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Verizon Business and Visionable team up to empower next generation healthcare with 5G

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With greater use of 5G technology, speed of bandwidth is increased, enabling expansion of care across many continents, regardless of boundaries or country borders. Connected health technologies can provide fast, chronic and preventive care to patients on-demand at any time or place. ON THE RECORD.

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Home Care Providers Turn to Tech for More Flexible, Cost-Effective Models

Home Health Care

Home monitoring technology, including smart sensors, is designed to track a patients environment and vital signs, allowing them to live safely and independently at home for as long as possible. Care providers are dealing with staffing shortages and rising costs, while tech developers are building solutions to help bridge the gap, Gubes said.

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Value-Based Care Versus Fee-for-Service: Understanding the Key Differences in Healthcare Models

HIT Consultant

This has had an impact on the behavioral health industry, as value-based care affords opportunities to providers to streamline their practices and to be rewarded for improving their quality of care, but also requires diligence and good recordkeeping. Behavioral Health Services: Which Model is the Best Fit?

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House Rx Secures $30M to Optimize the Specialty Pharmacy Experience for Patients and Their Care Teams

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Today House Rx, a health technology platform that empowers oncology and rheumatology physician practices with medically integrated dispensing, announced they’ve secured $30 million in financing. Medically Integrated Dispensing: A Remedy for Patients and Providers.

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RSNA23: Philips Unveils World’s First Helium-Free MRI Mobile Solution

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Philips , a global leader in health technology, today showcases the world’s first mobile MRI system with helium-free operations at #RSNA23. BlueSeal MR Mobile, the industry’s first and only 1.5T fully sealed magnet, delivers patient-centric MRI services where and whenever needed.

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Digital Health Spending to Surge as Purchasers Prioritize Value and Outcomes

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – A new survey by the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) reveals that health plans, employers, and health systems are poised to increase their investment in digital health solutions in the coming year.

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Delivering Patient-Centered Care Means Decluttering the Digital Health Landscape

HIT Consultant

On the surface, the blossoming of the digital ecosystem is a tremendous step forward in the use of technology to address gaps in traditional healthcare. However, “an app for everything” mentality has significant downsides, namely a complex and disjointed patient experience – and arguably, does not result in better quality of care.