News 5/1/24 – HIStalk
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Walmart Health announces that it will close its clinics and virtual care service, noting that it can no longer sustain a business model that is beset by rising costs and declining reimbursements. The…
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Walmart Health announces that it will close its clinics and virtual care service, noting that it can no longer sustain a business model that is beset by rising costs and declining reimbursements. The…
Continue ReadingThe MedCity Moves Podcast is back with another episode. During the April edition, Senior Reporter Katie Adams explores some of the executive appointments, promotions and exits occurring in the healthcare world over the past…
Continue ReadingNew York City-based startup Trovo Health, which offers an AI-powered platform backed by a multidisciplinary clinical team that assists providers with complex tasks, announced its launch with $15 million in seed funding.Oak HC/FT led…
Continue ReadingBoston-based wearable fitness company WHOOP announced it expanded its language offerings and global footprint, now shipping to 56 markets worldwide, including Hong Kong, Bahrain, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Israel, Taiwan and Kuwait.WHOOP’s wearable health…
Continue ReadingHEALTHTECH: How can healthcare organizations keep innovation at the forefront amid tight budgets and workforce constraints?LOWE: It’s a challenging balancing act. As leaders, we need to make sure that we’re not swayed by shiny objects or…
Continue ReadingBy Sara Heath
April 30, 2024 – More evidence is emerging indicating that generative AI helps lessen clinician burden by drafting patient portal message responses—but only if there’s a clinician there to review the response before…
Continue ReadingIntegrating video clips in the discharge process may enhance patients’ understanding and awareness of their condition. To determine the effect of video clip-integrated discharge discussion on patient comprehension of atrial fibrillation (AF) and deep…
Continue ReadingTeletherapy company Talkspace announced the launch of a Behavioral Health Consortium, an offering allowing clinicians to refer insured members with high-acuity needs to in-network specialty care providers for alcoholism, substance use and eating disorder…
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– Walmart announced today the difficult decision to close all 51 Walmart Health centers and discontinue its virtual care offering. This comes after five years of operation for the health centers.
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Continue ReadingAt present, pharmacogenomic tests are not available for all medications and are not widely employed as preventive measures in patient care. Globally, health insurance often does not even cover pharmacogenomic tests. This may change…
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