Skip to contentDigital patient experiences are becoming more important than ever, with new figures from the ONC showing a massive jump in demand for ways to access health information online.The 2022 Health Information National Trends Survey (n=6,252) found that the portion of US adults who accessed their medical records through online tools jumped 50% between 2020 and 2022, from 38% to 57%.The ONC attributed the trend in part to the Cures Act Final Rule, which in 2020 introduced new requirements for standardized APIs for smartphone health apps.Most of the patients accessing their online...…Skip to contentDigital patient experiences are becoming more important than ever, with new figures from the ONC showing a massive jump in demand for ways to access health information online.The 2022 Health Information National Trends Survey (n=6,252) found that the portion of US adults who accessed their medical records through online tools jumped 50% between 2020 and 2022, from 38% to 57%.The ONC attributed the trend in part to the Cures Act Final Rule, which in 2020 introduced new requirements for standardized APIs for smartphone health apps.Most of the patients accessing their online...WW…

Skip to contentThe White House’s long-awaited executive order on “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy” artificial intelligence is finally here, and it left little room to miss its underlying message: the laissez-faire era of AI regulation is over.Among the 100+ pages of actions guiding the direction of responsible AI development, President Biden laid out several initiatives poised to make an immediate impact within healthcare, including…The FDA has already approved upwards of 520 AI algorithms, and has done well with predictive models that take in data and propose probable outcomes. There’s...…Skip to contentThe White House’s long-awaited executive order on “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy” artificial intelligence is finally here, and it left little room to miss its underlying message: the laissez-faire era of AI regulation is over.Among the 100+ pages of actions guiding the direction of responsible AI development, President Biden laid out several initiatives poised to make an immediate impact within healthcare, including…The FDA has already approved upwards of 520 AI algorithms, and has done well with predictive models that take in data and propose probable outcomes. There’s...WW…

Skip to contentWhen looking at the movers and shakers in the behavioral health arena, it’s hard not to include NeuroFlow in that conversation – especially after last week’s funding boost courtesy of Concord Health Partners.The press release definitely leaned into the “unlabeled round” theme, offering neither a Series title nor a dollar value, although it did tag the funding for growing NeuroFlow “to match the increase in demand for its solutions” among health systems, payors, and government agencies.NeuroFlow had previously raised a total of $57.8M, capital that was used to build out an...…Skip to contentWhen looking at the movers and shakers in the behavioral health arena, it’s hard not to include NeuroFlow in that conversation – especially after last week’s funding boost courtesy of Concord Health Partners.The press release definitely leaned into the “unlabeled round” theme, offering neither a Series title nor a dollar value, although it did tag the funding for growing NeuroFlow “to match the increase in demand for its solutions” among health systems, payors, and government agencies.NeuroFlow had previously raised a total of $57.8M, capital that was used to build out an...WW…

Skip to contentAlthough we touched on Walmart’s rumored acquisition of ChenMed last week, the ongoing talks are continuing to drum up lots of conversation around the healthcare strategy of major retailers and the potential implications if the deal goes through.Here’s a quick primer on Walmart’s healthcare strategy, which so-far can be bucketed into three themes: Medicare and MA health plans, primary care, and employer virtual care.Enter ChenMed, a senior-focused primary care provider with over 125 clinics across 15 states, making it the last major M&A target in the space following...…Skip to contentAlthough we touched on Walmart’s rumored acquisition of ChenMed last week, the ongoing talks are continuing to drum up lots of conversation around the healthcare strategy of major retailers and the potential implications if the deal goes through.Here’s a quick primer on Walmart’s healthcare strategy, which so-far can be bucketed into three themes: Medicare and MA health plans, primary care, and employer virtual care.Enter ChenMed, a senior-focused primary care provider with over 125 clinics across 15 states, making it the last major M&A target in the space following...WW…

Skip to contentDirect primary care seemed more alive than ever at last week’s Hint Summit, which brought together physicians looking to escape the fee-for-service “hamster wheel” and companies building the tools to make that possible.That of course includes Hint Health, who introduced its new Hint AI solution to help DPC physicians focus on their patients by automatically generating visit notes.For a quick refresher on direct primary care, it’s a membership model where providers offer a fixed monthly rate for their services, eliminating the need for payor involvement as well as the mountain...…Skip to contentDirect primary care seemed more alive than ever at last week’s Hint Summit, which brought together physicians looking to escape the fee-for-service “hamster wheel” and companies building the tools to make that possible.That of course includes Hint Health, who introduced its new Hint AI solution to help DPC physicians focus on their patients by automatically generating visit notes.For a quick refresher on direct primary care, it’s a membership model where providers offer a fixed monthly rate for their services, eliminating the need for payor involvement as well as the mountain...WW…

Skip to contentLast week’s action-packed news cycle brought plenty of headlines, but General Catalyst might have stolen the show with the announcement that its new company HATCo is on the hunt to acquire a health system that’ll serve as a proving ground for tech-enabled care.While the blog post unveiling the Health Assurance Transformation Corporation left plenty to the imagination, it got the point across that “HATCo’s charter is not to disrupt healthcare systems,” but to be a blueprint for a better care experience guided by five foundational principles:Sitting at the helm of the new...…Skip to contentLast week’s action-packed news cycle brought plenty of headlines, but General Catalyst might have stolen the show with the announcement that its new company HATCo is on the hunt to acquire a health system that’ll serve as a proving ground for tech-enabled care.While the blog post unveiling the Health Assurance Transformation Corporation left plenty to the imagination, it got the point across that “HATCo’s charter is not to disrupt healthcare systems,” but to be a blueprint for a better care experience guided by five foundational principles:Sitting at the helm of the new...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Welcome,There are a handful of ZIP codes in Arizona that are considered "hot spots" for the coronavirus and several of them are in the Valley.PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - Arizona's family has broken down data from Arizona's Department of Health Services to see which ZIP codes are seeing the biggest spike in COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks.Dr. Ross Goldberg is president of the Arizona Medical Association.He said it's hard to pinpoint why one community sees a spike in COVID-19 cases while another does not, but...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Welcome,There are a handful of ZIP codes in Arizona that are considered "hot spots" for the coronavirus and several of them are in the Valley.PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - Arizona's family has broken down data from Arizona's Department of Health Services to see which ZIP codes are seeing the biggest spike in COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks.Dr. Ross Goldberg is president of the Arizona Medical Association.He said it's hard to pinpoint why one community sees a spike in COVID-19 cases while another does not, but...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Welcome,CASA GRANDE (3TV/CBS5) -- Chuck Avery is a professional dog trainer who donates his time and expertise teaching unwanted and aggressive dogs how to behave. "We go through desensitization with them and also walk through all the basic manners of when something happens and what is their reaction going to be," said Avery.Every morning, six days a week, you'll find Avery at the Valley Humane Society in Casa Grande, volunteering his time to help troubled pups learn the skills they need so a family will adopt...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Welcome,CASA GRANDE (3TV/CBS5) -- Chuck Avery is a professional dog trainer who donates his time and expertise teaching unwanted and aggressive dogs how to behave. "We go through desensitization with them and also walk through all the basic manners of when something happens and what is their reaction going to be," said Avery.Every morning, six days a week, you'll find Avery at the Valley Humane Society in Casa Grande, volunteering his time to help troubled pups learn the skills they need so a family will adopt...WW…