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Inside the Tech El Camino Health Is Using to Fight the Nurse Burnout Crisis – MedCity News - MedCity News #TechSolutionsForBurnout #ElCaminoHealth #NurseBurnoutCrisis El Camino Health is tackling the nurse burnout crisis using innovative technology solutions. They are implementing a variety of tools and strategies to support their nursing staff and improve overall well-being. #Real-timeDataAnalysis #PredictiveAnalytics One key technology being utilized is real-time data analysis and predictive analytics. This allows El Camino Health to identify potential burnout risks early on and take proactive measures to address them. #DigitalHealthPlatforms #RemoteMonitoring Digital health platforms and remote monitoring tools are also being integrated to provide nurses with easier access to resources and support. This helps streamline communication and improve workflow efficiency. #VirtualReality ai.mediformatica.com #nurse #technology #health #nursing #this #laudio #bayarea #burnout #conference #digital #digitalhealth #elcaminohealth #healthit #healthtech #healthcaretechnology @MediFormatica (https://buff.ly/3yIvTXZ)

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We just released our H1 2024 Digital Health funding summary. https://lnkd.in/gAZY64tp H1 2024 Digital Health funding closed at $12.4 billion invested across 719 deals. - Q2 2024 is outperforming Q1 by 34% ($7.1 billion vs. $5.3 billion)! - Digital Health funding has shown sustained investor confidence. Funding in Digital Health in North America is up 14% to $9.5 billion. Investment in Europe is down 10% to $1.52 billion, while funding in APAC dropped by 7% to $1.17 billion. - Partnerships in Digital Health are flat in the first half at 1,730. NVIDIA has been the strongest corporate partner in H1 2024 - 96 M&As, 8 bankruptcies, 5 delistings from the stock market and 3 relistings from NASDAQ to OTC market. The full report will be available for free next week. Feel free to comment and share if you want to receive a copy prior to our official launch 😊 Galen Growth | Insights You Can Trust #funding #digitalhealth #investments #partnerships

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"PitchBook’s report highlights future opportunities in mental health chatbots (but) long-term business plans for the companies remain unclear due to the lack of reimbursement for chatbots." Pitchbook reports are usually worth a read but this an odd statement. 😶 Chatbots provide a user interface and whilst regulators may have some concerns over AI-driven models I'm not sure payers/reimbursement systems are unduly bothered about UIs. Safety, efficacy and outcomes more so. 😕 Sounds like semantics? From a #GTM perspective, cutting edge innovation can face real issues when the regulatory pathway and road to revenue isn't clear. User acceptance can also be a real but more intangible issue. These are all real factors to consider in developing #GTMstrategy but concerns over a "lack of reimbursement for chatbots"?? Clumsy. 😐 Lack of reimbursement has been a real issue in the evolution of DTx and the majority of chatbots fronting #mentalhealth applications are likely to fall into this category (but national reimbursement schemes are becoming established suggesting a brighter future in the medium to long term). 🤔 AI-powered chatbots may provide a competitive advantage in a crowded market place dominated by CBT approaches but they have regulatory challenges at present... but for those willing to work through this and build a supporting evidence base, both unmet need and demand are (sadly) growing. 🙂 The upside for start-ups (and possibly concern for incumbent's) not reflected in this article is, according to Gallen Growth, the up tick in funding in digital mental health in the last quarter.

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#Niche-focused #ventures in #HealthTech, such as those #targeting #underserved areas or #specific health conditions, offer several benefits. They can address gaps in the #healthcare system, provide specialized care, and #potentially integrate into broader #ecosystems for comprehensive healthcare solutions. For example, #JVEDTECHMedovation, could explore #partnerships with #niche #HealthTech startups to enhance offerings in healthcare #innovation.

