Over the last few years, Medicare Advantage plans have dramatically increased their deployment of telehealth systems for seniors. While some in the healthcare industry may be skeptical of telehealth’s utilization, particularly within the Medicare population, these plans continue to move full steam ahead. There is growth in the number of plans offering virtual care services

SingHealth is working to further implement across Singapore a novel AI system that automatically identifies spinal landmarks during anaesthetic procedures.  Called uSINE, the AI technology was recently implemented in clinical practice at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital where it was first tested in 2017. WHAT IT DOES Developed in collaboration with the National University of

Hybrid value-based behavioral healthcare provider, Octave, announced it had 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 existing investors Greycroft Partners, Health Velocity Capital, Obvious Ventures, Company Ventures and Felicis Ventures.  WHAT IT DOES Octave offers

Health system Hackensack Meridian Health is partnering with Canary Health, which uses proprietary machine learning modeling to assess digital biomarkers in the human voice to explain or predict health-related outcomes. This will enable Hackensack Meridien to accelerate its artificial intelligence technology for wellness. WHY IT MATTERS Canary Speech’s patented technology monitors health factors “in a

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 MATTERS Through the new service, called COMMpanion, members can call or message two physicians, three nurse practitioners and a team

Patient engagement is a hot topic among healthcare provider organization executives. Especially as people have begun approaching providers more as consumers than patients, it is critical that providers be able to engage with their patients as effectively as possible. Florian Otto is CEO and cofounder of Cedar, vendor of a financial engagement platform. He has

In Part 1, Dr. Don Rucker, the former National Coordinator for Health IT from 2017-2021, framed the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement’s reliance on brokered protocols and page view document architecture as a costly impediment to modernizing healthcare computing. He also discussed the power of FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) and leveraging JavaScript Object Notation.

Dr. Don Rucker, the former National Coordinator for Health IT from 2017-2021, said he sees the current proposed structure of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement and its reliance on brokered protocols and a 1990s-style page view document architecture as a costly impediment to modern healthcare computing. Under the proposed interoperability rule affecting electronic

A bipartisan group of legislators has reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act – first introduced in 2016 – to expand opportunities and coverage for telehealth through Medicare. This is the second time the bill has been reintroduced. WHY IT MATTERS Last introduced in 2021, CONNECT 2023 would expand

Healthcare data expert Mohamed Humaidi, senior vice president of data and analytics at the New York and Florida-based health coordinator CareAbout, broke down how clinical practices and health systems can enhance and streamline the complicated processes of identifying and reaching vulnerable patients and how the company is using a new tool to help them do