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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…
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Amazon Clinic Expands Virtual Health Nationwide
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Today, Amazon Clinic announced it is now available to customers in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., offering more people easy access to licensed clinicians for virtual care.Amazon Clinic is a…
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Collaboration Enhances Teledermatology for Underserved Areas
By Mark Melchionna
July 20, 2023 – Led by the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and Pfizer Global Medical Grants, a new effort will provide underserved areas with access to…
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Intermountain Health Enables Virtual Prescriptions of Birth Control
By Mark Melchionna
July 11, 2023 – Following adjustments to Utah law related to birth control prescribing, Intermountain Health created a program that allows pharmacists to virtually prescribe self-administered forms of birth control.
Laws surrounding the ability…
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Georgia HIE Receives $1M USDA Grant to Improve Rural Healthcare Services
By Hannah Nelson
June 30, 2023 – Georgia’s state-designated health information exchange (HIE), the Georgia Health Information Network (GaHIN), has received a $1,000,000 grant from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to promote rural healthcare services.
The…
Employer-focused Carrum Health partners with care navigation company apree health
Carrum Health, a digital marketplace for employers to purchase bundled healthcare services, announced its Center of Excellence network will be integrated into healthcare navigation platform apree health’s partner network for employees to access affordable…
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AI-Based “Denoising” in Medical Imaging May Require Further Evaluation
By Shania Kennedy
June 21, 2023 – Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are investigating how deep learning (DL) tools to “denoise,” or clean up, medical images impact the clinical utility of those images.
Conversations around…
Hybrid behavioral healthcare company Octave scores $52M
Hybrid value-based behavioral healthcare provider, Octave, announced it scored $52 million in Series C funding, bringing its total raise to $86 million. Cigna Ventures, Novo Holdings and Avidity Partners led the round with participation from…
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MedStar Health Taps Luna to Improve In-Person Outpatient Physical Therapy
by Syed Hamza Sohail 06/13/2023 Leave a Comment
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Luna, the leading provider of in-home, in-person physical therapy, and MedStar Health, the largest healthcare system in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region, have today announced…
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Accolade Taps Equip for Eating Disorder Support – MedCity News
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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