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NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital expands virtual care with Philips
Amsterdam, the Netherlands and New York, NY January 25, 2019 – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital will expand its telehealth capabilities with Philips remote patient monitoring. The Hospital’s affiliated physicians at Weill Cornell Medicine will use Philips eCareCoordinator and eCareCompanion remote patient monitoring software solutions for […]
American Well Introduces New Cisco-Based 760 Cart For Acute Care
BOSTON – January 22, 2019 – American Well®, a leading U.S. telehealth platform, today announced the launch of a new product, the American Well 760 Cart, which allows acute care teams at health systems to bring remote specialists into the room. The new cart is designed for health systems running telehealth on American Well’s software […]
Teladoc Health Expands Continuum of Services with Addition of Back Care Solution
Unique virtual back pain treatment program addresses the high cost condition with improved outcomes for patients, employers PURCHASE, NY, January 17, 2019 –Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC), the global leader in virtual care, announces the U.S. availability of Teladoc Back Care, a new, personalized, online back pain treatment program. Estimated to be the third-highest medical cost driver in […]
Change Healthcare and Health Fidelity Partner to Increase Quality and Accuracy of Risk Adjustment Coding
Nashville, TN, January 14, 2019—Change Healthcare today announced that it is collaborating with Health Fidelity, Inc. to offer a risk adjustment solution that embeds natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning technology into its risk adjustment coding offering to help Medicare Advantage, ACA commercial, and Medicaid payers increase claim accuracy and better address compliance obligations. In […]
Engagement in Well-being Programs Strongly Linked to Greater Employee Loyalty, According to Optum Study
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – (Jan. 9, 2019) Employees who actively participate in employer-sponsored health and wellness programs are much more likely to be proud to work for their employer and promote their company to others as a great place to work, according to Optum research released today. Based on a survey of more than 1,200 full-time […]
Philips announces strategic initiative to improve more lives through better sleep at CES 2019
Las Vegas, NV and Amsterdam, The Netherlands – January 9, 2019 – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced at CES 2019 the expansion of its SmartSleep suite of solutions in North America. Driven by Philips’ commitment to improving lives and health through better sleep and building on success of the SmartSleep […]
SOC Telemed Earns CHQI Accreditation for Telemedicine
RESTON, Va. – Jan 7, 2019 – SOC Telemed (SOC), the leader in acute care telemedicine, is proud to announce it has earned ClearHealth Quality InstituteTM (CHQI) accreditation for telemedicine. CHQI is an independent health care accrediting body that offers the only telemedicine or telehealth accreditation program backed by the American Telemedicine Association (ATA). SOC adds this recognition […]
Change Healthcare Makes Strategic Investment in MDsave
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 7, 2019—Change Healthcare and MDsave announced that Change Healthcare has made a strategic investment for a minority position in MDsave. MDsave is an innovative technology and healthcare payments company that simplifies the healthcare services shopping and payment experience for consumers. The company works with providers to bundle complex medical procedures into a […]
SOC Telemed’s Fishkind Instrumental in Over $17.7M in Cost Saving for Rural Texas Hospitals Through Innovative telePsychiatry Program
Dr. Fishkind Co-Pioneered Mental Health Emergency Center Celebrates 10 Years of Success RESTON, Va. – Dec. 19, 2018 – SOC Telemed (SOC) today celebrates the foresight and leadership of General Manager of Behavioral Health Services, Avrim Fishkind, M.D. A decade ago, Dr. Fishkind co-pioneered the Burke Mental Health Emergency Center (MHEC) that provides emergency telePsychiatry services to rural communities […]
Munson Home Health Care Reduce Hospital Readmissions by 64%
PLANO, TEXAS—December 18, 2018—Vivify Health, the developer of innovative virtual solutions for holistic patient care and engagement, is pleased to announce today that it has partnered with Munson Healthcare Home Health, successfully implementing Vivify’s best-in-class remote patient monitoring technology. As a result of this roll-out, Munson has already reported significant improvements, reducing readmissions from 12.8% […]