Nurses Are Beyond Burnout, Suffering From PTSD as Spiraling Work Demands, Report Finds
What You Should Know: – A majority of nurses (56%) report that they’re sacrificing their mental health for the job, reveals survey data from the IntelyCare […]
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Adobe Experience Cloud for Healthcare Launches
What You Should Know: – Adobe announced the general availability of Adobe Experience Cloud for Healthcare, a solution that empowers healthcare enterprises to deliver seamless customer […]
ViVE conference highlights commitment to health equity through tech, previews the next chapters of interoperability [Sponsored]
The ViVE conference last week was a refreshing collection of discussions exploring how much progress has been made in healthcare transformation and the enormous amount […]
Grow Therapy Partners with Aetna to Take its Mental Health Care Services Nationwide
What You Should Know: – Today Grow Therapy, a leader in helping create life-changing therapeutic connections between therapists and clients, today announced that its mental health care services are now available as an […]
Day 3 HIMSS Roundup: Glooko Acquires DIABNEXT, GE Healthcare/AliveCor Integration
Venture Capital, Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Activity Glooko Acquires DIABNEXT® to Expand Diabetes Offerings in France Glooko, a leading provider of remote patient […]
Epic beats competition in new KLAS report ranking Top IT companies for healthcare
Cybersecurity company Censinet paired up with healthcare IT research company KLAS for the 2022 annual Best in KLAS report where they rank IT companies in […]
HIMSS22 Day 2 Roundup: Google Partners with MEDITECH, Microsoft’s Health Cloud Strategy Expansions
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Activity OptimizeRx Acquires EvinceMed, a Specialty Drug Prescription Initiation Platform OptimizeRx, a provider of point-of-care technology solutions helping patients start and […]
Pandemic Medical Innovations Leave Behind People With Disabilities
Divya Goel, a 35-year-old deaf-blind woman in Orlando, Florida, has had two telemedicine doctors’ appointments during the pandemic. Each time, she was denied an interpreter. […]
Rural Health Startup Homeward Emerges with $20M to Support Rural Communities
What You Should Know – Homeward, a new company focused on improving access to high-quality, affordable primary and specialty care in rural communities launches with an initial […]
Epic CEO at exclusive sit-down at ViVE: We are now interoperable with the world
In a sit-down interview after my onstage fireside chat with rival Cerner CEO David Feinberg at ViVE, Epic CEO Judith Faulkner aimed to set the […]
How to Make The Transition to Rules-Based Nurse Scheduling Software
Tony Torti, SVP of Schedule360 at QGenda In today’s complex and fast-paced healthcare landscape, the benefits of rules-based nurse scheduling software are undeniable. First, consider […]
UPMC Invests in Kyruus’ Provider Match To Optimize Patient Access
– UPMC, a Pittsburgh-based healthcare provider and insurer, announced it is expanding its strategic partnership with Kyruus to further optimize patient access. – UPMC has been […]
ONC’s Health Information Technology Advisory Committee: A Year in Review and a Look Ahead
The Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC) plays an important role in ONC activities and objectives. Required by the 21st Century Cures Act, the HITAC […]
Tift Medical Integrates Sepsis Monitoring with Cerner EHR to Improve Early Detection
What You Should Know: – Clinicians now access Wolters Kluwer’s real-time sepsis monitoring alerts within Cerner HER at Tift Regional Medical Center. – POC Advisor’s […]
GHX Names The Top 50 Hospitals for Supply Chain Excellence
What You Should Know: GHX today announced its annual list of the Best 50 supply chains, which recognizes the highest performing healthcare provider organizations in […]
5 takeaways from ViVE 2022: Day one [Sponsored]
Healthcare executives and investors shared insights on a wide range of topics from partnering with startups, real world evidence, health equity and new developments in […]
Healthgrades Releases Top 24 Hospitals Leading Early COVID Care
What You Should Know: – Healthgrades announced its Leading Hospitals in Early COVID Care list of the top 24 U.S. hospitals that provided exceptional care […]
Health Gorilla Raises $50M to Expand FHIR-Native Health Interoperability Platform
What You Should Know: – Health Gorilla raises $50 million in Series C funding to securely enable the exchange of actionable and aggregated clinical data. […]
GoodRx Acquires Pharmacy Services Platform VitaCare for $150M
What You Should Know:– GoodRx announced that it will acquire vitaCare Prescription Services, a tech-enabled pharmacy services platform that expands GoodRx’s offering to pharma manufacturers while improving patient […]
2022 Infusion Industry Outlook: Adapting Care Delivery to Meet New Realities
Roger Massengale, Chief Commercial Officer, Eitan Medical January 2022 marked two years since the outbreak of COVID-19, with the healthcare system still working to adjust […]
Massachusetts General Hospital to Co-Develop VR Digital Therapeutic for Stem Cell Patients
What You Should Know: – Massachusetts General Hospital (“MGH”) announced a research agreement with Rocket VR Health, an emerging digital therapeutics company developing clinically validated […]
Validic’s Integrated RPM Platform Now Available on Epic App Orchard
What You Should Know: – Validic today announced that its remote patient monitoring (RPM) platform, Validic Impact, is available on the Epic App Orchard. – […]
Social Determinants of Health: Finding the Solutions Beyond the Buzzword
Jeff Maxwell, EVP of Healthcare Solutions at NextHealth Technologies Health plans are on a constant quest to learn what they can do to help their […]
Mount Sinai Selects Accenture and Microsoft on Five-Year Transformation Journey to Cloud
What You Should Know: – Accenture and Microsoft will assist the Mount Sinai Health System (Mount Sinai) with its transition to the cloud to help […]
MEDITECH Expands Expanse Ambulatory to Independent and Physician-Owned Practices
What You Should Know: – MEDITECH today announced the availability of Expanse Ambulatory in independent and physician-owned practices, without requiring an Expanse EHR in the […]
Which pharmatech startups will present at MedCity INVEST’s Pitch Perfect contest?
Five companies will present to a group of investor judges. They will be evaluated on criteria such as business idea, market opportunity, and revenue model.
