Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). Since some digital health tools will inevitably be subject to regulation while many will not, the agency has previously issued a high-level plan for streamlining its processes.

Digital Health 113

Digital Health Healthcare Innovation Meaningful Use Primary Care 113

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 10, 2021

Virtual pharmacies have become an increasingly large sector of the digital health marketplace in recent years, with Amazon launching Amazon Pharmacy this past year after acquiring PillPack in 2018. And that program may be expanding.

Telehealth 206

Telehealth Primary Care Healthcare IT Digital Health 206

Health Populi

APRIL 9, 2018

consumers rank supermarkets, fast food chains, retailers, and banks as their top performing industries for experience according to the 2018 Temkin Experience Ratings. Peoples’ experience with health plans rank at the bottom of the roster, on par with rental cars and TV/Internet service providers.

Telehealth 168

Telehealth Primary Care Patient Experience Digital Health 168

Health Populi

JULY 26, 2022

With PillPack, I wrote here in June 2018 that Amazon got 50 U.S. As we all grapple with what this means at this preliminary stage and then what could evolve over time, I focus on the dual aspect of the opportunity: is this about primary care or is this about data? bn and MGM Studios for $8.5 To be sure, it’s both.

Primary Care 412

Primary Care Digital Health BioTech Medicare 412

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

There’s no mistaking that more Supercenters are located in areas with greater levels of people without insurance based on data from 2019 (Walmart store location count) and 2018 (uninsured rates). Indeed, outpatient and ambulatory care is the New Black for hospitals and health care.

Mental health 317

Mental health Primary Care Medical Billing Connected Health 317

Digital Health Global

MAY 9, 2023

This funding will support Kanabo’s UK market expansion, further developing its telehealth offering, and accelerating the integration of additional treatments into its digital health platform and medical cannabis product line.

Chronic pain management 88

Chronic pain management Pain management Digital Health Primary Care 88

Digital Health Global

APRIL 12, 2023

As a practicing board-certified primary care physician, Dr. Ward has experienced firsthand the frustration that providers and patients face when it comes to navigating data accessibility and usability challenges. Read her Q&A to learn more about Dr. Ward’s role at Particle.

Interoperability 88

Interoperability Primary Care Digital Health Health Information 88

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 8, 2021

From 2010 to 2018, emissions from the U.S. They calculated the average distance between patients' home addresses and their assigned primary care clinics, and used Oregon Department of Transportation data about how individuals run errands to estimate what percentage of in-person trips were taken by car. WHY IT MATTERS.

Telehealth 207

Telehealth Primary Care Mental health Healthcare IT 207

Digital Health Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The acquisition of Express Scripts in 2018 also made Cigna one of the biggest names in pharmacy benefits, and its Evernorth health services arm has been adding more fuel to the fire. The post Cigna and Humana Eye Blockbuster Merger appeared first on Digital Health Wire. members – 3x more than Cigna.

Medicare 59

Medicare Primary Care Digital Health 59

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). Since some digital health tools will inevitably be subject to regulation while many will not, the agency has previously issued a high-level plan for streamlining its processes.

Digital Health 60

Digital Health Healthcare Innovation Meaningful Use Primary Care 60

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). Since some digital health tools will inevitably be subject to regulation while many will not, the agency has previously issued a high-level plan for streamlining its processes.

Digital Health 60

Digital Health Healthcare Innovation Meaningful Use Primary Care 60

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). Since some digital health tools will inevitably be subject to regulation while many will not, the agency has previously issued a high-level plan for streamlining its processes.

Digital Health 60

Digital Health Healthcare Innovation Meaningful Use Primary Care 60

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). Since some digital health tools will inevitably be subject to regulation while many will not, the agency has previously issued a high-level plan for streamlining its processes.

Digital Health 60

Digital Health Healthcare Innovation Meaningful Use Primary Care 60

Digital Health Global

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

These include the increasing adoption of digital health services, a favorable consumer base, and significant investment. Furthermore, the growing demand for remote patient monitoring and advancements in digital communication technology that enhances healthcare services are anticipated to fuel market growth in the coming years.

