California’s bold new CalAIM Medicaid transformation program is restructuring what partnership for health looks like across the state. With a goal of better-integrating healthcare and social services for our most vulnerable residents, many eyes are turning toward local community-based organizations (CBOs) as a critical component of that evolution and investment in health equity. However, traditional health privacy, security infrastructure, and regulatory requirements, like HIPAA and HITRUST,
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Epic in the Public Cloud: Scalability and Satisfaction on the Rise, But Challenges Remain
What You Should Know:
- Over the past few years, healthcare organizations have increasingly turned to public cloud providers like AWS and Microsoft Azure to host their Epic electronic health record (EHR) systems. Driven by the promise of scalability, cost savings, and improved performance, this trend shows no signs of slowing down.
- A new report from KLAS Research provides an updated look at the viability of Epic in the public cloud, highlighting both successes and ongoing
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Data Velocity in Healthcare: Why Speed Matters
In healthcare, where the stakes are incredibly high, the speed at which we can share, process, and act on data significantly influences patient outcomes and brings success in value-based care arrangements. A recent survey found that only 47% of organizations are using data aged less than 24 hours for working care gaps, and just 39% of organizations use similarly recent data for patient stratification and building cohorts. Stale data can mean inadequate care and missed opportunities to manage
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CerpassRx Launches AI-Powered Specialty Drug Management Platform
What You Should Know:
- CerpassRx, a leader in pharmacy benefit management (PBM), today announced the launch of the Intelligent Specialty Engine, an AI-enabled platform powered by Waltz Health to manage specialty drug spend.
- CerpassRx’s innovative approach includes real-time analytics and specialty spend management capabilities that drive significant cost savings, improve transparency and optimize the specialty drug experience for health plan customers and their members – or self-insured
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CuraLinc & Oshi Health Partner for Integrated Employee Wellbeing
What You Should Know:
- CuraLinc Healthcare, a leading provider of mental health and wellbeing programs for employees, students and families, announces the expansion of its Partner Network, featuring a new partnership with Oshi Health, the first and only virtual digestive health center of excellence.
- CuraLinc recognizes that mental health outcomes improve when we consider the broader context of physical, financial and social wellbeing. By expanding our Partner Network, we’re making it
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Health Catalyst Acquires Intraprise Health, Enhancing Cybersecurity Capabilities
What You Should Know:
- Health Catalyst, a provider of data and analytics technology and services to healthcare organizations, has announced the acquisition of Intraprise Health, a leading healthcare cybersecurity provider.
- Health Catalyst funded the acquisition with a mix of cash and stock. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Enhancing Cybersecurity in Healthcare
Intraprise Health is a leading healthcare cybersecurity company with
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Q/A: Vim CEO Talks Solving the Rising Tide of Healthcare Claim Denials
The U.S. healthcare system is grappling with a surge in claim denials and prior authorization requirements, creating significant challenges for both providers and patients. To shed light on this pressing issue, we spoke with Oron Afek, CEO of Vim, a company that assists over 20,000 providers and 80% of the largest U.S. payers with prior authorizations.
In this interview, Oron Afek provides valuable insights into the challenges and potential solutions related to claim denials and prior
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Premier to Deploy TeleVox’s AI Chatbots to Hospitals Nationwide
What You Should Know:
- TeleVox, a provider of omnichannel patient relationship management platforms, has recently secured a national group purchasing agreement with Premier, Inc., a healthcare improvement company.
- The strategic collaboration aims to make TeleVox's AI-powered chatbots more accessible to Premier's vast network of hospitals and healthcare providers.
Enhancing Patient Engagement with Conversational AI
Under this agreement, Premier members will have access
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4 Steps to Patient-Centric Incident Response in Healthcare
The healthcare industry reported more ransomware attacks than any other critical infrastructure sector in 2023. With the escalation of attacks in scale and intensity, it is clear that conventional healthcare cybersecurity methods have proven inadequate. A significant shift is required to combat increasingly sophisticated attacks.
For example, incident response—the standard processes and technologies used to detect and respond to cyber threats—has worked well for most industries, such as
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EveLab Insight Optimizes Skin Analysis with AI-Powered Neck Scan
What You Should Know:
- EveLab Insight, a pioneer in the beauty tech industry, has introduced a game-changing advancement to its Eve V Panoramic AI Skin Analysis System: a comprehensive neck analysis feature.
- The innovation elevates the system's capabilities beyond facial analysis, setting a new standard for precision and detail in evaluating neck wrinkles and fine lines.
Unveiling the Ground Truth of Skin
The Eve V system captures high-quality 3D face contour and
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