Tuned Receives $3.5 Million in Funding to Shape the Future of Hearing Wellness
With a dedicated focus on hearing care, the funding will strengthen Tuned’s ability to bridge the gap between audiologists and the general public as a key employee benefit
Tuned, a digital hearing health company focused on providing hearing care for all, today announced that it raised $3.5 million in funding led by Distributed Ventures with participation from Idealab NY and Elements Health Ventures. The funding will support Tuned’s mission to make comprehensive hearing care as affordable and accessible as possible while enabling the platform to be offered as a key employee benefit from 2023 onward.
“This funding...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 21, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Affordable Care Affordable Healthcare Audiology Danny Aronson Digital Health Digital Hearing Health Distributed Ventures Elements Health Ventures FDA Food and Drug Administration Health IT Funding Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, February 20th 2023
In this study, researchers stimulate the ghrelin receptor using a suitable small molecule for much of the lifespan of mice, and observe the results. The overall extension of life span is a quarter of that produced by calorie restriction, and so we might draw some conclusions from that as to the relative importance of hunger in the benefits resulting from the practice of calorie restriction or fasting. Interestingly, the short term weight gains observed in mice given this ghrelin receptor agonist in the past don't appear in this long term study, in which the controls are the heaver animals. This is possibly because the rese...
Source: Fight Aging! - February 19, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Two 70 year olds with chest pain, and 3 pitfalls of the STEMI paradigm
Conclusion: Millimeter-based STEMI criteria are not met in ECG #1. That said, in this patient with severe new chest pain — the overall ECG picture with ST-T wave abnormalities in 9/12 leads has to be considered (as stated by Dr. McLaren) — as " All concerning for acute LAD occlusion ". (Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog)
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - February 13, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jesse McLaren Source Type: blogs
Employee Compensation Rose Just 3% in the Fourth Quarter
Alan ReynoldsThe fourth quarter ’s 3% year‐to‐year increase in hourly wages and benefits was lower than the 3.7% average increase since 1987, and even lower than the 3.1% norm during the horrific 2008 recession. That casts considerable doubt on the notion that inviting another inverted yield curve recession is a const ructive way to bring inflation down. Patience is working fine.Federal Reserve officials have been downplaying the 2.1% PCE inflation rate of the past six months by (1) expressing concern about select pieces of that average, and (2) suggesting that a generous seasonal adjustment (to statisticall...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 8, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Alan Reynolds Source Type: blogs
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company ( " MCCPDC " ) PBC May Be Able to Say " Mission Accomplished " Even if Sales Stop Growing
On January 19, 2022, a startup called theMark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company ( " MCCPDC " )opened its doors to the American public as a new online pharmacy and generic manufacturing startup. Initially, MCCPDC was also planning to launch its own Pharmacy Benefit Manager, but it later scrapped those plans, instead announcing several PBM partnerships with some PBM startups which do not engage in " spread pricing " , including on generic, biosimilar and " authorized generic " drugs. The company bears the name of its famous principal investor, multibillionaire Mark Cuban, who is perhaps best known as both owner of the NBA te...
Source: Scott's Web Log - February 7, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: authorized generic 2023 Alex Oshmyansky authorized generics Biosimilar biosimilars Cost Plus costplus drug company drug prices drug pricing generic drugs mark cuban Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company Source Type: blogs
Comments to USTR Show the Real ‐World Harms of the Trump‐Biden China Tariffs
Clark Packard and Alfredo Carrillo ObregonIn recent weeks, about 1,500 comments were filed with the United States Trade Representative (USTR) concerning the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration —and maintained by the Biden administration—on imports from China as a result of the recent trade war. The majority of the comments paint a bleak picture: the tariffs have—contrary to unsupported assertions you may have read elsewhere—caused very real pain for domestic firms, their workers, and the U.S. economy. These facts, coupled with the fact that the tariffs have not forced Beijing to change its troublesome econo...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 2, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Clark Packard, Alfredo Carrillo Obregon Source Type: blogs
Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions
As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Check out our communities predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media.
Check out our community’s telehealth and RPM (Remote Patient Monitoring) predictions.
Dr. Reza Hosseini Ghomi, Chief Medical Officer at BrainCheck
Digitally-enabled care is the future of tel...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 6, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring 2023 Health IT Predictions Ankit Gupta Bicycle Health BrainCheck Carlene MacMillan Chris Sullivan Dan Trigub David Feldman Epicore Biosystems MedArrive Medisafe Source Type: blogs
Healthcare, Meet Southwest
BY KIM BELLARD
Customers experiencing long, often inexplicable delays, their experiences turning from hopeful to angry to afraid they’ll never get back home. Staff overworked and overwhelmed. IT systems failing at the times they’re most needed. To most people, that all probably sounds like Southwest Airline’s debacle last week, but, to me, it just sounds like every day in our healthcare system.
