According to the most recent data from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS), 29.6 million people in the US identified as having limited English proficiency (LEP). Put another way, over 8% of the US population has limited ability to read, speak, write, or understand English.
Not surprisingly, patients with limited English proficiency have worse healthcare outcomes than English-proficient patients, according to the AMA Journal of Ethics. These outcomes include extended
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Edifecs and HealthEdge Partner to Streamline Healthcare Data Exchange for Payers
What You Should Know:
- Edifecs® and HealthEdge® today announced a new partnership that natively integrates Edifecs’ EDI Gateway offerings and HealthEdge’s HealthRules Payer claims adjudication system.
- The partnership will make it easier for payers to exchange and connect healthcare data – reducing friction, strengthening business agility, and enhancing operational efficiency. Additionally, the alliance will dramatically shorten implementation times and streamline maintenance to reduce
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Watershed Health Appoints Effie Carlson as CEO, Former CEO Transitions to Exec Chairman
What You Should Know:
- Watershed Health, a provider of care coordination solutions announced the appointment of Effie Carlson as its new Chief Executive Officer.
- Founder and former CEO, Dr. Chip Grant, will transition to the role of Executive Chairman and Chief Medical Officer. Carlson brings over 16 years of experience in healthcare leadership, strategy, and business development to her new role at Watershed.
Carlson Bio/Background
Carlson joined Watershed in 2021 as
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Leveraging EHR Efficiencies and AI to Combat Provider Burnout
The reality of provider burnout – and the impact it has on healthcare organizations – has become a major industry pain point in recent years. According to an AMA report, burnout costs the U.S. healthcare system an estimated $4.6 billion per year, largely due to provider turnover and work-hour reductions. Depending on the specialty, the cost can range from $500,000 to $1 million for every physician who leaves an organization.
While we can celebrate that burnout is on a slight decline
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SubjectWell Rebrands and Launches OneView Portal to Streamline Patient Recruitment
What You Should Know:
- SubjectWell, a company transforming patient recruitment by addressing the greatest challenges in clinical development, today announced the launch of its OneView recruitment portal and company rebrand.
- OneView simplifies interoperability for sponsors and CROs, offering a single system to track and understand the performance of all patient recruitment programs. With real-time access, sponsors and CROs can efficiently manage recruitment processes and make critical
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HealthEdge Partners with Unite Us to Streamline Whole-Person Care
What You Should Know:
- HealthEdge, a provider of next-generation core administrative processing systems (CAPS) and care management solutions, and Unite Us, a technology partner for social care transformation, announced a strategic partnership to empower health plans with the tools to deliver seamless, whole-person care at scale.
- The strategic partnership addresses the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) needs of members by leveraging the SMART on FHIR interoperability
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Norstella Solidifies Big Pharma’s GenAI Bet with New Atropos Health Partnership
What You Should Know:
- Atropos Health, the pioneer in translating real-world clinical data into high-quality personalized real-world evidence for care announces the availability of NorstellaLinQ on the Atropos Evidence Network.
- Norstella, one of the largest global pharma intelligence solution providers, is already adopting Atropos Health's Generative AI platform, GENEVA OS™ (Generative Evidence Acceleration Operating System) and is further expanding its partnership with Atropos Health
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ParetoHealth Appoints Maeve O’Meara as Chief Executive Officer
What You Should Know:
- ParetoHealth, a provider of innovative health benefits solutions for midsize employers, today announced the appointment of Maeve O'Meara as its new Chief Executive Officer.
- O'Meara, who has served as ParetoHealth's President since September 2023, succeeds co-founder Andrew Cavenagh, who will transition to the role of Executive Chairman.
Maeve O'Meara Bio/Background
O'Meara brings over 20 years of experience in healthcare and technology leadership
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Evergen Launches AI-Powered Image Processing to Optimize Bone Graft Analysis
What You Should Know:
- Evergen, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in regenerative medicine, today announced the launch of its innovative AI-powered image processing software for bone graft analysis.
- The technology automates the assessment of bone density and structure from CT scans, significantly accelerating the bone grafting process and expanding access to life-changing treatments for patients.
Tech Streamlines Tissue Processing
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UNC Health to Adopt Abridge AI Technology to Improve Clinical Conversations
What You Should Know:
- NC Health, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the southeast, is expanding the use of the Abridge AI technology across its network of thousands of clinicians to improve the patient and clinician experience.
- Following a rigorous year-long pilot evaluation involving 100 clinicians across multiple specialties and care settings, UNC Health selected Abridge as the enterprise-wide solution for ambient AI-powered
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