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Pearl Raises $75M for VBC Enablement

Digital Health Wire

The Pearl Platform assists primary care providers participating in Medicare’s ACO REACH model with identifying patients who are driving expenses, then incentivizes them to deliver high-value care. Unlike many competing platforms, Pearl doesn’t require an EHR integration.

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Digital Inclusion As Upstream Health Investment

Health Populi

Enter the digital era, forcing a re-definition of what we mean by “infrastructure.” ” It is impossible to disconnect the so-called “care economy” from the larger macroeconomy in the U.S. Health care costs consume nearly one in every five dollars of the American economy.

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6 challenges healthtech can help us tackle – Pt.1

Digital Health Global

As the tools at our disposal change and the proportion of the population affected by chronic conditions exponentially increases, it is time for our approach to care to evolve into a preventative model. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are the obvious solution to the issue.

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HopeHealth turns around blood pressure and blood glucose problems with RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Lack of care opportunities due to transportation, limited primary care locations and inadequate income opportunities can send many patients running to the emergency department. "The RPM device then automatically submits this data to the EHR with a subsequent clinical pharmacist notification.

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Bonus Features – August 28, 2022 – Epic data shows only 5% of OD patients get tested for fentanyl, 40% of clinicians plan to add AI to their day-to-day work, and more

Healthcare IT Today

The latest survey from Definitive Healthcare found that about 40% of healthcare professionals plan to incorporate AI and machine learning into their daily operations in the next two years , while 73% of organizations already using AI plan to expand their use. Partnerships.

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The The Five Biggest Areas of Opportunity for Digital Health

The Digital Health Corner

Electronic health records (EHRs) and personal fitness trackers have helped create awareness through use. According to most recent statistics from the Office of the National Coordinator, use of EHRs has increased from 20% in 2004 to 87% in 2015. EHRs were designed as documentation centers for billing and regulatory purposes.

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Tech-enabled healthcare: What exactly is it? Funding, IPO's and Future Trends

Lloyd Price

Electronic health records (EHRs) : EHRs allow healthcare providers to access patients' medical records electronically. This can improve the efficiency and accuracy of care, as providers have access to all of the patient's relevant medical information in one place. billion, according to Deloitte.