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NVIDIA Develops AI Model to Accurately Predict Oxygen Needs for COVID-19 Patients

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NVIDIA Develops AI Model to Accurately Predict Oxygen Needs for COVID-19 Patients

What You Should Know: - NVIDIA and Massachusetts General Brigham Hospital researchers develop an AI model that determines whether a person showing up in the emergency room with COVID-19 symptoms will need supplemental oxygen hours or even days after an initial exam. - The ultimate goal of this model is to predict the likelihood that a person showing up in the emergency room will need supplemental oxygen, which can aid physicians in determining the appropriate level of care for patients,
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New Jersey Urology Launches First-Ever Urologic-Centric Epic EHR

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What You Should Know: -  New Jersey Urology (NJU) becomes the first urology-only group to launch a urologic-centric Epic electronic health record (EHR). - NJU is the largest urology practice providing complete urologic care and comprehensive individualized treatment at more than 60 convenient locations, including six state-of-the-art Cancer Treatment Centers. New Jersey Urology ("NJU"), the leading urology service provider in New Jersey, and Urology Management Associates
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Value-Based Reimbursement Contracts Now Account for 26% of Hospital Revenue, KLAS Finds

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Value-Based Reimbursement Contracts Now Account for 26% of Hospital Revenue, KLAS Finds

What You Should Know: - Value-based reimbursement (VBR) contracts now account for 26% of hospital revenue, according to a new report from KLAS research and CHIME. - Report reveals providers are looking first to their electronic health record (EHR) systems to drive PHM, and are most interested in investing in new healthcare information technology (HIT) when they know there is a clear ROI.  With value-based reimbursement (VBR) adoption slowing, healthcare providers are searching
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Amwell and Cigna Ranks High in Telehealth Patient Satisfaction, J.D. Power Finds

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Amwell and Cigna Ranks High in Telehealth Patient Satisfaction, J.D. Power Finds

What You Should Know: - Amwell ranks highest among direct to consumer brands and Cigna ranks highest among health plans for telehealth patient satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Telehealth Satisfaction Study - Though telehealth has been pitched as a solution to improve access to healthcare for everyone, more than half (52%) of telehealth users say they encountered at least one barrier that made it difficult to use telehealth. Patient satisfaction with
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NIH Funds First Nationwide Rare and Atypical Diabetes Network

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NIH Funds First Nationwide Rare and Atypical Diabetes Network

What You Should Know: - NIH awards funding for Rare and Atypical Diabetes Network, or RADIANT that will seek to discover the cause of several unusual forms of diabetes. - RADIANT plans to screen about 2,000 people with unknown or atypical forms of diabetes that do not fit the common features of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The National Institute of Health (NIH), announced this week it is funding a nationwide study with The Rare and Atypical Diabetes Network (RADIANT) that will seek
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Revel, NovuHealth Merge to Create Largest Healthcare Member Engagement Platform

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Revel, NovuHealth Merge to Create Largest Healthcare Member Engagement Platform

What You Should Know: - NovuHealth and Revel merge to bring together NovuHealth’s personalized healthcare loyalty programs with Revel’s applied behavioral research and health action technologies.  - Together, Revel and NovuHealth work with more than 50 healthcare organizations, including seven of the top 10 largest health insurers in the United States representing more than 65 percent of all members in government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. Revel and NovuHealth, two
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NIH Taps PhysIQ to Develop AI-Based COVID-19 Digital Biomarker

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NIH Taps PhysIQ to Develop AI-Based COVID-19 Digital Biomarker

What You Should Know: - physIQ has been selected by the National Institute of Health (NIH) to develop an innovative AI-based COVID-19 digital biomarker solution to address the COVID-19 pandemic. - Early detection of COVID-19 decompensation in patients is complicated by infrequent and non-specific clinical data. The first-in-kind tool will collect and analyzes continuous physiologic data could provide early clinical indicators of COVID-19 decompensation. The National Cancer Institute
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TrustHCS, Visionary RCM, T-System, RevCycle+ Merge to Form New Entity CorroHealth

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TrustHCS, Visionary RCM, T-System, RevCycle+ Merge to Form New Entity CorroHealth

What You Should Know: - CorroHealth – a newly-formed entity – combines the services and technologies of TrustHCS, Visionary RCM, T-System, and RevCycle+. - Under this new entity, CorroHealth is committed to helping clients navigate regulatory compliance complexities, ease physician burdens and improve financial outcomes. Today, four revenue cycle management services and technology organizations have merged together as a newly-formed entity—CorroHealth. TrustHCS, Visionary RCM,
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Amwell, Tyto Care Expand Partnership to Power Augmented Virtual Care Experiences

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Amwell, Tyto Care Expand Partnership to Power Augmented Virtual Care Experiences

What You Should Know: - Tyto Care and Amwell® announced an expanded partnership, allowing the companies to develop new integrations to enhance virtual care offerings for providers. - By pairing Tyto Care’s TytoHome device and platform with Amwell’s platform, the two companies will together provide patients and providers with augmented virtual care experiences and broadly enrich the capabilities and satisfaction with healthcare organizations’ virtual
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UnitedHealth Acquires Online Pharmacy Startup DivvyDose

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UnitedHealth Group (UHG) has acquired Illinois-based online pharmacy startup DivvyDose for about $300M, according to sources familiar with the matter.  Founded in 2015, divvyDOSE is a full-service personalized pharmacy focused on those with multiple chronic conditions and complex medication regimens. Customers receive a personalized roll of pre-sorted medications into individual packs, with clearly marked dates and times. Bloomberg first reported the acquisition discussions between UHG
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