Why Medicaid Programs Need to Update Their Information Systems
Brett Furst, President, HHS Technology Group You don’t have to be a news junkie or political aficionado to know that state unemployment information systems massively […]
ViVE Q&A: What can healthcare organizations do to repel ransomware attacks? [Sponsored]
Cybersecurity will be an important part of the conversation at the ViVE conference by HLTH and CHIME, March 6-9 in Miami Beach. An interview with […]
GHX Acquires Syft, AI-Powered Hospital Supply Chain Platform
What You Should Know: – Today GHX announced its acquisition of Syft, a leading provider of AI-enhanced inventory control and end-to-end supply chain management software […]
Butterfly Launches System-Wide Ultrasound w/AI-Guided Option
What You Should Know: – Butterfly Network today launched Butterfly Blueprint, a system-wide platform that supports scaled deployment of ultrasound across hospitals and health systems. – Blueprint integrates ultrasound information into health […]
CVS Health Releases Drug Trend Report
What You Should Know: – CVS Health released their Drug Trend Report, examining the drivers of overall and specialty drug trend through the first three quarters of 2021. Data were calculated on a […]
Definitive Healthcare Acquires Analytical Wizards, Healthcare Analytics Platform
What You Should Know: – This week, Definite Healthcare announced the acquisition of Analytical Wizards, an advanced analytics company revolutionizing analytics in healthcare by combining […]
StartUPDATES: New developments from healthcare startups
Check out news from Equiva, Minded, Rightway and more.
Force Therapeutics and Xealth Integrate to Drive Remote Care Management
What You Should Know: – Today, Force Therapeutics and Xealth are partnering to bring remote management of postoperative recovery and care plans into clinicians’ EHR workflows. – […]
Healthcare Is A Cyber Criminal’s Dream, But It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way
Vidya Murthy, Chief Operating Officer at MedCrypt Healthcare is a cyber criminal’s dream. It presents the intersection of a data treasure trove, weak security posture, […]
Why The Future of Healthcare Interfaces is Fluid
Sajjad Kamal, Healthtech Partner at Global Ventures Nazmus Saquib, HCI & Interfaces Expert Tools we use to do our daily work have rapidly evolved following […]
Three factors that are key to improving health equity at MedCity INVEST
Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney will be part of a panel discussion on health equity at the MedCity INVEST conference March 28-30 at the Ritz […]
WellSky Acquires TapCloud, Health AI Platform to improve Patient Engagement
What You Should Know: – Today, Wellsky announced the acquisition of TapCloud, a virtual, interoperable, and AI-driven patient engagement platform that allows patients to share […]
Embracing Health Equity by Design
Gaps in health IT use illustrate the inequities that unfortunately exist in our health care system, which in turn can lead to inadequate patient care, […]
Connecting the Dots – Building Data Bridges for a Better Healthcare Future
Jen Goldsmith, President Tendo Systems Healthcare data is increasing at an exponential rate. Approximately one-third of the world’s data volume is being generated by the […]
Sirona Medical Acquires Nines Radiology AI Division
What You Should Know: – Sirona Medical, a software company with a cloud-native solution for radiologists, has announced its acquisition of Nines Radiology’s AI division. […]
Transcarent Inks Partnership with RUSH, Will Support 9,000 Employees
What You Should Know: – Rush University System for Health (RUSH) announced a partnership with Transcarent, a new and different health and care experience company […]
FemTec Health Taps GeniusRx as Exclusive Online Pharmacy Partner for D2C Platform
What You Should Know: – Today, FemTec Health, the leading health and beauty sciences company, announced an exclusive partnership with online pharmacy company GeniusRx that […]
Fighting Front-End Staff Burnout Without Compromising Care
Meg Aranow, SVP & Platform Evangelist, WELL Health Research tells us that self-advocacy in healthcare is important, for both patients and providers. But self-advocacy is […]
MindMaze fuels growth in gamified neurorehab with $105M in financing
The financing round was led by Concord Health Partners, with AlbaCore Capital Group and Hambro Perks also contributing. The latest haul follows a $125 million […]
H1 Acquires London-Based Faculty Opinions to Broaden Global Doctor Network
What You Should Know: H1, a global healthcare professional data ecosystem to enable life sciences, academic medical institutions, health systems, and payors acquires London-based Faculty […]
Medisafe Launches Digital Document Exchange to Speed Up Medication Approvals
What You Should Know: – Today, Medisafe, a leading digital therapeutics and patient engagement company launches its new Digital Document Exchange module to streamline the […]
HealthEdge, CitiusTech Partner to Enhance Offerings to Health Plans
What You Should Know: HealthEdge announced a strategic partnership with CitiusTech for joint go-to-market implementation and consulting services for HealthEdge solutions. HealthEdge is also working […]
Leveraging A More Impactful Analytics Strategy to Improve Your Health Plan Member CX
Suzanne Cogan, General Manager, SPH Analytics, a Press Ganey Solution Healthcare organizations are increasingly eager to leverage analytics technologies, including machine learning and artificial intelligence […]
VillageMD Acquires Patient Education Platform Healthy Interactions
What You Should Know: – VillageMD announced it has acquired Healthy Interactions, which helps patients manage chronic conditions through interactive educational programming as part of […]
Season Health, Geisinger, CommonSpirit Health, Cricket Health Launches Anchor Partnerships to Scale Food as Medicine Initiatives
What You Should Know: – Season Health announces anchor partnerships with Geisinger, CommonSpirit Health, and Cricket Health to scale Food as Medicine initiatives. Season is […]
Hurdle Health Expands Mental Health Support into California, Texas and Massachusetts for BIPOC Communities
What You Should Know: – Hurdle Health, a digital platform revolutionizing mental healthcare by providing services with a focus on culturally intentional mental healthcare for people of […]
AI comes of age during Covid-19: Register now and join us for MedCity INVEST in Chicago
The conference takes place March 28-30 at the Ritz Carlton hotel in Chicago. Register now and be part of the conversation, take part in networking […]
Why HIPAA Training Doesn’t Work. And How To Fix It
Travis Good, MD, Co-founder and CEO of Haekka HIPAA, for better or worse, is a part of every healthcare business. It does not matter if […]
4 Areas Where Technology Can Help Healthcare Workforce Enhancement
Anthony Comfort, SVP of Product Management at VisiQuate Staffing and workforce management have long been one of the most difficult responsibilities borne by healthcare executives, […]
Survey finds execs aware and concerned about rampant patient data inaccuracies
