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Houston FQHC to deploy AI-based mental health support at no cost

Healthcare It News

The technologies make "accessing evidence-based care simpler," according to Chaitali Sinha, senior vice president of healthcare and clinical development at Wysa. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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APAC shifting to tech-enabled distributed model of care: Philips

Healthcare It News

While facing rising costs and workforce shortages, healthcare systems across Asia-Pacific have been exploring ways to make healthcare services more accessible by shifting to a data and digital-enabled distributed model of care delivery, a new Philips report found. The good news for patients is that this puts them first.

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Singapore's Ministry of Health expands virtual ward pilots

Healthcare It News

The Office of Healthcare Transformation under Singapore's Ministry of Health has tied up with the nation's three public healthcare clusters to scale their pilot home hospitalisation programmes. Soft launched in April, the sandbox pilots will conclude by March 2024. WHAT IT'S ABOUT. THE LARGER CONTEXT.

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The Benefits of a Stand-Alone Care-Management Program

HIT Consultant

Looking to the future Employer healthcare costs will likely continue rising as our workforce ages and a growing number of employees choose to work past retirement age. Conifer VBC is uniquely positioned as a partner to employers and unions, risk-bearing healthcare providers and health plans. According to the U.S.

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Leveraging Personal Health Nurses to Connect the Dots Across the Care Continuum

HIT Consultant

Research by the Employee Benefit Research Institute found that the number of people who spend $100,000 or more each year on healthcare increased by 50% between 2013 and 2021. Nearly half of all annual healthcare spending in the U.S. comes from just five percent of the population. comes from just five percent of the population.

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Partnering Up in the Health Care Ecosystem to Drive Transformation – for Organizations and Health Consumers Alike

Health Populi

“Partnerships, including JVs and alliances with other healthcare organizations and with new entrants, are just one way to access new capabilities, unlock speed to market, and achieve capital, scale, and operational efficiencies” in health care transformations. Swiss Re, as a re-insurer, is in the business of managing risk.

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Bamboo Health Promotes Rob Cohen to CEO

HIT Consultant

. – The promotion comes as Bamboo Health transitions from one of several business units under the Appriss Inc. name to an independent health technology company. will serve as the holding company and majority shareholder of Bamboo Health. Instead, Appriss Inc. Cohen Bio & Background.