The U.S. healthcare system is grappling with a surge in claim denials and prior authorization requirements, creating significant challenges for both providers and patients. To shed light on this pressing issue, we spoke with Oron Afek, CEO of Vim, a company that assists over 20,000 providers and 80% of the largest U.S. payers with prior authorizations.
In this interview, Oron Afek provides valuable insights into the challenges and potential solutions related to claim denials and prior
Read More
Premier to Deploy TeleVox’s AI Chatbots to Hospitals Nationwide
What You Should Know:
- TeleVox, a provider of omnichannel patient relationship management platforms, has recently secured a national group purchasing agreement with Premier, Inc., a healthcare improvement company.
- The strategic collaboration aims to make TeleVox's AI-powered chatbots more accessible to Premier's vast network of hospitals and healthcare providers.
Enhancing Patient Engagement with Conversational AI
Under this agreement, Premier members will have access
Read More
Japan’s National Cancer Center Selects Paradigm for Nationwide Clinical Trial Network
What You Should Know:
- A new cancer treatment and research era is dawning in Japan with the launch of LC-SCRUM-CD (Lung Cancer Genome Screening Project for Individualized Medicine - Clinical Development).
- The nationwide clinical trial network is a collaborative effort between the National Cancer Center (NCC), Precision Medicine Asia Co., Ltd. (PREMIA), and Paradigm Health Inc. (Paradigm).
Building on LC-SCRUM-Asia's Foundation
LC-SCRUM-CD expands upon the existing
Read More
AdventHealth Manchester Opens First Telehealth Primary Care Clinic in Walmart
What You Should Know:
- AdventHealth Manchester announced the opening of its first telehealth primary care clinic, AdventHealth Clinic Corbin, located within the Corbin Walmart.
- The telehealth primary care clinic aims to provide accessible and high-quality healthcare services to the community of Corbin and the surrounding areas.
AdventHealth Clinic Corbin Services
The AdventHealth Clinic Corbin leverages the latest technology to connect patients with experienced
Read More
HGP Releases Health IT Private Equity Investment Trends for 2024
What You Should Know:
- Healthcare Growth Partners (HGP) and Eliciting Insights surveyed private equity investment professionals focused on the Healthcare and Health IT sectors.
- The 2024 Health IT Private Equity Survey aimed to capture the "new normal" of the market, considering the current point in the interest rate cycle, economic fluctuations, and the upcoming U.S. presidential election. Respondents included venture capital, growth equity, and buyout investors, providing a
Read More
Epic Unveils Expanded APIs for Healthcare App Developers
What You Should Know:
- EHR leader Epic announced the expansion of its Application Program Interfaces (APIs) for healthcare app developers.
- These APIs, available at no cost, will enable developers to access a more comprehensive view of the patient, supporting the latest standards in data exchange.
Enhanced Interoperability for Personalized Care
The expanded APIs are designed to support version 3 of the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI v3).
Read More
2024 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired Survey: Governance and Automation Shape Healthcare IT
What You Should Know:
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has released its annual Digital Health Most Wired (DHMW) survey report, providing valuable insights into the digital health progress of healthcare organizations (HCOs) worldwide.
- The 2024 survey reveals a significant shift towards governance and automation in key digital domains, reflecting a growing emphasis on leveraging technology to improve patient care and operational
Read More
PrognomiQ Raises $34M to Advance Multi-Omics Early Detection Test for Lung Cancer
What You Should Know:
- PrognomiQ, a healthcare company pioneering multi-omics approaches to disease detection, has secured $34M in Series D funding led by Seer, Inc., with participation from a new strategic investor and existing investors including Catalio Capital Management, aMoon, Invus and Bruker.
- The funding brings PrognomiQ’s total funding to more than $135M and will accelerate the development of PrognomiQ's early detection test for lung cancer.
Enhancing Lung
Read More
Cerebral Inc. Agrees to $3.6M Settlement Over Unauthorized Distribution of Controlled Substances
What You Should Know:
- Cerebral, Inc., an online mental healthcare provider, has entered into a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York to pay more than $3.6M to resolve allegations that it engaged in practices that facilitated the unauthorized distribution of controlled substances from 2019 to 2022.
- Founded in 2020, Cerebral offers telehealth services aimed at providing mental health treatment, including medication
Read More
Healthcare Data Blocking Wars: RTMS Defends Against PointClickCare’s Appeal
What You Should Know:
- Real Time Medical Systems (RTMS) is defending a preliminary injunction that prevents PointClickCare (PCC) from blocking RTMS's access to patient electronic health records (EHRs).
- PCC, which owns the EHR platform, attempted to block RTMS's access to the data by implementing "indecipherable CAPTCHAs," effectively preventing RTMS from providing its services.
Legal Dispute Overview
RTMS and PCC are competitors in the value-based care/patient
Read More
