Health Innovation & Data: Five Common Missteps (and How to Interrupt Them)
By MARIE COPOULOS
I’ve had the great fortune of spending much of my career at the intersection of health care innovation and the underlying data that drives new models.
For those of us who’ve worked in this space for a long time, there’s a certain pattern recognition that comes with this work that is often immediate and obvious – both in terms of really cool developments but also gotchas. “Ah, you’re stumbling here. Everyone does that.”
The challenge, I’ve found, is that these ‘gotchas’ that can be so visible to the folx who’ve worked in health tech for the past few decades can be counterintu...
Source: The Health Care Blog - November 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Tech Bardavon Health Innovations Data Marie Copoulos Teams Source Type: blogs
Health Data Exchange Moves to the Cloud – Rolling Out and Supporting OSS Mirth Connect on AWS
For those not familiar with the healthcare interoperability space, you may not know that a major portion of health data exchange happens on open source software called OSS Mirth Connect. For many organizations, OSS Mirth Connect is like the “Intel Inside” of their healthcare interoperability efforts. OSS Mirth Connect was acquired a number of years ago by NextGen who continues to update and maintain the open source code. While there’s some uncertainty about what NextGen will do with OSS Mirth Connect post acquisition by Thoma Bravo, one thing that will likely continue is OSS Mirth Connect’s mo...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 27, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Interoperability IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops Amazon AWS Health Data Exchange Health Data Sharing Healthcare Integration Healthcare Integration Engines Heal Source Type: blogs
Covera Health Announces Up to $50M in Additional Series C Funding to Redefine the Role of Radiology Nationwide
Company Expands Industry’s Most Sophisticated AI-Enabled Radiology Performance Platform with Acquisition of CoRead
Covera Health, the leading AI-enabled diagnostic technology company focused on radiology performance measurement and impact, today announced up to $50 million in additional Series C funding led by Insight Partners, of which $25 million is committed today. The company also finalized the acquisition of CoRead, a leading AI quality assurance company currently being used by more than 2,000 hospital sites nationwide. CoRead stands at the forefront of generative AI focused on performance improvement in r...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 24, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Aaron Friedkin CoRead Covera Health Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Insight Partners Jeff Horing Lawrence Ngo Ron Vianu Source Type: blogs
IKS Health Purchases AQuity Solutions to Create the Most Comprehensive Provider of Administrative, Clinical and Financial Services for Healthcare Organizations in the U.S.
The Combined Company, which will Operate as IKS Health, will have Annual Revenues of $330+ Million and a Global Workforce of over 14,000 Employees Serving an Install Base of 150,000+ Clinicians
IKS Health, the premier global solution that revitalizes the clinician-patient relationship while empowering healthcare organizations to thrive, today announced the acquisition of AQuity Solutions, a Best in KLAS industry leader in tech-enabled clinical documentation, medical coding, and revenue integrity solutions for healthcare, as a wholly-owned subsidiary for $200 million.
IKS Health’s market leadership in the ambulatory...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 22, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Abridge AQuity Solutions Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A IKS Health Kashyap Joshi Sachin K. Gupta Sift Healthcare Source Type: blogs
Patient Engagement Pioneer Rx.Health Joins Commure
Now Available as Commure Engage, Rx.Health Uses AI and Automation to Streamline Clinical Care Coordination for Payors, Providers, and Life Science Organizations
Commure, Inc., a leading healthcare technology company committed to connecting, protecting, and empowering the healthcare workforce, today announced that intelligent clinical automation platform Rx.Health is now part of its suite of solutions as Commure Engage.
Rx.Health offers a low-code, no-code clinical care coordination platform that helps health systems, payors, and life science organizations streamline their end-to-end patient care efforts, from patient ide...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 21, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Commure Commure Engage Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A Mount Sinai Health System Richard Strobridge Rx.Health Tanay Tandon UnitedHealthcare Yale New Haven Health Source Type: blogs
TT Capital Partners Announces Investment in Cantata Health Solutions
New Capital Positions Cantata to Accelerate Growth as Behavioral Health Providers Look to Replace Aging EHRs
TT Capital Partners (TTCP) today announced a majority investment in Cantata Health Solutions, a leading provider of healthcare technology solutions for providers of behavioral health, human services, acute care, and post-acute care. Cantata offers a complete platform, including an integrated electronic health records (EHR) system, revenue cycle management (RCM), and a suite of clinical solutions that are fully configurable. Its Arize EHR solution was built for the health and human services market and with the clinic...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 20, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Alan Tillinghast Cantana Cantata Health Solutions David Schwam Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare Growth Partners Healthcare M&A Nixon Peabody LLP Ryan Engle TT Capit Source Type: blogs
Surescripts Acquires ActiveRADAR to Offer Therapeutic Alternatives for Prescriptions
Surescripts, the nation’s leading health information network, acquired ActiveRADAR, a clinical intelligence company that identifies therapeutic alternatives for prescriptions.
“We are always looking for ways to broaden our impact on patients and the people who care for them,” explained Frank Harvey, Chief Executive Officer at Surescripts. “Our acquisition of ActiveRADAR underscores our commitment to optimizing our network solutions with even more comprehensive clinical and cost data available at the point of prescribing. Together, we can make it simpler and faster to get patients started on the best medication ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 15, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT ActiveRADAR Dave Teckman Dr. Lynne Nowak Frank Harvey Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A RxTE Health SureScripts Source Type: blogs
The Answer to Provider Data Management May Already be in Your Tech Stack
The following is a guest article by Karra Hendrix, Product Marketing at Verifiable
It’s no secret that healthcare is one of the slowest industries to evolve to modern digital practices, with most large healthcare organizations still living in a world of paper and filing cabinets. This affects not only how patient data is handled, but also provider data. As healthcare organizations look for new ways to modernize their operations (and reduce costs), provider data is a good place to focus.