Southwest had a bad week. All the airlines were hit by a huge swath of bad weather the weekend before Christmas, but most airlines recovered relatively quickly. Southwest passengers were not...
Source: The Health Care Blog - January 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Bob Jordan Casey Murray Kim Bellard Southwest Airlines Source Type: blogs
My Trial of the New Abbott Freestyle Libre 3
There are many compelling features on the new Abbott Freestyle Libre 3 and I may decide to switch; but I may wish to first try the new Dexcom G7 once it ' s FDA-approved. But I won ' t wait forever...In my 15 years of writing this blog, one thing I have never done is something I occasionally see some younger, less-discerning members of the blogging community do: which is to pimp their blogs (and themselves) out to receive free so-called " blog-ola " . I ' ve been blogging since 2005, and I have never endorsed a product in order to get free things, nor have I ever used my blog to even solicit free stuff from companies which...
Source: Scott's Web Log - December 7, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Tags: 2022 Abbott Abbott Freestyle Libre 3 CGM CGMS Dexcom Source Type: blogs
Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physicians Creating the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: An Epilogue
by Chad D. Kollas, MD, Beverly Schechtman and Carrie JudySeveral important developments have occurred since the publication of our article, “Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physicians Creating the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: Bad Faith or Incompetence? ” in Pallimed on September 12, 2022 (1). Most notably, this includes the publication of the 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain (2), which updated the guidance previously provided by the 2016 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (3). In this epilogue, we will describe those important developments and examine ...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - November 29, 2022 Category: Palliative Care Tags: CDC judy kollas opioids schechtman Source Type: blogs
The S.O.A.P. Reporting Break Through
The objective portion of the report is the time when you state your case and tell everyone the stuff you found during your assessment. It’s time to become the CSI investigator and talk about your investigation and you findings.
This will tend to be almost entirely objective information, however, don’t be scared to throw in the occasional subjective tidbit if it helps to paint your picture. “She thinks this bruise may be old.” or “His ankles are always a bit swollen but not this much.” If a subjective addition adds to the picture, include it.
When telling my objective story I tend to start with the le...
Source: The EMT Spot - November 15, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Steve Whitehead Tags: EMT Source Type: blogs
VillageMD Acquires Summit Health-CityMD, Creating one of the Largest Independent Provider Groups in the U.S.
With Investments from WBA and Evernorth, the Combined Company Will Deliver a Unique and Comprehensive Patient Experience for Optimal Individual and Community Outcomes
VillageMD announced today it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Summit Health-CityMD, a leading provider of primary, specialty and urgent care. The transaction is valued at approximately $8.9 billion with investments from Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) and an affiliate of Evernorth, a subsidiary of Cigna Corporation (NYSE:CI).
Together, VillageMD and Summit Health-CityMD will create a multi-payor platform to deliver quality, afforda...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 10, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Ambulatory Health IT Company Healthcare IT CIGNA Cigna Corporation CityMD Eric Palmer Evernorth Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A Jeff Alter Patient Experience Roz Brewer Summit Health Summit Health-CityMD Tim Barry Vil Source Type: blogs
The Secret Surveillance Capitalism That Suffuses Medicare
By MICHAEL MILLENSON
Imagine a government program where private contractors boost their bottom line by secretly mining participants’ personal information, such as credit reports, shopping habits and even website logins.
It’s called Medicare.
This is open enrollment season, when 64 million elderly and disabled Americans choose between traditional fee-for-service Medicare and private Medicare Advantage (MA) health plans. MA membership is soaring; within a few years it’s expected to encompass the majority of beneficiaries. That popularity is due in no small part to the extra benefits plans c...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Medicare FTC HHS Humana Michael Millenson Surveillance United Healthcare Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 29th October, 2022.
This report presents CDC findings on telehealth use trends in 2021. It includes data from the National Health Interview Survey, a nationally representative household survey conducted throughout the year by the National Center for Health Statistics. -----https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-10-13/women-older-adults-more-likely-to-use-telemedicine-in-2021Who Used Telemedicine in 2021?New data shows which groups have been most likely to use a health care option popular during the pandemic.By Christopher WolfOct. 13, 2022, at 12:01 a.m.More than 1 in 3 adults used telemedicine in the past year in 2021, ac...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 29, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
October 27, 2022 Edition-----In the UK we have a political farce running with only a day or so to run when you read this, with a new PM (Rishi Sunak) in place..In the US the mid-term elections are coming in a week or so, thus some concern as to where the US is going!In China Xi has his third 5 year term so we all wonder how that will turn out!In OZ we have has a Budget with floods, inflation, data leaks, the threat of recession, Medicare concerns and other issues just rolling on! At least the Budget does not seem to have broken anything!Overall an ‘omnishambles’ as they say!-----Major Issues.-----https://www.afr.com/wo...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
