Bonus Features – August 27, 2023 – Trilliant Health Opens its National Provider Directory for the First Time Ever, 60% of Patients Trust Independent Practices over Corporate Healthcare, and More

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News Levita received FDA clearance for its new product, the MARS™ platform. MARS expands on the Levita Magnetic Surgical System, to create a first-of-its-kind minimally invasive surgical platform aimed at the abdominal surgery market. This new platform utilizes both magnets and machines to reduce the number of incisions and enable surgeons to have complete control during laparoscopic procedures. Trilliant Health, an analytics and market research firm, has announced that it will open access to its national provider directory. This means that information about America’s 2.7 million healthcare facilities, physicians, and allied health professionals will be publicly available for the first time. Studies A new study by Tebra found that reduced administrative burdens and improved reimbursement rates ranked as the two highest changes independent practices want to see, both tied at 68%. However, when asked which is the most important, improved reimbursement rates jumps ahead of reduced administrative burdens at 39% compared to 23%. More than one-third of the 321 participating he...
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