What You Should Know:
- Greenway Health, a leading provider of electronic health record (EHR) solutions, and DrFirst, a health technology pioneer, have announced a strategic integration partnership focused on improving medication adherence.
- The integration aims to leverage automation technology to address a critical issue in healthcare: patients not picking up or following through with prescribed medications.
Seamless Integration for Improved Patient Outcomes
The partnership
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Is ‘Float Pool’ Nursing the Way Out of the Staffing Shortage?
It’s no secret that health systems across the U.S. continue to struggle with the nurse shortage despite concerted efforts from federal officials to grow the workforce. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services projected that the demand for registered nurses would hit more than 3.6 million by the year 2030 – meaning that the field would have needed to add nearly 50,000 new registered nurses each year since 2014 to meet that demand.
While the use of
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Sagility Acquires BirchAI: Boosting Healthcare Engagement with Generative AI
What You Should Know:
- Sagility, a healthcare services provider acquires BirchAI, a Seattle-based company specializing in cloud-based, AI-powered customer support solutions. This strategic move strengthens Sagility's commitment to leveraging technology for a more efficient and impactful healthcare experience.
- The acquisition broadens Sagility’s analytics and automation-backed healthcare engagement services that it provides to large national payers, Blues plans, regional payers, health
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Tennr Raises $18M to Fix Fax Problem in Healthcare with AI
What You Should Know:
- Tennr, a New York-based company that automates the messy, painful, manual work holding healthcare organizations back from seeing more patients, increasing revenue, and growing their business raises $18M in Series A funding led by a16z. The latest round brings Tennr's total funding to over $25M.
- The company, founded by a team of Stanford graduates with expertise in machine learning, is tackling the problems caused by fax reliance in healthcare.
The Problem:
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Zelis Unveils New In-Network Pricing Solution for Streamlined Claim Processing
What You Should Know:
Zelis, a leader in healthcare technology solutions, has announced its newest weapon in the fight against opaque claim pricing: In-Network Pricing and Contract Modeling. This comprehensive solution empowers health plans to understand and manage claim pricing proactively, leading to more accurate cost estimates and improved financial control.
A Complete Claim Pricing Suite: Precision and Transparency
In-Network Pricing and Contract Modeling joins Zelis' existing
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Samaritan Health Now Offers 24/7 Virtual Urgent Care Through KeyCare
What You Should Know:
- Samaritan Health Services, a leading healthcare provider in Oregon, has announced a partnership with KeyCare to offer 24/7 virtual urgent care services to their patients.
- The collaboration expands access to convenient and affordable healthcare for over 265,000 residents in the mid-Willamette Valley and central Oregon coast, especially those in rural or underserved areas.
Cost-Effective Care for Minor Medical Issues
For just $59, patients can connect with a
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Prisma Health & Bamboo Health Partner to Deliver Real-Time Patient Intelligence Across South Carolina
What You Should Know:
- Prisma Health, South Carolina's leading healthcare organization, has announced an expanded collaboration with Bamboo Health, the leader in Real-Time Care Intelligence™.
- The strategic deployment will provide Prisma Health and its Clinically Integrated Network, inVio Health Network, with real-time patient intelligence across the entire care continuum.
Seamless Care Transitions: A Focus on the Patient Journey
This integration aims to streamline patient care by
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Unlocking the Power of Generative AI: InterSystems IRIS with Vector Search
What You Should Know:
Artificial intelligence has transformative potential for driving value and insights from data. As we progress toward a world where nearly every application will be AI-driven, developers building those applications will need the right tools for creating experiences from these applications.This is why InterSystems is excited to announce the addition of vector search to the IRIS data platform.
InterSystems Announces Integration of Vector Search into IRIS Data
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SYNERGEN Health Appoints Patricia Smith as Director of Revenue Cycle Consulting
What You Should Know:
- SYNERGEN Health, an industry-leading provider of technology-enabled revenue cycle services and solutions for healthcare organizations appoints Patricia Smith as Director of Revenue Cycle Consulting.
- Smith brings more than 25 years of experience in healthcare revenue cycle management and Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) operations. Her previous experience as Chief Executive Officer of a
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Strengthening Cybersecurity Preparedness for Small Organizations: Lessons from the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack
Here we go again. The US health system is in a desperate cybersecurity state of affairs. Another healthcare cyberattack has made the news and it’s a big one. UnitedHealth Group’s technology unit, Change Healthcare, is currently facing an ongoing ransomware attack which has reverberated through healthcare systems and affected prescription deliveries. This should raise red flags for all healthcare organizations regardless of their size, but particularly for smaller organizations with
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