Hypertension

Omada Health Expands Insights Lab to Advance Industry Learnings on Long-Term Weight Health

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Monday, February 26, 2024
Biotechnology, Diabetes, Health, Telemedicine, Virtual Medicine, Managed Care, Research, Weight loss, Health care, Hypertension, Prediabetes, Patient, Initiative, Weight, Risk management

Omada Health , the virtual-first healthcare provider, announced an expansion of the Omada Insights Lab to leverage its over 1 million all-time enrollments with plans to study the impact of coupling behavior change with GLP-1s for weight loss.

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  • Omada Health , the virtual-first healthcare provider, announced an expansion of the Omada Insights Lab to leverage its over 1 million all-time enrollments with plans to study the impact of coupling behavior change with GLP-1s for weight loss.
  • “The industry is burdened with unanswered questions on access, cost, and optimized duration of these medications in the real world.
  • Omada Health is a virtual-first healthcare provider that nurtures lifelong health, one day at a time.
  • Omada care teams implement clinically-validated behavior change protocols for individuals living with diabetes, hypertension, prediabetes, weight health and musculoskeletal issues.

ChristianaCare Improves Care for Black Patients Living with Heart Failure and Hypertension

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
Health, Telemedicine, Virtual Medicine, Hospitals, Health Technology, Health Insurance, Managed Care, Cardiology, Blood pressure, Hospital, ChristianaCare, GDMT, Healthgrades, Risk, Heart failure, Hypertension, Death, American College, Patient, SGLT2, Health equity, Medicine, Pharmaceutical industry

Through this innovative approach, ChristianaCare achieved a significant improvement in the number of Black patients adhering to prescribed doses of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) for heart failure.

Key Points: 
  • Through this innovative approach, ChristianaCare achieved a significant improvement in the number of Black patients adhering to prescribed doses of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) for heart failure.
  • "As we celebrate heart month this February, we are proud that we have been able to significantly improve the health outcomes of our patients, especially addressing health disparities in the Black population for patients with heart failure and hypertension."
  • Approximately 32% of ChristianaCare’s heart failure patient population identify as Black, which is a higher percentage compared to the Black population nationally (12.4%).
  • In addition to heart failure patients, ChristianaCare’s collaboration with Story Health supported patients with hypertension, delivering significant reductions in blood pressure for those enrolled regardless of race.

Veradigm Reveals New Insights on the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Conditions in the U.S.

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Data Management, Health, Technology, Health Technology, Software, General Health, Cardiology, Real-World Evidence, Woman, Cardiovascular disease, EHR, CVD, MDRX, Data, Heart failure, Prevalence, Natural language processing, Hypertension, BMI, Death, Patient, Natural language, Body mass index, LVEF, Coronary artery disease, NLP, Dietary supplement

Veradigm today released its inaugural Veradigm Insights Report: Cardiovascular Conditions in 2024, which examines de-identified real world data for 53 million unique cardiovascular patients.

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  • Veradigm today released its inaugural Veradigm Insights Report: Cardiovascular Conditions in 2024, which examines de-identified real world data for 53 million unique cardiovascular patients.
  • Using structured and unstructured data from the comprehensive Veradigm Network EHR dataset, the report presents cardiovascular condition prevalence by state and three-digit zip code.
  • Veradigm also examines the prevalence of cardiovascular conditions such as dyslipidemia/hyperlipidemia and hypertension in relation to body mass index (BMI) categories.
  • Veradigm has a variety of additional data sources including clinically enriched Veradigm Network EHR Data across various therapeutic areas and the Veradigm Cardiovascular and Metabolic Registries.

Second-time Awardees CyncHealth, PointClickCare, Innsena Granted $80,000 Racial Equity in Postpartum Care Federal Funding

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Data Management, Technology, Managed Care, Other Health, Health, State, Local, Women, Mental Health, Hospitals, Public Policy, Government, Consumer, Woman, Health information exchange, Physician, Parent, HHS, Hypertension, Disease, HIE, Alaska Natives, Mortality, Nursing

CyncHealth , the designated health information exchange (HIE) for Nebraska and Iowa; PointClickCare , a leading healthcare technology platform; and Innsena , a health tech consultancy focused on improving care outcomes for underserved communities, won the second phase of a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Racial Equity in Postpartum Care Challenge —including federal funding of $80,000, for their innovative postpartum care program in Nebraska.

