New DrFirst survey reveals almost 75% of consumers would change pharmacies to save money, yet the majority of physicians do not provide price information. With medication adherence being a critical factor in patients' long-term health, physicians are under increasing pressure to discuss costs with patients when they write prescriptions. Yet according to a recent DrFirst survey, fewer than half (44%) of consumers say their physician advised them about medication costs or offered lower-cost
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BREAKING: GetWellNetwork Acquires Patient Engagement Startup HealthLoop
GetWellNetwork, a precision engagement healthcare company has acquired automated patient engagement startup HealthLoop. The acquisition will help expand GetWellNetwork’s reach into nearly 700 health care providers, placing it at the forefront of the changing healthcare landscape and at the heart of the patient journey. From inpatient to outpatient, to physician practices and urgent care clinics, to patients on the go, GetWellNetwork offers the only cross-continuum platform that performs across
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R1 and Automation Anywhere Team Up to Apply Enhanced AI to Revenue Cycle Management
R1, a provider of revenue cycle management (RCM) services is teaming up with Automation Anywhere to incorporate their Robotic Process Automation (RPA) technologies into the healthcare revenue cycle. This move supports the industry’s call for digital transformation across hospitals, health systems and physician practices alike. Benefits of Applying AI in Revenue Cycle ManagementR1’s technology solutions currently leverage RPA, driving improved results for its clients, such as increasing net
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Telhealth Startup Medici Acquires HIPAA-Secure Messaging App DockMD
Medici, an Austin, TX-based global HIPAA-compliant mobile app with secure text, voice and video messaging and allows doctors to provide virtual healthcare to patients, today announced its acquisition of HIPAA-secure messaging company DocbookMD. DocbookMD’s secure healthcare messaging app features real-time alerts to streamline communication, accelerate workflows and enhance team collaboration. For Medici, the acquisition will offer doctors and other healthcare providers access to a broad range
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DrChrono EHR Integrates With Diagnoss to Offer Physician Practices AI-Driven Medical Coding
Diagnoss integration with DrChorno’s mobile EHR will help physician practices automate their medical coding through artificial intelligence. Mobile EHR provider DrChrono is teaming up with Diagnoss, a company focused on reducing the administrative burden of medical practices to offer physician practices artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help automate the medical coding process. Diagnoss's artificial intelligence technology helps medical establishments improve their collections while
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Oncology Analytics Raises $21M to Provide Health Plans With Evidence-Based Analytics for Utilization Management
Oncology Analytics, an Atlanta-based digital health startup that provides health plans, providers and patients with an evidence-based, analytics focused approach to utilization management for oncology, today announced it has raised $21 million in Series B funding. The Series B round was led by Oak HC/FT and was joined by new investor McKesson Ventures along with returning investors Blue Cross Blue Shield Venture Partners and Sandbox Advantage Fund. The startup plans to use the capital to expand
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Visla Labs Raises $3M for AI Medical Diagnostics Platform for Radiology
Visla Labs, a San Francisco, CA-based AI medical diagnostics platform for radiology has raised $3M in seed funding led by Lux Capital with participation from former Twitter CEO and COO Dick Costolo and Adam Bain, as well as prominent healthcare experts and advisors. Founded in 2018 by serial entrepreneurs Kevin Quennesson, Wei-En Tan and Alessandro Sabatelli, Visla is collaborating with major hospitals, industry veterans, and award-winning physicians to re-invent the imaging experience with
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PatientPing Tool Tags BPCI Advanced Patients in Real-Time to Improve Outcomes
As CMS moves its bundled programs focus form Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) “classic” to BPCI Advanced, hospitals and providers are agreeing to take on more risk in return for the potential financial rewards. In order to do this successfully, they need the new, innovative technology tools to succeed.That’s why PatientPing, a health technology company that connects providers to seamlessly coordinate patient care, announced a major care coordination enhancement to its product suite
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Syapse to Utilize NCCN Biomarkers Compendium for More Personalized Care
New partnership between National Comprehensive Cancer Network and Syapse will augment health information technology around cancer care. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network(NCCN) announced a new agreement with Syapse, a precision medicine company, to expand the use of best practices in precision medicine when treating people with cancer. Syapse delivers solutions for scaling enterprise precision oncology programs. For Syapse, the data contained in theNCCN Biomarkers Compendium will
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1DROP Raises $4.25M to Support Commercialization of Portable Medical Diagnostics Platform
1DROP, a life sciences startup developing and commercializing an easy to use laboratory quality, portable medical diagnostic testing platform has raised $4.25 million in Series A funding led by led by Christian Wildmoser (former partner CVC Capital Partners & Swiss Startup Group Investor). The round also included participation from private investors of the Swiss Startup Group including Dr. Hans-Peter Strebel (owner of On Your Marks), Beat Schillig (IFJ Institute for Young Entrepreneurs) and
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