# Care Pathways * **Definition:** Structured plans that outline the steps and interventions needed for patient treatment, designed to standardize processes for managing patient care and enhance health outcomes. * **Taxonomy:** Healthcare Topics / Care Pathways ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Care Pathways**, for healthcare technology leaders * 2K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/29/2025 | [**Top 20 SMEs Driving AI-Driven Predictive Healthcare in 2025 - LinkedIn**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/top-20-smes-driving-ai-driven-predictive-healthcare-2025-omdena-jhzsc) | [[Linkedin]] | | 5/21/2025 | [**Seattle Children's uses Google AI agent to ease access to its care pathways**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/seattle-childrens-uses-google-ai-agent-ease-access-its-care-pathways) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 5/21/2025 | [**Seattle Children's uses Google AI agent to ease access to its care pathways**](http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/seattle-childrens-uses-google-ai-agent-ease-access-its-care-pathways) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 5/16/2025 | [**Advances In HealthTech App Development For Remote Vaccine Monitoring - Forbes**](https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/05/16/advances-in-healthtech-app-development-for-remote-vaccine-monitoring/) | [[Forbes]] | | 5/15/2025 | [**Unpacking Q1 Earnings: Privia Health (NASDAQ:PRVA) In The Context Of Other Healthcare ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/unpacking-q1-earnings-privia-health-033404508.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 4/15/2025 | [**Optellum Announces Agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb to Leverage AI to Boost Early Lung Cancer Diagnosis**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/optellum-announces-agreement-with-bristol-myers-squibb-to-leverage-ai-to-boost-early-lung-cancer-diagnosis-302427471.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 4/10/2025 | [**Vendor notebook: Google and IBM make moves on clinical and business AI**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/vendor-notebook-google-and-ibm-make-moves-clinical-and-business-ai) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 3/24/2025 | [**Readers Write: CMS TEAM: What Hospitals Need to Know to Succeed**](https://histalk2.com/2025/03/24/readers-write-cms-team-what-hospitals-need-to-know-to-succeed/) | [[HISTalk]] | | 3/19/2025 | [**Health IT & CIO Report Archives - Page 289 of 294 - Becker's Hospital Review**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/newsletter-category/beckers-hospital-cio-report-e-weekly/page/289/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 2/24/2025 | [**Unlocking the Future: Implementing AI Technology for Personalized Care Pathways**](https://medium.com/@mailsrene/unlocking-the-future-implementing-ai-technology-for-personalized-care-pathways-e8e736d24d1f) | [[Medium]] | | 1/22/2025 | [**Driving Innovation Through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Insights From Black Book ...**](https://www.newswire.com/news/driving-innovation-through-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-insights-22505560) | [[Newswire]] | | 1/7/2025 | [**Viz.ai Secures New Partnerships with Three Global Pharmaceutical Companies as Growth in Hospital Footprint Expands to 60,000 Providers**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250107173102/en/Viz.ai-Secures-New-Partnerships-with-Three-Global-Pharmaceutical-Companies-as-Growth-in-Hospital-Footprint-Expands-to-60000-Providers/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-Q-tiwWZwkcswR1UZtV7eGe24xL9TZOyQUMS3J72mJlQ7fxFuNFTHSunhvli30RlBNXya2izy9YOgHlBiZQk2LOzmn6JePCpHPCiYGaEx4DL1Rq8pNwkf3AarimpDzQGuQ==) | [[Business Wire]] | | 1/7/2025 | [**Viz.ai Secures New Partnerships with Three Global Pharmaceutical Companies as Growth in Hospital Footprint Expands to 60,000 Providers**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250107173102/en/Viz.ai-Secures-New-Partnerships-with-Three-Global-Pharmaceutical-Companies-as-Growth-in-Hospital-Footprint-Expands-to-60000-Providers/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 1/7/2025 | [**Viz.ai Secures New Partnerships with Three Global Pharmaceutical Companies as Growth in Hospital Footprint Expands to 60,000 Providers**](https://www.biopharmadive.com/press-release/20250107-vizai-secures-new-partnerships-with-three-global-pharmaceutical-companies/) | [[BioPharma Dive]] | | 12/27/2024 | [**Middle East Healthcare Transformation Fuels New Opportunities for Technology Developers ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/middle-east-healthcare-transformation-fuels-130000345.