Pediatric Care
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How Nemours Children’s Is Working to Solve the ‘Horrendous’ Youth Mental Health Crisis
If you could only do one thing to improve the health of children in the U.S., it would have to be in the behavioral health sphere, Nemours Children’s Health CEO Lawrence Moss declared at HLTH. The state of youth mental health has reached a crisis point in the U.S., and Moss’ health system is working hard to address this. Some of its efforts include embedding behavioral health into primary care and deploying behavioral health workers in schools.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
Tuned Launches Hearing Solution for Teens
Tuned’s new teen-focused solution, which launches Tuesday, caters to those aged 13 to 17 and will be offered as an employer-sponsored benefit. The program sends parents headphones and an iPad, which comes with two different hearing assessments.
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Trayt Health Seeks to Increase Access to Diagnoses and Treatments
CEO Malekeh Amini explains how Trayt Health can bridge the gap for patients seeking neurological care.
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PM Pediatric Care Secures $50M To Grow Pediatric Urgent Care Business
PM Pediatric Care’s funding round was led by Scopia Capital and included participation from Jefferson River Capital. In total, the company has raised more than $140 million, said Steven Katz, co-founder and co-CEO of PM Pediatric Care.
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UNC Health to Open New Youth-Specific Psychiatric Hospital to Address the Mental Health Crisis
UNC Health has partnered with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to open a new inpatient psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents. The partners came together because action is desperately needed to increase access to youth mental health services — research has found a significant link between the country’s shortage of mental health professionals and its rise in youth suicides.
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New Children’s Mental Health Startup Emerges from Redesign Health
Fort Health, a new startup built at Redesign Health, recently launched as a provider of mental healthcare services for children. The company has developed a telehealth-based mental health clinic that partners with pediatricians for referrals and health plans for coverage.
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3 Measures Children’s Hospitals Need to Survive in 2023
In order to provide quality pediatric care, children’s hospitals need more government support, Children’s Hospital Association CEO Mark Wietecha argued in a recent letter to Congress. He recommended Congress enact 12-month continuous eligibility for children covered by Medicaid or CHIP, allocate more money to pediatric physician training, and enhance Medicaid’s low reimbursement rates for pediatric care.
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Hazel Health raises $51.5M to scale school-based telehealth
Hazel Health, a company that provides school-based telehealth, has closed a $51.5 million Series C1 funding round. The company also announced it has deployed its services in more than 3,000 schools across 14 states.
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Pediatric mental health startup launches with $26M and a vow to scale Mass General’s proven care model
InStride Health — a virtual care provider for pediatric patients with moderate to severe anxiety and OCD — recently launched with $26 million in funding. The startup delivers insurance-covered pediatric mental health treatment using a care model developed by two of its co-founders, who are Mass General Brigham clinicians.
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Former Hims and Hers exec launches pediatric telehealth startup backed by Sequoia, Lux
Summer Health, a telehealth startup that delivers pediatric care via text messaging, launched last week with $7.5 million in seed funding. The seed round was led by Alfred Lin at Sequoia Capital and Deena Shakir at Lux Capital.
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Improving Communication Between Patients and Providers
Sarah Shillington, Chief Customer Officer notes how Artera’s omnichannel platform works.
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Concert Health raises $42 million to help bridge the gap between physical and mental healthcare nationwide
The San Diego-based behavioral health medical group announced Wednesday that it has raised $42 million in Series B financing led by Define Ventures. The company currently partners with primary care, pediatric care and women’s health groups in 11 states to integrate mental healthcare.
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How one family’s letter prompted the creation of a new telehealth program
After Jared and Kristina Burns went through a harrowing experience with their child, they wrote a letter to Walla Walla, Washington-based Providence St. Mary Medical Center, requesting that the organization implement a telemedicine tool so pediatric patients could get better access to specialized care during emergencies.
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Philips, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center launch 10-year partnership
Philips will help Omaha, Nebraska-based Children’s Hospital & Medical Center with its technology innovation. The collaboration will focus on various areas, including diagnostic imaging, patient monitoring, clinical informatics and respiratory solutions.
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Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine rethinks pediatric precision medicine
Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine is using rapid whole-genome sequencing to transform the lives of children and babies. President and CEO Stephen Kingsmore, who will be speaking at MedCity ENGAGE, discussed how.
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Pediatrics study shows vaccine reminders with explanation increased visits
A little health literacy can go a long way, particularly when it is used to […]