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Northwell Health Commits $1M to Fund Employee Ideas for Healthcare Innovation During Big Ideas Showcase

Digital Health Global

Since 2017, the Innovation Challenge event has served as a wonderful forum to showcase the novel approaches towards improving care which are developed by our Northwell colleagues,” said Richard Mulry , president and CEO of Northwell Holdings.

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Part One: A Look Back on Health IT in 2017

Mobile Health Matters

2017 was a roller-coaster ride for healthcare, marked by exciting innovation, damaging cyberattacks, periods of lulls and disruptive change. The biggest thing to happen to healthcare IT in 2017 was the advancement of the consumerization of healthcare, and the changing discourse around the patient as a consumer.

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VA, VHA, Verizon partner to increase rural veterans' telehealth access

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Working with the Veterans Health Administration's National Center for Collaborative Healthcare Innovation, the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System and Verizon Public Sector, the VA will be providing broadband connectivity directly to veterans living in remote areas nationwide.

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Ohio Chamber Health Benefit Program Partners with AndHealth to Expand Employee Access to Specialty Care

Digital Health Global

The Ohio Chamber is a vital resource to businesses in our state, and their OCHBP is a healthcare innovator and leader in advancing employee benefits. billion acquisition by McKesson in 2017. We are excited to bring world-class care to their members that will help people thrive,” said Scantland.

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Carta Healthcare Secures $20 Million Series B Funding to Help Additional Health Systems Improve Patient Care, Amid Challenging Global Economy, Pandemic Turbulence, and Downturn in VC Funding

Healthcare IT Today

Carta Healthcare currently serves 16 of the leading health systems in the United States, including Stanford University Medical Center, Common Spirit, UCSF, Mass General Brigham, to name a few. About Carta Healthcare. Founded in 2017, Carta Healthcare’s mission is to improve patient care by harnessing the value of clinical data.

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Baxter Highlights New Data at Kidney Week Indicating Sharesource Is Associated With a 77% Lower Risk of Home Dialysis Technique Failure

Digital Health Global

With products, digital health solutions and therapies available in more than 100 countries, Baxter’s employees worldwide are now building upon the company’s rich heritage of medical breakthroughs to advance the next generation of transformative healthcare innovations. 2017; 191:142-52. 2017; 40(7):328-334.

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3 Ways Consumers are Putting the Pressure on Health Plans

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Mike Pattwell, Principal Business Advisor, Value Based Care at Edifecs Consumers are at the heart of healthcare — their fears are forcing healthcare innovators to shift priorities to deliver consumer-centric digital health offerings. This is true today, tomorrow, and far into the future.