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Where is Innovation Happening in Healthcare?

Healthcare Leadership

There is a question that has been on my mind recently and it has to do with innovation in healthcare. A friend of mine who works in a different industry asked me “So where is innovation happening in healthcare?”. What should innovation in healthcare look like? Where is innovation happening?

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OXOS Medical Raises $23M to Deliver ”Radiology Department in a Box”

HIT Consultant

The device has won many orthopedic customers, spanning the VA, urgent care facilities, NFL teams, and medical education customers. Ripley and OXOS are increasing access to radiographic care by deploying OXOS solutions to multiple care settings for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. veterans. “At

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Salvo Health Secures $5 Million to Expand Wraparound GI Care Model

HIT Consultant

Additionally, Rachel Parlier (City Light Capital) and Emily Melton (Threshold Ventures) will join Salvo’s Board of Directors, bringing extensive experience in healthcare innovation. – Cost savings for payers: A leading actuary study suggests Salvo has the potential to save payers $3 for every $1 spent on care.

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Study Confirms mRNA Vaccines Protect Against COVID-19 During Pregnancy

HIT Consultant

A key research partner to Indiana University, Regenstrief and its research scientists are responsible for a growing number of major healthcare innovations and studies. or urgent care center visits and protects even more strongly against hospitalizations for COVID-19, three venues for receipt of medical attention for the disease.

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Wheel Raises $150M to Expand White-Labeled Virtual Care Services

HIT Consultant

That growth exploded last year, and is poised to break out, even more, this year – with Wheel starting to support the next wave of healthcare innovators. – Comprehensive care: Integrated virtual primary care, behavioral health, urgent care, and diagnostics into one solution. Telehealth 1.0

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From Chaos to Calm: How ER Scheduling Could Help Fix Emergency Care Challenges

HIT Consultant

As healthcare innovators, my company has identified the main drivers behind expensive, chaotic emergency departments and formulated a solution that could help address some of the key issues, enabling better patient care, less stress for providers, and a balanced budget for hospitals: ER Appointment Scheduling.

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Will Vertical Integration Kill the Primary Care Practice?

Health Blawg

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. Health insurance, pharmacy and urgent care all under one roof.