Ensuring fair compensation and benefits in physician contracts [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! In this episode, we discuss the important factors that physicians need to consider when reviewing their employment contracts with guest Dennis Hursh, a physician contract attorney. From compensation to benefits, we dive into the details of what should be carefully reviewed before signing the
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Ensuring fair compensation and benefits in physician contracts [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Practice Management Source Type: blogs
Health Data Cloud Leader 1upHealth Raises $40 Million Series C led by Sixth Street Growth
Company to invest in scaling its health data platform, providing payers, providers and digital health companies with an end-to-end solution for interoperability and open computing
1upHealth today announced the close of a $40M Series C investment led by Sixth Street Growth with participation from existing investors F-Prime Capital, Jackson Square Ventures, and Eniac Ventures. 1upHealth will use this latest investment to expand product development and customer growth teams and accelerate efforts to lead the digital transformation of the healthcare industry in the cloud.
1upHealth’s FHIR®-native platform designed for inter...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 25, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Interoperability 1upHealth 1upHeath Data Cloud API CMS ACO Digital Transformation Eniac Ventures F-Prime Capital FHIR Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Jackson Square Vent Source Type: blogs
“ Hospitalsplaining ” : the condescension problem in physician employment contracts [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! In this episode, we have Dennis Hursh, a physician contract lawyer, sharing his experiences in dealing with hospitals and their tendency to condescend towards physicians and their lawyers, also known as “hospitalsplaining.” He discusses a recent example where negotiations for call coverage in a
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“Hospitalsplaining”: the condescension problem in physician employment contracts [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 23, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Practice Management Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – April 23, 2023 – 77% of doctors are confident in a chatbot ’ s ability to assess patients ’ symptoms, only 7% of executives very satisfied with patient-facing payment products, plus additional news from HIMSS 2023
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 and Studies
Surprisingly, medical practices seem to really like generative AI, according to a Software Advice survey – 95% are satisfied with their chatbots right now, and 68% report a positive ROI. Scheduling appoint...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 23, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features Source Type: blogs
The dos and don ’ ts of physician employment contracts: Understanding the role of letters of intent in negotiations
A letter of intent (sometimes called a “term sheet”) can be useful for physicians and those who recruit them. The purpose of letters of intent in physician contracts is simply to ensure that both parties are “on the same page” as far as the major terms of the agreement they hope to enter. For example,
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The dos and don’ts of physician employment contracts: Understanding the role of letters of intent in negotiations originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 23, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Dennis Hursh, Esq Tags: Finance Practice Management Source Type: blogs
XRHealth and Amelia Virtual Care Announce Merger, Creating the Largest XR Therapeutics Platform in the World
Both Companies will Be merged Under the XRHealth Brand Name and By the End of the Year Are Forecasted to Have over 500K VR Treatments, Exceed 25K Patients Treated, and Be Deployed by Over 2500 Clinicians
XRHealth, a Boston-based developer and operator of virtual treatment rooms, and Amelia Virtual Care, a global leading virtual reality platform for mental health professionals based in Barcelona, Spain, today announced their intention to merge into one company, which will remain called XRHealth. The union aims to create an XR therapeutic powerhouse, uniquely capable of addressing both physical and mental health issues. The...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 18, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT 2023 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition Amelia Virtual Care Amelia VR Asabys Asabys Partners Augmented Reality CBT Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Cognitive-Behavioral VR Therapy Eran Orr Guill Source Type: blogs
Weekly Roundup – April 15, 2023
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
Where to Find Healthcare IT Today at HIMSS 2023. Headed to Chicago? You can visit Healthcare IT Today at Booth #2481 on the HIMSS Showroom floor. In addition, the team has a few events lined up, including the Medigy HITMC 2023 Awards Ceremony and the Healthcare IT Today Community Celebration, and can be found at panels, meetups, and educational sessions...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 15, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs
The Supreme Court ’s 150‐year Mistake
Anastasia P. Boden and Matthew D. MitchellOn April 15th, Americans should be thinking about Myra Bradwell.On this day 150 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court shut Mrs. Bradwell out of a job when eight justices ruled that she, as a woman, lacked a constitutional right to earn a living in the profession of her choice.Though the Supreme Court has come a long way in protecting equality before the law, it still refuses to protect the right to earn a living —and theBradwell case has never been overturned. The opinion illustrates the value of economic freedom, the often-discriminatory way it is denied, and the tragic consequences...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 14, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Anastasia P. Boden, Matthew D. Mitchell Source Type: blogs
Availity to Acquire Utilization Management Solution and Business Unit from Olive
Availity, one of the nation’s largest real-time health information networks, announced a definitive agreement to acquire the utilization management solution and business unit from healthcare automation company Olive AI, Inc. This transaction also includes assuming the commercial contract with Olive’s current utilization management customers and hiring key associates dedicated to the utilization management business.
