What You Should Know:– Medsphere Systems Corporation announced that Catholic Care Center of Bel Aire, Kansas, a Wichita suburb, will open a new senior behavioral health hospital with the company’s Wellsoft electronic health record (EHR) and RCM Cloud revenue cycle management solutions.–…
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Mike Szczesny, Owner and VP of EDCO Awards & SpecialtiesHiring and retaining top-quality candidates in the healthcare sector has been a significant challenge. Aside from the risk of working around patients infected with diseases,…
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In November, AWS announced that it was launching a new accelerator to support startups that develop technology aimed at helping the healthcare sector address its challenges with workforce deployment, retention and training.
The company unveiled…
Roy Schoenberg, president and CEO of Amwell
As the emergency nature of Covid-19 has waned and the U.S. has begun unwinding its pandemic-era mindset, the market hasn’t been very kind to telehealth companies. Stock prices…
What You Should Know:– Today, Verizon announced it was awarded a 12-year contract worth $2.5 billion to help the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) modernize its network– Verizon is driving $700 million in cost…
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What You Should Know:– Phenomix Sciences (Phenomix), a precision medicine biotechnology company that brings data intelligence to the treatment of obesity, announces today the launch of its first therapy selection test, the My Phenome…
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This is the final episode in Season 1 of the MedCity Pivot Podcast, which focused on chronic disease management. In our final episode, we speak to Paul Markovich, CEO of BlueShield of California, which…
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What You Should Know:Uber Health, Uber’s healthcare arm, today announced same-day prescription delivery on its HIPAA-supported, centralized platform.For the first time, those using Uber Health—including healthcare providers and health plans—will be able to manage prescription…
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New York-based health technology company Florence, which focuses on clinical capacity management, launched with $20 million seed funding. GV (Google Ventures), Thrive Capital and Salesforce Ventures led the round, with participation from Atento Capital, BoxGroup…
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Receiving telehealth services for opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with reduced odds for fatal overdose among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry. Researchers from the Centers for…
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