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Digital health investment undergoing a healthy reset, future to be defined by value
After the dizzying pace of digital health investment in 2021, it’s helpful to assess what has happened so far this year and what activity this sector is likely to see for the rest of 2022. According to this H1 2022 report from Rock Health, digital health funding activity has slowed, a trend that the industry …
Texas State Agencies Provide Mental Health Support, Financial Assistance To Hundreds In Uvalde Community | Office of the Texas Governor
July 7, 2022 | Austin | Press Release Governor Greg Abbott continues to oversee and direct Texas state agency efforts to assist and support the Uvalde community following the tragedy at Robb Elementary School. As part of the State of Texas’ comprehensive plan to coordinate state and local resources for affected members of the Uvalde community, multiple agencies …
Health tech vendors can be the middleman that improves payer-provider relationships
It’s no secret that payers and providers have a historically antagonistic relationship. This struggle was noted in KLAS’ recent “Points of Light” report, which optimistically explored case studies of successful payer-provider collaborations. After diving deeper into the case studies focused on reducing administrative burden through automation, one thing became clear: payers and providers still struggle …
Where Texas has gaps in children’s mental health care access
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — In the legislative year following a 2018 mass school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, state lawmakers created a multi-million dollar program designed to identify distressed students and get them the mental health care they need. State lawmakers poured $100 million into 13 health-related universities to form the Texas Child Mental Health Care …
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he was ‘misled’ about the Uvalde shooting : NPR
Law enforcement and first responders gather outside Robb Elementary School following Tuesday’s shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Their response has since come under wide scrutiny. Dario Lopez-Mills/AP hide caption toggle caption Dario Lopez-Mills/AP Law enforcement and first responders gather outside Robb Elementary School following Tuesday’s shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Their response has since come under wide …
Joe Garcia, husband of Texas school shooting victim Irma Garcia, dies
Uvalde mass shooting: US mourns after 19 children, two teachers killed Families and the country are left to grapple with grief after a shooting in Uvalde, Texas, left 19 children and two teachers dead. Scott L. Hall, Jessica Boller and Anastasiia Riddle, USA TODAY Joe Garcia had just placed flowers Thursday morning at the memorial site of …
Wet winter on the way for much of nation; Dutton announces leadership move; Texas school shooting updates; Albanese doubles down on China; Australia’s richest person revealed
La Niña is slowly weakening, weather experts say, but will still bring more wet weather than usual for central and eastern Australia in coming months. The Bureau of Meteorology’s Winter 2022 Climate Outlook predicts the unusually wet conditions for inland parts of New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory are likely to …
As details of Uvalde shooting unfolded, Texas AG Ken Paxton called to arm teachers
AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Tuesday, following the mass shooting at a school in Uvalde that left 19 students and 2 teachers dead, Texas leaders appeared on networks across the country. Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, who just won the Republican nomination in the primary runoff election the same Tuesday night, appeared on Fox News, …
Texas school shooting: all victims were in the same classroom, official says – latest updates | Texas school shooting
All victims were in the same classroom, official says A law enforcement official said all victims were in the same fourth-grade classroom, according to the Associated Press, citing an interview by CNN with Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Christopher Olivarez. Updated at 08.32 EDT Senate won’t hold immediate vote on gun legislation Senate majority leader …
Chris Murphy Slams Fellow Senators After Texas Shooting: ‘Why Are You Here?’
Senator Chris Murphy was a young United States representative from Connecticut when he stood at a firehouse in 2012 with families from his district as they learned that their children, all first graders, had been shot dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School. On Tuesday, nearly 10 years later, he stood on the Senate floor in …