Report majority of healthcare organizations did not feel they could produce an accurate 360-degree view of their patients, despite the requirement of knowing “who is […]
Signify Health Acquires Caravan Health, Forming Largest Networks of At-Risk Providers
What You Should Know: – Today, Signify Health announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Caravan Health, a leader in enabling accountable care organizations (ACOs) to succeed in […]
What You Don’t Know About Your Patients Could Cost You
Sheila Talton, CEO of Gray Matter Analytics Healthcare spending is projected to exceed $6 trillion by 2028, largely driven by rising costs of care for […]
A preview of the ViVE conference agenda [Sponsored]
The agenda includes discussions around 15 themes. They span investment in healthcare, AI, cybersecurity, the use of digital health tools to improve health equity, automation, […]
Ascension Selects Labcorp to Manage Labs Across 10 States
What You Should Know: Labcorp today announced its strategic partnership with Ascension, one of the nation’s leading Catholic and non-profit health systems. Through this comprehensive […]
Epic, Galen Healthcare, Chartis Group Named 2022 Overall Best in KLAS Awards
What You Should Know: – Epic, Nordic, Galen Healthcare and The Chartis Group won 2022 Overall Best in KLAS® awards, released today, which reports on […]
Profitability Tops Number 1 Priority for Healthcare Practices in 2022, Survey Reveals
What You Should Know: – Healthcare practices named ranked running a profitable practice as their number one priority for 2022, according to a new recently […]
3 Ways Artificial Intelligence Can be Used to Improve Health Equity
John Sargent | Founding Partner, BroadReach Group When I graduated from medical school and took the Hippocratic Oath, I vowed to not just treat the […]
Report finds cybersecurity an issue at hospitals, with almost half reporting an attack in the last 6 months
Even though 48% of hospitals surveyed had a shutdown related to an external hack or query in the last six months. a new report indicated […]
Top 5 Data Management Challenges Healthcare Organizations Face
Micah Horner, Product Marketing Manager at TimeXtender In the United States, healthcare costs make up more than 17% of GDP. The data that healthcare organizations […]
MedStar Health Launches Patient Experience Platform Powered by b.well
What You Should Know: – MedStar Health launches a new patient experience platform, a patient-focused tool that has the most comprehensive product features available in the region […]
Data Integrity, Security, and Confidentiality: The Building Blocks of Healthcare Data Management
Carl D’Halluin, CTO, Datadobi Stethoscopes, needles, tourniquets, and blood pressure cuffs are what typically come to someone’s mind when thinking of items used to assess, […]
How Healthcare Consumerism is Driving Integration in 2022
President and CEO of JASE Health Healthcare consumerism is not just a buzzword. It’s a movement changing the reality of how it is delivered. Retailers […]
Jasper Health Raises $25M for Cancer Care Navigation and Experience Platform
What You Should Know: – Jasper Health, an NYC-based cancer care coordination and experience platform raise $25M in Series A funding led by General Catalyst. – The round, […]
PointClickCare Acquire Audacious Inquiry, Care Coordination Platform
What You Should Know: – PointClickCare Technologies, a healthcare technology platform enabling meaningful collaboration and access to real-time insights, today announced its intent to acquire […]
Shining a Light on FHIR Implementation: Progress Toward Publishing FHIR Endpoints
Using APIs “without Special Effort” The ONC’s Cures Act Final Rule (Cures Rule) supports patients’ and providers’ access to electronic health information (EHI) through Health […]
Faxes and Snail Mail: Will Pandemic-Era Flaws Unleash Improved Health Technology?
Jamie Taylor received two letters from the Missouri Department of Social Services Family Support Division that began, “Good news,” before stating that she was denied […]
5 Trends Bringing Effective Intelligence into Revenue Cycle in 2022
Matt Seefeld, Executive Vice President, MedEvolve 5 revenue cycle management trends that will drive adoption of automation, data-first processes, employee effectiveness and virtualization Many physician […]
Who is speaking at HLTH and CHIME’s newest conference ViVE? [Sponsored]
The ViVE conference, scheduled for March 6-9 in Miami Beach, has announced a roster of speakers that will share valuable insights on healthcare garnered from […]
Vynca Secures $30M to Expand Integrated Palliative Care Platform
What You Should Know: – Vynca, a technology provider addressing the needs of those battling serious illnesses, has raised $30 million in growth capital led by Questa […]
Walmart, Health at Scale Launch Personalized Provider Recommendations to Employees, Families
What You Should Know: – Today, Walmart and healthcare machine intelligence company Health at Scale announced a collaboration to provide personalized provider recommendations to Walmart […]
Clinician Burnout, Nursing Staffing Shortage: 7 Exec Predictions to Watch
From clinician burnout to nursing staffing shortages, we asked executives to share their clinical predictions to watch in 2022 and beyond. Angie Franks, CEO of […]
Uber Health Hires First Chief Medical Officer, Aledade’s New CEO, Other Digital Health Appointments
Dr. Michael Cantor Uber Health, Uber’s healthcare arm, announced its first Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Michael Cantor. Dr. Cantor will enable Uber Health to continue […]
From HITECH to SMART-on-FHIR: Where does the healthcare app ecosystem stand?
SMART-on-FHIR is the inflection point for driving the shift to value-based care. The reason: It offers another pathway to integration in which user experiences, not […]
Mayo Clinic Taps Oracle Fusion Cloud for Finance, HR, and Supply Chain Management
What You Should Know: – Mayo Clinic has selected Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite and Oracle Fusion Analytics to power its business processes as it transforms the future of healthcare. – With Oracle, Mayo Clinic will be able to support […]
WoundZoom Digital Wound Management Joins Epic App Orchard Marketplace
What You Should Know: – Perceptive Solutions, Inc., developer of WoundZoom Digital Wound Management, today announced its integration partnership with Epic and the availability of […]
M&A Analysis: Getinge Expands Digital Solutions Through Acquisition of Talis Clinical LLC
In December 2021, Getinge announced its plans to acquire 100% of the equity interest in US-based Talis Clinical LLC. Talis Clinical LLC provides high-acuity IT […]
Medidata talent acquisition director highlights AI job growth
Andrew Bott, Director of Talent Acquisition in EMEA & APAC countries at Medidata, shared his insights on hiring trends in this sector, in response to […]
Health tech executive search firm managing director shares industry insights
Aequitas Partners Managing Director Tim Gordon shared what he’s seeing in the job market.
With Covid-19’s impact on the healthcare industry and employers, our new jobs section is here to help
Employers can now submit open positions to the Jobs section on the MedCity News website.
