What You Should Know:
- Emagine Solutions Technology announced a major update to its signature app, The Journey Pregnancy, with the integration of Epic EHR system in the United States.
- The integration elevates the already advanced app into a powerful tool for both pregnant women and healthcare providers, offering enhanced personalized support throughout pregnancy and postpartum.
The Journey Pregnancy App: A Robust Maternal Health Tool
The Journey Pregnancy App is a
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Report: Hospital OR Inefficiencies Lead to Staff Burnout, Patient Vulnerability
What You Should Know:
- A new report, commissioned by Proximie and informed by nearly 100 operating room (OR) experts across the UK and US, highlights the challenges facing the current OR landscape and offers key strategies for hospitals to maximize OR utilization, improve efficiency, and expand patient access to surgical procedures.
- The report emphasizes that inefficiencies in workflows, scheduling, and resource utilization are hindering productivity and negatively impacting
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Hospital Margins Plateau in February Amidst Rising Expenses and Mixed Patient Demand
What You Should Know:
- New data from Strata Decision Technology indicates that operating margin performance for health systems across the nation plateaued in February, as rising expenses continue to limit growth.
- The new data finds individual hospitals saw increases in some key performance metrics compared to the previous year, overall trends in hospital margins were mixed, and patient demand decreased across most measures.
Operating Margins Remain Stagnant
The median
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Epic Veterans Launch ProsperityEHR to Tackle Behavioral Health’s Financial Crisis
What You Should Know:
- Today marks the official launch of ProsperityEHR, an innovative electronic health record (EHR) platform designed specifically to help behavioral health organizations enhance financial stability, streamline operations and improve patient care.
- With an intuitive and AI-ready architecture, ProsperityEHR optimizes revenue cycle management, patient engagement and clinical workflows allowing providers to focus on delivering high-quality care.
ProsperityEHR:
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VisiQuate Acquires AI-Powered RCM Automation Platform Rotera
What You Should Know:
- VisiQuate, a leader in AI-powered revenue cycle management (RCM), has acquired Rotera, strengthening AI-driven automation in healthcare.
- This strategic acquisition enhances VisiQuate's Machina Automation Studio, delivering next-generation agentic AI to help healthcare organizations optimize financial operations and reduce manual intervention.
VisiQuate Expands AI-Driven Revenue Cycle Automation with Rotera Acquisition
VisiQuate, a leader in revenue cycle
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Collective Health, Noom Health Offer Integrated GLP-1 Weight Management Solution
What You Should Know:
- Collective Health, a leader in employee health benefits, and Noom Health, the enterprise division of digital healthcare leader Noom announced a partnership to deliver Collective Health + Noom Med with SmartRx.
- The new program provides employers with an integrated weight management solution that includes a GLP-1 drug program, addressing the growing need for effective and affordable weight loss strategies.
Addressing the Obesity Epidemic
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How Technology is Shaping Modern Dentistry
A visit to your dentist is no longer what it used to be. Thanks to modern technology, dental care has become a fast and comfortable experience. Let's explore five ways technology is shaping modern dentistry.
1. Laser dentistry for painless procedures
Dental treatments no longer have to be painful. Laser technology provides a pain-free alternative to remove cavities, reshape gums, and even perform root canal treatments. Below are ways laser technology is shaping modern dentistry:
Less
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AI Ambient Scribes Show Promise in Reducing Clinician Burnout, Research Reveals
What You Should Know:
- A new report from the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) reveals that early adopters of AI-powered "ambient scribe" technology, designed to automate note-taking during patient appointments, are reporting significant potential in reducing clinician burnout. However, the financial impact of these tools remains unclear.
- Ambient scribes utilize artificial intelligence to convert patient-clinician conversations into EMR notes, aiming to alleviate the
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DME Providers Lead to Better CGM Adherence and Lower Healthcare Costs Compared to Pharmacies
What You Should Know:
- New research published in Clinical Diabetes, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Diabetes Association, reveals that patients receiving continuous glucose monitors (CGM) through durable medical equipment (DME) providers demonstrate significantly higher adherence and lower healthcare costs compared to those using pharmacy channels.
- The study, titled "Impact of Continuous Glucose Monitoring Sourcing on Real-World Adherence and Healthcare Costs: A
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Roadmap for Implementing Practical AI Uses in Home Healthcare
There’s a common trap that businesses can fall into when it comes to technology – everyone wanting everything, all at once. At a time when new, cutting-edge platforms and services are introduced at a lightning pace, it’s easy to get distracted by the “shiny new object” that may not have practical application for your business – leading to wasted time and resources.
Leaders across all levels and functions of a company know they need to have technology to enable their processes. But for those
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