The average Medicare Advantage plan turns over about 10% of its members every year, and for a 100,000 member plan, that can equate to about $110 million in lost premium reimbursements as well as a decline in Star ratings. This is why retaining members is a top priority among health plans. Welltok’s Medicare Retention Solution has helped leading Medicare plans reduce disenrollment rates by up to 30%, improve disenrollment-related Star ratings from 2.5 to 4 and retain up to $97 million
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Rhapsody and Corepoint Merge to Support Healthcare Interoperability Initiatives Including FHIR
Rhapsody, a Boston-based international leader in healthcare interoperability and data connectivity solutions, has announced an agreement to merge with Corepoint Health, a provider of enterprise healthcare interoperability software solutions, to develop a next generation interoperability platform and enhance data integration and connectivity for existing and future customers. The companies will continue to operate as two separate entities for the foreseeable future. Combined Entity Supports
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Blockchain Solve.Care Integrates With Uber Health to Deliver Non-Emergency Medical Transportation for Patients
Solve.Care, a global healthcare platform which uses blockchain technology for the administration, coordination, and payments of healthcare benefits, has announced a partnership with Uber Health, allowing healthcare organizations to provide accessible and affordable rides to patients and caregivers. Integration Details & BenefitsEvery day, 10,000 patients miss or delay care due to a transportation barrier. The partnership will result in the integration of Uber Health’s transportation
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Georgia Hospitals Partner with CarePort to Improve Patient Outcomes
Georgia Hospital Health Services, a subsidiary of the Georgia Hospital Association has selected CarePort Health to provide hospitals across the state with a complete suite of solutions to improve care coordination by educating, guiding and monitoring patients moving across the continuum of care.GHHS formally endorses vendors that bring value to their system and understands the importance of transparency throughout care transitions by providing real-time patient data to improve patient outcomes.
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Procyrion Raises $30M to Support Clinical Trials of its Percutaneous Blood Pump Device
Procyrion, Inc., a Houston-based medical device firm developing the first catheter-deployed, intra-aortic pump initially for use in cardiorenal syndrome patients announced it has raised $30 million in Series D funding led by Bluebird Ventures. The round also includes participation from existing investors Fannin Partners, Scientific Health Development, the State of Texas, and an undisclosed strategic investor.The company is developing its AortixTM system, a percutaneous blood pump initially
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Providence St. Joseph Health, Blue Shield of California Team Up to Deliver Immediate Drug Cost Savings for Patients
Blue Shield of California and Providence St. Joseph Health has announced a new collaboration to help patients save hundreds of dollars a year on prescriptions. Providence St. Joseph providers are now using the new Drug-Cost Transparency Services, developed by Gemini Health LLC, and offered to Blue Shield of California plan members. Blue Shield is making the service available through its innovative collaboration with Gemini Health at no additional cost to providers.As drug costs rise, patients
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Patientco Joins Epic App Orchard Marketplace to Power Seamless Payment Experience
Patientco, a next-generation patient payment tech company has joined the Epic App Orchard Marketplace with two payments solutions:1. Patientco Patient Payments is a solution that supports self-service payments via MyChart.2. Patientco Encrypted Device Integration, which allows staff to collect payments without leaving the Epic workflow. Epic App Orchard IntegrationPatientco Patient Payments is directly embedded in Epic’s MyChart, enabling patients to pay their healthcare bills how they prefer,
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Avaap Acquires Navigator Management Partners to Expand Depth in IT Advisory & Management Consulting
Avaap, an industry-focused IT advisory and management consulting firm, today announced its acquisition of Navigator Management Partners, a cross-platform management and technology consulting firm specializing in ERP systems, business intelligence (BI), and change management. The combined organization creates a depth and breadth of services for the major ERP platforms for organizations in healthcare, retail, higher education, non-profit, government, manufacturing, and other commercial
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Consumers Willing to Utilize Medical Wearables to Avoid Physician Visits
Consumers are willing to utilize medical wearables to overcome barriers to seeing a physician, including distance and cost, according to a recent survey by VivaLNK. The survey reveals that of 100 participants ages 40 and over, 64 percent said they would utilize a wearable health monitoring device if it meant it could reduce the number of times, they had to physically visit a doctor or hospital.3 Factors Driving Patient’s Desire to Reduce Physical Physician AppointmentsThe survey determined there
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Pilot Study: Lark Health’s AI-Driven Diabetes Management Program Decreased A1c by 1.1 Points
Lark Health, a chronic disease prevention and management platform has released initial results from a pilot study of its Diabetes Management Program (Lark DMP). After an average of four months, the Lark DMP users reported a significant reduction in A1c levels of 1.1 points, from 8.5 to 7.4 percent.Lark Diabetes Management Program OverviewThe Lark DMP, which uses conversational artificial intelligence (AI), rather than live telephonic nurses, was developed with the collaboration of industry and
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