Providence spun out its fourth digital health startup: Praia Health, a platform designed to build stronger relationships with patients by personalizing their healthcare journeys and connecting them to relevant resources and services. The startup also announced the closing of a $20 million Series A funding round led by Frist Cressey Ventures.

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Many healthcare organizations are adopting design-thinking and agile principles to drive faster transformation. These methods require a deep empathy of the patient.

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CVS MinuteClinic providers will use Medable’s software platform to improve patient access, engagement and retention during clinical trials. Meanwhile, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Medidata Acorn AI announced a collaboration to develop an application that combines patient recruitment and site performance data for clinical trials.

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The New York City-based digital medicine company has been working with the health system for several years, starting in its gastroenterology department. It’s providing a unified messaging platform aimed at improving care coordination and patient engagement.

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Like the climbing route Tommy Caldwell pioneered on El Capitan in Yosemite, no template exists for transforming the digital health experience. This is new ground for the industry, and organizations need a structured approach.

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A differentiated – and superior – member experience can drive tremendous value for payers. Here are three ways health insurers can make that happen.

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For many health researchers, when it comes to engaging with specific audiences, you don’t know what you don’t know. Don’t assume you understand your target audiences. Don’t use your language to engage with them. Connect with them. Learn from them.

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What follows is guidance for healthcare workers, hospital administrators, journalists, nonprofit leaders, government officials, industry leaders, and others who want to invite engage a patient safety advocate to share their story at an event, or to collaborate on a research or awareness project.

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A recent webinar hosted by MedCity News and sponsored by BioT shared insights on some of the ingredients to successful creation and execution of remote patient monitoring solutions supported by a cloud-based connected care platform with speakers from BioT and Abbott.

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By creating a focused approach to the transition to the home and often prolonged recovery journey, while taking each person’s life context into account, we can make sure that no patient feels abandoned by the health care system once they leave the hospital.

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Motivated by the threat of big tech, payers are finally starting to catch up with other industries and make innovative use of technology to give consumers the kind of experience they expect. 

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By freeing up resources and automating manual processes, home care organizations can better identify areas of risk, improve clinical and operational processes, improve staff well-being, and enhance outcomes for patients across the board.

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By automating patient engagement, these organizations can reduce the burden on both resources and personnel in fighting this pandemic while improving efficiency in the administration of booster vaccines.

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The merger of the two patient engagement companies will create an organization with more than 2,000 employees. The deal would expand Virgin Pulse’s channels for communicating with patients and help it expand into some new markets. 

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Interactive patient systems provide a path forward, bringing much-needed efficiency to day-to-day operations for our caregivers, and providing patients and families with the comfort and information they need during one of the most difficult times in history. 

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As hospitals and health systems redefine and deliver consumer-oriented care, those that understand the value of the patient experience will emerge as leaders in the post-pandemic healthcare market.

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As the popularity of digital healthcare only continues to grow, the innovative entrepreneurs who balance all factors of the ‘consumer’ patient experience will find the highest adoption.

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Relatient, a company that makes patient engagement software, recently raised more than $100 million in growth equity capital. It plans to put a portion of the funds to acquire startup Radix Health.

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Driving change in the health sector is challenging precisely because no one can seem to agree upon who’s driving who, or when, or where. In theory, the ecosystem’s set up to benefit the patient first.

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Seniors are one of the top demographics to visit a pharmacy and they’re on their phones just like other generations – so reaching them by text message is simple and effective while meeting a pharmacy’s bottom-line.

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The journey to post-pandemic will be a challenging one, but coordinating your efforts with both patients and clinicians in mind will open the way to creative solutions that stand to be well-received by both stakeholder groups.

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Health Catalyst will buy patient engagement startup Twistle for $104 million. The deal would combine Twistle’s capabilities to securely message patients with Health Catalyst’s repository of patient data. 

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Hospitals have a responsibility to continually improve quality of care, and offering nourishing, plant-based meals and medical food options are critical for enhancing patient outcomes, reducing health care costs, and lowering the risk of chronic diseases among its community.

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While the long-term impacts of Covid-19 are still unfolding, here are four ways hospitals and health systems are beginning to understand the monumental impact of the pandemic on the healthcare industry.  

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Providers are failing to keep up with patient expectations for online services. Satisfy patient demand, improve operational efficiencies, and meet regulatory compliance in 2021 with a Digital Front Door strategy. 

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When leveraged properly, technology can decrease administrative overhead and processes both before and after care through scheduling appointments, managing patient communications, billing patients, and collecting payments.

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PatientPoint is combining with Outcome Health, which experienced a swift and sharp downfall after its former executives defrauded its clients. Together, they will form a new patient engagement company called PatientPoint Health Technologies that could be valued at $600 million.

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A physician started a business to eliminate long appointment wait times. But when the pandemic hit, she found a new use for it in helping keep patients out of busy waiting rooms.

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As my personal experience with my grandparents proved, engaging with your local pharmacist can reduce the burden placed on a patient’s family and the primary caregiver, while making the transition to at-home care manageable.  

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