preventive care
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Devices & Diagnostics, Health Tech, Startups
Swedish Startup Snags $65M for Scanning Tech Designed to Facilitate Earlier Disease Detection
Neko Health recently raised €60 million (about $65.8 million) in Series A financing. The Stockholm-based startup’s medical scanning technology aims to conveniently and affordably collect extensive health data to aid doctors in catching diseases early. The company’s scan takes about 10 minutes and costs €250 (about $275).
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Deloitte: Employers Could Have a Significant Impact on Employees’ Lifespans
While the average lifespan for Americans is 77.9 years, Americans are living only 65.9 years in good health. A new Deloitte report shows that if changes are made, Americans’ average lifespan could reach 90 years by 2040, with 85 of those years being in good health.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Inside One Philadelphia Doctor’s DIY Method to Tackle Health Inequity
Dr. Ala Stanford, founder of the Black Doctors Covid-19 Consortium, provided hundreds of thousands of Covid-19 tests and vaccines to Black and Brown people in Philadelphia’s underserved neighborhoods during the pandemic. In her view, her work was impactful because she acted promptly and focused on community-based patient engagement.
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3 key reasons why Americans are under-utilizing primary care
In order to engage more Americans in primary care, we need to understand the main challenges that surround primary care in the U.S., according to Dr. Stephen Ezeji-Okoye, Crossover Health’s chief medical officer. Some of these include the increasing shortage of primary care physicians and the lack of incentivization to focus on whole-person health and preventive care.
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Many preventive medical services cost patients nothing. Will a Texas court decision change that?
A key part of the ruling by Judge Reed O’Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas says one way that preventive services are selected for the no-cost coverage is unconstitutional. Another portion of his ruling says a requirement that an HIV prevention drug therapy be covered without any cost to patients violates the religious freedom of an employer who is a plaintiff in the case.
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Devices & Diagnostics, Health Services
Two firms team up to facilitate at-home screenings to prevent blindness
MedArrive providers will use Spect’s artificial intelligence-enabled telemedicine platform to screen patients at home for eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration.
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What the U.S. gets right about healthcare
Preventive care is better in America — but plenty of work remains.
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New IRS rule opens up preventive care coverage for chronic disease by high-deductible health plans
Applicable products and services include insulin, ACE inhibitors, inhaled corticosteroids, retinopathy screenings, glucometers, statins and SSRIs.
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Kaiser Permanente CEO on the organization’s healthcare “moonshot”
At the StartUp Health festival in San Francisco Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson spoke about the role innovation is playing in the company’s big strategic goals around preventive health.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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North Carolina FQHC automates Medicare prevention, care management
“We’re looking for efficiency,” said Goshen Medical Center CMO Dr. Thomas Maynor.
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UnitedHealthcare personalizes Health4Me app to close care gaps
Before the end of the year, UnitedHealthcare will add “clinically focused” notifications to Health4me, based on individuals’ claims data.
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Autopsy of a preventive care practice: How fee-for-service killed a wellness startup
Dr. Steven Charlap founded MDPrevent, a preventive healthcare clinic in Florida. He wrote a detailed […]
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A “Grand Bargain” To Improve Quality and Decrease Medicare Costs
There are just a few key reasons why Medicare has become inordinately expensive. There is […]
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Medicare and the Continuing Loss of Primary Care Physicians
Primary care physicians (PCPs) have been marginalized by Medicare for decades with low reimbursement rates […]
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
