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Featured Story | By Heather Landi Amazon launched a new service for hospitals that will embed its voice technology deeper into clinical settings at scale. As part of Alexa Smart Properties, the service will simplify how hospitals deploy and manage Alexa-enabled devices. An Amazon executive said the new service is just the tip of the iceberg for using ambient technology in healthcare. read more |
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Top Stories Of The Week By Heather Landi Google is ramping up its focus on mental health and brought former Headspace executive Megan Jones Bell on board to lead its consumer-facing efforts. Bell, former chief strategy and science officer of Headspace, will join Google as its clinical director of consumer and mental health, the tech giant announced Tuesday. read more By Paige Minemyer Two new pharmacy benefit management startups are aiming to inject greater price transparency into the market. Here's a look at their plans. read more By Rebecca Torrence CitiusTech, a healthcare unicorn providing payer-focused technologies, has named a new CEO: Bhaskar Sambasivan, who came to the company in May with 25 years of healthcare experience. Both of the company's co-founders are stepping down from their executive roles. read more By Paige Minemyer Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield will team up with Kroger to launch co-branded Medicare Advantage plans that aim to address members' social needs. read more By Heather Landi Consumer genetic testing company 23andMe plans to buy Lemonaid Health, a virtual care and pharmacy provider, to integrate its personalized genetics service more deeply into primary care. read more By Rebecca Torrence Microsoft's Cloud for Healthcare service, announced in October 2020, will now allow providers to schedule and conduct virtual visits using Cerner's EHR directly through Microsoft's patient portal. read more By Anastassia Gliadkovskaya Social and structural drivers determine 70% of health outcomes. But physicians face many challenges trying to track them. read more By Robert King President Joe Biden conceded that opposition from centrist Democrats could make it doubtful to add dental, vision and hearing benefits to Medicare as part of a major infrastructure package. read more By Heather Landi Brave Health, a virtual-first behavioral health provider focused on serving Medicaid populations, is rapidly scaling since launching two years ago. The startup nabbed $10 million in series B funding to fuel its growth and expand to 10 states. Brave Health aims to "change the narrative about Medicaid-based innovation" and deliver sustainable solutions designed to improve behavioral health outcomes for millions of people, said Anna Lindow, CEO, and co-founder of Brave Health. read more Resources Sponsored by: Insightin Health Get a jumpstart on building tomorrow’s retail healthcare experience today with Insightin Health Presented By: Vida Health Virtual care is critical to addressing social determinants of health—discover how in this whitepaper. Sponsored by: Change Healthcare Download the eBook to learn more about how to successfully plan and execute a core-system replacement project to meet the demands of today’s value-based environment. Sponsored By: Wolters Kluwer Health Learn about how clinically tuned NLP technology can provide the augmented intelligence to optimize daily workflows, key use-cases where cNLP can quickly make an impact, which stakeholders benefit most from leveraging clinical NLP and more in this latest whitepaper. | 