How is provider data shared in your organization? Even when digital tools are utilized, it’s not uncommon for provider network teams t...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 14, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops CRM Empower Pharmacy Healthcare CRM Healthcare Scene Featured Healthcare Tech Stack Humana Karra Hendrix Lyra Health Plushc Source Type: blogs
Perficient Reaches Definitive Agreement to Acquire SMEDIX, INC.
Strengthens Healthcare Industry Software Development Capabilities and Adds Global Delivery Capacity in Eastern Europe
Perficient, Inc., the leading digital consultancy transforming the world’s largest enterprises and biggest brands, announced today it has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire SMEDIX, Inc., an approximately $12 million revenue healthcare software engineering firm headquartered in San Diego, California, with offshore operations located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
“We’re thrilled to continue to strengthen our healthcare industry digital capabilities, enhance our global delivery capacity, and expand...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 9, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Fayez Sweiss Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A Perficient SMEDIX Tom Hogan Source Type: blogs
Microsoft ’ s Multi-Tenbillion Dollar Bet On Healthcare
This article is a part of our series Tech Giants In Healthcare:
Amazon In Healthcare: Disruption, Data Nightmares And Digital Health Dreams
Google’s Masterplan for Healthcare
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Take a deeper dive into what these companies aim for in medicine with our e-book, Tech Giants In Healthcare.
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If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you t...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 9, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Digital Health Research Future of Medicine Health Sensors & Trackers Healthcare Design Security & Privacy tech giants AI Nuance cloud transcription cloud computing Satya Nadella Tom McGuinness Source Type: blogs
PicnicHealth Acquires AllStripes, Fortifying its Role as the Leader in Patient-Centered Healthcare Evidence Generation
PicnicHealth, a patient-centered healthcare evidence generation company, today announced the acquisition of AllStripes, a platform dedicated to generating evidence about the rare disease community. This strategic consolidation establishes PicnicHealth as the leading patient-centric evidence-generation partner within a rapidly evolving life sciences landscape.
PicnicHealth engages directly with patients to collect and curate comprehensive clinical data and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) to generate rich insights across patient healthcare journeys. Historically, generating such evidence has required the establishment of a ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 6, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT AllStripes Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A Nancy Yu Noga Leviner PicnicHealth Source Type: blogs
Uniguest Expands Presence and Capabilities in Healthcare through Acquisition of pCare
Nashville-Based Uniguest Acquires pCare, a Leader in Interactive Patient Engagement Systems
Uniguest, a global leader in digital engagement technology to multiple end markets, has announced the acquisition of pCare, a New York-based provider of interactive patient engagement systems designed to improve patient outcomes and experience while making the work of healthcare teams safer and simpler.
Delivering solutions for over 70 years, pCare is a specialist in supplying connected technology solutions in healthcare and hospital environments. Partnering closely with clients, pCare understands that each provider has its own uniq...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 3, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Bunch Enterprise CPI Global Dave Bennett Eversound Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A JANUS Displays Matt Goche MediaStar Systems Otrum AS pCare Planet eStream Sagely UCView Uniguest Vol Source Type: blogs
Access Healthcare Acquires Envera Health
Enhances Revenue Cycle Services Market Leadership with Patient Engagement Services and Technology Capabilities
Today, Access Healthcare, a global leader in revenue cycle management (RCM) and healthcare services, announced the acquisition of Envera Health, a market leader in patient engagement services. This acquisition, a testament to Access Healthcare’s focus on providing innovative and superior revenue cycle solutions, broadens its service portfolio to include enhanced patient engagement capabilities.
By leveraging Envera’s patient engagement capabilities, Access Healthcare will strengthen its end-to-end RCM ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 31, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Access Healthcare Anurag Jain David Cerino Envera Health Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A Vardhman Jain Source Type: blogs
WellSky Acquires Corridor, Expands Commitment to Offering Best-in-Class Coding, Revenue Cycle Management Services for Post-Acute Industry
The Combined Companies will Work Together to Bolster Providers’ Ability to Improve Financial Performance and Succeed in Value-Based Care Arrangements
WellSky, a leading health and community care technology company, announced today that it has acquired Corridor, an end-to-end tech-enabled services platform designed for the post-acute care industry’s toughest challenges, from HealthEdge Investment Partners, a healthcare-focused private equity firm. By adding Corridor to its portfolio, WellSky will expand its medical coding and revenue cycle management (RCM) offerings to help care providers increase efficiency and improv...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 30, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Bill Miller Corridor Des Varady Experience Care Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A HealthEdge Investment Partners Lincoln International WellSky Source Type: blogs
Alpha II, LLC Announces Strategic Acquisition of RCxRules
Alpha II, a leading healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM) technology solutions provider, announced today its successful acquisition of RCxRules, an innovator in healthcare revenue cycle automation.
“This strategic acquisition aligns perfectly with our vision of empowering healthcare organizations with the tools and expertise they need to thrive in an increasingly complex healthcare landscape,” said Todd Doze, CEO at Alpha II. “Combining Alpha II’s proprietary rules engine and extensive content with RCxRules’ robust workflow and automatic claim correct features will create a comprehensive d...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 26, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Alpha II Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A RCxRules Stephen Gorman Todd Doze Source Type: blogs
