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Telehealth Company Amwell Acquires SilverCloud …

WEBTelehealth company Amwell (NYSE: AMWL), has signed agreements to acquire SilverCloud Health, a digital mental health platform, and Conversa Health, which automates virtual healthcare. Boston-based Amwell said that both SilverCloud Health and Conversa Health have shown they can enable a more efficient blend of in-person, virtual and digital care, …

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Mayo Clinic, Mercy to Collaborate on Distributed Data Network

WEBMayo Clinic has announced a 10-year collaboration with St. Louis-based Mercy, one of the 25 largest U.S. health systems, with the goal of using data science and years of deidentified patient outcomes to find diseases earlier and start patients on paths to better health more quickly. Over the past decade, Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo and Mercy …

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Texas FQHC Joint Venture to Offer Services to Other FQHCs

WEBLegacy Community Health Services, the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Texas, has formed a joint venture with consulting and services firm Canton & Co., to provide infrastructure support to other FQHCs, enabling them to reach more of the underserved and increase their collective impact. Houston-based Legacy and Baltimore …

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CVS Announces Health Dashboard Platform

WEBOn Feb. 28, CVS Health announced via a press release that its digital consumers now can access their vaccination cards through its Health Dashboard platform.. The release states that “Accessed through CVS.com or the CVS app, Health Dashboard allows people who have received their vaccinations at a CVS Pharmacy or MinuteClinic location to digitally …

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Harvard Study Reveals One Exercise That Predicts 96% Lower

WEBIn less that 10 minutes you can gauge your risk of a heart disease or a cardiac event by doing this exercise. Cardiovascular diseases ranks as the number cause of death worldwide. And while it’s well known that even moderate exercise can significantly lower cardiovascular risk, diagnosing that risk has often involved numerous expensive clinical …

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SHIEC, Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement to Merge

WEBKicking off its annual conference in Arizona, the Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative (SHIEC) announced it would be merging with the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI) to form a new organization named Civitas Networks for Health.. The new organization will serve as a platform for local nonprofit health …

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Q&A: Scott Nordlund Shares Banner Health’s Approach to

WEBScott Nordlund, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer at Banner Health Banner Health’s Chief Strategy & Growth Officer Scott Nordlund shares their approach to achieving healthcare innovation with their Banner Innovation Group (BIG). It may only be comprised of staff members, but Banner Health’s BIG (Banner Innovation Group) has immense goals. …

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California to Create Statewide Healthcare Data Exchange

WEBThe California Health and Human Services (CHHS) agency has created an advisory group that will partner with CHHS and the state’s new Center for Data Insights and Innovation to develop the state’s first-ever healthcare data exchange framework. The data sharing agreement and common set of policies and procedures will govern the exchange of …

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Switzerland: #1 in the 2022 World Index of Healthcare Innovation

WEBFor the third year in a row, Switzerland takes WIHI’s top spot and serves as a model for U.S. health reform Photo: Ethan Robertson / Unsplash By Gregg Girvan and Avik Roy. Introduction. The Swiss healthcare system ranks 1st overall out of the 32 countries evaluated in the 2022 World Index of Healthcare Innovation, with a score of 66.49, …

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HHS Announces Availability of $25 Million to Grow Primary Care in

WEBAccording to a March 10 press release, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced the availability of approximately $25 million to expand primary health are, including mental health services, in schools.This is the first time that applicants will be …

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Ballad Health’s focus on innovation positions it to be a

WEBBy Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA With 21 hospitals, post-acute care and behavioral health services, and a large multi-specialty group physician practice serving parts of four states, Ballad Health is clearly a major player in the economy of the Appalachian Highlands region. Now, with two emerging and complementary initiatives – …

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Denmark: #7 in the 2022 World Index of Healthcare Innovation

WEBDenmark’s socialized health care system is supplemented by an innovative, consumer-driven approach to prescription drug prices. Photo: LePei Visual / Unsplash By Gregg Girvan, Grant Rigney, and Avik Roy Introduction Denmark ranks 7th in the 2022 World Index of Healthcare Innovation, up from 11th in 2021 and 14th in 2020, with an overall …

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OH reveals plans to take innovation tools on the road with new

WEBOwensboro Health is moving forward with plans for the Commonwealth West Healthcare Workforce Innovation Center. Bart Darrell, Vice President of the Innovation Center, said Thursday they are hoping to bring state-of-the-art healthcare technology to students across Western Kentucky. They are also launching a mobile lab. In March, the Innovation …

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Kaiser Permanente Becomes Graphite Health Organizing Member

WEBIn October 2021, a new member-led nonprofit company called Graphite Health was announced, with the stated goal of creating a standardized, interoperable data platform to streamline the distribution of digital health solutions. Now Kaiser Permanente has joined the first three organizing members, SSM Health, Presbyterian Healthcare Services and …

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Healthtech innovation is still at a nascent stage in India

WEBFor instance, an RTPCR test in the US could cost upwards of $200 whereas in India it is ~$10-15. Healthtech innovation is still at a nascent stage in India, at the moment it is synonymous with telehealth and e-pharmacies. The more comprehensive interventional health care models remain at an infantile age, a scenario quite different in the US

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Hackensack Meridian Health's key to team innovation

WEBHackensack Meridian Health’s key to team innovation? Keeping lines of communication open, CMIO says Jackie Drees – Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 Print | Email As vice president and chief medical information officer of the Northern Region at Hackensack (N.J.) Meridian Health, Lauren Koniaris, MD, considers open lines of communication the best …

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Slovakia: #28 in the 2022 World Index of Healthcare Innovation

WEBSlovakia suffers from limited health insurance choices and poor health outcomes. Photo: Hatice Yardım / Unsplash By Gregg Girvan, Grant Rigney, and Avik Roy Introduction Slovakia ranks 28th in the 2022 World Index of Healthcare Innovation, with an overall score of 39.24. Slovakia ranked 29th in 2021 and 26th in 2020. Slovakia performed best in …

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Finalists Chosen for 2022 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge

WEBThe countdown to competition day is on for an excited group of student teams in the 2022 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge (HIC) at the University of Washington. Judges selected 21 student finalist teams (detailed below) to compete on Thursday, March 3 at the event hosted by the UW Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship. The finalist …

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Former Geisinger CEO David Feinberg, M.D., Named Cerner CEO

WEBIn a press release posted to its website, the Kansas City-based Cerner Corp. announced on Thursday, Aug. 19 that it had named David Feinberg, M.D., as Cerner’s president and CEO, effective October 1. Feinberg has been well-known as president and CEO of the Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System (2015-2019), and before that, as a senior executive …

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