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Hint Health, the company powering the Direct Primary Care (DPC) movement, today announced the release of its newest product, Hint All-in-One.The all-encompassing EMR platform made exclusively for DPCs integrates Hint’s existing membership management platform with a new clinical platform that was purpose-built by and for DPC physicians. Now, delivered within the targeted 6-month deadline, the solution enables DPC physicians to get back to what they love to do – care for
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Uber Health Embeds Same-Day Prescription Delivery Into Its Care Platform
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Uber Health, Uber’s healthcare arm, today announced same-day prescription delivery on its HIPAA-supported, centralized platform.For the first time, those using Uber Health—including healthcare providers and health plans—will be able to manage prescription delivery from any pharmacy in their service area through the same platform they already use to coordinate transportation for patients. This launch enables providers to offer a full suite of care solutions that
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Florence Launches Modern Healthcare Experience With $20M
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Florence, an innovator in healthcare enablement software, has launched out of stealth mode after raising $20 million in seed funding.The health tech startup’s round was led by Thrive Capital, GV (Google Ventures), and Salesforce Ventures with participation from Vast Ventures, BoxGroup and Atento Capital.
Aspiring to Digitally Streamline Patient Access to Increase Efficiency
Comprised of physicians and engineers from leading health systems and technology companies,
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Genialis Raises $13M to Build Clinical Biomarkers that Predict Patient Response
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Genialis, a computational precision medicine company unraveling complex biology to find new ways to address disease, today announced it raised more than $13 million in Series A financing to transform the way diseases are diagnosed and treatment decisions are made.Taiwania Capital and Debiopharm Innovation Fund co-led the round, with participation from previous investors First Star Ventures, Redalpine Venture Partners, and Pikas. Other new investors include P5 Health
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How The Healthcare Industry Can & Should Be Supporting Unpaid Caregivers
Unpaid caregivers are the backbone of society, providing an essential service, yet often feel invisible and without support. In recent years, that backbone is starting to break with research showing that 70% of caregivers, including parents and caregivers of adults, have at least one significant mental health impact. Even more worrisome, the same study indicated that more than half (52%) of those considered part of the sandwich generation - caring for an aging parent and a child at the same time
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KLAS Reveals Some Providers Lack Confidence in Oracle Cerner’s Roadmap/Vision
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Cerner, one of the major software vendors in healthcare IT, has gone through significant changes over the last year and a half. In October 2021, they announced a new CEO and introduced RevElate as their go-forward patient accounting platform. Two months later, Oracle announced their intent to acquire Cerner. Customers soon reached out to KLAS, wanting to know about their peers’ experiences with these changes.To gather this information, KLAS has been meeting regularly
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Report: Razor Thin Hospital Margins Becoming The New Norm
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- Hospital finances are beginning to stabilize as razor-thin margins become the new normal, according to the newest data from Kaufman Hall. The National Hospital Flash Report draws on data from more than 900 hospitals from Syntellis Performance Solutions.
- The latest National Hospital Flash Report shows that the high level of variance that plagued hospital margins over the past
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5 AI-Driven Healthcare Trends and Solutions in 2023
Enterprise-level healthcare is a massive business sector with seemingly infinite moving parts. With patients’ lives at stake, liability is huge, leaving little room for error. Yet human error is common in healthcare, and minor mistakes can cost millions in legal fees and lawsuits, not to mention risks to patient health. Healthcare enterprises are quickly embracing artificial intelligence solutions to mitigate loss, streamline operations, improve efficiency, and enhance customer
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KLAS: Independent Ambulatory Patient Portals Performance 2023
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Patient portals (tools used by healthcare providers to engage with patients) can greatly influence a patient’s ability to seek and receive care. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, healthcare organizations have become keenly interested in technology that gives patients ownership of their health and enhances office efficiencies.Though KLAS has historically looked at how portals perform in the IDN setting, this report examines the experience of customers in the independent
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Exec Hires: AVIA Appoints Scott Cullen, M.D., as EVP of Strategic Innovation and Chief Clinical Officer
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- AVIA, the nation’s leading healthcare digital transformation partner, announced today that Scott Cullen, M.D., has been appointed Executive Vice President of Strategic Innovation and Chief Clinical Officer to lead the company’s strategic insights and advisory practice.
- An experienced leader in both clinical care and driving strategic success, Dr. Cullen joins AVIA at a critical time for health systems, as healthcare’s changing landscape forces them to
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