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Remote Care Management Program Leads To 50% Reduction In Hospital Readmission Rates For Cardiac Patients

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The organization saw a 7% 30-day readmission rate among the patients that utilized remote care management as part of their treatment, compared to 15% for patients who didn’t. This amounted to a 50% reduction in readmissions for remote care management patients. Cardiac Solutions examined 26,689 patients.

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CVS Health to purchase Signify Health for $8B

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In March, Signify Health acquired Caravan Health , which serves Medicare beneficiaries through accountable care organizations. "The Signify deal coincides with the ongoing trend of healthcare shifting from the hospital to the home, and as technology plays a bigger role in remote care models."

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Vendor Notebook: new tools and acquisitions from OptumRx, ScionHealth, others

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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield , the largest not-for-profit health plan in the mid-Atlantic region, is now including WellSet as a portfolio option for employer group accounts. ScionHealth announced it is acquiring Cornerstone Healthcare Group , adding 15 specialty hospitals, eight senior living locations and approximately 3,000 employees.

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TytoCare & Carilion Clinic Partner to Expand Telehealth Offerings

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Providing Carilion’s Patients with Comprehensive Remote Care Capabilities. Carilion uses the TytoHome solution for patients with chronic conditions through an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) agreement, allowing patients to benefit from healthcare services that significantly reduce time spent in hospitals and clinics.

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Unique Factors to Consider When Selecting Enterprise Data Platforms for Virtual Healthcare Apps

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As a healthcare technology solution provider targeting the remote care market, you’re required to have both the clinical and the technological expertise needed to design, build and integrate a complete solution that can address the challenges with virtual patient care and monitoring. Privacy and Data Jurisdiction.

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3 Ways Developers & Clinicians Can Unite to Drive Innovation

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Jussi Reijonen, Account Manager at Medixine While contemporary healthcare is slowly but surely embracing novel technologies, front-line nurses are still a much under-used resource in bridging the gap between innovation and patient well-being.

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CIOs' 5-year plans for precision medicine and emerging technologies

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One of the next big shifts in patient care will be precision medicine will be "an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment and lifestyle for each person," as the Precision Medicine Initiative describes it. " B.J. Moore, Providence.