Multimorbidity

Auxa Health secures $5.2 in Funding to Drive Benefit Navigation

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月曜日, 4月 22, 2024

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NEW YORK, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Auxa Health (Auxa), an AI-powered benefit navigation technology solution working with payers and providers to enable consumers to access care more efficiently and effectively, announced today a $5.2 million seed round led by Zeal Capital Partners with participation from existing investor AlleyCorp and new investors K50 Ventures, Laconia Capital Group, and Chaac Ventures. Auxa has emerged as a leading care management co-pilot uniquely positioned to serve as a dedicated partner to healthcare organizations. The funding will be utilized to further develop Auxa's technology, expand benefit coverage, and grow the team.

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Auxa has emerged as a leading care management co-pilot uniquely positioned to serve as a dedicated partner to healthcare organizations.
The funding will be utilized to further develop Auxa's technology, expand benefit coverage, and grow the team.
Auxa Health makes it easier for patients, caregivers, and care navigators to proactively manage their health by driving seamless benefit navigation.
The challenge of benefit navigation is so acute that nearly $100 billion in health and social care benefits go unused each year, despite 70% of Americans reporting at least one unmet need.

NYU Langone Health's New Optimal Aging Institute to Further Explore the Link Between Vascular Health and Aging

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木曜日, 4月 11, 2024

NEW YORK, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at the newly-formed Optimal Aging Institute at NYU Langone Health have been awarded $31 million by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a diverse, ten university cohort to study how vascular risk factors contribute to dementia and other age-related disorders in those over the age of 85, building upon existing research.

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Close integration with partners across NYU Langone Health system, Coresh said, enables the Institute to implement and test interventions with real-world impacts in real-time, advancing practice-changing research to improve outcomes for all.
to highlight an important topic at the intersection of vascular health and aging.
The event, co-sponsored by NYU Langone's Department of Population Health and the Optimal Aging Institute, will feature six renowned experts in the field and will showcase recent groundbreaking research on how treating hypertension may prevent dementia.
The research is supported by The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, a division of the NIH, grant number U01HL096812.

Bloom Healthcare Achieved Net Savings of 27% in First Year of CMS Innovation Center Model, Making It Top Performer in the Model in 2022

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水曜日, 1月 31, 2024

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The GPDC Model (now the ACO REACH Model) offered participating organizations increased flexibility, such as the ability to offer benefit enhancements, develop preferred provider relationships and align incentives to improve care coordination and health outcomes.

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The GPDC Model (now the ACO REACH Model) offered participating organizations increased flexibility, such as the ability to offer benefit enhancements, develop preferred provider relationships and align incentives to improve care coordination and health outcomes.
“Bloom has added so many incredible services over the years, like wound care, behavioral health and blood draws at home,” said David Larosa, Bloom Healthcare patient and Bloom Health Network beneficiary representative.
“No one likes going to a hospital, but these additions have helped Bloom patients, such as myself, stay at home to receive care instead of needing to go to the hospital.
The authors assume responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in this document.

Transitioning from "Disease-Centric" to "Person-Centered": Advancements in Aging Research, Medical Education, and International Collaboration from NYCU

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水曜日, 11月 8, 2023

In such circumstances, relying solely on disease-centric approaches to assess their care needs would result in significant gaps in care planning.

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In such circumstances, relying solely on disease-centric approaches to assess their care needs would result in significant gaps in care planning.
Henceforth, there exists a pressing necessity for interdisciplinary collaboration and communication among diverse institutions in the foreseeable future.
However, the integration of knowledge and resources emerges as the pivotal approach to address the challenges posed by an aging society.
NYCU is the exclusive medical institution in Taiwan that mandates geriatrics as a required course in its program.

agilon health Reports ACO REACH Model Results for 2022 Performance Year

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月曜日, 10月 23, 2023

agilon health, inc. (NYSE: AGL), the trusted partner empowering physicians to transform health care in our communities, announced that its Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) achieved $107 million in gross savings (9.7% gross savings rate), including $24 million savings to the Medicare Trust Fund, during the 2022 performance year of the Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) model.