The acquisition strengthens Availity’s existing strategy to deliver an automated solution for end-to-end authorization transactions, which today remains driven largely by expensive, resource-intensive manu...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 14, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT AI AI Auth Artificial Intelligence Authorization Availity Availity’s AI Auth Solution Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A HIMSS23 Natural Language Processing NLP Olive Olive AI Inc. Russ Th Source Type: blogs
Call for Papers: Cato Health Policy Workshop 2023
Michael F. CannonOnOctober 13th and 14th, 2023, the Cato Institute will host its second annual Cato Health Policy Workshop, a paper workshop for pre‐doctoral academics on topics relating to health policy.The workshop seeks to encourage participants to approach health policy questions from a market‐based perspective. Through a competitive selection process, Cato will offer up to 12 scholars the opportunity to present and receive feedback on research from their peers and distinguished academics.Papers should be original and journal ‐article length. The workshop will focus on presentations, discussion, and...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 10, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Michael F. Cannon Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – April 9, 2023 – 63% of RCM departments face staffing shortages, small Stanford study shows 90% of GPT answers in clinical setting are “ generally safe, ” 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.
Research and Surveys
Stanford Health Care tested GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 models with 64 general clinical questions and compared the output of the models to consultation reports. Researchers found that more than 90% of GPT-3.5 and GPT...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 9, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: AI/Machine Learning Healthcare IT Revenue Cycle Management 4medica Addison Care Andrew Robinson Butterfly Network CenTrak ChatGPT CORL Corl Cleared Cost Plus Drugs CWH Advisors eClinicalWorks eCW Electronic Caregiver GPT-4 Source Type: blogs
The Tyranny of Prosecutors
Clark NeilyAmong the most chilling lines of the 20th century was when Josef Stalin ’s chief of secret police Lavrenty Beria sought to assure his boss that literally anyone could be convicted and purged by boasting, “You show me the man, and I will find you the crime. ” Today, few American prosecutors would make that same boast (at least out loud), but they certainly could. Just ask Donald Trump.Is Trump a crook? Probably. Has he shown consistent disdain for norms throughout his professional and political career, including legal norms like honoring contracts, paying taxes, and truth in advertising? Absolutel...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 7, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Clark Neily Source Type: blogs
Wellvana Health Announces $84 Million Capital Raise to Drive Innovation in Value-Based Care Enablement
$140 million in funding raised since November 2020
Wellvana Health announced today that it has closed an $84 million capital raise to drive innovation in value-based care enablement for independent primary care physicians, specialists, and health systems. The investment is co-led by Nashville-based Heritage Group and Valtruis, a Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) company, and joined by Memorial Hermann Health System, the largest not-for-profit health system in southeast Texas. This round brings Wellvana’s total funding since November 2020 to approximately $140 million. Nashville-based Martin Ventures led fo...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 6, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT 2023 ACO REACH Adam Boehler Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS Devin Carty Feby Abraham Ph.D. First Trust Capital Partners Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Heritag Source Type: blogs
Everyone is Waiting for Something at ViVE2023
The top story ViVE2023 wasn’t a major product launch, new legislation, or a mega-merger. Instead, the entire industry seems to be waiting for better times to arrive. Vendors are waiting for the economy to turn around. Providers are waiting for labor costs to stabilize. Investors and funders are waiting for companies to show more market traction. Only must-do projects and must-have solutions continue to have momentum.
The Big Question
Because the Healthcare IT Today team speaks to so many attendees and exhibitors at conferences, we often get asked what we think the biggest or most interesting story is. Normally my answer ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 29, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops American Hospital Association healthcare labor costs Healthcare Venture Capital Syntellis ViVE ViVE2023 ViVE23 Source Type: blogs
SpectrumAi Secures up to $20M Series A Investment
CVS Health Ventures leads with Cobalt Ventures, F-Prime, Frist Cressey, and Autism Impact Fund
SpectrumAi, a company developing innovative solutions to improve autism care, today announced that it closed up to $20 million in Series A funding led by CVS Health Ventures with participation from Cobalt Ventures, and follow-on investments from Seed investors F-Prime, Frist Cressey, and Autism Impact Fund. Financing will accelerate adoption of SpectrumAi’s applied behavior analysis (ABA) electronic health record, Twyll, and Patterns, its network analytics platform, that are designed to improve data capture and objective measur...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 28, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT ABA Applied Behavior Analysis Autism Autism Impact Fund Carl Byers Cobalt Ventures CVS Health Ventures David Eichler EHR F-Prime Frist Cressey Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Inv Source Type: blogs
