The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has developed a toolkit that gathers community engagement, health IT standards, infrastructure, interoperability and governance information to help support communities working to achieve health equity.WHY IT…
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Editor’s note: This story is based on an interview at Abarca Forward, a conference that was hosted by Abarca Health, a pharmacy benefit manager last week in San Juan, Puerto Rico. MedCity News’ Editor-in-Chief…
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Copenhagen-based digital health company Dawn Health announced a strategic partnership with pharma giant Novartis to develop a chronic condition management platform. Under the collaboration, Dawn and Novartis will build remote monitoring and management tools for…
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The medical industry is far from achieving racial health equity, according to a new report from Accenture. But it could be. The report, which outlines some of the stark racial health disparities still plaguing…
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The home is re-emerging as the preferred place for patient care. Accelerated by the pandemic, a growing number of patients view the home as a more comfortable, safe, and convenient environment in which to…
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Heather Bassett, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, XSOLISToday’s relationship between payers and providers is more fraught than ever. With a history of transactional, often adversarial, fee-for-service contract negotiations, it’s no wonder that the healthcare industry…
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What You Should Know:– Aledade today announced the acquisition of Curia, a leader in value-based care analytics using practical applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize the targeting of patient care and engagement programs….
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Blue Shield of California (BSC) created its Wellvolution platform, a collection of wellbeing apps, with the intention of helping members with their diet, exercise, sleep and overall health. But until last month, it has…
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Ashish Kachru, CEO, DataLinkThe new healthcare realm of value-based care (VBC), designed to reward healthcare providers with incentive payments for the quality of care and patient outcomes not simply the volume of services provided,…
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About 40% of Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana (PHP) members don’t have a primary care physician. The health plan aims to change that through a new partnership.
PHP announced last week that it is…
