Former VA secretary launches chronic pain care startup with daughter

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Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here. TOP STORIES Former VA Secretary Teams up With Daughter to Launch Chronic Pain Care Startup Override provides chronic pain patients with a care team that includes a pain physician, a physical therapist, a psychologist and a coach. The company has received $3.5 million in seed funding and has acquired Take Courage Coaching. Sponsored Content Humana Finds Formula For Senior-focused Care From Humana and MedCity News Humana has been rolling out a model for primary care centers designed to accommodate the growing number of senior citizens in the U.S. Staffed by integrated care teams, the centers offer a holistic approach that addresses both the medical and social needs of patients. President of Humana's primary care, Reneé Buckingham, addresses the needs of many seniors facing multiple diagnoses and barriers to high-quality care.   Value-Based Primary Care Must Also Integrate Speciality Care By Dr. Laolu Fayanju Friday, December 16, 2022 8:00 AM The intentional use of specialty care coordination inside value-based, accountable primary care structures are necessary tools in the march to reward value and positive health outcomes over the volume of services rendered. Read more » StartUPDATES: New Developments from Healthcare Startups By Stephanie Baum Friday, December 16, 2022 7:47 AM Check out new developments from Equiva Health, BehaVR, Juno Medical, Cabinet Medical and Override. Read more » BCBS Massachusetts Forms Value-based Contracts to Advance Health Equity By Marissa Plescia Thursday, December 15, 2022 6:05 PM The contracts are with Steward Health Care Network, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Mass General Brigham and Boston Accountable Care Organization, which is part of Boston Medical Center. The healthcare organizations will be focused on reducing disparities in several areas, including high blood pressure and colorectal cancer screenings. Read more » Care.ai Deploys Its Virtual Nursing Software in New Mexico Hospital By Katie Adams Thursday, December 15, 2022 4:41 PM Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque has recently established a virtual nursing program using Care.ai's technology. The solution enables virtual nurses to handle patient care and administrative tasks that don't require physical proximity. Lovelace is adopting the technology to mitigate the nurse shortage and burnout crisis. Read more » Price Transparency Compliance Is a Very Different Story for Hospitals Vs. Payers By Katie Adams Thursday, December 15, 2022 1:56 PM Payers and providers face different challenges when it comes to compliance. The volume of price transparency data that hospitals must disclose online amounts to about 3 terabytes — compared to the whopping 630 terabytes of data that payers have been tasked with posting. Read more » 2023 Likely To Be a Crucial Year for Pharma—and Insurers By Girisha Fernando Thursday, December 15, 2022 1:21 PM 2023 is shaping up to be a crucial year for everyone involved – and affected – by the pharmaceutical industry. It's likely to be a year of experimentation for payers – and defensiveness for drug makers. Read more » Dousing Burnout Takes a Combination of the Human and the Digital By Anna Nerz Thursday, December 15, 2022 1:17 PM Healthcare institutions must make clear their seriousness about employee mental health support and overall wellbeing and take decisive actions to make things better. Read more » The Care I Wish Our Parents Had By Veeneta Lakhani Thursday, December 15, 2022 10:28 AM As a daughter who has been through the wringer a few times, I write today to all health care leaders trying to build a better future. Read more » How Should We Transform the Delivery of Women's Health? By Leah Sparks Thursday, December 15, 2022 9:00 AM We are approaching a new era for women's health. This new era will usher in true transformation in both the delivery of care and the financial models that underpin it. Read more » SPONSORED 6 Highlights from HLTH 2022 Among the takeaways from HLTH 2022 were the impact of consolidation on clinicians, behavioral health tools to help consumers manage stress and anxiety more productively, and how health tech and medtech companies are supporting remote patient monitoring and testing.   MedCity News   611 Broadway    New York,  NY   10012   United States You received this email because you are subscribed to MedCity Daily Digest from MedCity News. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive.  Unsubscribe from all future emails