GlobalMed®, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based virtual health solutions manufacturer and systems integrator, will provide the specialized and secure delivery systems, software platform and services to Excentium Inc., a Prime SDVOSB based in Virginia that has been awarded a five-year contract to provide maintenance, service and support to the Defense Health Agency’s Virtual Health … [More]
Scottsdale Cure Corridor Gains Neuro Center
HonorHealth has broken ground on a $44-million Neuroscience Institute, located at the Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center campus. The 120,000-square-foot, five-story multidisciplinary neurological care center will provide the local community with a centralized hub for spin and neuro-related conditions, like ALS and MS. The comprehensive, multidisciplinary neurological care … [More]
$4-Million Dementia Care Addition
Senior living community Brookdale Central Paradise Valley recently opened a new Alzheimer’s and dementia care program. This project represents a more than $4 million investment and the creation of 18 new jobs in the Phoenix area. There were 140,000 people in Arizona living with Alzheimer’s and dementia in 2018, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, which estimates this … [More]
Partnership Prepares for Flu Season
Every year, the flu affects hundreds of thousands of people; Valley companies Veyo and FastMed Urgent Care have teamed up to provide complimentary flu shots to all Veyo drivers this season. FastMed Urgent Care — which performs more than 10,000 flu shots every year — has 30 clinics located in Arizona, making it convenient for Veyo drivers to stop by and get their flu … [More]
iTether Platform for Integrated Healthcare Industry
Digital health management platform iTether is designed to promote positive and sustainable outcomes for patients while also benefitting providers by helping reduce administrative work and increase billable events because more patients show up to appointments. The iTether Technologies, Inc. platform provides users with a care navigation system with access to telehealth and … [More]
Blue Light Could Be a Big Problem for Corporate America
Last fall, Arick Wierson, writing for the New York Observer, posed a simple but highly provocative question: “Is Blue Light the Tobacco of the Digital Age?”. Wierson was referring to the energy being emitted from digital devices in increasingly higher and more potent doses. Today, the average American is staring into some device on average 12 hours a day; from the screens of … [More]
Real-Time Care Coordination across Arizona
The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association’s partnership earlier this year with PatientPing, the nation’s most comprehensive care coordination platform, was part of its efforts to improve patient care outcomes across the State of Arizona. The statewide partnership, coordinated through AzHHA’s Affiliated Partners Program, connects all AzHHA’s member hospitals and … [More]
Data and Analytics for the Right Care to the Right Patients at the Right Time
Data and analytics are the operative words in healthcare. The challenge is no longer getting information but, rather, figuring out what to do with it. Arizona Care Network has found a way to harness Big Data to help its nearly 6,000 physician partners prioritize care for patients who need them the most. ACN developed a proprietary algorithm to stratify patients according to … [More]
Small Businesses Gain the Buying Power of Big Corporations in Healthcare Benefits
CarynHealth, the small-business association health plan brand of Association Health Plans of America, LLC, offers an “association in the box,” the next-generation approach to the small employer healthcare marketplace. AHPA was formed to meet the breakthrough opportunity provided by the Association Health Plan regulation recently put forth by the U.S. Department of Labor … [More]
DoL Offers New Tool to Help Employers Understand Mental Health Issues
The U.S. Department of Labor has launched a new resource that helps employers better understand mental health issues, and provides valuable information and guidance for employers on strategies for recruiting, hiring, retaining, and advancing people with disabilities in the workplace. Created in coordination with the Department’s Office of Disability Employment Policy and its … [More]
Disrupting Traditional Rx
SpotRx, a next-gen pharmacy, may help do to the traditional pharmacy model what Netflix did to Blockbuster. With the goal to be the “everywhere, anytime” pharmacy, SpotRx is a medical “vending machine” where individuals can consult an e-doctor/pharmacist, transfer a prescription and pickup (or opt for delivery of) their medications. The company currently has a stand-alone kiosk … [More]
App Helps People with Food Allergies Eat Out
AllergySafe is a new app that takes the guesswork out of eating out by providing food allergy sufferers with a list of safe foods at their favorite restaurants. The app was created by 16-year-old Akshat Gautam, after he realized he was not alone in facing this difficulty. In the United States, food allergies are the sixth leading cause of chronic illness; every three minutes, a … [More]
