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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. 9amHealth is addressing this challenge by providing affordable cardiometabolic care at scale and helping to manage the rising costs of GLP-1s for both patients and employers.

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Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Connected Health Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Video visits, temperature sensors and wearables can replace the need for clinic visits. The future will see chronic disease being managed more from homes and physicians' offices than in a hospital setting.

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Sampling technology for managing diabetes

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Diabetes is a critical health problem. More than 30 million Americans have diabetes – but 23 million of them, according to the CDC, are undiagnosed. It is estimated that 30% of the overweight adults have diabetes – and most diabetics are overweight. So what technologies are viewed as useful for the millions with diabetes?

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For older adults, the future of wearables is predictive

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The Quantified Self , coined in 2007 as a fringe concept , is now mainstream and migrating rapidly into personal health management. Diabetes insulin monitoring/dosing patches are in the marke t. category tags: wearables, smart watch , Technology - AARP. Our research report process is identifying more of those wearables.

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Today's staffing shortages make tech a must for the care of seniors

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Smart speakers placed in resident rooms can enable a two-way conversation with the front desk or care manager without unnecessary walks down long hallways , enabling “Are you okay, did you fall, are you joining today’s trip?” Here are three categories that can help optimize staff and improve care: Voice-enabled services.

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Technology Can Help Make Medication Management Smarter

Aging in Place Technology Watch

A special case, diabetes medication non-adherence is a critical health problem. It is estimated that 30% of the overweight adults have diabetes – and most diabetics are overweight. Further, as many as 50% of them do not take adequate medication to manage their blood sugar, accounting for $24.6 per month.

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Acronyms and References

Insulin Nation

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