The Peterson Health Technology Institute recently released a report that evaluated eight musculoskeletal solutions: DarioHealth, Hinge Health, Kaia Health, Limber Health, Omada Health, RecoveryOne, Sword Health and Vori Health.
With its financing round of $130 million, Sword Health is now valued at $3 billion. The company also unveiled Phoenix, an AI care specialist that guides users through sessions.
The TSX Venture Exchange has a strong history of helping early-stage health and life sciences companies raise patient capital for research and development.
Commons Clinic — a value-based physician group providing musculoskeletal care to patients in the Los Angeles area — announced the launch of its Center for Spine Economics, Outcomes & Research. The center will research and test new models that move spinal care out of the hospital and into community-based accountable care networks. The startup plans to invest $100 million in the center over the next decade.
ViewFi will power Transcarent’s orthopedic consult solution, which will be part of Transcarent’s surgery care services. Through Transcarent’s app, patients will be able to have a virtual diagnostic consultation with an orthopedic provider in less than two days.
About 47% of American adults have hypertension and 14% have diabetes. Yet, 12% of people have set a goal to manage their blood pressure and 6% have a goal to manage their diabetes, a new HealthJoy survey found. Comparatively, about half of Americans have a musculoskeletal condition, and 35% of respondents are interested in managing back or joint pain.
The in-home service is meant to complement the company's virtual care. Members are able to book appointments within one to two business days and receive in-person assessments of their mobility, as well as any fall hazards in their home.
This eBook, in collaboration with Care Logistics, details how hospitals and health systems can facilitate more effective decision-making by operationalizing elevated awareness.
Hospital for Special Surgery spun out a new startup called RightMove Powered by HSS. The company will offer patients virtual triage services and nonsurgical physical therapy. Along with its launch, RightMove announced a $21 million Series A funding round led by Flare Capital and HSS.
Digital physical therapy services, long offered in Europe but are new in the U.S., offer American patients a new way to access PT and have given U.S. health plans a way to reduce costs compared to conventional PT.
Surgery is not always the best answer for orthopedic problems. Often behavior modifications that help with losing weight and increasing mobility, such as exercise, stretching and making dietary improvements, can successfully address musculoskeletal issues while also reducing healthcare spending.
A new study from Mayo Clinic found the Limber Health digital exercise therapy app - virtual physical therapy - is effective for musculoskeletal care, and it is now reimbursable.
At the Payer Insights sessions on Day 1 of ViVE 2024, a panel on prior authorization offered compelling insights from speakers who shared the positive developments in this area after years of mounting frustration. Speakers also shared challenges as they work with providers to figure out how policy developments and technology will work in practice.
New advances in sensing technology are set to spur further innovation in the physical-therapy field, and help fill the gap in guidance that exists in between in-clinic sessions.
The digital health company recently struck a partnership with Luna On-Demand Physical Therapy to offer in-person physical therapy services, in addition to its virtual programs for musculoskeletal care. Users in markets where Luna is available can schedule an in-home visit with the same physical therapists over time.