In November 2021, California-based virtual reality therapeutic company AppliedVR became the first medical extended reality (XR) company to be granted FDA De Novo clearance for a virtual reality healthcare product. AppliedVR’s RelieVRx (formerly EaseVRx) is…
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Welcome to the September edition of Digital Health Digest! This month, we cover groundbreaking developments, from Particle Health’s legal battle against Epic to hologram doctor visits at West Cancer Center and Neuralink’s latest FDA…
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Highmark, an insurer in Pennsylvania, will now cover AppliedVR’s RelieVRx, a device for chronic low back pain, the companies announced Monday. This makes Highmark the first commercial insurer to cover the device.
RelieVRx is an…
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What You Should Know:
– Highmark, a commercial health insurance plan, has announced coverage for RelieVRx, a virtual reality-based therapy for chronic low back pain.
– This landmark decision makes RelieVRx accessible to over four million…
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What You Should Know:
– AppliedVR, an immersive therapeutics (ITx) pioneer advancing a novel, virtual reality-based approach to medicine, today announced results from a secondary analysis of a large randomized controlled trial (RCT) that evaluated…
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What You Should Know:
– AppliedVR, a leader in immersive therapeutic solutions, has announced the launch of their flagship product, RelieVRx®, into the workers’ compensation market. This FDA-authorized virtual reality (VR) program is the first…
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Millions of Americans struggle with ongoing pain from chronic conditions — a problem that costs the U.S. an estimated $635 billion each year and has played a key role in the country’s persisting opioid…
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Executives in the digital health space shared with MobiHealthNews the most notable events in healthcare in 2023, including generative AI moving into the mainstream, the rise of ChatGPT, the fall of SIlicon Valley Bank…
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AppliedVR expands its VA contract, enabling veterans access to RelieVRx, an FDA-cleared VR therapy for chronic low back pain. The eight-week, self-guided program utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy in immersive VR sessions. This collaboration with…
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California-based virtual reality therapeutic company AppliedVR announced it secured an expanded contract with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs via its Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning, dubbed VA Immersive, to provide veterans with…
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