Recruitment Costs, Long Hiring Timelines Negatively Impact Healthcare Finance Teams
What You Should Know: – AKAS, a developer of AI for healthcare operations, today released findings from a new survey highlighting the challenges hospitals and […]
emids Acquires Cloud Development Resources to Create Low-Code Development Practice
What You Should Know: – emids, today announced the acquisition of Cloud Development Resources (CDR), a leading provider of low-code, enterprise-grade business solutions and services […]
Nurse Burnout Even Bigger Challenge Than Physician Burnout
Dr. John Ciccone, Chief Medical Officer, DSS, Inc. The pandemic has pushed nurses to the brink. A recent survey by the American Nurses Association reports […]
Critical Medical Device Risks Continue to Threaten Hospital Security & Patient Safety
What You Should Know: – After a year of unprecedented ransomware attacks on hospitals and healthcare systems – and with healthcare now the #1 target […]
Clamping Down on Upcoding Risk: 3 Steps to Ensure Proper Payment & Compliance
Ritesh Ramesh, Chief Operations Officer, Hayes A recent report from the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) turned heads across the healthcare industry after pointing to […]
AI revolutionizes hospital procurement services
AI can process hundreds of thousands of products or contracts in one business day or less—an achievement that would take years if it was a […]
M&A: Babylon Acquires Patient Engagement Solution DayToDay Health
What You Should Know: – Babylon (NYSE: BBLN) acquires patient engagement platform DayToDay Health (“DayToDay”) to provide Babylon members with DayToDay’s digital-first, highly engaging programs […]
CVS Health, Uber Health Collaborate to Advance Health Equity in Communities Nationwide
What You Should Know: – CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) announced a collaboration with Uber Health, Uber’s healthcare arm, to provide free transportation through a new […]
M&A: IBM Sells Off Watson Health Business to PE Firm Francisco Partners
What You Should Know: – Today, IBM announced it has sold off healthcare data and analytics assets from IBM that are currently part of the […]
El plan de Biden para entregar pruebas gratis para covid no llega fácilmente a los más vulnerables
La administración Biden acaba de lanzar dos programas que tienen como objetivo poner pruebas rápidas de covid en manos de todos los estadounidenses. Pero el […]
Pharmacy Interoperability Challenges and Needs Under the 21st Century Cures Act
Jason Ausili, Pharm.D., Chief Clinical Officer, FDS Amplicare, now part of EnlivenHealth™ As interoperability provisions from the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) enter their […]
Syapse, Pfizer Extends Collaboration to Generate Real-World Evidence in Breast Cancer
What You Should Know: – Syapse, a real-world evidence company that informs cancer care, announced that it will extend its collaboration with Pfizer to generate […]
DrChrono and Solv Integrates to Enhance the Patient Experience
What You Should Know: – DrChrono Inc., an EverHealth® solution that is developing an essential platform and services for modern medical practices, today announced an integration partnership […]
Biden Administration’s Rapid-Test Rollout Doesn’t Easily Reach Those Who Need It Most
In the past week, the Biden administration launched two programs that aim to get rapid covid tests into the hands of every American. But the […]
Yale New Haven Health to use Rx.Health’s digital front door system-wide
The New York City-based digital medicine company has been working with the health system for several years, starting in its gastroenterology department. It’s providing a […]
Sema4 secures a deal to acquire GeneDx, capturing $200M in private investment
The deal between Stamford, Connecticut-based Sema4 and GeneDx’s parent, Miami-based OPKO Health, was fortified with a $200 million private placement from growth and life sciences […]
3-Step Ransomware Recovery Strategy for Healthcare Organizations
George Crump, CMO at StorONE At some point, the chances are high that ransomware will pierce the defenses you have tried to put in place […]
How Will AI Continue to Shape Healthcare in 2022? 9 Predictions to Watch
Digital health executives share their predictions on how artificial intelligence (AI) will continue to shape the healthcare industry in 2022. Diana Nole, EVP and GM […]
Virtual Primary Care Reimagined With A Virtual First Health Plan
Robert Bressler, SVP of Primary360, Teladoc Health The promise of primary care on improved health outcomes has been proven over time. At the core of […]
Verana Health Raises $150M to Expand Real-World Data Network
What You Should Know: Verana Health, a digital health company that delivers quality drug lifecycle and medical practice insights from an exclusive real-world data network, […]
StartUPDATES: New developments from healthcare startups
Check out new developments from Carrum Health, Health Mine, and more.
Wolters Kluwer Launches Workflow Solution to Support Evidence-Based Practice
What You Should Know: – Wolters Kluwer Health announced the launch of Ovid® Synthesis, a suite of applications to power evidence-based workflows in hospitals and health […]
3 Ways Real-Time ADT Notifications Will Benefit Payers’ Businesses
Bevey Miner, Chief Marketing Officer, Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. Payers and providers share goals around emerging healthcare delivery models such as value-based care and accountable […]
Improvements in Data Quality Could Yield Up to $42.1M for Healthcare Organizations
What You Should Know: – InterSystems and Sage Growth Partners announced research that reveals just how much healthcare organizations could save from investing in higher […]
Atlantic Health System Expands Online Scheduling to Patients Via Kyruus
What You Should Know: – Atlantic Health System, a leading non-profit health system in New Jersey, has expanded its use of the Kyruus ProviderMatch® platform […]
Turning Health Data Deluge Into Actionable Healthcare Analytics
Jon-Michael Smith, Head of Healthcare & Life Science Analytics – Data Integration at Qlik At the time, the 2009 HITECH Act and the introduction of […]
Innovaccer Offers Public Health Command Center at No Cost to Assist with Omicron Surge
What You Should Know: – Innovaccer has launched Public Health Command Center, an innovative solution designed to help hospitals fight the pandemic more effectively at scale. […]
Investor insights: Blake Wu of NEA
In the runup to MedCity INVEST in Chicago, we’re spotlighting the perspectives of investors and what motivates them to invest in startups. If you’re a […]
HeyRenee Raises $4.4M for Care Concierge Platform
c What You Should Know: – HeyRenee, the newest health-tech innovation from Dr. Renee Dua and Nick Desai, the founders of Heal, today announced an […]
Hidden Vulnerabilities in Clinical Workflow Put PHI at Risk
David Ting, CTO and Founder, Tausight If you’re a healthcare CIO or CISO, you already know that cybercriminals are targeting protected health information (PHI). A […]
Transcarent’s $200M haul makes it healthcare’s newly minted unicorn
Transcarent is the latest entrant in the world of healthcare unicorns announcing a $200 million Series C investment round led by Kinnevik and Human Capital. […]
PerfectServe Acquires AnesthesiaGo to Enhance OR Case Scheduling
What You Should Know: – PerfectServe, a clinical communication and provider scheduling provider, today announced the acquisition of AnesthesiaGo, creator of the only solution on […]
Aledade Acquires Advance Care Planning Company Iris Healthcare
What You Should Know: – Aledade acquires Iris Healthcare, a provider of advanced care planning solutions for tens of thousands of patients across the country. […]
Revenue Cycle Management Can Help Advance The Cybersecurity Mandate
David King, CTO at Flywire John Talaga, EVP & GM, Healthcare at Flywire Holding steady in the No. 1 spot, the healthcare industry has held […]
The supply chain crisis is spurring companies to transform production and sourcing strategies to reduce risk [Sponsored]
The report, Resilience in volatility: Modernizing the supply chain, highlights three areas that Fortune 500 and mid-size companies need to address to implement technology such […]
Time is running out to apply to pitch your healthcare startup at MedCity INVEST
The deadline to apply to the MedCity INVEST Pitch Perfect contest in Chicago, scheduled for March 28-30 at the Ritz Carlton, is January 31.
