What You Should Know:
- A recent study published in JAMA found that conventional genomic tests commonly used for breast cancer tumors can be less accurate for Black women. This news comes at a time when Black women with breast cancer are experiencing mortality rates that are 41% higher than white women.
- Dr. Nathalie Johnson, MD FACS and President of The American Society of Breast Cancer Surgeons is among numerous doctors who advocate for Agendia and its tests which look beyond race,
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KLAS: 340B 2023 – Functionality & Pricing Drive Purchase Decisions
What You Should Know:
- Purchasing energy in the 340B market has been high in recent years as (1) healthcare organizations have sought to increase savings, particularly in cost centers like pharmacies, and (2) 340B vendors have expanded the types of customers they serve, according to a recent KLAS report.
- This new report examines 49 recent purchase decisions validated by KLAS between October 2020 and October 2022 to understand why certain vendors are seeing the most purchase energy and
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Artera Launches with $90M for Multimodal AI, Predictive Cancer Tests
What You Should Know:
- Artera, the developer of multimodal artificial intelligence-based predictive and prognostic cancer tests, launches publicly today with $90M in funding.
- The investment comes from a syndicate of prominent tech and healthcare investors, comprised of seven institutions (Coatue, Johnson & Johnson, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Walden Catalyst Ventures, TIME Ventures, Breyer Capital, The Factory) and 11 angel investors (Marc Benioff, Jim Breyer, Lip-Bu Tan, Chris
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Sana, Little Otter Partner to Give Adolescent Members and Their Families Access to Mental Healthcare
What You Should Know:
- Sana, a healthcare company that provides Fortune 500-level health benefits to small businesses at affordable prices, today announced a partnership with Little Otter, a digital mental health solution for children and their families.
- Both Little Otter and Sana are aligned in their goal to provide comprehensive, high-quality mental healthcare to their members and their families. By investing more in primary care and enabling access to more low-cost,
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Study Reveals EHR Data Can Identify Patients Who Are Frail
What You Should Know:
- AHRQ conducted a study to address the operational gap between CFIs and EFIs. This project focused on validating an established CFI using linked claims-EHR databases of multiple large health systems. The project provides a systematic approach that health systems can use to examine the quality of the EHR data and prepare it for the application of EFI measures.
- The findings demonstrated that structured EHR data can be used by healthcare providers to identify frail
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Study Confirms mRNA Boosters Extend COVID-19 Protection but Wane Over Time
What You Should Know:
- A nationwide U.S. study of more than 893,000 adults provides solid evidence confirming that mRNA booster immunizations extend protection against moderate and severe COVID for four to five months.
- These findings, published in The BMJ, provide a more complete understanding of the effectiveness and durability of third and fourth doses of the mRNA vaccines, informing policymakers and providing individuals with confirmation of the importance and value of
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Intermountain Study Finds Follow-Up Care with Medication, Testing After Heart Attack Can Prevent 94% of Patients from Having Second Cardiac Event or Death
What You Should Know:
- A recent study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City finds that following up a cardiac event, such as a heart attack, with a statin prescription and cholesterol-measuring blood test, prevents 94% of patients from having or dying from a second cardiovascular event during the next three years.
- Having one cardiac event, like a heart attack or stroke, puts a person at high risk of having a second one. One in five people who have a heart
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Accenture: Data Collaboratives Hold Great Promise for Accelerated Healthcare Progress and Precision Medicine
What You Should Know:
- Accenture published Fast-Forwarding Healthcare through Data Collaboratives Report to discover how best health ecosystem players access data to fast-forward healthcare.
- Data generated by technical and scientific advances, like connected health devices, consumer health and medical-grade digital apps, individual multi-omics profiling data and the move to cloud storage, holds great promise for accelerated healthcare progress and precision medicine, and data
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KLAS: State of Small-Hospital Patient Accounting 2023
What You Should Know:
- Small hospitals are changing their EMRs and patient accounting systems at a greater rate than that of their large-hospital counterparts. Most market selection energy is going to Oracle Health (Cerner), MEDITECH, and Epic; small hospitals also use other vendors like athenahealth, CPSI, and MEDHOST.
- While many vendors offer viable clinical systems, there are significant differences across the customer experience with patient accounting that should not be overlooked
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OpenLoop Secures $15M for White-Label Telehealth Support
What You Should Know:
- OpenLoop, a leader in white-label telehealth support services powering virtual and hybrid care across the country, today announced it has raised a $15M Series A funding.
- The round was led by Nava Ventures, with participation from new investors UnityPoint Health Ventures and PrimeTime Ventures, and existing investors SpringTide Ventures and ManchesterStory. The company also announced a new nationwide insurance payer network that allows clients to offer reimbursable
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