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

Healthcare IT Today

These life-long treatments deliver impressive clinical outcomes but come with a high price tag, putting employers and healthcare insurers under pressure. Diabetes affects 11% and obesity 41.9% of the US population, collectively representing some of the most prevalent chronic conditions in the United States.

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Remote patient monitoring and virtual care – a paradigm shift

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

By Bill Siwicki | August 09, 2023 News Community Health Systems improves chronic condition outcomes with RPM Remote patient monitoring has helped the health system boost patient engagement, improve patient. Region Tag: Global Edition Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Connected Health Care for these sick patients is costly.

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Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The future will see chronic disease being managed more from homes and physicians' offices than in a hospital setting. Chronically ill patients may not always require visiting the hospital frequently if their follow-ups and routine checkups can be managed remotely. Infrastructure to manage chronic diseases remotely.

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Navigating the intersections of population health and precision medicine

Healthcare It News

The situation often worsened their chronic conditions. Stratification of populations into risk groups for multiple chronic diseases could provide more efficient and effective prevention and treatment strategies and potentially reduce cost of care." Region Tag: Global Edition.

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Telehealth and community broadband, in sickness and in health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Marrying telehealth chronic healthcare and home care so the constant appointments and treatments can be made less intrusive at home, or possibly a office at work. Perhaps departments of health can oversee chronic healthcare. Region Tag: Global Edition. Enhancing emergency response as a way to save more lives.

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Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

By Bill Siwicki | August 03, 2023 News Community Health Systems improves chronic condition outcomes with RPM Remote patient monitoring has helped the health system boost patient engagement, improve patient.

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Ten In Ten: Manatt’s Healthcare Priorities to 2031

Health Populi

Advancing Academic Medicine, ensuring that medical schools and students better integrate mental health into curricula, research, and treatment — especially powerful in managing chronic conditions complicated by anxiety and depression.

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