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New data from a 2,052-person survey suggest that older healthcare consumers value their trusted providers, while younger generations are willing to pay a "convenience premium" for easy-to-access virtual care.
The announcement comes a few months after Medtronic acquired the InPen device's original maker, Companion Medical.
Now available in public preview, the offerings are designed to help organizations and individuals pull clinically-relevant insights from large volumes of free text housed in medical records.
The data analytics platform extracts patient data from physician notes, medical charts, and other documents and translates the information into clinical and administrative guidance.
AccessOne CEO Mark Spinner says as health systems face revenue cycle challenges due to COVID-19, one key to maintaining margins is delivering "patient-friendly" payment options.
NightWare's digital therapeutic monitors a wearer's heart rate and movement to detect disturbances during sleep, and delivers gentle vibrations to interrupt a nightmare without waking the user.
The study, backed by the digital therapeutics company, measured the change in clinical encounter frequency among opioid use disorder patients who were also prescribed buprenorphine.
Outcomes from the randomized controlled trial were presented today at a virtual conference. The company and its research partners say this study differs from others due to its size and length.
Dr. Liz Kwo reviews the opportunity for digital health apps for musculoskeletal health conditions and looks at challenges facing their wider adoption among providers.
Also: First Databank and RxCap collaborate on patient medication instruction and adherence app, Cohere Health is handling MSK prior authorizations for Humana.