Page 147 - Mployee Wellness Programs News Today

While the digital health sector might feel a little cramped in some areas, there are wide open spaces in others — and investors are ready to funnel money into companies looking to innovate these lesser-discussed aspects of care delivery and healthcare technology. Some of these areas include Medicaid, generative AI and patient-to-patient support.

Through a new partnership, Hopper Health’s providers and peer navigators will receive a personalized training plan from Violet that will help the clinicians and navigators understand how to provide inclusive care for patients of color and LGBTQ+ communities. It will teach topics including anti-racism, allyship, social determinants of health, trauma-informed care and other areas.

Season 2 of our MedCity Pivot Podcast launches today with a conversation about how AI can be leveraged to transform precision medicine.

Quest Diagnostics is acquiring liquid biopsy company Haystack Oncology. The startup’s technology is used for identifying cancer patients who need adjuvant therapy.

CMS has shown that they understand the value and efficacy of remote care as a billable service for rehab therapists—let’s not miss this opportunity to take the best care of our patients while getting paid.

Medtronic recently received FDA approval for its MiniMed 780G system, which is an insulin pump that automatically adjusts and corrects type 1 diabetes patients’ glucose levels every five minutes. The news comes two years after Medtronic submitted the system for FDA approval and three years after the company began selling the product in Europe.

In just 2020, deaths from gun violence cost the U.S. healthcare system $290 million, or about $6,400 per patient, according to a report from the Commonwealth Fund. These costs are mostly covered by Medicaid and other government insurance programs.

Only 31% of employers are satisfied with their behavioral health networks, a new survey found. When it comes to behavioral health directories, just 34% of employers agreed that directories had accurate information.

The healthcare sector accounts for 8.5% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. Health systems have a moral obligation to reduce these emissions, experts argued during HIMSS23. The panelists shared tips about climate change mitigation strategies, such as to ask all tech vendors for their carbon reduction plan and to look for savings in the energy budget.

Traditionally, pharmaceutical companies have been slow to adopt these newer technologies, instead relying on well-established and proven - but usually complex - manufacturing processes. However, the time to begin investing in – and exploring - AI, machine learning, and big data is now.