A peer-support platform for those with life-altering injuries. TandemStride is an app for the use and support of those with traumatic injury. It is structured as a peer-to-peer platform to connect those who are injured–from amputations to head and spinal injuries–to mentors and others to share their experiences and connect to resources. The app, available for free on Google Play and the Apple App Store, matches patients with peers who have progressed well in their recovery, with guidance from the TandemStride Assistant. It also connects them with resources such as the Trauma Survivors Network, United Spinal Association, Amputee Coalition, and... Continue Reading
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News roundup: VillageMD sued on Meta Pixel trackers; Cerebral pays $7.1M FTC fine on data sharing, cancellation policy; VA may resume Oracle Cerner implementation during FY2025; Epic-Particle Health dispute on PHI sharing
...resident in Quincy, Massachusetts but brought by three Midwest law firms in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, states that VillageMD used trackers that transferred this personal information to Meta Networks’ Facebook and Instagram, as well as other third parties like Google, for use in targeted advertising, in violation of HIPAA and other regulations. The lawsuit seeks 1) an injunction stopping Village Medical from using ad trackers and 2) monetary redress via damages–actual, compensatory, statutory, and punitive for the entire affected class. The suit also alleges that VillageMD violated its own internal procedures. Crain’s Health Pulse,... Continue Reading
Weekend reading: AI cybersecurity tools no panacea, reality v. illusion in healthcare AI, RPM in transitioning to hospital-at-home, Korean study on older adult health tech usage
...vishing (phone-based social engineering) attacks–now using OpenAI. What’s vulnerable? Large language models (LLMs) used in generative AI (AI with the ability to create content) can be corrupted and fed false information [TTA 7 Feb] or create deepfake images–Google Gemini is the latest example (not in article). FTA: “We need human critical thinking to use AI to solve and prevent problems. We’re adopting AI far faster than we have the ability to understand how to adopt it properly.” Another approach is to think like a cybercriminal and use AI to better understand how criminals can break into your systems. What is... Continue Reading
Facing the Music of the New Reality: Amazon Pharmacy & One Medical restructure; Walgreens shakes up health exec suites again, cashes out $992M in Cencora; new takes on NeueHealth; Cue Health, Nomad Health layoffs
...FDA approval for its 20-minute molecular test kits to supply the US government, the NBA, Google, and other large companies. Cue IPO’d in September 2021 at $200 million and $16/share, with a valuation of $3 billion. Its shares on Nasdaq are today at $0.25. The company also offers a test for mpox (monkeypox) and is seeking FDA approval for its RSV and Flu test kits. San Diego Union-Tribune New York City-based Nomad Health, a healthcare staffing service that took advantage of the pandemic demand for travel nurses but had not fully transitioned into other temporary healthcare workers, released 17% of... Continue Reading
Two Must Reads: Is AI the next hype bubble replacing crypto–and capable of great harm?
...its place in the TechWorld Hype Universe. Bank of America terms it a ‘defining moment–like the internet in the ’90s’. For those of us who were around then, there were bulletin boards (!), multiple platforms (AOL), something called search engines (AltaVista, Dogpile), and lots of websites that surfaced and then went under the waves. A lot of money changed hands and a lot of parties were thrown before the dot.com bust. Unlike the internet boom, AI is already dominated by the tech giants like Microsoft (OpenAI) and Google (Bard, now Gemini) so it’s actually less of a risk for the... Continue Reading
Wrapping up many changes at Walgreens, VillageMD, CVS Health, Oracle Health
...depart after the late 2021 sale to Oracle.MultiPlan release, HIStalk 1/5 Oracle Health’s chairman, Dr. David Feinberg, has also been making some transitional moves of his own, joining Aegis Ventures as a senior advisor while remaining at Oracle. His role is to help Aegis work with a consortium of health systems on developing and launching digital health products. Interestingly, there has been no disclosure of the percentage of time he will spend at Oracle versus Aegis. Dr. Feinberg also is a Humana board member. He joined Cerner from Google Health and within a few months, Cerner was sold. Modern Healthcare... Continue Reading
News roundup: ONC recommends ‘nutrition labeling’ for healthcare AI apps but Google moves forward; CVS’ health services rebranding as Healthspire (updated); Clover Health repots out of ACO REACH
...trust, safety, and efficacy, but the conundrum is to disclose what is needed for proper and cautious use without providing an entreé to IP. Wall Street Journal, Becker’s, ATA release and AI principles Google, predictably, damns the torpedoes, full speed ahead with healthcare AI. And intends to write the rules. They’ve deployed AI tools already with Mayo Clinic and HCA Healthcare–Mayo for medical records and research papers, HCA for clinical notes. EHR Meditech is using Google’s AI for clinical documentation and to summarize patient histories. Bayer is also working with Google. Their products include a licensed algorithm for breast and... Continue Reading
Primary care provider Forward introduces CarePod kiosks, raises $100 million for deployment–but will it work this time?
...diagnosing a rash or fever. Forward claims 100+ primary clinicians at 19 locations. Forward raised a $100 million Series E to deploy the CarePods from Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Samsung Next, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, and Softbank. It consists of equity financing of more than $50 million as well as debt financing. Forward’s total financing is $657 million with its Series D round (Crunchbase). Forward also boasts a blue chip roster of advisers from Eric Schmidt of Google to Robert Wachter, MD. In viewing this first from their communications representatives, this Editor was immediately reminded of the last time she... Continue Reading
News roundup: Veradigm facing Nasdaq delisting, UpHealth files Chapter 11, Virgin Pulse-HealthComp $3B merger, MidiHealth’s $25M Series A, Inbound Health’s $30M Series B
...cracked SPAC. MarketWatch, HIStalk. In more cheerful funding news: Employer wellness platform Virgin Pulse and benefits analytics platform HealthComp to merge. The $3 billion deal creates a combined entity that will improve outcomes and lower costs for primarily self-insured employers and members through the Homebase for Health platform. Chris Michalak of Virgin will serve as CEO of the combined entity upon anticipated closing in Q4. The merger is backed by New Mountain Capital, Marlin Equity Partners, Blackstone, and Morgan Health, with New Mountain Health to be majority owner. FierceHealthcare, Healthcare Dive, Virgin release MidiHealth backed by GV (Google Ventures) in... Continue Reading
Short takes: Intuition Robotics gains $25M funding, Akili Interactive abandons digital Rx therapeutics, NextGen goes private for $1.8B, ATA’s DC advocacy ‘fly in’ + launches new tools on disparities
...not a winning strategy for its interactive video game-based therapy for adults with ADHD. The EndeavorOTC version, released in June, is available via a subscription (SaaS) through the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store for $24.99 for a monthly plan or $129.00 for an annual plan. According to their release, Akili will pursue regulatory approval for over-the-counter labeling of its treatment products. Akili is yet another cracked SPAC facing a reckoning, currently trading on Nasdaq at $0.66 from its debut in August 2022 at $14 with a quick fall to $4. HIStalk 15 Sept, Rock Health Weekly Newsletter... Continue Reading
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