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Virtual care company Wheel announced it added the teletherapy, discount drug platform, and data sharing companies to its integrated virtual care ecosystem.   

Experts shared insights into leadership and management strategies for change, with a focus on mindset shifts and care-model modifications that can enhance patient experience and safety.

Experts discussed new emergency department models using telemedicine to build trust in virtual healthcare environments and public-private sector collaboration.  

Disability-care focused Kismet recently raised $8 million in seed funding in the United States.

Various factors around ROI on virtual tech should be considered before implementation, such as billing revenue, increased efficiency, downstream revenue and improved outcomes, said experts at the HIMSS24 preconference Virtual Care Forum.

The tech company announced it will offer a suite of solutions focused on scalability and flexibility for healthcare organizations.

Augmented reality and virtual technologies are shaping innovative approaches in operating rooms, mental health care and patient monitoring.

The patch provides continuous glucose monitoring, sends readings directly to a wearer's smartphone and supplies personal insights into one's glucose health.

Headspace XR looks to make mindfulness a virtual reality with a new app available on Meta Quest.

Rachel Oldham, manager at Accenture, provides highlights of her upcoming HIMSS24 session "Dallas County Public Health Disease Surveillance and Investigation System."