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

Health Populi

In particular, the volume of health data from wearables, implantables, and other decentralized technologies is growing by 48% annually, according to a recent report from the Swiss Re Institute. Swiss Re, as a re-insurer, is in the business of managing risk.

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

HIT Consultant

Since the passage of the Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act in 2008, the U.S. 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.

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Podimetrics CMO Talks Supporting Patients Living with SDoH Challenges

HIT Consultant

Gary Rothenberg, Chief Medical Officer of Podimetrics talks about how healthcare technology can help support a focus on social determinants of health (SDoH) to enhance the relationship between the patient and physician/care team. Dr. Rothenberg: I mentioned risk stratification before. AI has a specific role to play here.

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ConcertoCare Raises $105 Million, Has ‘Bold’ Growth Goals in 2022

Home Health Care

The New York-based company is a tech-enabled provider that serves seniors, particularly those with “unmet health and social needs.” It works with a variety of payers and physicians, as well as home health and hospice agencies when necessary. Rodney Altman, managing director at Wells Fargo Strategic Capital, said in a statement.

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An (Unfortunately) Unoriginal Take on How to Improve MSK Care

Health Advances

Digital Orthopedics is the application of digital health and software technologies to impact MSK disease management, with an effort to improve the patient experience, outcomes, and cost. Numerous categories of digital orthopedics technologies exist, in varying states of maturity / nascency.

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In Search of Clinical Effectiveness, But “Investment Exuberance?” Not So Much. Insights From FINN Partners and Galen Growth at HLTH 2022

Health Populi

While venture funding for digital health technology declined globally by 35% in the first three quarters of 2022 compared with 2021, this marks a “return to normal” based on the assessment in the Global State of Digital Health Report from FINN Partners and Galen Growth, published today and launched during the HLTH 2022 conference.

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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.