Teladoc CEO: Why Cigna buying MDLive was positive for us
A leader in telemedicine, Teladoc’s stock is on a slide. But company leaders expect that investors will come around as the company continues to grow, […]
R1 Acquires Revenue Cycle Company Cloudmed for $4.1B
What You Should Know: – R1, a leading provider of technology-driven solutions that reduce friction in healthcare, has just acquired CloudMed, a leader in Revenue […]
J&J Medical Devices Partner with Microsoft to Expand Digital Surgery Solutions
What You Should Know: Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies (JJMDC) announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft to further enable our digital surgery solutions. The Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies (JJMDC) today announced […]
mPulse Mobile Acquires HealthCrowd, Receives Growth Investment
What You Should Know: mPulse Mobile, a leader in conversational AI and digital engagement solutions for the healthcare industry, released 2 major announcements: – acquired […]
How Hospitals can Build Trust and Bolster Patient Experience Through Data and Insights
Jeff Fuller, Vice President, Analytics Solutions, CipherHealth In any industry, the systems created to enhance customer experience are in orbit around a singular premise: trust. […]
Hospital- at-home company gets a $110M shot in the arm
Baxter International, Global Medical Response and Cardinal Health provided the latest round of funding for Boston-based Medically Home, joining Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente as […]
Nomi Health Acquires Benefits Analytics Platform Artemis Health for $200M
What You Should Know: Nomi Health, a direct healthcare provider, announced its acquisition of healthcare analytics provider Artemis Health — the partner of choice for […]
StartUPDATES: New developments from healthcare startups
Check out new developments from DNA Script, DermBiont, Healthmine, and more.
10 Best Practices for IoMT Security To Watch in 2022
Sharon Schusheim, CIO & VP Technical Services at Check Point Software Technologies As the coronavirus pandemic has swept across the world, hospitals and healthcare systems […]
With Vera Whole Health’s $370M purchase, Castlight Health to go private
Vera, a value-based primary care provider, will buy all the outstanding shares of Castlight, in a move that will merge the two companies.
Carenet Health Acquires Provider Scheduling Platform OpenMed
What You Should Know: – Carenet Health – a provider of 24/7 healthcare engagement and on-demand telehealth solutions—announced today that they have acquired OpenMed, a digital innovator in closing care gaps, enabling access to care and […]
symplr Acquires Midas Health Analytics Solutions for $340M
What You Should Know: – symplr, a global leader in enterprise healthcare operations including governance, risk management, and compliance (“GRC”) SaaS solutions announced it has agreed […]
Aetion Acquires Synthetic Data Platform Replica Analytics
What You Should Know: – Aetion, a real-world evidence (RWE) tech platform, has just announced its acquisition of Replica Analytics, a pioneer in using ML […]
Bamboo Health Promotes Rob Cohen to CEO
Rob Cohen, CEO at Bamboo Health What You Should Know: – Bamboo Health™, formerly Appriss Health and PatientPing, today announced that Rob Cohen, president and […]
BrightInsight CEO Kal Patel M.D. discusses the future of regulated digital health for biopharma and medtech [Sponsored]
In order to benefit from the Virtual1Care trend, pharma and medtech companies must ensure that their digital health tools, wrapped around a drug or device, […]
Medical education through Twitter? Pharma’s digital strategy for healthcare providers [Sponsored]
“Most Q&As are happening on Twitter. If you’re not doing social listening you’re losing fresh insights into things like disease states.” That was just one […]
Engaging Physicians in Data-Driven Healthcare
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, physicians were attuned to the operational and financial challenges faced by most hospitals and healthcare systems. They just weren’t necessarily […]
Role of Engaging Physicians in Data-Driven Healthcare Environment in 2022
John Cherf, MD, MPH, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Lumere, a GHX company Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, physicians were attuned to the operational and financial […]
CareMetx Acquires Patient Adherence Platform Human Care Systems
What You Should Know: – Strategic acquisition of leading patient adherence technology and services provider to complement CareMetx current suite of patient access products. CareMetx, […]
Clinical Simulation and its Integral Role in Healthcare Training
James Archetto, VP, U.S. Direct Sales, Gaumard Scientific The COVID-19 pandemic caused a major shift in medical education. Since students were not classified as critical […]
Healthcare Labor Shortages and the Potential of the Digital Workforce
Greg Kefer, CMO of Lifelink Systems It remains to be seen when COVID-19 will finally be in the rearview mirror. Each day there are fresh […]
Using Real-World Evidence (RWE) & AI to Enable Better Clinical Care
Dan Riskin, Founder and CEO at Verantos During the prescribing process, a physician’s ability to accurately and reliably match the most appropriate therapy option with […]
Bigger than a supply chain breakdown: Why care coordination depends on expert logistics
For healthcare providers, supply chain woes are a reminder of the havoc that results when a single element of a trusted delivery model breaks down.
Achieving Health Equity Requires a Systemwide Focus to Advance Change
Gaps in health IT use illustrate the inequities that unfortunately exist in our health care system, which in turn can lead to inadequate patient care, experience, and outcomes. During […]
The Value of an Enterprise Active Data Archive Begins with Patient Safety
Dr. Kel Pults, DHA, MSN, RN-BC, Chief Clinical Officer at MediQuant Patient safety is only possible with accurate and comprehensive medical records, and this includes […]
StartUPDATES: New developments for healthcare startups
Read about news from DermBiont, Janus Health, Embold Health, digital health draft guidance from the FDA, and more.
Why Digital Pathology Platform Adoption Will Fail Without Intoperability
Coleman Stavish, CTO, Proscia The global pandemic has cast a spotlight on the impact of digital transformation in healthcare. From ensuring access to care with […]
Which cloud is the best match for your healthcare transformation priorities? [Sponsored]
A report breaks down the merits and disadvantages of different types of cloud vendors to help healthcare organizations advance their healthcare digital transformation goals.
Investor insights: Ling Wong of Sea Lane Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners
What draws investors to healthcare startups? In this series in the runup to MedCity INVEST in Chicago, we’ll highlight these perspectives. If you’re a startup […]
AccessOne Acquires CueSquared to Address Patient Financial Experience
What You Should Know: – AccessOne acquires one-touch mobile payment platform CueSquared. The acquisition adds mobile billing and payment product to existing patient financing offerings, […]
Zing Health Secures $25M to Accelerate SDOH-Driven Medicare Advantage Plans
What You Should Know: – Medicare Advantage provider Zing Health raises $25M from Town Hall Ventures and Leavitt Equity Partners, two leading investors focused on growing […]
KardiaMobile ECG Integrates with Epic EHR via App Orchard Marketplace
What You Should Know: – AliveCor, the global leader in FDA-cleared personal electrocardiogram (ECG) technology, today announced that KardiaMobile 6L, the most clinically-validated six-lead personal […]
Equality Health Announces New Investment from Governor Jeb Bush-Led Firm
Equality Health Logo What You Should Know: Equality Health receives an infusion of capital from Governor Jeb Bush-led firm to accelerate its national expansion of […]
Complex Claims Vendor Argos Health Merges with EnableComp
What You Should Know: – Argos Health (“Argos”), a rapidly growing provider of complex claims solutions to the country’s leading healthcare providers announced today it […]
Oracle to buy Cerner for $28.3B
The companies struck an all-cash deal on Monday for $95-per share. Oracle plans to add a voice interface to Cerner’s electronic health record system.
