Following conversations in Washington and state capitals, the American Telemedicine Association published its new Health Data Privacy Principles this week. They’re meant to address concerns about state privacy laws governing consumer health data, according to…
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On Thursday, the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions announced that it will begin conducting strike authorization votes among its 85,000 members starting next Monday and going through September 13.
The coalition represents about half of…
In this video, two experts at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Tennessee describe how they implemented value-based care from the provider’s point of view. They distinguish provider-led from payer-led bundles, reveal how VUMC…
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We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Information Services Support Specialist position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position…
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Viome Life Sciences announced it closed a $86.5 million oversubscribed Series C funding round, bringing its total raise to $175 million. Bold Capital and Khosla Ventures participated in the round alongside existing and new investors.
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Today, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst), the largest not- for-profit health plan in the mid-Atlantic region, and Ryse Health (Ryse), an operator of specialized cardiometabolic health clinics, announced a first of its kind quality improvement…
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Faculty at Washington University in St. Louis have released a tool called the Social Media Use Scale, which can use information about various types of social media to develop insights about user personality and…
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PacBio, a developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions and GeneDx, a provider in delivering improved health outcomes through genomic and clinical insights, today announced a research collaboration with the University…
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We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Epic Application Analyst/Coordinator position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was…
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Amazon Clinic expands its telemedicine service to all 50 states and Washington, DC.
The company had postponed the expansion by several weeks due to lawmaker concerns about its method of collecting and sharing…