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 12/27/2024 | [**Equasens: strategic acquisition of Calimed, a SaaS software expert for private practitioners ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/equasens-strategic-acquisition-calimed-saas-170000310.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 12/27/2024 | [**University in Ireland Introduces First 'Virtual Hospital' - Healthcare Innovation**](https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/population-health-management/telehealth/news/55252133/university-in-ireland-introduces-first-virtual-hospital) | [[Healthcare Innovation]] | | 12/17/2024 | [**Wellpath Partners with Awell to Improve Quality of Care through Data-Driven Improvements**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/globe-newswire/1001029058/wellpath-partners-with-awell-to-improve-quality-of-care-through-data-driven-improvements) | [[Morningstar]] | | 12/13/2024 | [**ATA launches Center of Digital Excellence with health system heavy-hitters**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/ata-launches-center-digital-excellence-health-system-heavy-hitters) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 11/6/2024 | [**Ontrak Health Expands Behavioral Health Solutions with Sentara Health Plans for Commercial and Marketplace Populations**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241106124328/en/Ontrak-Health-Expands-Behavioral-Health-Solutions-with-Sentara-Health-Plans-for-Commercial-and-Marketplace-Populations/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 10/9/2024 | [**Ontrak Health Collaborates with Major Northeast Regional Plan to Bridge HEDIS Care Gaps ...**](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241009905271/en/Ontrak-Health-Collaborates-with-Major-Northeast-Regional-Plan-to-Bridge-HEDIS-Care-Gaps-Using-Ontrak-Quality-Solution) | [[Business Wire]] | | 10/9/2024 | [**Glooko Secures $100 Million Series F Financing and Appoints Mike Alvarez as Chief Executive Officer**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/glooko-secures-100-million-series-094500387.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 8/15/2024 | [**Ontrak Health Secures HITRUST CSF ® Certification for 2024, Affirming ... - Business Wire**](https://www.businesswire.com/news/aptechnologynews/20240815698511/en/Ontrak-Health-Secures-HITRUST-CSF%C2%AE-Certification-for-2024-Affirming-Commitment-to-Data-Security-and-Compliance) | [[Business Wire]] | | 8/15/2024 | [**Ontrak Health Secures HITRUST CSF® Certification for 2024, Affirming Commitment to Data ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ontrak-health-secures-hitrust-csf-120000364.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 8/6/2024 | [**Personalized Disease Specific Patient Support, Care Coordination, and Virtual ... - PR Newswire**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/personalized-disease-specific-patient-support-care-coordination-and-virtual-care-delivery-tech-platform-focused-on-the-less-fortunate-302215839.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Wellpath**: The largest provider of healthcare to correctional facilities, focusing on data-driven care flows. - **PatientsLikeMe**: A platform that collaborates with Genome Medical to provide genetics-driven healthcare solutions for personalized care pathways. - **WellSpan Health**: A healthcare provider recognized for effective care coordination and quality care, achieving significant savings through evidence-based care pathways. - **Etiometry**: A leader in AI-based clinical decision-support software, enhancing ICU care through Clinical Pathway Automation. - **Carenet Health**: A leading partner in healthcare engagement and clinical care management, recognized for its AI-powered solutions. - **Reimagine Care**: A digital oncology care platform aimed at improving patient access to home-based cancer care. - **Array Behavioral Care**: A provider of virtual mental health services collaborating with KeyCare to integrate physical and mental health care. - **Ontrak, Inc.**: An AI-powered behavioral healthcare company dedicated to improving health outcomes for vulnerable populations through personalized care pathways. - **Affidea**: A healthcare provider implementing the Roczen platform for managing obesity and type 2 diabetes through personalized care pathways. - **Viz.ai**: An AI-powered care coordination solution that optimizes care pathways and improves patient outcomes by identifying suspected diseases. - **Awell**: A company that provides a CareOps platform to optimize care protocols and enhance healthcare delivery. - **Glooko**: A digital health company focused on chronic condition management through data insights and innovative clinical care pathways. - **Memora Health**: A digital care navigation platform acquired by Commure to improve patient engagement and streamline clinical workflows. - **Tabia Health, Inc.