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Type 2 Diabetes Patients Can Benefit from AI-Powered Nudges: Report
Getting type 2 diabetes patients to go the last mile in changing behaviors has the potential to improve their blood glucose numbers significantly over time. Personalized artificial intelligence(AI)-powered health nudges could be part of the solution, according to a recent report from telehealth provider Teladoc Health.
Grapefruit Health Targets a New Way to Address the Field’s Workforce Shortage
Ballad Health in Johnson City, Tennessee, recently completed an interesting pilot to improve communication around medication adherence. It worked with Grapefruit Health, a startup focused on addressing health care’s staffing shortage by creating a workforce solely comprising clinical students.
Systems Forge Partnerships to Expand Remote Patient Monitoring Programs
Kentucky-based ScionHealth, which operates 79 facilities in 25 states, recently partnered with the health tech company Cadence to provide remote patient monitoring (RPM) services to patients with chronic conditions.
Latest Morgan Health Investments Signal the Company’s Focus
Morgan Health, JPMorgan Chase’s health care venture arm, has been busy making good on its pledge to invest $250 million in health care startups to help reshape health care. The company recently invested $20 million in LetsGetChecked, which offers at-home diagnostic and genetic testing, virtual appointments and prescription drug delivery.
Analysis Finds 30% of Care Could Be Delivered Virtually. What’s Your Next Move?
In a recent analysis conducted by Second Opinion, a health-tech newsletter, and the digital health firm Omada found that about 30% of care can be delivered virtually.
Some Health Care Startups Require Performance-Based Contracts
Even as many hospitals and health care systems continue to evaluate whether to participate in risk-based reimbursement models, some health care startups are betting their futures on it.
Investor Appetite Remains Strong for Digital Health Startups
Much was riding on the late July initial public offering by California-based Livongo Health — both for the company, which helps patients manage chronic diseases, as well as other digital health startups trying to assess investor appetite for the sector. By market close on the first day of public trading for Livongo, it was hard to escape the positive reaction.
Ochsner Revs Up National Remote Patient Monitoring Plan
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) got a huge lift during the pandemic as record numbers of Americans opted for connected care from the safety of their homes, but will this trend continue? Ochsner Health is betting it will.
Walgreens to Invest $1 Billion in Its Primary Care Strategy
Walgreens Boots Alliance, which has long struggled to cement its place in primary care services, plans to invest $1 billion to collocate in 500 to 700 VillageMD stores and, over the next five years, to offer full-service doctors’ offices. More than half of the locations will be in Health Professional Shortage Areas and Medically Underserved Areas/Populations as designated by the Health Resources & Services Administration.
‘Automated Hovering’ App Helps Manage COVID-19 Patients at Home
Monitoring confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients at home and remaining in regular contact can be a challenge, but the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) has come up with an automated text messaging system that has been working effectively.