Say Hi to EHI
ONC’s information blocking regulations apply to interferences with the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information (EHI) (45 CFR Part 171) and define certain […]
Oracle Acquires Cerner for $28.3 Billion in Historic Health IT M&A Deal
What You Should Know: – Oracle Corporation and Cerner Corporation today jointly announced an agreement for Oracle to acquire health IT leader Cerner through an […]
Consequential convergence: The intersection of interoperability and value-based care
Interoperability has risen to the forefront, empowering providers and payers with the information they need to implement value-based care models.
Cerner stock rises on potential $30B sale to Oracle
Oracle is reportedly in talks to buy Cerner for $30 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal. If it closes, it would be the largest […]
Oracle in Talks to Acquire Cerner for $30B
What You Should Know: – Oracle Corp. is currently in discussions to acquire health IT vendor Cerner in a deal that could be worth around […]
StartUPDATES: New developments for healthcare startups
Check out new developments from Seven Bridges Genomics, Carrum Health, Healthmine, and more.
AdhereHealth Partners with Digital In-Home Care Provider, Hero
What You Should Know: – Partnership enables AdhereHealth to deploy Hero’s digital in-home care platform to simplify complex medication routines, improve patient safety and optimize […]
5 Patient Matching Best Practices for Providers to Consider
Matt Becker, VP of Interoperability at Kno2 What is Electronic Patient Matching Anyway? According to HealthIT.gov, patient matching is defined as “the identification and linking […]
Nurse Shortage is a Chronic Problem Being Treated With Acute Solutions
Ashley Joseph, Vice President of Client Solutions- Infusion Centers, LeanTaaS While COVID-19 has exacerbated the shortage of nurses in the US, the shortage precedes the pandemic […]
Medicare Transformation Company Ilumed Raises $16.5M to Expand DCE Services
What You Should Know: – Ilumed, a Medicare transformation company focused on assisting patients to achieve their healthiest lives by driving lower cost, better quality […]
CareCloud Launches All-New Interoperability and Data Exchange Solution for Healthcare Organizations
What You Should Know: – CareCloud, Inc., a provider of healthcare technology solutions for medical practices and health systems nationwide launches CareCloud Connector, a next-generation interface and […]
Bamboo Health Streamlines Care Collaboration for Oak Street Health for Real-Time Patient Event Notifications
What You Should Know: – Bamboo Health announced that it has expanded its care coordination partnership with Oak Street Health intended to arm the network of value-based primary care centers […]
Innovaccer Raises $150M at $3.2B Valuation to Expand Health Cloud Platform
What You Should Know: – Innovaccer raises $150M Series E round at a $3.2B valuation as health systems adopt its Innovaccer Health Cloud to accelerate […]
Innovaccer valued at $3.2B in most recent fundraise
The company, which is building a cloud-based platform to help health systems pull health records together, recently closed a $150 million funding round.
Medicare needs more than digitization – it needs unification
It is time for Medicare to move past legacy data storage and look to the incorporation of healthcare data platforms that provide beneficiaries with direct, […]
Rethink Scheduling: Prepare for Positive Impact
Rich Miller, Chief Strategy Officer of QGenda As with so many other aspects of life, the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up what healthcare organizations thought […]
XIFIN Acquires OmniSYS to Expand into Pharmacy Market – M&A
What You Should Know: – XIFIN enters the pharmacy market with the acquisition of OmniSYS to support the healthcare industry shift to more convenient, cost-effective […]
Transforming healthcare in the cloud [Sponsored]
A look at how healthcare organizations are collaborating with Microsoft to enhance patient engagement, accelerate healthcare innovation, improve clinical and operational insights, and more.
Prolucent Health Raises $11.5M for Healthcare Workforce Optimization Platform
What You Should Know: – Prolucent Health raises $11.5 million In Series A funding To advance workforce optimization In healthcare. – Prolucent Health will use […]
M&A: Phreesia Acquires Insignia Health to Improve Patient Experience
What You Should Know: – Phreesia’s acquires Insignia Health, a mission-oriented company dedicated to improving health outcomes through patient activation. – Insignia has an exclusive […]
M&A: CentralReach Acquires ABA Tools
What You Should Know: – CentralReach, a provider of electronic medical record (EMR) software and services for ABA and related behavioral health providers, today announced the acquisition of ABA Tools, […]
Deploying Advanced Decision Support for Better Sepsis Management
Itay Klaz, MD, MHCI, Medical Director for Clinical Surveillance & Compliance at Wolters Kluwer, Health As the leading cause of hospital deaths in the United […]
Health Systems Cite Telehealth as Top Tool to Improve Patient Access in 2022
What You Should Know: – Improving patient access to medical services is a top priority for health system leaders in 2022, according to new research […]
HCA Healthcare to Deploy MEDITECH Expanse in New Hampshire
What You Should Know: – HCA Healthcare, one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services, has begun implementing MEDITECH Expanse EHR platform across three […]
Prior Authorizations: 3 Ways to Reduce Administrative Burden & Burnout
Russ Graney, CEO and founder of Aidin Medicare’s annual enrollment period has started, and you know what that means: a slew of commercials suddenly appearing […]
4 Key Barriers to Prevent Surprise Medical Bills
What You Should Know: A new AKASA survey highlight the challenges hospitals and health systems face when trying to prevent surprise medical bills. AKASA™, the […]
Voice assistant startup Suki raises $55M
The company is working on a voice assistant to lighten clinicians’ documentation burdens by automating some of that work. It faces competition from large companies […]
Using Machine Learning in the Evolving Landscape of Real-World Data
Zeynep Icten, Ph.D., Director of Data Science Solutions at Panalgo According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the term real-world data (RWD) refers to […]
Beyond the Digital Front Door: 4 Mobility Tenets for Superior Patient Experience Design
Scott Forshay, VP of Sales and Marketing at MEDL Mobile As the front door to healthcare organizations becomes increasingly digital, these rules for engagement are […]
connectRN Secures $76M for Healthcare Workforce Platform to Address Clinician Burnout
What You Should Know: – connectRN raises $76M to support the acceleration of its healthcare workforce platform and address clinician burnout. – connectRN is a […]
FHIR: The Three S’s of Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources
Daniel Riedel, SVP of Strategic Services at Copado We are in a potential Health Renaissance and innovating at break-neck speed. However, with that acceleration as […]
Ochsner Health Selects Kyruus to Simplify Patient Access Across Enterprise
What You Should Know: – Ochsner Health in Louisiana, is simplifying patient access to care with Kyruus’ provider directory and enhanced search capabilities. – Patients […]
Walmart Expands Partnership with Inovalon for Complete View of Patient Journey
What You Should Know: – Inovalon, a provider of cloud-based platforms empowering data-driven healthcare today announces an expansion of their partnership with Walmart Inc. – This […]
21st century cures: What ONC and CMS final rules mean for your ambulatory care practice
Since ONC is the certifying body for EHRs, providers must be prepared to transition to a new “Cures Edition” version of its software before the […]
Suki Secures $55M for Voice-Enabled Clinical Assistants to Relive Physician Burnout
What You Should Know: – Suki raises $55M in Series C funding to expand its AI-enabled, voice-enabled clinical assistants to relieve physician burnout. – Suki […]
The quest to restore confidence in drug development supply chains [Sponsored]
Microsoft seeks to change the way pharma industry companies use technology to better navigate human resource and supply chain challenges.
