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Mayo Clinic teams up with virtual medical assistant company Sensely and 9 more digital health deals

By Heather Mack 03:26 pm May 12, 2017

Virtual medical assistant company Sensely is collaborating with the Mayo Clinic to ascertain how to leverage patient engagement and chronic disease monitoring technology. The partnership will blend the Mayo Clinic’s triage algorithms and clinical expertise with Sensely’s patient engagement platform in hopes of assessing and predicting which resources can be best used at the right time to help...

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association taps Lyft for nationwide ride-sharing program

By Heather Mack 06:44 pm May 10, 2017

From cost and coverage to time and convenience, there are many factors that can hinder healthcare access. And for an estimated 3.6 million Americans, the main obstacle in getting to their medical appointments involves an engine and a set of wheels. In effort to reduce the number of missed or delayed doctor’s appointments that are attributed to a lack of dependable transportation options, Blue...