**: A healthcare technology company integrating American Heart Association CarePlans into its AI-powered platform to improve cardiac care. - **Commure**: A healthcare technology provider that enhances care pathways through acquisitions and AI solutions. - **FusionCare.AI**: A startup focused on transforming obesity and metabolic care through a digital platform that provides tailored treatment plans and real-time data insights. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Array Behavioral Care and KeyCare**: Integrating physical and mental health care to improve treatment pathways. - **Personify Care and Consultmed**: Collaboration to create an interoperable solution that digitizes patient pathways, streamlining healthcare processes. - **Wellpath and Awell**: Collaboration to optimize care protocols using Awell's CareOps platform. - **Biofourmis and Oncology**: Hosting a webinar to discuss the shift of clinical trials and care pathways to patients' homes. - **Tabia Health and American Heart Association**: Integrating CarePlans into Tabia's platform to enhance patient adherence in cardiac care. - **Commure and Memora Health**: Acquisition to integrate patient navigation tools with existing solutions for improved care pathways. - **PatientsLikeMe and Genome Medical**: Collaboration to provide genetics-driven healthcare solutions, enhancing patient self-management. - **Reimagine Care and MedStar Health**: Pilot collaboration to integrate oncology care platform into MedStar's cancer care delivery model. - **University of Galway and Cisco**: Launching the first 'Virtual Hospital' framework to support chronic condition patients throughout their healthcare journey. - **Ontrak Health and Sentara Health Plans**: Expanded partnership to enhance behavioral healthcare services, providing ongoing care coaching to a broader population. - **CancerIQ and Healthcare Providers**: CancerIQ Reach utilizes campaign-based marketing to engage high-risk individuals in cancer care services. - **Inflo Health and Terrebonne General Health System**: Enhancing lung nodule follow-up care through AI technology. - **Ontrak and Intermountain Health**: Agreement to provide behavioral health solutions to Medicare Advantage members, focusing on care coaching and treatment access. - **Carta Healthcare and Realyze Intelligence**: Acquisition aimed at enhancing AI platforms for better patient matching in clinical trials. - **Affidea and Reset Health**: Strategic collaboration to implement the Roczen platform for managing obesity and diabetes through personalized care. - **Ontrak and Regional Health Plan**: Ontrak has expanded its partnership with a large regional health plan to enhance behavioral health metrics and improve patient outcomes. - **SEQSTER and PatientsLikeMe**: A strategic partnership aimed at improving clinical trial recruitment and patient engagement by integrating SEQSTER's Operating System with PatientsLikeMe's health communities. - **Viz.ai and Microsoft**: A partnership to integrate AI diagnostic imaging models into clinical workflows, enhancing care coordination. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Cardiac Care Pathways**: Tabia Health's platform aims to improve adherence to scientifically proven care pathways, enhancing health outcomes. - **Condition-Based Care Pathways**: Stork Club's innovative pathways for reproductive health conditions aim to improve clinical outcomes and reduce costs. - **AI-Powered Care Pathways**: Innovations in AI are driving the development of personalized care pathways, enhancing patient engagement and self-management. - **AI in Care Pathways**: Integration of AI is transforming personalized healthcare by tailoring care pathways to individual needs. - **Clinical Pathway Automation by Etiometry**: Etiometry's automation standardizes workflows in ICUs, leading to improved patient outcomes and reduced costs. - **Value-Based Care Initiatives**: Healthcare organizations are focusing on strategic plans to adapt to new reimbursement models like TEAM. - **AI in Healthcare**: The integration of AI technologies is transforming care pathways, enhancing diagnostic accuracy, and promoting continuous care models. - **Viz.ai's AI Platform**: Enhances care coordination by identifying patients with suspected diseases and optimizing care pathways. - **American Telemedicine