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At Medium, public health isn’t just another vertical. It is something all of us are really passionate about. And we think of an engagement in public health as an opportunity to address some of the extremely difficult, but crucial, challenges in healthcare across the world. We are driven by a deep desire to make an impact at scale to help create healthier families, more efficient healthcare eco-systems, and communities empowered to manage their own health. That’s the future we strive to build with our clients: be it foundations, donor agencies, impact funds, governments or CSR initiatives of large business houses. We have proven capabilities in Identification of Impact Opportunities, Public Health Data & Analytics, Research & Insights, Programme Design, Impact Assessment, Strategic Planning, Health Communication, Digital Health Innovation and Emerging Technologies. Here is a glimpse of some of our most exciting work in public health: >>  Helped a global not-for-profit organization focusing on innovation in diagnostics with insights to develop diagnostic solutions aimed at febrile illness. We conducted in-depth interviews with a diverse range of stakeholders across the country to arrive at some rare and high-impact insights >>  Conducted a comprehensive assessment of digital initiatives addressing maternal malnutrition aimed at lower-income households and applied strategic framework to help our clients identify the ones with high scaling potential >>  Helped develop public health information strategy for a group of countries by leveraging international benchmarks for disease surveillance and data management and conducting comprehensive assessment of current policies and capabilities. >>  Based on available data and insights from on-ground research, we conceptualised a service delivery model to improve healthcare outcome at community level in two specific regions in Eastern and North India for the CSR initiative for a large corporate house >>  Backed with insights and our core expertise in healthcare delivery, we conceptualized a chain of primary care clinics specifically focused on the urban poor as a hybrid model leveraging brick-and-mortar physical outlets and AI-backed technology. Interested in learning more about how we can support your public health initiatives? Contact us today! Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation PATH FIND World Health Organization UNICEF IFC - International Finance Corporation Clinton Foundation USAID Jhpiego Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) NITI Aayog Official Sight and Life AVPN India Health Action Trust AVPN Tata Trusts Piramal Swasthya Cipla Foundation Acumen Omidyar Network Villgro Aavishkaar Capital #PublicHealth #HealthcareConsulting #PopulationHealth #SocialImpact

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It was a pleasure to host 5 amazing humans working hard to improve healthcare through investing in innovative startups. In this webinar we discuss 1. Due diligence in healthcare startups 2. What investors look for in founders 3. Opportunities in remote patient monitoring 4. Opportunities in AI scribes 5. Portfolio construction 6. Power law in healthcare investing Thank you to: Allan May Dr. Shaun Kuan Thanasi Tsiodras Regina Prasad, MS Greg Buchert, MD, MPH For taking the time to join me and sharing their wisdom! https://lnkd.in/d5z_XtEM #healthcare #venturecapital #angelinvesting

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In the quickly evolving landscape of AI, there are few people that possess the depth of experience and insight as our advisor Jia Li. We recently sat down with her to break down: *The mistake founders often make around quality of data, especially in healthcare *How learning from human behavior can help founders better align their expectations *Why she sees the current “Gen AI era" as particularly transformative

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In my short investing time I have already had some potential misses! In this newsletter I go more in depth about lessons learned from investing in early stage healthcare startups. I also outline a couple startups which will likely be potential misses as time goes on. One thing to remember is that early stage investing is a game of finding a needle in a hay stack and misses are inevitable. A single winner is likely to make up for all your losses and misses. This is where portfolio construction is critical. #angelinvesting #healthcare #startups

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In case you missed it, last week the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) released a draft consensus framework for responsible health AI. Developed with input from over 100 contributors representing a diverse network of healthcare stakeholders, this guide proposes actionable evaluation criteria throughout the AI lifecycle—from identifying use cases to deployment and monitoring. Key examples outlined in the guide include: • Predictive EHR Risk Use Case (Pediatric Asthma Exacerbation) • Imaging Diagnostic Use Case (Mammography) • Generative AI Use Case (EHR Query and Extraction) • Claims-Based Outpatient Use Case (Care Management) • Clinical Ops & Administration Use Case (Prior Authorization with Medical Coding) • Genomics Use Case (Precision Oncology with Genomic Markers) The draft framework is open for public review and comment for the next sixty days. Please use this form to submit feedback: https://lnkd.in/eYughFYC Kudos to the CHAI team led by CEO & President, Dr. Brian Anderson, MD, on this milestone. Eric Horvitz Jennifer Goldsack John Halamka, M.D., M.S. Michael Pencina Micky Tripathi Nigam Shah Suchi Saria Troy Tazbaz #healthcare #ai #artificialintelligence #generativeai https://lnkd.in/e7VRv6fD