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agilon health, inc. (NYSE: AGL), the trusted partner empowering physicians to transform health care in our communities, announced that its Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) achieved $107 million in gross savings (9.7% gross savings rate), including $24 million savings to the Medicare Trust Fund, during the 2022 performance year of the Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) model.
agilon’s eight REACH ACOs operate under global risk and are responsible for the total cost and quality of approximately 90,000 Medicare Beneficiaries.
“agilon health and our physician partners are committed to sustaining local primary care by improving outcomes, cost-efficiency, and health equity for seniors through participation in full-risk models like the ACO REACH model,” said Steve Sell, chief executive officer, agilon health.
Since joining the ACO REACH model in 2021, agilon’s REACH ACOs have achieved $130 million in gross savings including $33 million in savings to Medicare.

Wellcome Leap & Temasek Trust Launch US$60M Dynamic Resilience Programme to Extend Health Spans

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火曜日, 4月 25, 2023

Multimorbidity (multiple coexisting health conditions) poses an urgent challenge for global health services[3] - it affects more than 1 in 2 adults aged over 60, and this is set to increase in the coming decades[4]

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Multimorbidity (multiple coexisting health conditions) poses an urgent challenge for global health services[3] - it affects more than 1 in 2 adults aged over 60, and this is set to increase in the coming decades[4]
The Dynamic Resilience Programme aims to increase health spans by identifying and validating health resilience measures and models, and to develop and test new interventions to improve health outcomes in older people after stress events
LOS ANGELES and SINGAPORE, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wellcome Leap and Temasek Trust have partnered to launch a US$60 million (~S$80 million[5]) Dynamic Resilience programme aimed at increasing health spans.
Average human life expectancy has doubled from 35 to 70 years over the past century, but health spans have not correspondingly improved.
Our partnership with Wellcome Leap to further the research on Dynamic Resilience is aimed at extending health spans – the number of years spent in good health – so that more people can live fuller and healthier lives for longer," said Mr. Desmond Kuek, CEO, Temasek Trust.
Resilience offers a new way to understand health spans and how to prevent frailty and the age-related coexistence of multiple chronic health conditions.

Cera Makes New Executive Hires, From Technology Leaders Deliveroo, Amazon and Just Eat

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水曜日, 11月 30, 2022

Earlier this year, Cera welcomed Adrian Blair as Chief Business Officer, Marcus Jennings as Chief Financial Officer, and Patricia De Loro as Chief Product Officer.

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Earlier this year, Cera welcomed Adrian Blair as Chief Business Officer, Marcus Jennings as Chief Financial Officer, and Patricia De Loro as Chief Product Officer.
Both executives bring a wealth of experience to support Cera in the next phase of its growth journey.
Cera has grown 100-fold in less than three years - making it one of the fastest growing businesses in Europe.
Ceras technology is also used by over 2,000 care businesses that collectively deliver over 1 million at-home appointments per week.

Cera Commits to Expediting 5,000 New Carers Into Sector to Mitigate Current Talent Shortage

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水曜日, 10月 12, 2022

The company uses proprietary recruitment and learning & development (L&D) technology to recruit, train, certify and deploy new professional carers in a matter of days.

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The company uses proprietary recruitment and learning & development (L&D) technology to recruit, train, certify and deploy new professional carers in a matter of days.
Applicants for professional carer roles do not need to hold specific skills or qualifications to apply for an advertised role at Cera.
In fact, 67% of Ceras recent recruits were from outside the care sector, expanding the social care talent pool and giving thousands of people much-needed work during a cost-of-living crisis.
We need to encourage more people to consider a meaningful career in care, which is why we are expediting the recruitment of 5,000 carers into the sector.