Many healthcare workers prefer providing at-home care because it allows them to provide more personal, less hectic care than they can on the hospital floor, said Current Health CEO Chris McGhee. He thinks health systems should realize that switching more healthcare workers to at-home care could help alleviate the burnout crisis and improve staff retention levels.
The majority of health systems now offer some sort of home-based care program, according to a new survey of hospital leaders. The biggest goals of these programs are to improve patient outcomes through reductions in readmissions, hospitalizations and emergency room visits, the report found.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Through a string of recent acquisitions, Best Buy has been building out its health business, with a focus on consumer technology and support for seniors. With its acquisition of Current Health, the company is making a bet that demand for remote patient monitoring will continue to increase.
The company is planning to use the newly raised funds to scale its remote patient monitoring solution, which integrates data from wearables and patient-reported symptoms to give clinicians a virtual view into patients' health at home. The company's plans also include doubling its workforce this year.
The New York City-based health system implemented Current Health's remote patient monitoring solution to enhance its cancer care services. Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, cancer care has been severely delayed, and the health system aims to provide more consistent care to this patient group through the new solution.
Among the finalists for the chronic disease management and value-based care track are a virtual care business serving the needs of patients with neurological disorders and their family caregivers, digital therapeutics for adolescent mental health, and personalized nutrition coaching to address chronic disease risk.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.