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  • CyncHealth , the designated health information exchange (HIE) for Nebraska and Iowa; PointClickCare , a leading healthcare technology platform; and Innsena , a health tech consultancy focused on improving care outcomes for underserved communities, won the second phase of a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Racial Equity in Postpartum Care Challenge —including federal funding of $80,000, for their innovative postpartum care program in Nebraska.
  • “More than 80% of postpartum deaths are preventable, meaning lack of attentive and coordinated care is central to this devastating statistic,” says Jaime Bland, CEO of CyncHealth.
  • This award recognizes the proven success of this model,” says Britteny Matero, vice president of Market Access for Innsena.
  • “We’ve worked hard to develop and track actionable implementation steps for other states to take so that nationwide mortality and morbidity for women postpartum can be significantly reduced.”
    To learn more about the HHS Racial Equity in Postpartum Care Challenge, visit: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/02/14/hhs-announces-final-phase-winn...

New CDC Respiratory Guidance Ignores Kidney Patient Concerns

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
Hospital, Dialysis, Infection, Kidney, HHS, Vaccine, Health, History, Organization, Kidney disease, Patient, Mortality, Kidney failure, Diabetes, Chronic kidney disease, Social media, Ageing, Loneliness, Transplant, Veterans' affairs, Emergency department, CDC, ESRD, Omicron, CDRH, COVID-19 vaccine, CKD, Safety, Hypertension, Congress, Disease, Monovalence, FDA, Friends, Food, Immunodeficiency, Risk, COVID-19, Read, Medicare, FMLA, Death, Control, COVID, Policy, Device, Science, Failure, Public

WASHINGTON, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the largest and oldest independent kidney patient organization in the nation, issued an Official Statement (appears below) in response to the Center for Disease Prevention and Control's (CDC) new Respiratory Virus Guidance, publicly announced on March 1, 2024. The CDC announcement occurred on the first day of National Kidney Month. March traditionally unites kidney stakeholders and people of goodwill in efforts to raise awareness of kidney diseases, address ongoing unmet patient needs, and advocate for removal of federal regulatory and payment barriers that impede access to, and development of, new kidney diagnostics, drugs, and devices.

Key Points: 
  • Mortality rates among kidney patients occurred at historic levels at the start of the COVID pandemic, devastated the kidney patient community and families, and this community's ongoing risks remain a strategic concern among patient advocates and allied kidney professionals.
  • AAKP also raised kidney patient health and safety concerns to CDC officials in stakeholder briefings prior to the March 1, 2024, CDC Respiratory Virus Guidance announcement.
  • The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the nation's largest and oldest independent kidney patient organization in the nation, is deeply concerned about the Center for Disease Prevention Control's (CDC) Respiratory Virus Guidelines, including for COVID, announced on March 1, 2024.
  • https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7308a5.htm
    Since 1969, The American Association of Kidney Patients has been a patient-led organization driving policy discussions on kidney patient care choice and medical innovation.

Equality Health Foundation and March of Dimes Host Healthy Mama Festival

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
Greeting, Medicine, Person, Transport, Maternal death, Health education, Health care, Pregnancy, Health, Hypertension, Department of Health Services, Death, Organization, Mother, Infant, Black, Family, Obstetrics, Health equity, Food security, Mortality, Housing, Education, Nursing

PHOENIX, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Equality Health Foundation, in collaboration with the March of Dimes, the leading organization fighting for the health of moms and babies, and premier sponsor Mercy Care, is pleased to announce the inaugural Healthy Mama Festival and Diaper Bag Giveaway happening on Saturday, March 9 at the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in South Phoenix. This free event is dedicated to promoting health and well-being education for all mothers, soon-to-be mothers and their children.

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  • "The Healthy Mama Festival is an extension of Equality Health Foundation's commitment to supporting and empowering families with culturally informed health care and maternal health education during this transformative period."
  • Equality Health Foundation works to expand access to whole-person care, accelerate health education, and eliminate healthcare inequalities for all.
  • "As long-standing partners with both Equality Health Foundation and March of Dimes, Mercy Care is aligned with the mission of these two organizations and the objectives of the Healthy Mama Festival.
  • For more information on Equality Health Foundation and the festival, please visit equalityhealthfoundation.org/healthy-mama-festival-phoenix/ .

