Penn State Health announced this week that a subscription-based virtual care service, currently in beta with employers and educational institutions in central Pennsylvania, will expand access to patients statewide later in the year. WHY IT…
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To provide high-quality patient care, physicians and other clinicians need quick and easy access to patient records. Yet many health systems struggle to deliver comprehensive information in a consistent format precisely when it’s needed…
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Denver-based in-home care provider DispatchHealth announced it is partnering with Georgia-based healthcare system Emory Healthcare to provide patients in-home follow-up and high-acuity medical care. Through DispatchHealth, patients can request an in-home urgent care medical visit…
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By Jill McKeon
June 14, 2023 – Onix Group, a Kennett Square, Pennsylvania-based company that operates commercial real estate and provides management and consulting services, suffered a ransomware attack that resulted in a healthcare data breach.
The…
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In today’s dynamic healthcare landscape, asynchronous (“async”) care has revolutionized how patients and providers connect, enabling clinical communication without real-time interaction. As a physician who has experienced the transformative power of async care firsthand,…
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Walmart has partnered with Simple HealthKit, a diagnostics startup, to offer at-home testing kits for sexual wellness, diabetes detection, and respiratory health on its website. Customers can order the kits, perform the tests at…
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Nijay Patel, Chief Technology Officer, AmplifyMD
The shortage of physicians in America is a growing concern, with serious consequences for our nation’s hospitals. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) estimates a shortage of between…
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As a long-time innovator and Stanford and Harvard-trained physician and scientist, Dr. Daniel Kraft has seen how technological advancements impact patient care and has spoken extensively on the intersection of healthcare and technology. Kraft, who…
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Calif.-based diagnostics startup Simple HealthKit announced it is partnering with Walmart to make its home diagnostic test kits for diabetes, sexual wellness and respiratory wellness available to customers via the retail chain’s website. Simple HeathKit’s…
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Eating disorders affect nearly one in 10 Americans and have the second-highest mortality rate of all mental health disorders after opioid addiction. A new partnership aims to bring additional support to patients struggling with eating…
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