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More reflections on DxD HealthTech's fifth anniversary: "For the past five years, DxD has consistently delivered critically needed programs to promote women and PoC representation in the Bay Area healthtech community. Through DxD, I now know how powerful a network of sponsors can be in advancing your career. People who have benefitted from DxD's programs, like myself, feel compelled to share their experience with friends and colleagues. This has broadened the collaborative's reach. For example, when I've told other women colleagues about speed mentoring, they've quickly signed up to take part - showing that these types of programs are needed. "In the next five years, I hope to see DxD successfully build a pipeline of diverse candidates who are ready to be recruited for roles focused on improving healthcare. I hope in the future that healthtech companies will increase their support of DxD's mission. Support from these companies is needed during this time of increased anti-DEI legislation across the US. DxD, thank you for striving to make healthtech companies more inclusive of people who look like me." -- Toni-Moi Prince, PhD Senior Product Marketing Manager, Viz.ai

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Scaling Quality Obesity Care. Enara Health is presenting at #ADA24 on Sunday, 6/23, at 12:30 PM. Poster 1074. #ADA24 has been filled with GLP-1 studies, but the the study we are presenting allows us to imagine how we can scale great care across the United States. We chose to submit this specific subset of data on patients with Type II diabetes and Obesity to show that behavioral, lifestyle, and traditional AOMs have a crucial place in the broader strategy to tackle obesity alongside GLP-1s. Only 12% of the AOM group in the pilot used GLP-1s, yet both AOM and non-AOM groups achieved 11% weight loss. This highlights the importance of a multifaceted approach to obesity treatment. Join us to discuss and think about the future of obesity care. I will also be available to connect in the morning and early afternoon on Sunday, 6/23. If your attending, DM me. Don't miss this chance to learn more and discuss how we can advance obesity care together! Excited to also discuss posters from TeleDoc™ and Virta Health. #ADA24 #DiabetesCare #ObesityManagement #DigitalHealth #HealthcareInnovation #semaglutide Mounjaro® (tirzepatide) HCP Zepbound™ (tirzepatide) HCP #ozempic #wegovy American Heart Association American College of Cardiology

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The Morisky Medication Adherence Scale-8 (MMAS-8) is an ideal barometric measure for assessing medication adherence among patients due to its reliability and consistency over time. Connect with me for more information and if you want to integrate this tool within your own EHR or digital platform for RPM, telehealth or DTx. Your patients deserve to know their adherence score and an opportunity to improve it over time. 1. Validity and Reliability: The MMAS-8 has been extensively validated in various patient populations and healthcare settings, demonstrating strong psychometric properties. Its reliability makes it a dependable tool for consistently measuring medication adherence among patients over time. Healthcare providers can trust the accuracy and consistency of MMAS-8 scores when assessing adherence levels. 2. Comprehensive Assessment: The MMAS-8 assesses multiple dimensions of medication adherence, including forgetfulness, carelessness, and intentional non-adherence. By capturing these various aspects of adherence behavior, the scale provides a comprehensive understanding of patients' medication-taking patterns. This comprehensive assessment enables healthcare providers to identify specific barriers to adherence and tailor interventions accordingly. 3. Easy Administration and Interpretation: The MMAS-8 is very easy to administer and interpret, making it practical for use in clinical practice. The scale consists of eight simple questions that patients can quickly respond to, minimizing burden on both patients and healthcare professionals. Scoring and interpreting MMAS-8 results are straightforward, allowing for efficient assessment of medication adherence during routine clinical visits. 4. Longitudinal Monitoring: Due to its reliability over time, the MMAS-8 can be used for longitudinal monitoring of medication adherence among patients with chronic conditions. By administering the scale at multiple time points, healthcare providers can track changes in adherence behavior, evaluate the effectiveness of adherence interventions, and identify trends or patterns that may require intervention adjustment. This longitudinal approach facilitates proactive management of adherence-related issues and supports continuity of care. 5. Predictive Value: Research has shown that MMAS-8 scores are predictive of various clinical outcomes, including treatment response, disease progression, and healthcare utilization. Patients with high MMAS-8 scores (indicating good adherence) are more likely to achieve therapeutic goals and experience positive health outcomes compared to those with low scores. By using the MMAS-8 as a barometric measure, healthcare providers can identify patients at risk of poor outcomes early on and intervene to improve adherence and prevent complications.

