In recent years, the healthcare industry has seen an explosion in the availability of big data, creating new avenues for growth, opportunity, and innovation across the field. Catalyzed by this influx of new data, healthcare analytics is driving the next generation of digital innovation in healthcare.
Designed to deliver optimized workflows and revenues, greater clinical insights, and enhanced patient safety and care quality, healthcare analytics plays an essential role in improving core
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M&A: Waystar Acquires Patient Payment Platform Healthpay24
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Waystar, a provider of healthcare payments software, today announced is has acquired enterprise patient payment platform HealthPay24. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. This acquisition marks Waystar’s eighth since 2018, and will help augment Waystar’s existing expertise, furthering the company’s mission to simplify healthcare payments and make for a more seamless patient financial experience.
HealthPay24 Background
HealthPay24 is
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TytoCare Secures $49M, Launches Asthma Care Modules
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Virtual care TytoCare secures $49M in additional growth funding for their Series D round led by global software investor Insight Partners, which also led TytoCare’s previous round. Notably, the round includes new investors, including MemorialCare — a leading California health system — as well as two major pension funds, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) and Clal. This investment brings their total funding to $205M. The virtual care company will
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Patient Stress Levels Are Higher Now Than In 2020
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AdvancedMD, a provider of cloud-based healthcare software for independent medical, mental health, and physical therapy practices, announced today the results of a mental health survey of healthcare providers employed at ambulatory practices. The survey revealed patients are more stressed out now than they were three years ago during the Covid-19 pandemic. Among the physician practice groups surveyed by AdvancedMD, 84% said they have seen an increase in patient
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Interwell Health Expands its Value-Based Kidney Care Network
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Interwell Health, a value-based kidney care company, has recently expanded its network with more than 20 new physician practices--supporting the shift to more value-based kidney care. The Interwell Health provider network now includes 1,700 nephrologists from across the country who are aligned with its mission to reimagine kidney care and help people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) live healthier lives. These 135 practices range from large to small,
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RCM: Cedar, Google Cloud Partner to Gen AI Tools to Improve Healthcare Billing for Patients
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Cedar, an enterprise financial engagement platform that improves the end-to-end journey for consumers announced a strategic collaboration with Google Cloud.
As part of the collaboration, Cedar will be using Google Cloud’s generative AI tools, including Vertex AI, Generative AI App Builder and others to build solutions that will assist patients in understanding and resolving their healthcare bills.
Generative AI Tools to Improve Patient Financial
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Glytec Simplifies Glycemic Management for Clinicians with Enhanced Epic EHR Integration
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Glytec, the only provider of cloud-based insulin management software across the continuum of care, today unveiled the latest version of its Glucommander® insulin dosing software that makes it easier for providers, nurses and pharmacists to offer best practice, personalized care.These innovations help streamline workflows, improve patient outcomes and offer tighter support for the industry’s top electronic health record (EHR) systems. They also closely follow the
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M&A: Marathon Health Acquires Cerner Workforce Health Solutions Clinics
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Marathon Health, a provider of direct primary care for employers, today announced the acquisition of Cerner Workforce Health Solutions (WHS), a group of dedicated onsite and near-site health clinics.The strategic acquisition will expand Marathon’s footprint, accelerating the reach of its unique population health model to more employers, locations and members. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
WHS Acquisition Impact for Marathon
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Professional Development: The Overlooked Solution to Nurse Burnout & Turnover
Despite the recent end to the COVID-19 global public health emergency, its effects linger. This includes nurse and clinician shortages, which persist across hospitals and health systems nationwide. About 100,000 nurses left the workforce during the pandemic, with over 600,000 reporting their intention to leave by 2027, citing stress and burnout as primary reasons.
Now is the time for healthcare organizations to look inward and not only seek to remedy these deficits by counteracting
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How Generative AI Can Transform Healthcare Contact Centers
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) arguably is the hottest topic today in the world of business and technology. With the ability to create content such as text, images, audio, and video, generative AI algorithms are being tested for use cases in marketing, finance, education, and healthcare.
ChatGPT and other generative AI platforms have tremendous potential to transform healthcare and other industries. But the current inherent limitations of generative AI introduce compliance and
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