Telehealth 68

Telehealth Digital Health Primary Care 68

Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Instead, digital health startups should try need-driven innovation. A decade ago, a wave of companies promised to transform people’s health by allowing them to track data about their eating, sleep, exercise, and other habits. The “move fast and break things” approach that works in tech doesn’t translate well to healthcare.

Digital Health 73

Digital Health Health Technology Primary Care Medical Technology 73

Lloyd Price

JUNE 6, 2018

Push Doctor, the UK’s largest digital health provider, opens a new Digital Health Campus to act as a focal point for the development of digital health in the UK. Push Doctor has grown rapidly from four employees in January 2016 to 118 today, and is expected to reach 170 by the end of 2018.

Digital Health 40

Digital Health Primary Care 40

Digital Health Global

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Backed up by Ek and other investors Daniel Ek and Hjalmar Nilsonne founded Neko Health in 2018, which has since received over €30 million in investment, mostly from Ek and his investment company, Prima Materia. The company expects its diagnostic abilities to improve over time. The company raised an additional SEK 51.5

Primary Care 167

Primary Care Digital Health 167

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Beyond the sheer scale of patient volumes reached during the pandemic, virtual care was adopted by physicians across specialties well beyond primary care. physicians worked in a practice that used telehealth versus 25% who did so in 2018, based on a new survey from the AMA. In 2020, 79% of U.S.

Telehealth 325

Telehealth General practice Primary Care Medicare 325

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 18, 2020

Discussion on the definitions for telehealth, telecare, telemedicine and other terms under the digital health and care umbrella is always required, and will be discussed in greater detail during the HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Digital Event taking place on 7-11 September 2020. Scaling up technology tools.

Telecare 188

Telecare Digital Health Telehealth General practice 188

Health Populi

JUNE 22, 2018

Sleep, too, or lack thereof, is top-of-mind for so many consumers: there was a growing category of sleep-assisting digital health tools featured at the 2018 CES, which I covered here in the Huffington Post. One-third of people cite mental health as a goal, closely followed by improving finances.

Mental health 207

Mental health Primary Care Digital Health Patient Experience 207

Health Populi

JULY 29, 2022

Zocdoc launched a data ecosystem enabled through application programming interfaces to streamline care coordination and referrals between primary care providers and specialists, aiming to provide consumers with a better experience and more convenient care access. billion in 2018. government would have saved $2.6

Digital Health 207

Digital Health Telemedicine Primary Care Telehealth 207

Digital Health Global

JULY 31, 2023

–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Kandu Health , Inc., a digital health company that is changing the course of stroke recovery and post-acute care, today announced preliminary outcomes from the first 40 stroke survivors served by its program. 2018 Oct;27(10):2632-2640. link] t h.com. Ramchand P, et al. 2018.05.035.

Mental health 88

Mental health Primary Care Digital Health Medicare 88

Health Populi

OCTOBER 24, 2022

> adults have an active Amazon Prime membership (adjacent to One Medical’s primary care services), and that 42% of Americans shop at a Walmart location every week. Contrast those statistics with the fact that fewer than 2% of Americans are treated at any given health system. Walmart) to do so, as well.

Pharmaceuticals 132

Pharmaceuticals Primary Care Mental health Public Health 132

Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2022

Walgreens launched Find Care Now in 2018. In 2019, Find Care expanded services for consumers to manage chronic health conditions addressing asthma, COPD, and diabetes. Jasper launched just over one year ago , spinning out of 7wireVentures and Redesign Health.

Mental health 156

Mental health Digital Health Patient Experience Connected Health 156

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Our homes are evolving into our health hubs — truly our “medical homes,” which have been formally defined as a primary care gatekeeper’s office. Why should that be, in a physical sense?

