What You Should Know:
- Today, Walmart Health announced it is entering into a relationship with both Ambetter from Sunshine Health, which provides insurance to individuals through the Florida health insurance marketplace, and Orlando Health, a private, not-for-profit network of community and specialty hospitals across Florida, through Care Coordination Agreements.
- These collaborations will help Floridians gain access to affordable healthcare options with the type of convenience
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5G’s Role in Improving Quality and Reach of Healthcare
In the world of healthcare, new technologies aren’t just about being on the cutting edge of the latest trend. It’s about how technology can improve care and expand the reach of quality care through unprecedented methods. The latest 5G technologies, an increase in IoT devices, and the right network architecture create a perfect innovation combination for today’s healthcare sector. With faster speeds and more connected devices, healthcare professionals will be able to improve — and some already
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M&A: Commure Acquires Mount Sinai Spinoff Rx.Health
What You Should Know:
- Commure, Inc., a healthcare technology company acquires intelligent clinical automation platform Rx.Health and is now part of its suite of solutions as Commure Engage. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- Spun out of Mount Sinai Health System, 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,
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Annalise.ai Launches AI-Powered Worklist Triage for Chest X-Ray & Head CTs
What You Should Know:
- Annalise.ai, a global leader in the radiology imaging sector, announced the launch of Annalise Triage, an AI-powered worklist solution for chest X-rays and head CTs tailored specifically for the U.S. market.
- This innovative software will transform the radiology field by empowering radiologists to efficiently triage studies and prioritize those with suspected critical findings, ultimately streamlining their workflow, and supporting faster
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Olive Shutters Business After Sale to Waystar and Humata Health
What You Should Know:
- Healthcare automation company Olive today announced it will shut down its business after selling its Clearinghouse and Patient Access business units to Waystar and its Prior Authorization business unit to Humata Health. Olive sold off its utilization management solution and business unit to Availity and business intelligence solution to BurstIQ earlier this year.
- Founded in 2012, Olive is a developer of an artificial intelligence workforce, automated
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23andMe Launches Health Action Plan Based on Genetic/Health Data
What You Should Know:
- 23andMe, a genetic health and biopharmaceutical company launched Health Action Plan, a new digital tool for 23andMe+ members that draws on results from genetic reports, health history survey data, as well as blood and biomarker data to provide a uniquely tailored set of health recommendations out of hundreds of options.
- Health Action Plan is a helpful first step when it comes to prevention and early risk detection. It offers customers specific actions and
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M&A: Vizient Acquires Physician Preference Card Solution PrefTech OR
What You Should Know:
- Vizient acquires PrefTech OR, a next-generation, cloud-based preference card management (PCM) software that helps healthcare providers optimize their operating rooms to increase workflow efficiency, lower costs and improve patient care. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- PrefTech OR continuously monitors preference card quality, automatically generates actionable guidance and identifies savings opportunities.
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InfoBionic Partners with Mayo Clinic to Enhance AI Remote Patient Monitoring Platform
What You Should Know:
- InfoBionic, a digital health company providing AI-powered diagnostic remote patient monitoring solutions has entered into an agreement with Mayo Clinic to incorporate its extensive know-how in cardiac patient monitoring, AI-ECG, and virtual telemetry to optimize and build upon its existing monitoring platform.
- The collaboration aims to enhance InfoBionic's current proprietary AI algorithms and analytics capabilities to provide more personalized and
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United Therapeutics to Acquire Miromatrix Medical for $91M
What You Should Know:
- United Therapeutics Corporation and Miromatrix Medical Inc. announced today a definitive agreement for United Therapeutics to acquire Miromatrix for $91M.
- The acquisition of Miromatrix will expand United Therapeutics’ existing complementary platform of organ manufacturing programs, which include ex-vivo lung perfusion, xenotransplantation, 3-D bioprinting, and regenerative medicine approaches with the objective of creating an unlimited supply of tolerable,
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Clinician Shortage Worsens Primary Care Crisis, Experts Reveal
What You Should Know:
– The U.S. has seen a consistent decline in primary care clinicians since 2014 due to fewer clinicians entering the workforce, increased rates of burnout and decreased direct patient care, according to the latest evidence report from the Primary Care Collaborative and Robert Graham Center.
- The report, Health is Primary: Charting a Path to Equity and Sustainability reveals the United States has seen a
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