What You Should Know:
- Medsphere, a provider of affordable clinical IT systems and support services announced it has acqauired healthcare relationship management and analytics company Marketware.
Medsphere Systems Corporation
today announced the acquisition
of Marketware, Inc., a leading
developer of robust software tools focused on managing healthcare relationships
and analyzing a wide variety of data to augment existing competitive advantage.
The Marketware suite supports hospitals
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Archives for 2021
Intelligent Automation of the Revenue Cycle: How an Integrated Platform Approach Yields Financial Results
Healthcare provider networks are experiencing enormous pressure to manage financial margins and invest in contactless patient experiences. With overall financial losses projected to exceed $323 billion as a result of COVID-19, a projected $200 billion in administrative waste due to revenue cycle inefficiencies, and increasing pressure to meet digital consumerism demands, it is essential for health systems to find ways to streamline processes, maximize their revenue cycles and cut costs. These
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Augmedix Launches National Roll-Out of Tech-Enabled Virtual Scribes to Assist Busy ED Clinicians
What You Should Know:
- Augmedix, a provider of
remote medical documentation and live clinical support launches the national
rollout of a transformative tech-enabled medical documentation service powered
by virtual scribes and created specifically for busy Emergency Department (ED)
environments.
- Augmedix trains remotely-located scribes in emergency
medicine documentation to alleviate the administrative burden for clinicians,
which is especially important today as these clinicians are on
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Therma Fisher Acquires Rapid COVID-19 Test Provider Mesa Biotech for $450M
What You Should Know:
- Thermo
Fisher Scientific Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire
Mesa Biotech, Inc., a San Diego,
CA-based molecular diagnostic company, for approximately $450 million in cash.
Under the terms of the agreement, Thermo Fisher will pay up to an additional
$100 million in cash upon the completion of certain milestones following the
close of the transaction.
- Mesa Biotech designs, develops, manufactures, and commercializes next generation Rapid PCR
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Leveraging Technology and Data for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
After months of uncertainty, hope is finally on the horizon as three viable COVID-19 vaccine candidates are moving closer towards approvals for public distribution. Getting to this stage was extremely labor-intensive, but unfortunately, it’s not the end of the hardships. The coronavirus vaccine will represent the largest vaccine distribution in U.S. history, and manufacturing and distributing the vaccines will have its own fair share of difficulties for healthcare systems. In order to optimize
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Boston Scientific Acquires Remote Cardiac Monitoring Company Preventice Solutions for $1.2B
What You Should Know:
- Boston Scientific announces an agreement to acquire Preventice Solutions, a leading developer of mobile health solutions and remote monitoring services that connect patients and caregivers for $1.2B.
- The acquisition of external cardiac monitoring technologies and services providers will expand Boston Scientific’s rhythm management diagnostics portfolio and capabilities.
Boston
Scientific today announced that it has acquired
Preventice Solutions, Inc.,
a
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87% of Americans Want to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Information From Their Providers
What You Should Know:
According to a recent Updox survey, 87% of Americans say
they want to receive information from their healthcare provider on COVID-19
vaccine-related news/updates, with their healthcare providers cited as the most
trusted source on the topic (34%) -- behind health protection agencies (32%),
government entities (9%), and the biotechnology companies developing the
vaccines (4%).
When it comes to means of communication with their
healthcare provider, consumers’
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Biden Administration Appoints Micky Tripathi New ONC National Coordinator for Health IT
- The Biden administration has appointed Micky Tripathi the new National Coordinator for Health IT, succeeding Don Rucker, M.D. who held the post since April 2017.
- The
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is the
principal entity charged with coordination of nationwide efforts to implement
and use the most advanced health information technology and electronic exchange
of health information. As National Coordinator, Tripathi will be at the
forefront of the
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Cerner Appoints Mark Erceg New Chief Financial Officer
Key Points to Know:
- Cerner appoints Mark Erceg as the company’s
new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective
February 22, 2021.
- Erceg will succeed Marc
Naughton, who is departing from Cerner at the end of the first quarter.
Naughton will serve as an Executive Advisor to ensure a smooth transition.
- As Cerner’s CFO, Erceg
will lead the company’s global finance organization, including accounting,
treasury, financial planning and analysis, tax and
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Challenges of Operationalizing Remote Patient Monitoring Data
Among the many evolving technologies in the healthcare industry, there may be none more important or impactful than remote patient monitoring (RPM) hardware and software solutions. This technology is opening up new possibilities in extended healthcare – saving patients money, limiting visits to the doctor’s office, and providing healthcare professionals with powerful tools for diagnosing and treating patients. As these tools continue to mature, software and hardware developers are solving
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