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

Health Populi

And that data will be generated from many sources, frequently siloed and decentralized which can prevent aggregation, mash-up, and analysis. 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.

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How To Fight Candida Auris/Fungal Infections In Hospitals

HIT Consultant

Like using preventive measures such as diet and exercise to stave off heart disease and other dangerous health conditions, healthcare has a distinct opportunity to prevent the spread of infections by addressing one of the primary root causes, improper cleaning and disinfecting. In total, fungal infections kill at least 1.6

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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. What is the future of health tech in relation to addressing SDOH?

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

HIT Consultant

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. The overarching goal of VBC is to improve the patient experience, improve population health, and reduce per capita health costs.

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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 – Color makes population-scale healthcare programs accessible, convenient, and cost-effective for everyone.

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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.

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

Health Advances

Numerous categories of digital orthopedics technologies exist, in varying states of maturity / nascency. population health, workflow solutions) HCP-facing solutions (e.g., clinical decision support, surgical planning) Patient-facing digital health solutions (e.g.,