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Digital health investors pulled back, but there are rays of hope... It's a similar story with startups across the gamut - things got a bit crazy there for a while, and discipline is ramping up - profitable growth is in. At MedCity News INVEST, Shawn Ellis put it well - much-needed practicality has been injected into the funding environment "Founders are paying more attention to unit economics, contribution margin, thinking critically about the milestones in their business and the KPIs they need to show all the way." Good news is that many investors want to be more than cash machines - Fatima Husain cites the Better Health example, where her healthcare connections helped the company achieve traction with major health systems. All this to say, rocky times are still ahead for #digitalhealth as things reset. But reasons to be optimistic and keep at the mission. #healthcare #innovation

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Investing in companies that fill needs for health systems is a growth opportunity for both delivery organizations and start ups. Some systems are jumping in on their own, while others are partnering with like minded systems or with established VC firms. While this is a relatively new trend for systems, health plans have been making similar bets for many years. The benefits of becoming a health system portfolio company can be significant. Data, access to beta populations and real world coaching can be extremely beneficial. Start ups get mentoring and systems have to ability to leverage outside resources to solve relevant business problems. I predict a booming business!

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Ply Health (YC S24) helps behavioral health providers get in network with insurance companies faster by using AI to automate and monitor submissions. Providers simply input their information into Ply once, and with a couple of clicks, can apply to join any of the ~1,400 US insurance company networks. The process to join each insurance company’s network is highly manual and fragmented. On top of that, forms that aren't filled out properly cause significant delays, which in turn costs practices tens of thousands of dollars of missed revenue. Ply’s platform solves for speed and accuracy of enrollment submissions using a combination of automation and an experienced ops team as humans-in-the-loop. Samantha Wu and David Zhang founded Ply Health because of Sam's first-hand experience with the contracting and credentialing process while running BizOps for health-tech startup Finni. With Ply, behavioral health providers get into the network so they can start seeing patients ASAP. Congrats Sam and David on the launch!

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Bridging the Gap: Aligning Venture Capital Investments with Hospital Priorities and Patient-Centered Care Goals We are thrilled to welcome venture capital to share perspectives on the current state of the healthcare startup ecosystem and the disconnect between Silicon Valley's offerings and the actual needs of health systems. What makes a startup attractive to investors? What is the best way to connect with investors? Is the Healthcare VC market doing well? We will hear from Abby Levy Mark Rosenblum Ashley Perry Emily Zhen and neil carpenter about what startups need to know. Register today at the special discounted startup rate and join us June 12-13 at HealthIMPACT Forum in NYC https://lnkd.in/gW62BtB6 #HealthTech #HealthIMPACT #VC #Investing #Healthtech #Startups

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I wanted to share our progress on our eQuo platform for #CPG companies and anyone in the ecosystem. I want to invite you to join eQuo after watching the video. After 25 years as a founder, I saw the need for better support, resources, and encouragement. That's why we created eQuo. Here's what you will discover from the video. Industry Expertise: Connect with experienced professionals for advice on all aspects of your business. Resource Hub: Access supplier directories, funding options, and specialized content. Supportive Community: Join a network of passionate CPG founders, vendors, experts, and suppliers. Engaging Events: Attend webinars, workshops, and summits for valuable insights and networking. Personalized Mentorship: Be part of a group of founders dedicated to mentoring each other. Join us at www.equoshift.com and help build the ecosystem we all need. Thanks to Jennifer Crowley, Michael Carrick, Chris Carder and our entire ecosystem for helping to move eQuo forward.

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