NTT DATA Services, a leader in global technology services, today announced it has partnered with Pieces Technologies, a pioneer in clinical artificial intelligence (AI), to help clients improve the quality and decrease the cost of patient care with natural language and AI-based solutions.NTT DATA Services will integrate the Pieces™ Decision Sciences (DS) software into its comprehensive portfolio that includes data integration services, analytics capabilities, cloud services and transformation
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UI Health Care Joins TriNetX Global Health Research Network
University of Iowa Health Care (UI Health Care), recognized as one of the best academic medical centers in the nation, recently joined the TriNetX global health research network, which provides access to industry-sponsored clinical trial opportunities.In the first six months, UI Health Care was provided access to over 40 clinical trial opportunities from biopharmaceutical companies and Contract Research Organizations (CROs) on the network.“UI Health Care increased the rate of clinical trial
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HealthTap Provides Access for those in need to Doctor Consultations Free of Charge
HealthTap, the world’s first Health Operating System powered by the largest network of interactive doctors and Artificial Intelligence today launched HealthTap for Good, a nonprofit initiative to bring its premium medical services to disadvantaged people and populations around the world–regardless of their ability to pay.According to the World Health Organization, half of the world’s population lacks full coverage of essential health services. Even for those with access to health services,
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5 Barriers to Achieving Success In Value-Based Care, Alternative Payment Models
Premier recently published a white paper titled Building Successful Two-Sided Risk Models, which discusses evolving risk-based alternative payment models and uncovers insights around the capabilities health systems need to achieve success in today’s value-based payment environment. A recent Premier C-Suite survey identified five barriers to achieving success in value-based care, alternative payment models: 1. Balancing health system margin pressure from both managing participation in
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Millennial Patients: 74% of Millennials Did Not Pay Their Medical Bills
A new TransUnion Healthcare Millennial Report found that in 2016, 74 percent of millennial patients did not pay their medical bills in full, compared to 68% for Gen X and 60% for Baby Boomers. Yet, seven in 10 Millennials said they would pay their medical bills in full if they had the money to do so. The report reveals that nearly six in 10 Millennials (57%) have little to no understanding of their health insurance benefits. This is significantly lower than other generations, including Gen X
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UnitedHealth Group Makes $2.8B Bid to Acquire South American Provider to Expand Operations
Minnetonka-based health insurer UnitedHealth Group has launched a tender offer as an initial step towards acquiring Empresas Banmédica, a leading healthcare provider and insurer serving Chile, Colombia and Per for nearly six million people across more than 40 hospitals. The $2.8B bid would expand UnitedHealth Group's operations in South America, where the largest health insurer in the United States already is a large healthcare provider and insurer in Brazil. The announcement comes on the heels
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5 Healthcare Marketing Trends for Providers To Watch in 2018
PatientPop, the leader in practice growth technology for healthcare providers has announced the release of their 2018 Healthcare Marketing Trends for Providers. The whitepaper outlines healthcare marketing trends providers can leverage in the new year to attract more patients and offer the best patient experience. “Healthcare providers want to know what they can do to make sure next year is better than the last,” says Luke Kervin, PatientPop co-founder and co-CEO in a statement. “Revamping
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Survey: Medicare ACOs in Premier Population Health Collaborative Outperform Peers by 57%
Since 2012, Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) that participate in the Premier Inc. Population Health Management Collaborative (PHMC) have outperformed their peers in achieving cost and quality improvements. Nearly half of PHMC Medicare ACO participants received shared savings payments in performance year 2016 compared to 33 percent of all Medicare ACOs. In addition, since 2012 PHMC Medicare ACOs have performed 57 percent better on average in achieving shared savings.Premiere
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Practice Fusion EHR Achieves Quality Assurance (NCQA) Certification
Practice Fusion, the web-based EHR company, has achieved Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) pre-validation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for NCQA’s PCMH 2017 Program. This status brings Practice Fusion’s customers one step closer to achieving PCMH recognition through the streamlined identification of potential health IT solutions. Practices that are able to attain PCMH Recognition reap a number of measurable benefits as well as maintaining and improving upon the
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3 Ways to Protect The Devices That Protect Your Health
These days, our smart devices are more than mere consumer electronics. They are an essential part of our routine health and fitness regimen. Recently, Apple and Stanford launched a study to identify irregular heartbeat via the Apple Watch. That makes the Apple Watch much more valuable than some disposable fitness tracker. That said, even cheap fitness trackers can make a positive impact on your health if it motivates you to exercise more.That makes it all the more vital that we protect those
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