Surescripts and Diameter Health Partner to Enhance Clinical Intelligence
What You Should Know: Surescripts and Diameter Health are partnering to simplify specialty prescribing by incorporating powerful clinical intelligence and standardizing patient data to communicate comprehensive patient […]
LG and Lenovo Partner to Drive Innovation in Radiology and Imaging
What You Should Know: – LG Business Solutions and Lenovo partner to enhance medical imaging solutions for the radiology community. – The collaboration will result […]
Why one hospital decided to build its own EHR
A New Jersey bucked the norm of buying the off-the-shelf EHR software from the large electronic health records vendors like Epic and Cerner and built […]
Liberating real-world data for use in clinical trials
Liberating the genetics, laboratory and pharmacy data that sits deep within healthcare subsystems, while protecting patient information and navigating the global regulatory landscape, is no […]
A Troop of 800lb Gorillas are Vying to be “The Amazon of Healthcare”
Brian Yarnell, President and Co-Founder Bluestream Health A Troop of 800lb Gorillas are Vying to be “The Amazon of Healthcare” and Traditional Healthcare Providers are […]
The prestigious alumni of MedCity INVEST Pitch Perfect contest for healthcare startups
The application window is open for the startup contest Pitch Perfect at INVEST March 28-30 at the Ritz Carlton in Chicago. Here’s a look at […]
Nordic Consulting Acquires S&P Consultants to Expand Cerner Division
What You Should Know: Nordic Consulting expands its Cerner footprint with the acquisition of health IT consulting firm, S&P Consultants. Nordic Consulting, a global health […]
M&A: PE Firm Carlyle Acquires Health IT Solutions Provider CNSI
What You Should Know: PE Firm Carlyle acquires CNSI, a provider of health information technology enterprise solutions from A&M Capital Partners. Global investment firm Carlyle […]
MUSC Deploys Notable’s Intelligent Automation Platform to Transform Patient Experience
What You Should Know: South Carolina’s only comprehensive academic health sciences center deploys Notable’s intelligent automation platform to expand access to high-quality, equitable care. Notable, […]
Building a modern and equitable public health system
There are many lessons to be learned from the Covid-19 pandemic, but perhaps the biggest is the need for proactive, long-term, and sustained investments in […]
StartUPDATES: New developments from healthcare startups
Read news from PromptHealth, HealthMine, Health2047, Sound Life Sciences, and more.
Is Dark Data Healthcare IT’s Next Big Opportunity?
Dr. Christopher Bouton, CEO & Founder, Vyasa Healthcare IT professionals have long faced data challenges – from sorting out storage issues during the Big Data […]
Dark Data in Healthcare: Health IT’s Next Big Opportunity?
Dr. Christopher Bouton, CEO & Founder, Vyasa Healthcare IT professionals have long faced data challenges – from sorting out storage issues during the Big Data […]
Nuance Launches Precision Imaging Network for AI-Powered Imaging Insights
What You Should Know: Nuance launches Precision Imaging Network, a new AI-powered cloud-based platform for radiologists. Nuance® Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) launched the Nuance Precision Imaging Network, an AI-powered […]
Cedar, athenahealth Partner to Bring Personalized, Digital-First Financial Experience to Patients
What You Should Know: Marketplace inclusion of Cedar Pay enables athenahealth clients to enhance their patient financial engagement capabilities, optimizing patient interactions and boosting operational […]
Bringing the human element back to healthcare
It’s not too late for all of us to re-think health IT and bring Hippocrates’ famous quote to life: “Wherever the art of Medicine is […]
Why Companies Need Healthcare Commercial Intelligence
Jason Krantz, CEO and Founder of Definitive Healthcare Let’s face it – the healthcare industry has become increasingly difficult to navigate and breeds stiff competition. […]
Northwell Health to Launch Enterprise Patient Engagement Platform at Clinical Sites
What You Should Know: Northwell Health and Playback Health sign multiyear deal to launch patient engagement platform at clinical sites across health system. Northwell Health, New York State’s […]
M&A: HealthStream Acquires Rievent Technologies for $4M
What You Should Know: Leveraging its hStream open architecture, HealthStream expands its ecosystem with the acquisition of Rievent Technologies’ continuing education management and delivery application. […]
New private equity investment makes Iodine Software the latest healthcare unicorn
Advent International, a private equity firm, is investing an undisclosed amount into Iodine boosting its valuation beyond $1 billion. The hope is that the company’s […]
Health Data Privacy Protection Requires Cultural Changes and A Holistic Approach
Marti Arvin, VP of Privacy & Compliance, CynergisTek While practitioners tend to think about electronic health records (EHRs) as a modern convenience or necessity following […]
Zoom Announces Cerner EHR Integration for Secure Virtual Visits
What You Should Know: – Zoom is now accepting beta customers for Zoom’s new integration with Cerner’s electronic health record (EHR) platform, available by sending a message of interest […]
Labcorp Offers Observed Collections of COVID-19 PCR testing in Over 500 Patient Service Centers
What You Should Know: Labcorp announced that it is offering an observed collection of COVID-19 PCR testing in over 500 patient service centers nationwide. Labcorp (NYSE: […]
Rethinking Patient Access: 4 Key Action for Health Systems
Erin Jospe, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Kyruus As we learn to equilibrate with COVID-19, we are collectively learning how to modulate our acceptance of […]
Children’s COVID-19 Vaccine: A Key to Protecting Pediatric Asthma Patients
What Has Everyone Excited about COVID-19 Vaccines for 5-11-year-olds? With the rollout this month of the COVID-19 vaccine for those 5-11 years of age, we […]
Greenway Health Appoints Pratap Sarker as CEO
Pratap Sarker, CEO at Greenway Health What You Should Know: – Pratap Sarker to succeed Richard Atkin as CEO of Greenway Health, Atkin to transition […]
Israeli Startup TailorMed Acquires Vivor to Create Provider and Pharmacy Network
What You Should Know: – Financial navigation technology company TailorMed acquires Vivor to create the largest provider and pharmacy network. – The combined companies will […]
Philips Extends AI-Enabled CT Imaging Portfolio
What You Should Know: – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced new additions to its CT imaging portfolio at […]
How IVAs is Helping Care Providers and Patients Deal with Delta Variant
Callan Schebella, EVP, Product, Five9 Communicating clearly and effectively with patients is a hallmark of good patient care. However, as the Delta Variant defines the […]
