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 Report: Pharma R&D ROI Falls to Lowest Level in 13 Years
HIT Consultant - (Thursday February 16, 2023) What You Should Know:– Deloitte Centre for Health Solutions releases its thirteenth annual report, ‘Seize the Digital Momentum: Measuring the return from pharmaceutical innovation 2022’ that explores the performance of the biopharmaceutical industry (bio Pharma) and its ability to generate returns from investment in innovative new medicines.– Since 2021, much of the world has successfully adjusted to life where COVID-19 is more endemic as vaccines and treatments reduced the risk and severity of illness, however geopolitical turmoil and a global cost-of-living crisis have continued to drive serious instability in the health landscape.Pharmaceutical Innovation – Trends and Insights At a GlanceThis is…  Health equity hindered by SDOH coding roadblocks
Healthcare IT news - (Thursday February 16, 2023) A new American Health Information Management Association study aimed at finding a better understanding of the operational realities of how social determinants of health data is used in real-world healthcare scenarios, finding a lack of standardization, insufficient training and limited cross-sector use.WHY IT MATTERS |
 AI can be a big help to healthcare workers, but there are legal issues to consider
Healthcare IT news - (Thursday February 16, 2023) As burnout among healthcare workers continues to be a major concern, the use of artificial intelligence, EHRs and other automation tools may be able to have a positive impact on hospitals and health systems.When it comes to artificial intelligence, some legal issues arise. That’s why we interviewed Carly Koza, an authority on this topic and Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney associate. Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney is a national law firm with 450 attorneys and government relations professionals across 15 offices representing companies including 50 of the Fortune 100.  From Telemedicine to Complete Virtual Care and Beyond
HIT Consultant - (Thursday February 16, 2023) Michael Gorton, CEO of Recuro HealthTelemedicine has helped improve the quality of life of patients in every corner of the world and has been successfully utilized to provide convenient care to people with limited or no access to health services. Today, worldwide digital interconnectivity is growing, enabling telehealth to advance health equity, bring access to care for underserved regions and meet the urgent, primary and behavioral healthcare needs of an exploding global population.It has been a remarkable journey for the innovators who pioneered telemedicine. Since its inception, digital health services began the transformation from traditional healthcare — a reactive, disease-focused model… |
 Medication risk analysis company MDI Health raises $20M
MobiHealthNews - (Thursday February 16, 2023) Healthcare analytics company MDI Health scored $20 million in Series A funding, bringing the company’s total funding to $26 million.Intel Capital led the round, with participation from Maverick Ventures Israel, alongside existing investors Fresh.Fund, Arc Impact, Hanaco Ventures, Jumpspeed Ventures, former Optum senior vice president Richard Montwill, Welltech Ventures and Basad Ventures.  Primary care tech company Elation Health acquires billing platform Lightning MD
MobiHealthNews - (Thursday February 16, 2023) Elation Health, which offers tools for telehealth, patient engagement and an EHR geared toward primary care providers, announced on Thursday that it had acquired billing and practice-management company Lightning MD.Elation said it would combine the billing and revenue cycle software with its tools to offer an all-in-one product in beta starting this summer. Practices who use other management and billing software through Elation’s API will still have that option. |
 HTA to Offer Cognoa’s Canvas Dx Diagnostic Device for Autism to Member Organizations
HIT Consultant - (Thursday February 16, 2023) What You Should Know:– Health Transformation Alliance (HTA), a cooperative of nearly 60 of America’s largest employers, has partnered with Cognoa, a pediatric behavioral health company, to offer the company’s Canvas Dx diagnostic device for autism to all HTA Member organizations and their employees.– HTA will offer its member organizations – some of the most influential and significant brands in the U.S. – the opportunity to add Canvas Dx to their benefit design.Expanding Horizons By Increasing Accessibility To Child Health ServicesThis partnership comes at an ideal time when the pandemic has exacerbated long-standing gaps in pediatric behavioral and developmental healthcare. As…  How Rural Healthcare Systems Can Strengthen Their Resilience
HealthTech Magazine - (Thursday February 16, 2023) Hall and other CalvertHealth leaders knew there was room for improvement, but amid tight budgets and competing priorities, an upgrade seemed too expensive. Instead, CalvertHealth migrated its EHR recovery site to Amazon Web Services.Recovery time is now between two and four hours, Hall says, and CalvertHealth has since conducted two failover tests without anyone noticing. |
 IncludeHealth Secures $11M for Virtual Musculoskeletal Platform
HIT Consultant - (Thursday February 16, 2023) What You Should Know:– IncludeHealth, a provider of musculoskeletal technology solutions raises $11 million in a recent financing round led by CincyTech, with participation from Tamarind Hill and other investors.– The company plans to use the funding to further expand MSK-OS™, the Company’s remote care platform powered by computer vision.AI-Powered Virtual Physical TherapyIncludeHealth partners with musculoskeletal providers to extend their reach beyond the clinic and unlock hybrid care models. The MSK-OS platform improves the delivery of musculoskeletal care by leveraging computer vision to deliver personalized, measured care through patients’ own devices without the need for wearable sensors, additional hardware, or even…  FemTech: Joi Women’s Wellness Launches Nationwide
HIT Consultant - (Thursday February 16, 2023) What You Should Know:– Joi Women’s Wellness (Joi), a modern, femtech proactive approach to women’s health care, today announced the company’s official nationwide launch and availability of its hormone optimization and peptide therapy treatments, as well as the introduction of a new telehealth platform that provides a goals-based, customizable experience to help women own their health journey and manage the hormone and age–related changes to their bodies.– Joi offers health coaching and tailored treatments to help women feel their best from the inside out.Customized Wellness Treatments and Telehealth CoachingNearly half of women aged 30 to 60 have experienced symptoms of hormonal imbalance… |
