What You Should Know:
- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to initiate an inquiry aimed at expanding and improving the Mapping Broadband Health in America platform to enhance the use of digital health tools for better maternal care.
- The United States faces rising maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity rates, and research indicates that many of these issues are preventable. Access to broadband internet and its connection to healthcare services can help address
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SubjectWell Acquires PatientCentra, Expanding Ability to Recruit for Rare Disease/Oncology Indications
What You Should Know:
- SubjectWell, a patient access marketplace connecting individuals with chronic health conditions to healthcare options, has acquired PatientCentra, a company specializing in global patient recruitment and personalized recruitment journeys. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- This strategic acquisition enhances SubjectWell's capacity to serve patient recruitment needs for international clinical studies and further extends its
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Labor Remains Top Challenges for Hospitals/Health System Exec, Report Finds
What You Should Know:
- Hospitals’ financial performance declined slightly in September compared to the previous month, according to the latest National Hospital Flash Report from Kaufman Hall. Across the board, there was a decrease in patient volume during this period compared to 2022.
- The latest Physician Flash Report reveals the need for organizations to be more strategic about how they utilize and retain providers and support staff. Physicians are operating at
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Covera Health Secures Up to $50M to Revolutionize Radiology Nationwide
What You Should Know:
- Covera Health, an AI-enabled diagnostic technology company, has announced securing up to $50M in additional Series C funding. This substantial funding aims to support their mission of reshaping the role of radiology on a national scale.
- The company's platform employs advanced data analytics and AI to enhance the quality and efficiency of radiology services. Their innovative approach focuses on improving radiology outcomes while reducing costs and unnecessary
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Amidst AI Promise, Health Information Workforce Shortages Persist: AHIMA Survey Revels
What You Should Know:
- A new survey conducted by AHIMA reveals that 66% of health information (HI) professionals have experienced ongoing staffing shortages in their workplaces over the past two years. These shortages were notably prevalent in areas such as data quality, consumer health information, revenue cycle management, privacy, risk, and compliance, and data analytics.
- The report, “Health Information Workforce: Survey Results on Workforce Challenges and the Role of Emerging
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Emory Health Taps DrFirst to Leverage Clinical-Grade AI for Medication Adherence & Affordability
What You Should Know:
- Emory Healthcare, a comprehensive academic health system in Georgia, is collaborating with healthcare technology pioneer DrFirst to help patients access and adhere to affordable, appropriate prescription medications for their health conditions and ailments.
- As part of the collaboration, Emory Healthcare will leverage three medication management services offered within Fuzion by DrFirst, a software platform that uses clinical-grade artificial
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M&A: IKS Health Acquires AQuity Solutions for $200M
What You Should Know:
- IKS Health, the premier global solution that revitalizes the clinician-patient relationship acquires AQuity Solutions, a tech-enabled clinical documentation, medical coding, and revenue integrity solutions for healthcare, as a wholly-owned subsidiary for $200M.
- The combined company, which will operate as IKS Health, will have annual revenues of $330+ million, as well as a global workforce of over 14,000 employees serving over 150,000 clinicians in many of
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Michigan Health Centers Losing Almost $100 With Every Visit, Report Finds
What You Shoud Know:
- Medicaid prospective payment rate for Michigan's federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) has not kept pace with the actual costs incurred to provide healthcare, resulting in a substantial reimbursement gap of $97.95 or 36.6% on every Medicaid patient visit, according to a new report released by The Michigan Primary Care Association (MPCA).
- The report, conducted by Health Management Associates, underscores the financial challenges faced by Michigan's
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Guardant Health, Flatiron Health Integrate Genomic Profiling Tests into OncoEMR® Platform
HHS Proposes Rule to Establish Disincentives for Health Care Providers That Have Committed Information Blocking
What You Should Know:
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rule for public comment that would establish disincentives for healthcare providers found by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) to have committed information blocking – when a provider knowingly and unreasonably interferes with the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information except as required by law or covered by a regulatory exception.
- The proposed rule
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