What You Should Know:
- Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Integrated Oncology Network (ION), a physician-led independent community oncology network, for $1.115 billion in cash.
- The acquisition will integrate ION into Cardinal’s Navista platform and expand its suite of solutions to deliver world-class patient care and experiences while navigating the complexities of the healthcare landscape.
Expanding Support for Independent
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Harnessing AI to Navigate the Shifting Landscape of Member Engagement
The healthcare landscape continues to evolve rapidly, driven by advancements in technology and the ongoing shift towards alternative payment models. As payers navigate this increasingly complex environment, member engagement has emerged as a critical factor in ensuring the success of healthcare initiatives. Now, with the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare and value-based care, understanding and prioritizing member engagement has become more important than ever.
Patient
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Ferrum Health Secures $16M for Vendor-Neutral AI Platform
What You Should Know:
- Ferrum Health, a pioneering software provider enabling AI deployment in healthcare systems, raises $16M in Series A funding led by Foundry, with participation from Catalyst by Wellstar, Headwaters Ventures, UnitedHealthcare Accelerator, and existing investors including Blumberg Capital, Cercano, GSR, Urban Innovation Fund, and Singtel Innov8. This brings Ferrum Health's total funding to $31M.
- This Series A funding will fuel Ferrum Health's expansion and
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Can Community Hospitals Weather the Financial Storm? What’s Needed
A recent survey of community hospitals found nearly 70% rate their financial health as “average” or poor.” In this environment, community hospitals must take a fresh look at their approach to patient financial engagement to protect their ability to provide needed care.
Hospital out-of-pocket collections declined sharply this year, down to nearly 48%, a Kodiak Solutions analysis shows. Moreover, more than half of write-offs — 53% — last year involved patients with some form of insurance,
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Vizient and Qualtrics Partner to Illuminate Patient Experience
What You Should Know:
- Vizient, Inc. the nation’s largest healthcare performance improvement company, and Qualtrics, the leader and creator of the experience management category, today announced an innovative strategic partnership to employ experience metrics to transform the way healthcare organizations measure and improve performance.
- The partnership will help organizations more deeply understand relationships between quality, safety, and patient experiences.
A New Approach to
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ECHO Model Proven Effective for Improving Diabetes Care in Rural Areas
- A recent study has shed light on the significant potential of the ECHO Model in improving diabetes care in rural communities.
- The research, published in The Journal of General Internal Medicine, showed that rural healthcare providers participating in weekly ECHO telementoring sessions achieved comparable results to endocrinology specialists in academic medical centers when managing patients with diabetes.
Significant Reduction in A1c Levels
The study, which spanned five years
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Zynx Health, Innovaccer Partner to Deploy Evidence-Based Care Management
What You Should Know:
- Zynx Health Incorporated, a leader in evidence-based clinical decision support solutions, and Innovaccer Inc., a leading healthcare AI company, today announced a strategic partnership to transform care management and population health.
- This alliance is set to significantly enhance clinical, financial, operational, and patient experience outcomes, addressing the most critical needs of healthcare providers.
Zynx Health and Innovaccer Partnership: Driving
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Morehouse School of Medicine Tackles Cancer Disparities with AI-Driven Research
What You Should Know:
- Manifold, an AI-powered clinical data platform, announced that Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) will leverage their platform to modernize cancer genomics data analysis and improve collaboration among multidisciplinary stakeholders.
- With Manifold, the Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine (ITGM) at MSM is building a modern data foundation to accelerate cancer research—integrating multimodal sources like clinical outcomes, genomics, survey, and geospatial
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Labcorp Joins CommonWell Health Alliance to Advance Nationwide Health Data Exchange
What You Should Know:
- CommonWell Health Alliance, a prominent force in healthcare interoperability, is proud to announce Labcorp, a global leader in laboratory services, as its newest member.
- By fostering collaboration and enabling the seamless exchange of clinical laboratory data, this partnership empowers healthcare providers to deliver more coordinated and efficient care, ultimately leading to improved patient outcomes.
Labcorp's Commitment to
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The Critical Importance of Payer-Provider Collaboration Goes Beyond Prior Authorization
The critical need to improve prior authorization processes might have reached its tipping point on Jan. 17. That’s when the Biden administration announced its new mandate — the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule — designed to effectively speed up the process for Medicare Advantage patients, providers and health plans.
Speed is only one of many inefficiencies surrounding prior authorization. And prior authorization cases are only one slice of the patient
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