What You Should Know:
- GoodRx, a resource for healthcare savings and information launches its real-time benefit check (RTBC) in Provider Mode.
- Developed in collaboration with AssistRx, the advanced therapy initiation and patient solutions provider, real-time benefit check gives healthcare professionals (HCPs) immediate access to eligible patients’ insurance coverage and greater visibility into the cost of brand and specialty drug prescriptions at the point of
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Wellstar and Augusta University Launches Unified Health System
What You Should Know:
- Wellstar Health System and Augusta University Health System (AUHS) announced the launch of its unified health system.
- AUHS will now be known locally as Wellstar MCG Health with the vision of enhancing the well-being of communities across Georgia.
- This partnership represents a powerful alliance between Wellstar Health System, the University System of Georgia, Wellstar MCG Health and Augusta University’s Medical College of Georgia (MCG), to propel medical
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KLAS: Epic EHR Initiatives for Improving EHR Efficiency and User Satisfaction
What You Should Know:
With limited budgets and resources, Arch Collaborative members frequently ask KLAS which of their EHR vendor’s education initiatives and system features are most effective at improving EHR efficiency and satisfaction. Because Epic users make up over 60% of respondents in the Arch Collaborative’s data sample, a new KLAS report evaluates several Epic-specific initiatives and features to help Epic customers determine whether they are worth the investment.While not
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Nursa Partners with American Red Cross on Nurse Staffing for Disaster Relief Sites
What You Should Know:
Nursa, a nationwide platform that exists to put a nurse at the bedside of every patient in need, today announced a partnership with the American Red Cross to help in staffing disaster relief sites with nurse volunteers, especially as the U.S. enters peak natural disaster season.The American Red Cross reports that in the first half of 2023 alone, the nation experienced a record 15 billion-dollar disasters. This partnership comes as a timely moment as
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From Reluctance to Resilience: Embracing Cloud Adoption in Healthcare
While digital transformation has been on the rise across industries, results can be difficult to see and adoption can take time. Adopting digital solutions is innately important but doing so successfully requires identifying needs and adopting the right approach. Through all the technology transformation that drives innovation in the healthcare industry, the one that underpins it all is cloud adoption. With 7 out of 10 healthcare IT professionals saying their organizations have moved to the
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Proscia, DoMore Diagnostics Partner on Personalized Treatment Decisions For Colorectal Cancer Patients
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DoMore Diagnostics, a leader in deep learning precision diagnostics for digital pathology, and Proscia®, a leading provider of digital and computational pathology solutions, have partnered to help pathologists predict outcomes for colorectal cancer (CRC) patients.The collaboration paves the way for integrating artificial intelligence AI-powered clinical decision support into routine pathology workflows, unlocking new insights that can guide increasingly precise
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Nectar Opens First Brick-and-Mortar Allergy Clinic in NYC
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Nectar Life Sciences, the trusted health technology company behind the first hybrid, vertically-integrated allergy care platform, today announced the grand opening of its flagship Nectar Allergy Center, located in New York City.The clinic expands Nectar’s platform from virtual care offerings to the physical realm, creating a hybrid model that treats both adults and children wherever it’s convenient for them. Nectar’s care offerings are now expanding from
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Leveraging API Infrastructure to Avoid Healthcare Data Silos
Healthcare providers depend on comprehensive patient data to make fast, informed decisions. Unfortunately, our existing healthcare ecosystem has evolved into a collection of data silos that have, over the years, multiplied because of legacy healthcare systems that have stacked on top of one another. These silos of data were constructed around intentional business decisions to hold data, making it harder for new entrants - both EHR platforms and practices.
Over the years, these silos have
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4 Ways AP Throttles Business Growth at Medical Facilities
Is Accounts Payable the weakest link in your medical facility's growth strategy?
At first glance, the answer to that question may seem to be a resounding "no." The standard playbook for success in the medical facility industry focuses on factors like identifying and delivering in-demand services, establishing a strong brand and building relationships with local hospitals and physicians to create a referral network.
If you get these things right, you might assume that AP – a relatively
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Membership Medicine: The Future of Primary Care?
Primary care is at a tipping point. We know it has been said before. However, in the past, primary care delivery has been dictated by changes in payor-led reimbursement models. Examples include healthcare maintenance organizations (HMOs) of the 90s and more recent risk-sharing, value-based care initiatives. This time other forces are also at play, including:
Nontraditional market entrantsPhysician shortages exacerbated by industry-wide burnoutConsumer expectations
Health systems will be
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