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The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt

Health Populi

Fast-forward to her diagnosis in 2014 with Stage IV colorectal cancer, when Stacy emerged as an expert advocate due to her previous personal and professional experience. Stacy first stepped a toe into social media via online support groups focused on rare diseases for Emmett.

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Oshi Health Raises $60M Series C to Strengthen Its Position as the Category Leader for Virtual Digestive Care

Healthcare IT Today

This clinical trial also demonstrated that Oshi’s care resulted in total medical cost savings of $10,292 per patient in six months, driven by decreases in avoidable testing, procedures, ER visits, and medication utilization. Founded in 2014, Oak HC/FT has invested in over 85 portfolio companies and has over $5.3

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Innovaccer Dives Into AI With Series F Raise

Digital Health Wire

Innovaccer got its start in 2014 with the goal of breaking down healthcares data siloes and using that connected fabric of information to improve care delivery. Innovaccers Health Cloud adds an entire suite of applications on top of that data layer to modernize patient experiences and alleviate administrative burdens for providers.

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An Extraordinary Life and Voice: A Call-to-Action from Casey Quinlan, featured in the Journal of Participatory Medicine

Health Populi

The graphic here is of the QR code she had tattooed on her sternum in 2014, embedding much of her electronic health record data. You can read the story of that tattoo and its provenance here.

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The Pace of Tech-Adoption Grows Among Older Americans, AARP Finds – But Privacy Concerns May Limit Adoption

Health Populi

Smartphone adoption among older people grew by 50% since 2014, rising from 48% adoption among people 50+ to 79%. The smartphone ranked as the top-purchased tech item among folks over 50 in the past year, followed by a computer, smart TV, tablet, or Bluetooth headset/earbuds.

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Innovaccer Secures $275M in Series F to Scale its Healthcare Intelligence Cloud

Healthcare IT Today

Founded in 2014, Innovaccer helps healthcare organizations by providing a comprehensive suite of software solutions to power value-based care programs, modernize the patient experience, and reduce the administrative burden on providers.

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Dr. Burnout – The 2021 Medscape Physician Burnout & Suicide Report

Health Populi

When the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) developed the concept of the Triple Aim in 2007, it was founded on three pillars: enhancing patient experience, improving population health, and lowering per capita health care costs.