UC San Diego Health

FierceHealthcare | January 14, 2019

UC San Diego Health has opened California’s first accredited emergency care unit aimed at addressing the unique needs of senior patients. The geriatric emergency department features lighting and architectural features suited to patients over age 65, including waiting room chairs with sturdy arms and legs to assist with sitting and standing. It also has improved acoustics, to reduce disorienting noise, and contrasting wall and floor colors to reduce fall risk. The unit also features a nurse...

MedCity News | January 13, 2020

Healthcare analytics company Arcadia raised $29.5 million in new funding. The growth capital round was led by Cigna Ventures, with participation from past investors. Burlington, Massachusetts-based Arcadia integrates with more than 40 different electronic health record companies. It aggregates and analyzes records data to help hospitals and accountable care organizations meet metrics for value-based care. The company also develops tools to identify gaps in patient care and find ways to improve o...

mHealthIntelligence | January 13, 2020

Teladoc Health is looking to combine telehealth and telemedicine with a major acquisition announced over the weekend. The Texas-based developer of consumer-to-provider telehealth solutions is adding provider-to-provider services with its planned purchase of InTouch Health. Announced prior to the J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference this week in San Francisco, the $600 million deal shakes up the upper echelons of connected health and pushes the industry even further toward integrated, enterprise-lev...

Managed Healthcare Executive | January 13, 2020

Early into 2020, the phrase “20/20 vision” is a trending tagline, but for the health care space, this play on words is fitting. Innovators, investors, industry leaders, analysts, and providers are coming together with a clear vision on how to disrupt the industry and bring about meaningful change. This thought-provoking dialogue comes back to one collective theme: humanize and transform the health care system with a more holistic, outcome-based approach. Progress begins with a shift ...