Association's CODE**: A center launched to innovate virtual care pathways and improve clinical outcomes through collaboration. - **Value-Based Care (VBC)**: A shift towards VBC models emphasizes patient-centered care and outcome-focused strategies, with significant growth expected in the market. - **MRG Health's Smart Care 360**: A virtual care management platform that integrates with biometric devices to support chronic disease management. - **Viz.ai One**: An AI-powered solution that optimizes care pathways by identifying patients with suspected diseases at the point of care. - **Dementia Ideal Care Map**: A comprehensive tool illustrating best practices in dementia care, emphasizing the role of technology in improving patient outcomes. - **CMS Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM)**: A model launching in 2026 that mandates hospitals to manage care costs and quality for surgical episodes. - **AI Integration**: The integration of AI technologies in healthcare is transforming patient care pathways, enhancing communication, and improving clinical outcomes. - **GE HealthCare's AI Strategy**: Focuses on integrating AI into medical devices to improve decision-making and patient outcomes across care pathways. - **Healthdirect's AI-Powered CDSS**: Implementation of a next-generation clinical decision support system to enhance helpline services. - **Viz.ai's AI Modules**: Viz.ai expanded its platform to include over 48 clinical AI modules, enhancing care pathways for various medical conditions. - **Ontrak's AI-Driven Interventions**: Utilizes AI and predictive analytics to improve health outcomes for vulnerable populations in behavioral health. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Integration of Technology in Clinical Pathways**: Need for clinicians to understand and effectively integrate digital health technologies into existing care pathways. - **Healthcare Costs**: Long-term healthcare costs can be reduced through effective management of care pathways. - **Integration of Virtual Care**: The need for effective integration of virtual care pathways into existing healthcare systems remains a challenge. - **Access to Care for Underserved Populations**: Efforts to improve healthcare access through digital innovations, particularly for populations affected by cardiovascular disease. - **Access to Care**: Barriers in transferring health data complicate patient access to necessary healthcare services, particularly in digital health platforms. - **Integration of Care**: Siloed care between physical and mental health can lead to poorer health outcomes. - **Fragmented Healthcare Systems**: The need for improved care coordination tools to address the challenges posed by fragmented healthcare delivery. - **Change Management in Healthcare**: Health professionals adapting to new systems, such as Healthdirect's CDSS, can face challenges in implementation. - **Implementation Barriers**: Healthcare organizations must navigate system diversity and the need for tailored solutions for effective technology implementation. - **Digital Divide**: Challenges in equitable telehealth access, particularly affecting vulnerable populations, necessitating long-term commitments from stakeholders. - **Workforce Burnout**: The increasing demand for chronic disease management is exacerbating workforce burnout and attrition in healthcare. - **Sustainability of Digital Health Models**: Certain segments, particularly telehealth and digital therapeutics, are struggling with sustainability due to low interest rates and unsustainable business models. - **Interoperability Issues**: The critical role of interoperability in emergency departments to manage increasing patient volumes and staffing shortages. - **Data Management in Clinical Trials**: The complexity of data abstraction and patient matching in clinical trials poses ongoing challenges for healthcare providers. - **Drug Shortages**: Concerns regarding the impact of drug shortages on patient care, particularly in oncology, necessitating collaboration with manufacturers. - **Patient Engagement Issues**: Despite recognizing the importance of patient engagement, organizations face challenges in data collection and interaction. - **Infrastructure Upgrades**: The need for infrastructure upgrades is critical to support the growing demand for digital health solutions. - **Interoperability and Data Standardization**: The Middle East's healthcare transformation faces challenges in interoperability and data standardization despite advancements. - **Reimbursement for AI Technologies**: Healthcare providers face challenges in reimbursement for AI technologies due to lengthy approval processes.