Primary Care 282

Primary Care Telehealth Patient Experience Mobile Health 282

Health Populi

JANUARY 31, 2018

Omron has been one of the few consumer-facing digital health companies that has taken the long-view and done the work to file for FDA clearance for a medical-grade technology that mainstream consumers can use. After mental health and diabetes, heart apps rank as the third largest categories for medical apps on the market in 2017.

Digital Health 204

Digital Health Connected Health Public Health Mental health 204

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The deal also will see Ochsner implement vendor Epic’s electronic health record. In addition to gaining access to Ochsner’s telemedicine capabilities, Rush’s hospitals and primary care clinics also will be able to tap into Ochsner’s billing practices and other support services. WHY IT MATTERS.

Telemedicine 111

Telemedicine EHR Connected Care Telehealth 111

Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 27, 2023

While structural and technological progress has indeed been slower than expected, there is no doubt the healthcare sector is experiencing a technology-driven evolution that slowly but inexorably, will change the way we handle our health.

Interoperability 88

Interoperability EHR Health Data Primary Care 88

Digital Health Today

MARCH 13, 2020

On March 4th, I attended the Digital Health Rewired conference in London on behalf of Digital Health Today. However, most sessions focused on the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). Coronavirus Creates an Opportunity to Accelerate Digital Transformation. In 2018, the NHS had an 8.5%

Digital Health 11

Digital Health Primary Care Healthcare Innovation Nursing 11

Lloyd Price

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Here are a few more lessons on digital transformation beyond 2018. In a digital health panel, Christopher Knerr, CEO of Mareana, shared that 2018 has been arguably the greatest year ever for digital health startups, with as much as $10 billion spent on acquisitions of 800 to 1,000 startups, with per-deal prices rising.

Life Science 40

Life Science Telemedicine Digital Health Primary Care 40

Enzyme Health

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Creating a New Healthcare [link] Touted as a podcast for primary care providers and healthcare leaders looking for fresh perspectives in value-based care, Creating a New Healthcare covers broad healthcare issues with an angle towards modern delivery methods. Check out some of the more recent and notable episodes below.

Telehealth 60

Telehealth Telemedicine Psychiatry General practice 60

Henry Kotula

JANUARY 2, 2019

While venture capital -backed startups in digital health offer opportunities to affect the cost and quality of care, often by challenging prevailing modes of care delivery, they pose potential risks to patient care and raise important questions for policy makers.

Digital Health 32

Digital Health Mobile Health Telemedicine Primary Care 32

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

The Humana-Kindred deal, the existing United Health Care conglomerate with insurer and provider services, and other providers under the payor umbrella, are further exemplars of this approach — becoming “ payviders ,” to cite the neologism favored by one of my recent podcast guests. by Spring Is Here!

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Accountable Care Health Policy 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

The Humana-Kindred deal, the existing United Health Care conglomerate with insurer and provider services, and other providers under the payor umbrella, are further exemplars of this approach — becoming “ payviders ,” to cite the neologism favored by one of my recent podcast guests. by Spring Is Here!

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Accountable Care Health Policy 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

The Humana-Kindred deal, the existing United Health Care conglomerate with insurer and provider services, and other providers under the payor umbrella, are further exemplars of this approach — becoming “ payviders ,” to cite the neologism favored by one of my recent podcast guests. Health Care Law and Consulting.

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Accountable Care Health Policy 60

Digital Health Today

AUGUST 7, 2019

The ReSET Prescription Digital Therapeutic (PDT), developed in collaboration with Sandoz, treats patients with Substance Use Disorder (SUD). The second milestone was when Pear signed a collaboration deal with Novartis to co-develop digital therapeutics for schizophrenia and multiple sclerosis in March 2018. DTX Europe.

Pharmaceuticals 70

Pharmaceuticals Digital Health Drug Development Primary Care 70

Health Populi

APRIL 11, 2018

The average health plan fetches a low +12 points, with Livongo scoring five times greater engagement. I noted the dismal consumer experience ratings of health plans earlier this week covering the 2018 Temkin Experience Ratings report here.

Public Health 132

Public Health Primary Care Connected Health Digital Health 132