What You Should Know:
- Covera Health, Inc. and Nuance Communications, Inc., today introduced the Quality Care Collaborative (QCC), the first national program that brings together payers, providers, and self-insured employers to support radiology quality improvement initiatives at scale.
- The QCC joins Covera’s clinical intelligence platform and Nuance’s Precision Imaging Network™ to enable providers, payers, and employers to work together in a
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GE Healthcare Makes Strategic Investment in AliveCor
What You Should Know:
- AliveCor, the global leader in FDA-cleared personal electrocardiogram (ECG) technology, recently announced its Series F Financing led by GE Healthcare.
- The round also included participation from Pegasus Tech Ventures) and existing investors including Khosla Ventures, Bold Capital Partners, Qualcomm Ventures, and WP Global Partners.
Providing End-to-End Cardiological Care Using Subscription Services
AliveCor, Inc. is transforming cardiological care using deep
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KeyCare Raises $24M for Epic-Integrated Virtual Care Platform
What You Should Know:
- KeyCare, Inc., the nation’s only virtual-first care platform built with Epic, announced the closing of $24 million in series A funding.
- The funding was backed by 8VC, LRVHealth, Bold Capital, and Spectrum Health Ventures.
Expanding Horizons in Healthcare Using Virtual Care Platforms
KeyCare offers health systems the ability to easily augment their care teams, optimize capacity, and widen their digital front doors by partnering with a nationwide network of
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Intelerad Acquires PenRad Technologies
What You Should Know:
- Today, Intelerad, a leading global provider of enterprise medical imaging solutions, announced its acquisition of PenRad, a software provider for enhancing productivity for breast imaging and lung screening.
- The acquisition expands Intelerad’s product offerings for mammography and lung analytics, ensuring radiologists, technologists and other healthcare professionals can drive greater productivity and meet higher oncology screening demand, while improving patient
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Philips Appoints New CEO Amid Respiratory Device Recall
What You Should Know:
- Philips today announced that Roy Jakobs is proposed to succeed Frans van Houten as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective October 15, 2022.
- The Supervisory Board and current Philips CEO Frans van Houten have agreed that with the end of his third term in sight, the time is right for the change in leadership. After a comprehensive evaluation of external and internal candidates, the Supervisory Board has unanimously decided to propose Roy Jakobs as the
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Apixio Launches Real-Time Health Data Management Solution
What You Should Know:
- Apixio, today, announced the launch of Apicare ChartSpace™, a health data management solution that provides real-time data access to centralized medical charts, accelerated chart and audit file retrieval, and enables the surfacing of actionable insights across value-based care programs.
- Apicare ChartSpace centralizes health data, improves security and efficiency of data sharing across departments and external partners, and powers Apixio’s AI-Driven
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How Actionable Data and Expert Analysis Supports Service Providers, Fosters Better Care and Ensures Financial Benefits
Approximately 42% of Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans—a segment projected to reach 46% by 2025. Due to rapid growth of the 65-and-older portion of the population, Medicare expenditures are forecast to reach $1,559.4 billion in 2028, with spending per enrollee reaching $20,751.
Key trends are influencing this growth, including:
- An aging population
- Continued increase in overall Medicare costs
- Government support and benefit flexibility (e.g.,
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Wisp Launches Telemedicine Abortion Care in California
What You Should Know:
- Wisp, a sexual and reproductive telehealth provider, today introduced its first medical abortion service in an effort to increase access to affordable, safe and convenient healthcare.
- The medical abortion service is now available in California and WISP plans to roll it out in New York, Illinois and Colorado later this quarter as it expands Wisp's suite of specialized services for sexual and reproductive health, from emergency contraception and birth control to
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UnitedHealthcare Awards $11M in Grants to Address Social Determinants of Health
What You Should Know:
- Health insurer UnitedHealthcare has donated $11M in grants to nonprofit organizations across 11 states.
- These grants are part of our Empowering Health program focused on expanding access to care and addressing the social determinants of health (SDoH) for people in underserved communities. These grants assist individuals and families experiencing challenges from food insecurity, social isolation and behavioral health issues, and support local health
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Hazelden Betty Ford Taps Oracle Cerner and Xealth to Simplify Access to Addiction Treatment
What You Should Know:
- The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is simplifying the distribution of addiction treatment and recovery support content with the Oracle Cerner EHR and Xealth’s digital therapeutic distribution platform
- The new system makes it easier for Hazelden Betty Ford clinicians to provide patients with digital content as a key part of their treatment and recovery process, including therapeutic education, exercises, and
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