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Lark Health Raises $100M for Digital Care Management & Prevention Platform

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Lark Health , a healthcare technology company aimed at delivering infinitely scalable, virtual chronic and preventative healthcare through conversational AI announced it has raised $100M in Series D funding led by Deerfield Management Company.

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Podimetrics CMO Talks Supporting Patients Living with SDoH Challenges

HIT Consultant

With the appropriate training and clinical guidance, AI can and should play a huge role when it comes to big data and layering on analytics with the end goal being to support the healthcare system’s transition to preventive, proactive care. What is the future of health tech in relation to addressing SDOH?

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Livongo Exec Launches FemTec Health with $38M to Transform Healthcare Experience for Women

HIT Consultant

FemTec Health’s Services. What You Should Know: – Today, former Livongo executive Dr. Kimon Angelides announced the launch of FemTec Health, a women’s health sciences and beauty company with $38M in funding focused on using technology and data to transform the total healthcare experience for women. .

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Newsletter, January 2023

Patient Safety Movement

The study assessed the frequency, preventability, and severity of patient harm in this retrospective cohort. Among 978 adverse events, 222 (22.7%) were judged preventable, and 316 (32.3%) were rated serious or higher (where the harm resulted in substantial intervention or prolonged recovery). Adverse drug events accounted for 39.0%

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Newsletter, March 2024

Patient Safety Movement

Early detection coupled with a healthy diet and exercise could prevent over 90% of deaths caused by this type of cancer. Chung, MD, was the lead author of this impressive group of scientists who reported their findings in the March 14, 2024, edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Newsletter, November 2023

Patient Safety Movement

Four out of five of these pregnancy deaths were considered preventable.2,3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Four in 5 Pregnancy-Related Deaths in the U.S. Are Preventable.”, National Center for Health Statistics. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023. Michael A.E. Blanchi, D.W.,

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DEAC Awards 2022: Michael Ford is our Outstanding Graduate!

American College of Healthcare Sciences

Michael Ford is a graduate of several certificate and diploma programs, as well as, our Associate of Applied Science in Complementary Alternative Medicine, Master of Science in Herbal Medicine, Master of Science in Aromatherapy and Master of Science in Integrative Health Sciences.