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Signal AI, the leading global External Intelligence company, today announces that it has acquired US company KELP Inc., the first actionable platform for corporate reputation. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
The healthcare industry is defined by reputation and trust. And through this acquisition Signal AI will now be able to build upon its risk management capabilities allowing healthcare companies to identify, mitigate and avoid emerging
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A Glimpse of the Holy Grail for Healthcare Cost Transparency
Imagine being told which car or computer you must buy and just forking over whatever it costs. Even if you might only be paying a portion of it, would you simply get out the checkbook?
For decades American consumers have been writing blank checks for healthcare. Given that healthcare costs and consumers’ share of them continue to climb, we’ve all longed for the ability to see all options for medical procedures and prescriptions covered by our health plan and to choose the lowest-cost,
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Teladoc Brings At-Home Diabetes Testing for Members
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- Teladoc Health recently added an at-home A1C testing program to its chronic care solution, making it easier for members to manage their diabetes while also bridging health equity gaps in chronic condition care.
- Livongo by Teladoc Health members will have the option to receive at-home A1C tests provided by LetsGetChecked, a leading healthcare solutions company that enables providers to administer diagnostics and
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New Strategic Partnership Helps Hospitals Deploy Epic EHR to AWS Cloud
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- Cloudticity and Sapphire Health announced a strategic partnership to help hospitals and healthcare providers that use Epic EHR to undergo a seamless transition into the AWS Cloud.
- This first-ever strategic alliance enables hospital systems to leverage cloud power to ensure their infrastructure can achieve high levels of availability, resilience, and agility.
Seamless Epic EHR Deployment to the Cloud
Hospitals face unique IT challenges. They have EHRs
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ThedaCare Invests $3M in Qventus to Deploy AI-Enabled Care Operations Automation
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Health system ThedaCare announced it has invested $3M in Qventus and it also deploying the technology to drive operational efficiencies in inpatient and perioperative care settings and across its organization.
Through the investment, ThedaCare will collaborate with Qventus to develop new solutions and innovations, as well as support Qventus in expanding its technology to additional hospitals and health systems across the United
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UNC Health, Partners with WELL Health/Gozio to Improve Mobile App
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- UNC Health has announced that it is releasing new features within its mobile platform.
- Partnering with industry leaders, Gozio Health and WELL Health, UNC Health is integrating Gozio-powered wayfinding with the WELL Health patient communications platform to create a more seamless, integrated digital experience for patients. The result is a 443% increase in mobile downloads and interactions with a consumer-facing digital front door.
Digital Elements to
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Get Well’s Remote Monitoring Program Improved COVID-19 Outcomes
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- Get Well, a global digital health company, released a new study that found patients who used its digital care management solution for COVID-19 had a 32% lower rate of being hospitalized.
- The study published in the Journal of the American Medical Associate Network Open also found that patients who were hospitalized had stays that were on average 2.7 days shorter and spent fewer days in intensive care.
Digital Solutions for COVID-19
Patients using a remote
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Welcoming Patients Through The Digital Front Door
When patients contact their healthcare providers, they look for efficiency, convenience, and compassion. But often, the reality is far more clunky and impersonal when they find that an out-of-date phone system or a long hold queue are their only options.
The secret to giving patients a more user-friendly experience and increasing engagement is to take a page from the corporate playbook. Emulating the modern conveniences patients get in other parts of their lives can help ensure
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Availity to Acquire Diameter Health to Expand Clinical Data Interoperability
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- One of the nation’s largest real-time health information networks Availity announced an agreement to acquire Diameter Health, a national leader in clinical data quality and interoperability.
- This strategic deal expands Availity’s clinical portfolio to deliver the strongest integrated clinical and claims data network and interoperability platforms in healthcare.
Streamlining Clinical Data Interoperability
Founded in 2013, Diameter
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Velatura Services Selected for Amazon Web Services Health Equity Initiative
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- Velatura Services (Velatura) today announced that it has been selected as part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Health Equity Initiative, a $40M, three-year commitment supporting organizations that are developing solutions to advance health equity.
- Participation in the initiative will enhance Velatura’s efforts to provide essential data management infrastructure, advance data exchange, improve well-being, and reduce disparities.
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