient engagement. million veterans interacting with the site, including their personal health data, every month. VA is piloting a health chat feature as well. million Rx refill requests.