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9amHealth Raises $9.5M Series A Extension Led by The Cigna Group Ventures to Expand to Employers Nationwide

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These life-long treatments deliver impressive clinical outcomes but come with a high price tag, putting employers and healthcare insurers under pressure. body weight reduction, systolic blood pressure reduction of 17.7mmHg, and 95.61% medication adherence among 9amHealth members over 6-12 months.

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Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

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Similarly, sensors for measuring blood pressure, temperature, glucometers, pulse oximeters, and respiratory rate sensors, all integrated with mobile applications, can be used to monitor patients remotely. For example, as a patient walks into the clinic, a physician notices his gait.

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Building a Healthier Future with Real Wireless Power

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heart rate, glucose levels, blood pressure, etc.) Wirelessly powered devices like electronic price tags and asset trackers are changing the way retailers gather data and respond to evolving demand. without the discomfort bulky wired or battery-powered devices can cause.

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to Develop Wearable Blood Loss Detector An Academic Lifeline for Rural Hospitals CHI St. Hartford HealthCare teams with state DOT to train police to draw blood It takes a long time to make many changes at CT hospitals. Connecticut’s ‘certificate of need’ law under scrutiny Hartford HealthCare’s Black & Red Gala raises $2.6M

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Pandemic-era burnout: Telehealth managers get pushed to the max

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This put a lot of pressure on the physicians who oversee telehealth programs at these providers: the telehealth managers. “For clinicians, having well-established fallback plans for when something does not go smoothly, such as switching to a phone call, can take the pressure off,” he added. Providing a safe workplace.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

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The Biofourmis armband wearable, Everion, is worn 24/7 and captures the patient’s temperature, blood oxygenation and numerous other physiologic signals to detect signs of decompensation, while the patient also reports any symptoms to their healthcare provider through a mobile app.

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’s most distinguished (and hardest-working) dogs Dozens laid off at the George Washington University Hospital GWU Hospital lays off dozens, citing ‘challenging time’ in health care MedStar agrees to pay in federal suit alleging disability discrimination MedStar, Justice Department reach settlement over allegations of ADA violations D.C.