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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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Old Dogs and New Tricks: A Case for the Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights & Public Health Emergencies

Bill Of Health

Going forward, the Principles may help to prevent some of these failures. Looking back to move forward: why the Principles may help in future pandemics Crystalizing the applicable international law and standards in public health emergencies First, the Principles bridge a much-needed gap in our understanding of public health emergencies.

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Revenue Integrity in 2024: Reducing Leakage Points in a Complicated Cycle

HIT Consultant

In short, revenue integrity simply means ensuring providers are paid appropriately for all services provided and in an efficient and compliant manner to prevent revenue leakage and compliance risk. That’s easier said than done.

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Perspectives on Data Privacy for Direct-to-Consumer Health Apps

Bill Of Health

These apps provide a window into some of the key issues in the world of digital health — including data privacy, data access, data ownership, bias, and the regulation of health technology. Deborah DiSanzo is president of Best Buy Health for Best Buy Co.

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Story Health Secures $22.6M for AI-Driven Virtual Specialty Care Platform Across Cardiology

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Story Health , a health technology and services company that extends specialty care into patient’s homes raises $22.6M healthcare expenditures, accounting for more than $200 billion each year. in Series A funding co-led by Northpond Ventures and B Capital Group.

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

HIT Consultant

Integrated care enables a holistic team-based approach to treating common mental health conditions by integrating behavioral health professionals into the care team, while simultaneously increasing the confidence and competence of physical health providers in treating these disorders. The analysis included 21 studies.

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Can Consumer Electronics Help Stem the Decline of U.S. Life-Years? A Preface for #CES2023

Health Populi

is an outlier in the relatively large statistical drop in life-span compared with other nations, even accounting for COVID-19 impacts on populations by country. As this chart from Kaiser Family Foundation and the Peterson Center’s Health System Tracker clearly illustrates, health citizens in the U.S.