Inequalities in the face of cardiovascular risk: women the No. 1 victims

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
Blood pressure, Breast cancer, Hospital, Woman, Body composition, Cardiovascular disease, Female, Heart rate, Infarction, Chronic pain, Fibrillation, Nausea, Stroke, ECG, Facial muscles, Pregnancy, System, Physiology, Death, Myocardial infarction, Weakness, Risk, Heart failure, Hypertension, Health, Menopause, Biomarker, Fatigue, Withings, Artery, Periodic breathing, Diagnosis, Kidney, Male, Mortality, Ageing, Epidemiology, Pressure, Brain, Pharmaceutical industry

BOSTON, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardiovascular disease kills one women every 33 seconds in the USA10. Yet 80% of these deaths could be avoided11 through early diagnosis and awareness of symptoms and risk factors specific to women. To help reduce this excess mortality, Withings is committed to raising awareness via an exclusive survey, and providing the means to tackle their main cause: hypertension, which accounts for the majority of cardiovascular deaths.12

Key Points: 
  • Inequalities also affect health, particularly cardiovascular health: they lead to under-diagnosis and poorer care for women, resulting in avoidable excess mortality.
  • Yet 80% of these deaths could be avoided11 through early diagnosis and awareness of symptoms and risk factors specific to women.
  • Yet 50% of women are unaware of their cardiovascular risk.13
    45.9% of American women surveyed by Withings admit to putting their loved ones' health before their own.
  • Withings and cardiovascular monitoring in women: the need for a real-life, longitudinal approach
    Monitoring cardiovascular health and hypertension involves tracking a range of biomarkers.

Bloomlife and Valley Perinatal Services Partner to Transform High-Risk Maternal Care

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Blood pressure, SAN, Pregnancy, Conference, Society, Hypertension, Health, Disease, Patient, Mortality, VPS, Partnership, Birth control

SAN FRANCISCO, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomlife, an award winning women's health company, and Valley Perinatal Services (VPS), Arizona's leading high-risk maternal fetal medicine group, today announced a commercial partnership along with results from the initial deployment of Bloomlife's remote maternal care platform Bloomlife Connects.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomlife, an award winning women's health company, and Valley Perinatal Services (VPS), Arizona's leading high-risk maternal fetal medicine group, today announced a commercial partnership along with results from the initial deployment of Bloomlife's remote maternal care platform Bloomlife Connects.
  • With an initial focus on hypertension, Bloomlife Connects offered VPS a simple way to connect mom and doctor between checkups.
  • Current approaches to managing this disease put an enormous burden on both patients and providers," says Ravi Gunatilake, Medical Director at Valley Perinatal Services.
  • To validate the impact of Bloomlife's remote maternal care offering, VPS and Bloomlife ran a study comparing patients enrolled in Bloomlife Connects to those following standard-of-care.

Hanvon Technology Launches Groundbreaking Fourth-Generation BP Meter Based on Korotkoff Sound Method

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
BP, ISO, Blood pressure, Sphygmomanometer, Blood, Multimedia, Cardiovascular disease, Data collection, Approximation error, World Health Organization, Hypertension, Patient, NIBP, Diagnosis, Electronic, Mercury

BEIJING, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hanvon Technology Co., Ltd., based in China, has launched the world's first smart electronic BP Meter utilizing the Korotkoff sound method. This device integrates advanced sensor technology with artificial intelligence algorithms, overcomes the accuracy limitations of traditional electronic BP Meter, and achieves the precision of mercury sphygmomanometers; it starts a new era of Electronic BP Meters.

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  • BEIJING, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hanvon Technology Co., Ltd., based in China, has launched the world's first smart electronic BP Meter utilizing the Korotkoff sound method.
  • This device integrates advanced sensor technology with artificial intelligence algorithms, overcomes the accuracy limitations of traditional electronic BP Meter, and achieves the precision of mercury sphygmomanometers; it starts a new era of Electronic BP Meters.
  • The Korotkoff sound method, developed by Russian physician Nikolai Korotkoff in 1905.
  • Hanvon BP Meter with Korotkoff sound method is now available in China mainland, and is expected to enter the international market in the near future.

Ochsner Digital Medicine Partners with Humana Healthy Horizons

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Multimedia, Community, Type 2 diabetes, Hypertension, Health, Type 2, Humana, Ochsner Health System, Patient, Medicaid, Partnership, Nursing

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ochsner Digital Medicine has partnered with Humana Healthy Horizons to provide digital medicine services to its members.

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  • NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ochsner Digital Medicine has partnered with Humana Healthy Horizons to provide digital medicine services to its members.
  • Through this partnership, Ochsner Digital Medicine will offer Humana Healthy Horizons members who have been diagnosed with Hypertension and Type 2 diabetes remote programs designed to manage and control their conditions.
  • Ochsner Health was among the earliest innovators in remote patient management and is recognized as a leader in digital medicine.
  • "Through our work with Humana Healthy Horizons, members will receive high-quality care utilizing our digital platforms and expertise.