What You Should Know:
- Today, the American Health Information Management Association® (AHIMA) unveiled its groundbreaking initiative, Data for Better Health™, at its annual conference, AHIMA23, in Baltimore, MD.
- The Data for Better Health initiative is poised to revolutionize the healthcare landscape by enhancing awareness of the transformative potential of social determinants of health (SDOH) data to improve health outcomes.
Data for Better Health Initiative
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DUOS Launches AI-Informed Platform to Match Older Adults to Resources
What You Should Know:
-DUOS, a digital health company empowering older adults to live independently through partnerships with Medicare Advantage (MA) health plans, today announced the DUOS+AI platform while at HLTH 2023 in Las Vegas.
- Founded to help older Americans retain independence and make optimal use of their health plans, DUOS works with caregivers, health plans, and health care providers to connect older Americans with the resources and care they need.
DUOS+AI
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M&A: Netsmart Acquires Netalytics to Advance SUD Solutions
What You Should Know:
- Netsmart announced it has acquired Netalytics, a South Carolina-based addiction treatment software and practice management company, dedicated to developing technology for substance use disorder (SUD) providers focused on opioid addiction treatment.
- This acquisition will further extend the Netsmart CareFabric platform by enabling interoperable data sharing between opioid treatment program (OTP) facilities and the providers that treat and coordinate other
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FemTech: Diana Health Secures $34M to Expand Maternity Care Model
What You Should Know:
- Women's health startup Diana Health raises $34M in Series B funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners.
- The company plans to use the funding to expand its collaborative maternity care model that is improving patient care outcomes and delivering clear ROI for hospitals and health systems who typically take a loss on their Labor & Delivery department.
Pregnancy, Gynecology, and Women’s Wellness
The U.S. is facing a maternal health crisis.
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VA Awards Acentra Health $52.3M Contract for Claims Adjudication
What You Should Know:
- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded Acentra Health (formerly CNSI) a three-year, $52.3M contract to support claims adjudication, provider access, data analytics, and visualization for its Financial Services Center (FSC).
- The FSC contract includes the implementation of healthcare claims adjudication software based on Acentra Health’s eCAMS HCE™ platform to adjudicate, process and prepare for payment healthcare claims submitted by
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OM1 Launches Asthma and Chronic Rhinosinusitis Datasets to Expand RWE
What You Should Know:
- OM1, a real-world data, AI, and technology company with a focus on chronic diseases launches two new clinical datasets, Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS) and Asthma.
- Both datasets are derived from longitudinal follow-ups of patients seen by specialists and focus on patient characteristics, symptoms, treatments, clinical outcomes and healthcare resource utilization. Rapidly growing, the CRS and Asthma datasets each follow approximately 500,000 patients in the U.S.
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Catholic Medical Center Exploring Merger with HCA Healthcare
Catholic Medical Center Exploring Merger with HCA Healthcare
What You Should Know:
- Catholic Medical Center (CMC) has signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to explore partnership with HCA Healthcare. The discussions will evaluate a potential agreement where CMC would join HCA Healthcare.
- The non-binding LOI is the first step in a well-defined and lengthy process that involves further due diligence, negotiation of final terms, and approvals. In the meantime, the excellent
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Veradigm, On Belay Health Solutions Expand Value-Based Care Solutions to More Primary Care Practices
What You Should Know:
- Veradigm Inc., a provider of healthcare data and technology solutions and On Belay Health Solutions announced a strategic collaboration to support primary care providers in improving patients’ health outcomes while strengthening their practices’ financial foundation.
- The shift from a fee-for-service healthcare delivery model to a value-based care model has significantly changed the way healthcare is delivered and reimbursed in the United States. Veradigm’s
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Lark Health Expands Weight Management Offerings to Support GLP-1 Needs
What You Should Know:
- Lark Health, a conversational-AI health coaching platform for managing chronic conditions expands its weight management program to include the clinical management of GLP-1s – and taking a different approach.
- These expanded offerings build upon Lark’s long and proven track record as one of the largest diabetes prevention programs (DPP) and weight loss providers for health plans, ensuring personalized support for every member, regardless of where
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Midi Health Raises $25M for Virtual Menopause Care Clinic Led by Google Ventures
Midi Health, a national virtual clinic offering insurance-covered personalized, telehealth treatment for women navigating midlife hormonal change raises $25M in Series A funding led by GV (Google Ventures). Investors Frederique Dame and Cathy Friedman from GV are joined by current investors Felicis, Semper Virens, Icon, 25M and Operator Collective, bringing the company's total funding raised to date to $40M.
- The company will leverage the new capital to expand operations nationwide and to
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