Black Tech Founders Want to Change the Culture of Health Care, One Click at a Time
When Ashlee Wisdom launched an early version of her health and wellness website, more than 34,000 users — most of them Black — visited the […]
3 reasons why hospitals & health systems struggle with asset management
While overall spending may not yet correspond to the totality of the cybersecurity threat landscape, asset management has emerged as a primary area of opportunity […]
Forecasting cloud-powered progress in 2022
Working on unthinkably large datasets and integrating them with massive amounts of computing power, unleashing millions of trained machine-learning models to inform clinical decision making […]
How Near-Infrared Imaging Technology is Improving the Patient Experience
Imaging technologies are continuously improving. In some cases, imaging advancement allows for enhanced diagnostics, such as using a CT scan to classify a tumor. However, […]
5 Steps for Providers When Selecting a Healthcare Technology Vendor
Joey Cavanaugh, Chief Operations Officer at Zotec Partners Healthcare providers typically rely on a multitude of vendors to help them deliver care to patients. Some […]
VP Harris Unveils $1.5B Investment to Bolster Health Equity, Diversity Health Workforce
Vice President, Kamala Harris What You Should Know: VP Kamala Harris unveils a $1.5B investment in national health service corps and nurse corps will expand […]
Luma Health Secures $130M to Optimize Patient Journey
What You Should Know: – Luma Health, a provider of patient engagement technology raises $130M to unify, automate, and transform patients’ healthcare journey. Luma Health, a […]
Community Care Physician Network to Implement Innovaccer Health Cloud
What You Should Know: – Community Care Physician Network (CCPN) deploys Innovaccer Health Cloud to help its providers deliver exceptional consumer experiences, support high-quality care, and […]
An Inside Look at Payer Compliance with CMS’ Patient Access API Rule
John Kelly, Principal Business Advisor, Edifecs The healthcare industry is now closer than ever to its quest for true interoperable data exchange. July 1, 2021 […]
Athenahealth to change hands again in $17B deal
Affiliates of Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman struck a deal to buy the health IT company from its current private equity owners. Veritas Capital and […]
$17B athenahealth PE Firm Buyout Deal Near Closing – Health M&A
What You Should Know: – Private-equity (PE) firms Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman LLC are now in the final stages of acquiring health IT […]
Information Blocking Rule: 6 Key Takeaways Since Meaningful Use
Leigh Burchell, Vice President of Policy & Government Affairs, Allscripts Information exchange and data availability are now a cost of doing business but establishing a robust […]
Artificial Intelligence: Healthcare’s Most Powerful Weapon
Ashley Mehta, CEO & President of Nolij Consulting The Advent of the ‘Digital CRISPR.’ Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the workplace has transformed how healthcare professionals […]
Digital identity: The key to consumer-driven healthcare
Digital identity proofing via mobile phone or desktop enables consumers to take personal control of their identity, solving many of the frustrations that occur during care […]
StartUPDATES: New developments from healthcare startups
Check out news from Stellar Health, Pathology Watch, Prenosis and more.
Preparing for the No Surprises Act: How automation can help solve the provider directory problem
The deadline to comply with the No Surprises – January 1 – is practically around the corner. Payers that want to be in compliance with […]
Alira Health Acquires Digital Health Engagement Platform Patchai
What You Should Know: Alira Health acquires Italy-based Patchai, a cognitive platform embedding an empathetic virtual assistant for patient engagement and real-time data collection. This […]
4 Strategies for Urgent Care to Thrive During the Pandemic and Beyond
David Stern, M.D., cofounder & CEO of Experity A year of constantly shifting gears to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and meet patient needs further […]
What’s holding health plans back from gains in interoperability? Technical readiness
Months after the new interoperability rules took effect, health plans still struggle to develop a cohesive enterprise data strategy and infrastructure.
Who won INVEST Pop Health Pitch Perfect?
Six healthcare startups took center stage at the conference and presented their approaches to addressing pain points in chronic condition management and population health.
aptihealth Raises $50M to Scale Behavioral Health Platform
What You Should Know: – aptihealth raises $50 million in Series B funding to scale higher acuity behavioral healthcare services. – New capital from world-class […]
LifePoint Health Launches Health Tech Incubator, 25m Health in Nashville
What You Should Know: – LifePoint Health launches 25m Health, a Nashville-based Healthtech Venture Studio with 25madison, as part of “LifePoint Forward” Innovation Strategy LifePoint […]
Dept. of Defense Awards Prenosis $4.3M Contract for Early Sepsis Detection
What You Should Know: – U.S. Department of Defense awards Prenosis up to $4.3M to improve early sepsis identification for warfighters using point-of-care predictive diagnostics. – According to […]
A preview of MedCity INVEST 2022: A return to in-person conferences
INVEST, scheduled for March 28-30, 2022 in Chicago, marks a return to in-person events for MedCity News. The conference, held in partnership with Mid-America Healthcare […]
QGenda Acquires Nurse & Staff Scheduling Platform Schedule360 – M&A
What You Should Know: – QGenda today announced the acquisition of Schedule360, the provider of cloud-based software to automate nurse and staff scheduling. – With […]
Florence Health Adopts Innovaccer Health Cloud to Scale R&D
What You Should Know: – Florence Health, a next-generation, fully risk-bearing, primary care provider, has partnered with Innovaccer to move its proprietary technology development to […]
To innovate in population health, start with the basics
To succeed in population health, companies must first consider the basics, such as wrangling patient data and making sure it matches up. Panelists at INVEST […]
Lightbeam Health Solutions Acquires RPM Platform CareSignal
What You Should Know: – Lightbeam Health Solutions, Inc., a provider of end-to-end population health management solutions, announced today the acquisition of CareSignal, the pioneer […]
Key Ingredient to Improving Outcomes in Behavioral Health: Measurement-Based Care
Jason Washburn, Professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine The burden of mental disorders is well known. Mental disorders are common, resulting in significant disability […]