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 Apple unveils Watch Series 9 with new health features
MobiHealthNews - (Wednesday September 13, 2023) At a virtual event today, Apple unveiled the newest iteration of its wearable, the Apple Watch Series 9, which will allow users to access and log their healthcare data and control the Watch using…  News 9/13/23 – HIStalk
HIStalk - (Wednesday September 13, 2023) Top News From the Oracle earnings call, following a Q1 revenue miss, slowed cloud sales, and lowered expectations that sent shares down 13% on Tuesday: The company expects to sign two new Cerner contracts that are… |
 How 4 Mental Health Firms Want the DEA to Handle Virtual Prescribing of Controlled Substances – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Wednesday September 13, 2023) As the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) holds listening sessions this week for its proposed rule that rolls back Covid-19 flexibilities for the virtual prescribing of controlled substances, four mental health companies issued a letter…  Babylon Health’s CEO ‘Should Spend Some Time With Elizabeth Holmes’ – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Wednesday September 13, 2023) Much like the original fall of Babylon two and a half millennia ago, the collapse of Babylon Health was an inevitable end to an untenable empire. It grew too fast, without enough regard for patient… |
 Walgreens partners with value-based care platform Pearl Health
MobiHealthNews - (Tuesday September 12, 2023) Walgreens announced it is partnering with Pearl Health, which offers a technology platform for primary care practices in value-based care arrangements, to expand value-based care options in collaboration with primary care providers. Pearl Health offers…  Notable Launches ChatGPT-Like Assistant for Patients
HIT Consultant - (Tuesday September 12, 2023) What You Should Know: Notable, the leading automation platform for patient engagement and staff workflows, launched Notable Assistant, a first-of-its-kind patient assistant designed to expand access to healthcare information and services using large language models (LLMs)… |
 Walgreens, Pearl Health Partner to Expand Value-Based Care Delivery
HIT Consultant - (Tuesday September 12, 2023) Walgreens, Pearl Health Partner to Expand Value-Based Care Delivery What You Should Know: – Walgreens and Pearl Health, a provider enablement company has announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the expansion of value-based care in collaboration…  Bold Secures $17M to Expand Healthy Aging Platform with Medicare Plans
HIT Consultant - (Tuesday September 12, 2023) What You Should Know: Bold, a Los Angeles-based healthy aging platform raises $17M in Series A funding led by Rethink Impact, with participation from Samsung Next and existing investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Bio + Health,… |
 Mobile Phone–Based Interventions for Smoking Cessation Among Young People: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
JMIR mHealth and uHealth - (Tuesday September 12, 2023) Background: Mobile phone-based cessation interventions have emerged as a promising alternative for smoking cessation, while evidence of the efficacy of mobile phone-based smoking cessation programs among young people is mixed. Objective: This study aimed…  Amedisys shareholders approve $3.3B UnitedHealth union
MobiHealthNews - (Tuesday September 12, 2023) Shareholders of healthcare-at-home specialist Amedisys voted in favor of the roughly $3.3 billion pending acquisition by Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.The shareholders approved the adoption… |