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News 12/13/23
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Weight loss company Medifast invests $20 million in virtual primary care provider LifeMD so that it can begin offering its members access to prescription weight-loss drugs.
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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock
Primary Record raises $1 million in pre-seed funding. The startup has developed a family medical record-keeping and –sharing app. Former Indiana University Health critical care nurse Jean Ross, RN co-founded Primary Record in 2020.
Announcements and Implementations
Practice Better adds an AI-powered charting assistant to its practice management software for health and wellness providers.
Privia Medical Group Gulf Coast (TX) offers virtual care services for women from Iron Health that include weight management, hormone replacement therapy, and sleep and brain health. The new Privia Wellness wraparound service will launch at additional Privia practices in the coming months.
Research and Innovation
A survey of 229 PCPs finds that the majority haven’t yet tried an AI-powered scribe tool, and are relying on their EHR vendor to steer them in the right product direction. Biggest obstacles to adoption include a lack of time to research options, lack of integration with existing technologies, and a lack of confidence in accuracy. Those who have tried AI scribing solutions report being underwhelmed and seeing a need for features that support template personalization, patient education materials, and process automation.
Other
Crystal Lake Health Center (MI) confirms it was hit with a cyberattack. DataBreaches.net reports that the hackers claim to have stolen more than 120 GB of patient data, and have leaked 47.5 MB of that data as proof.
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