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- Teladoc Health, announced an expanded partnership with the National Labor Alliance, the largest alliance of labor unions and labor-management coalitions, to offer our full suite of whole-person care services.
- Teladoc’s programs, including the virtual mental health and primary care services launched earlier this year, will now be available as part of the exclusive endorsement to the NLA’s Coalitions, their member Funds and their six million
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CareCloud Launches All-New Interoperability and Data Exchange Solution for Healthcare Organizations
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- CareCloud, Inc., a provider of healthcare technology solutions for medical practices and health systems nationwide launches CareCloud Connector, a next-generation interface and data management engine, and the first product within its CareCloud Conductor suite.
- CareCloud Connector enables healthcare organizations with ready-to-use integrations that improve data management and deployment speed while offering better interface visibility and
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Wheel Integrates with GoodRx for Real-Time Medication Pricing & Discounts
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- Wheel, the digital health company putting great care within everyone’s reach, today announced a new integration with GoodRx, America’s digital resource for healthcare, to help people save on their prescription costs and follow their treatment plans. Now Wheel clients and their millions of patients can seamlessly access discounts on medications at more than 70,000 pharmacies nationwide.
One-third of US residents have trouble paying their medical bills and turn to
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Bamboo Health Streamlines Care Collaboration for Oak Street Health for Real-Time Patient Event Notifications
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- Bamboo Health announced that it has expanded its care coordination partnership with Oak Street Health intended to arm the network of value-based primary care centers (for Medicare) with an additional level of resources for managing real-time patient event notifications.
Real-Time Patient Event Notifications
Pings real-time data provides Oak Street Health with a better understanding of where patients are in the care continuum across Bamboo Health’s network of
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UpLift Raises $8M to Integrate Psychiatry with Mental Healthcare Delivery Platform
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- UpLift, a vertically integrated mental healthcare delivery platform raises $8M in secondary funding which they plan to allocate to expand their hybrid model services to include psychiatric treatments in an effort to close the behavioral healthcare gap and optimize the appropriate plan of care.
UpLift, the first vertically integrated mental healthcare delivery system, announced their expansion into psychiatry as well as the closing of $8M in secondary funding led
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XIFIN Acquires OmniSYS to Expand into Pharmacy Market – M&A
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- XIFIN enters the pharmacy market with the acquisition of OmniSYS to support the healthcare industry shift to more convenient, cost-effective care settings; provides a technology-driven connection between pharmacies, diagnostic providers, and payors.
- The XIFIN/OmniSYS transaction is aligned with this activity and will support retail pharmacies as they move in this direction. Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic on top of the increasing consumerization of healthcare and
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M&A: CentralReach Acquires ABA Tools
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- CentralReach, a provider of electronic medical record (EMR) software and services for ABA and related behavioral health providers, today announced the acquisition of ABA Tools, a software provider of digital materials for applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy providers.
- The acquisition adds to CentralReach’s suite of end-to-end solutions and provides ABA organizations with an alternative to paper-based learning materials,
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Medical Bills Continue to Plague Consumers as Source of Anxiety, Mystery and Frustration
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- More than half (55%) of consumers find it stressful paying a medical bill, understanding their plan's coverage and benefits (53%) or comprehending what they owe (53%), according to results of Cedar’s Annual Healthcare Consumer Experience Study.
- 4 in 10 (41%) are unsatisfied with their billing experiences, and nearly 90% of consumers would find it at least "somewhat useful" if their healthcare provider posted pricing information on their website around expected
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HCA Healthcare to Deploy MEDITECH Expanse in New Hampshire
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- HCA Healthcare, one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services, has begun implementing MEDITECH Expanse EHR platform across three hospitals in New Hampshire as a part of its digital transformation initiatives. HCA will go-live by the end of 2022.
- The three locations — Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, Parkland Medical Center in Derry, and Portsmouth Regional Hospital in Portsmouth — will leverage Expanse to help hospital teams deliver excellent
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4 Key Barriers to Prevent Surprise Medical Bills
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A new AKASA survey highlight the challenges hospitals and health systems face when trying to prevent surprise medical bills.
AKASA™, the developer of AI for healthcare operations, today released findings from a new survey highlighting the challenges hospitals and health systems face when trying to prevent surprise medical bills. Commissioned by AKASA, the survey fielded responses from 514 chief financial officers and revenue cycle leaders at hospitals and health
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