Google Cloud Unveils New Research examining COVID-19’s Acceleration of Innovation in Healthcare
Google Cloud revealed new research unveiling the impact of COVID-19 on reshaping technology’s role in healthcare. This research is the second phase of research that Google Cloud published in July, showcasing how critical data interoperability is in improving patient outcomes. The research reveals healthcare organizations accelerated technological upgrades over the course of the pandemic.
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M&A: Healthcare Data Startup H1 Acquires Carevoyance
What You Should Know:
- H1, a global healthcare platform that connects healthcare professionals has acquired Portland, Oregon based Carevoyance, which offers the best targeting, sales enablement, and physician segmentation platform to medical device sellers. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- The acquisition enables H1 to expand its presence in the medical device market, and allows Carevoyance - which will continue to operate independently, as a subsidiary of H1 -
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GE Healthcare Unveils AI-Enabled, Cloud Imaging Solution
What You Should Know:
- GE Healthcare unveils its next-generation, cloud-based Picture Archive and Communication System (PACS) designed to address the acute shortage of radiologists and growing demand for imaging scans has put radiology departments under increased strain. Edison True PACS is a transformative system, offering AI-enabled decision support to help radiologists adapt to higher workloads and increased exam complexity, and improve diagnostic accuracy.
- Through a web-based
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Salesforce Rolls Out Care from Anywhere to Improve Patient Access
What You Should Know:
- Salesforce launches care from anywhere, new innovations that help organizations get closer to their patients, members, and customers in an always-on, digitally-enhanced healthcare system. By tapping into these innovations, they can streamline operations and ultimately, drive better health outcomes.
In addition to care from anywhere, Salesforce is also rolling out:
- Remote Patient Exception Monitoring for Health Cloud, which surfaces data and insights from
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Cerner Launches Social Determinants of Health Solution to Advance Health Equity
What You Should Know:
- Cerner today announced a new solution, Cerner Determinants of Health, designed to help providers address healthcare inequities.
- Cerner Determinants of Health is a dashboard and supporting set of tools, integrated into the Cerner electronic health record, to help clinicians pinpoint disparities and suggest goals and resources within the patient’s care plan to help target intervention opportunities.
Leveraging SDoH to Advance Health Equity
The
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Cadence Launches with $41M & LifePoint Health Partnership for Remote Patient Monitoring Platform
What You Should Know:
Cadence, a New York City-based health IT company empowering care outside the four walls of the hospital announced its official launch with $41 million in funding and a foundational partnership with national healthcare company, LifePoint Health. The funding was led by General Catalyst and Thrive Capital.
- Cadence has built a breakthrough remote care management platform that will deliver better care to people managing chronic conditions at scale.
- As part of the
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Smile CDR Raises $20M to Expand FHIR-Driven Data Liberation Platform for Interoperability
What You Should Know:
- Smile CDR Inc. (Smile CDR), a Toronto-based health data storage and integration company, announced it has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by 30 North Group, a Seattle-based family office, and UPMC Enterprises.
- Founded in 2016, Smile CDR offers a suite of services that allow health systems, payers and hospitals to meet U.S. health information interoperability standards rapidly and securely. Smile CDR's data and integration platform includes a complete
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Tegria, Cedar Partner to Humanize the Patient Financial Experience
What You Should Know:
- Tegria, a Seattle-based healthcare technology, and services company, and Cedar, a New York City-based healthcare financial technology platform, announced the formation of a strategic partnership. The partnership will bring Cedar's consumer-facing financial engagement platform to Tegria customers and deliver Tegria's robust revenue cycle management expertise to Cedar's extensive client base, enabling a seamless, intuitive, and dependable financial experience for both
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Why The Future of Healthcare Coverage is State-Based Exchanges, and It’s a Promising Road Ahead
It is essential for Americans to have a streamlined and cost-effective path to obtain and retain healthcare coverage.
Recent events, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the devastation it brought to our healthcare and economic systems, continue to underscore the catastrophic impacts of not providing such an option – and this has been upheld by the Supreme Court in their recent decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
It’s an exciting time for us as Health IT
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Relatient Merges with Patient Access Platform Radix Health, Raises $100M+
- Today, Relatient, Inc., the leading SaaS-based, patient engagement platform, announced the signing of a definitive agreement to merge with Radix Health, a data-driven platform that helps medical practices and hospital groups optimize scheduling, patient access, and self-scheduling. Financial terms of the merger were not disclosed.
- In addition, Relatient has raised $100+ million of additional growth equity capital from its existing investor, Brighton Park Capital, and its affiliates.
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