Bonus Features – October 29, 2023 – 66% of patients prefer email or text for reminders about medical bills, 94% of clinicians said lack of timely access to insights within EHR impacts patient care, and 28 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 CMMI released the 2022 performance results for the direct contracting value-based care model, which has since been redesigned and renamed the ACO REACH Model. All told, participating entities achieved net savings of more than $484 million. That’s an increase of more than 10x from 2021, though the gains are explained in part from a longer reporting period and more providers participating. Digital health funding has dropped to levels not seen since 2016, with just $3 billion in global funding announced in Q3, according to the latest report from CB Insights. In addition, the number of total deals announced, 247, is the lowest count in nearly a decade. Studies and Surveys Nearly 80% of patients say the billing experience is important when choosing a provider, according to a report from Salucro Healthcare Solutions. Additionally, two-thirds of patients said they prefer text or email reminders about their bills, while demand for contactless payments has doubled in two years. Only 17% of healthcare technology VCs said generative AI is “significantly” changing the...
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