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Biofourmis Secures $300M to Expand Virtual Care Offerings

HIT Consultant

Founded in 2015, Biofourmis discovers, develops, and delivers clinically validated software-based therapeutics to provide better outcomes for patients, advanced tools for clinicians to deliver personalized care, technology to demonstrate the value of and complement pharmacotherapy, and cost-effective solutions for payers.

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5 Trends Driving the Future Growth of Digital Health & MedTech

HIT Consultant

“Healthcare is at a crossroads, facing unprecedented pressure and disruption — including affordability challenges, shifting patient expectations, and an increasing deluge of health data,” said Tim Durst, a managing director at Accenture who leads the global medical technology sector in the company’s Life Sciences practice.

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Walmart Snags Ochsner Executive; Amedisys Names New Hospice Leader

Home Health Care

Founded in 2016, the Fort Worth, Texas-based Jet is a regional provider of home health and hospice services. In her new role, Craig will oversee all personal care programs for Jet, which currently includes the provision of non-medical home care services to assist patients with activities of daily living (ADLs).

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The Retail Health Battle Royale in the U.S. – A Week-Long Brainstorm, Day 1 of 5

Health Populi

From connectivity to home care, entertainment and food — and for the first time, two pharma companies named in a study largely focused on consumer goods and services — people adapted their homes for health and wellness across all domains: physical, mental and emotional, financial, and social.

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Hospital at Home: Aligning Provider Needs with Patient Wishes

HIT Consultant

2020 saw three factors combine to define the future of “Hospital at Homecare in a way that will become a new care reality over the coming years. Arik Ben Ishay, CEO & Co-Founder of Biobeat. Changing Patient Attitudes. Patients became more reluctant and concerned about going to hospital s.

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McKinsey’s Six Shifts To Add Life to Years — and One More to Consider

Health Populi

This graphic illustrates that about one-half of companies listed on the S&P have a direct impact on people’s health: think pharma, life sciences, medical technology, health insurance, food, and transportation. .” This is akin to our pointing out over the past years that every company is a health company.

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Reimagining Health Care Without Walls – Deloitte’s Vision

Health Populi

Taken together, these accelerators disrupt the traditional physical hospital’s role in at least six ways: via, Care delivery transformation, defined holistically including well-being across physical, mental, social, emotional, financial, and spiritual health.