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Color Raises $100M at $4.6B Valuation to Expand Accessible, Equitable Public Health Infrastructure

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Color , a San Francisco, CA-based health technology company committed to advancing public health, announced a $100 million Series E financing round at a valuation of $4.6 billion led by Kindred Ventures and by certain funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

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Why a Focus on Behavioral Health is Key to Improving Quality Measures

HIT Consultant

healthcare system has been moving towards value-based care (VBC) which encourages health providers to improve care quality by reimbursing them based on successful outcomes rather than individual medical services. The overarching goal of VBC is to improve the patient experience, improve population health, and reduce per capita health costs.

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Add Behavioral Data to Social Determinants For Better Patient Understanding

Health Populi

The Sage team explains that, by layering knowledge about peoples’ behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes on top of the traditional SDOH factors, health care providers can mash-up SBDoH – “socio-behavioral determinants of health” — your new acronym to add to your growing list of healthcare ABCs.

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Reduce Medical Costs by 5.3%: Active Member Engagement for Employers

HIT Consultant

As President of Value-Based Care (VBC) for Conifer Health Solutions, Mary Bacaj is responsible for leading the company’s business unit that delivers population health management and financial risk management services to more than 250 organizations. About Mary Bacaj, Ph.D.

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The next investment priorities for telehealth, RPM and connected health

Healthcare It News

"The level of complexity in virtual health was high and prevented a consistent approach and consistent support; it has been a complex experience for patients. "In the hospital in the home model, we may be able to use connected health technology and sensors in the home along with clinical staff to offer high-acuity services.

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Paving the way for “Fee For Value” with Health Catalyst’s CEO Dan Burton — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

The key point to remember when thinking about patient data is that the EHR, while it’s been the cornerstone, is just one of a multitude of data sources needed in order to get a fuller picture of patient and population health. Technology alone is rarely enough to improve outcomes improve; human behavior has to change, too.

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Paving the way for “Fee For Value” with Health Catalyst’s CEO Dan Burton — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

The key point to remember when thinking about patient data is that the EHR, while it’s been the cornerstone, is just one of a multitude of data sources needed in order to get a fuller picture of patient and population health. Technology alone is rarely enough to improve outcomes improve; human behavior has to change, too.