What You Should Know:
- Optum Perks, the leading prescription discount provider launches its new telehealth solution, offering affordable on-demand care and prescription treatments for a wide range of conditions, starting at just $25.
- The new telehealth offering expands its commitment to affordability and accessibility, ensuring everyone has a chance at quality care, regardless of insurance status.
No video calls, no appointments, just fast, affordable relief
Optum Perks' online
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Patient Collections Top Revenue Cycle Worries for Healthcare Providers, Salucro Report Reveals
What You Should Know:
- Salucro Healthcare Solutions, a leading healthcare payment technology company, has released its inaugural Healthcare Provider Fintech Insights Report.
- The insights report sheds light on the priorities and challenges faced by revenue cycle and finance professionals in the healthcare industry, offering valuable insights into where they are investing in 2024 and beyond.
A Pressing Concern: Patient Collections
The report paints a clear picture of the current
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Turquoise Health Secures $30M to Expand Healthcare Pricing Transparency Platform
What You Should Know:
- Turquoise Health, a platform empowering healthcare transparency through data and analytics, today announced a $30M Series B investment led by Adams Street Partners, with participation from Yosemite and existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and BoxGroup.
- The new funding will enable the company to onboard new customers and expand its healthcare pricing transparency platform,
Tackling the Transparency Challenge
Healthcare pricing remains a labyrinth, often
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Innovaccer and Wolters Kluwer Join Forces to Tame Unstructured Data
What You Should Know:
- The healthcare industry sits on a goldmine of data, yet 97% of it remains unused, according to the World Economic Forum. To unlock the immense potential of this information, digital healthcare leader Innovaccer has joined forces with Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of professional information and software solutions.
- The strategic partnership aims to transform raw data into actionable insights, ultimately improving patient care and driving healthcare
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Kyruus Health Appoints Harshit Shah as Chief Technology Officer
What You Should Know:
- Kyruus Health, a care access platform, announced the appointment of Harshit Shah as Chief Technology Officer.
- In his role as CTO, Shah will oversee the engineering teams, spanning software development, infrastructure, security, and data management — while also helping to define the company’s future technology strategy.
Shah Bio/Background
Harshit Shah, with over 24 years of experience at technology giants like Amazon and Microsoft, as well as healthcare
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1upHealth Appoints Andrea Kowalski as Chief Product Officer
What You Should Know:
- Andrea Kowalski has been appointed as the Chief Product Officer at 1upHealth, the leading FHIR® platform provider for claims and clinical data.
- In her role, Kowalski will lead the company's product strategy, focusing on enhancing 1upHealth's offerings and strengthening its position as a leader in interoperability.
Kowalski Bio/Background
With over 15 years of experience in healthcare technology, Kowalski's background includes serving as SVP of Products for
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CDC Awards Truveta Real-World Data Contract to Study COVID, Maternal Health, Pediatric Care
What You Should Know:
- Truveta, a consortium of 30 health systems united in "Saving Lives with Data," has secured a significant partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- This collaboration will leverage Truveta's vast repository of real-world healthcare data to empower CDC researchers in tackling pressing public health challenges, including COVID-19, maternal health, and pediatric care.
Unprecedented Data Access for COVID-19 Insights
Truveta will
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Invitae Sells Reproductive Health Assets to Natera for Up to $52.5M
What You Should Know:
- Invitae (NYSE: NVTA), a medical genetics company, announced the completion of its sale of certain reproductive health assets, including carrier screening and non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS), to Natera (NASDAQ: NTRA).
- The transaction is valued at up to $52.5M, comprised of cash, milestone payments, and litigation credits.
Streamlining Focus on Oncology and Rare Disease
This strategic move streamlines Invitae's operations and allows them to focus their
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CMS Unveils “Innovation in Behavioral Health” Model to Tackle Dual Mental and Physical Health Challenges
What You Should Know:
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken a bold step towards improving care for individuals with both mental health conditions and substance use disorders (SUD), announcing the "Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH)" Model.
- This IBH model holds immense promise for transforming how we address the complex healthcare needs of individuals struggling with both mental and physical health challenges. By focusing on integrated care, addressing
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LifeStance Health Appoints Dr. Ujjwal Ramtekkar as Chief Medical Officer
What You Should Know:
- LifeStance Health, a provider of virtual and in-person outpatient mental healthcare, announced today the appointment of Dr. Ujjwal Ramtekkar as its new Chief Medical Officer, effective January 22, 2024.
- Dr. Ramtekkar succeeds Dr. Anisha Patel-Dunn, who is stepping down from the role to spend more time with her family. Dr. Patel-Dunn's contributions to LifeStance have been invaluable since joining in 2019, playing a crucial role in establishing the company's
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