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Leveraging Technology and Data for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

by Kevin Grauman, President and CEO, QLess 01/22/2021 Leave a Comment

Leveraging Technology and Data for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

After months of uncertainty, hope is finally on the horizon as three viable COVID-19 vaccine candidates are moving closer towards approvals for public distribution. Getting to this stage was extremely labor-intensive, but unfortunately, it’s not the end of the hardships. The coronavirus vaccine will represent the largest vaccine distribution in U.S. history, and manufacturing and distributing the vaccines will have its own fair share of difficulties for healthcare systems. In order to optimize
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Biden Administration Appoints Micky Tripathi New ONC National Coordinator for Health IT

by Fred Pennic 01/21/2021 Leave a Comment

ONC Names Micky Tripathi New National Coordinator for Health IT

- The Biden administration has appointed Micky Tripathi the new National Coordinator for Health IT, succeeding Don Rucker, M.D. who held the post since April 2017. - The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is the principal entity charged with coordination of nationwide efforts to implement and use the most advanced health information technology and electronic exchange of health information. As National Coordinator, Tripathi will be at the forefront of the
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Cerner Appoints Mark Erceg New Chief Financial Officer

by Fred Pennic 01/21/2021 Leave a Comment

Cerner Appoints Mark Erceg New Chief Financial Officer

Key Points to Know: - Cerner appoints Mark Erceg as the company’s new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective February 22, 2021. - Erceg will succeed Marc Naughton, who is departing from Cerner at the end of the first quarter. Naughton will serve as an Executive Advisor to ensure a smooth transition. - As Cerner’s CFO, Erceg will lead the company’s global finance organization, including accounting, treasury, financial planning and analysis, tax and
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HealthStream Acquires Policy Management System ComplyALIGN for $2M

by Jasmine Pennic 01/20/2021 Leave a Comment

HealthStream Acquires Policy Management System ComplyALIGN for $2M

What You Should Know: - HealthStream, a provider of workforce and provider solutions for the healthcare industry acquires ComplyALIGN (incorporated as ProcessDATA, Ltd.), a Chicago-based healthcare technology company for $2M in cash. - The number of policies and procedures that a typical hospital needs to manage and continue to process rarely falls below one thousand. Staff members must know what’s expected of them and have rules and procedures to guide their day-to-day
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Capital BlueCross Taps NeuroFlow Support Member Mental Health

by Fred Pennic 01/20/2021 Leave a Comment

NeuroFlow Secures $20M for Tech-Enabled Behavioral Health Integration Platform

What You Should Know: - Capital BlueCross, a health insurer serving a 21-county region in Central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley by offering health insurance products, services, and technology solutions has signed a partnership with tech-enabled behavioral health company Neuro Flow. - As part of its commitment to offering members the best healthcare experience, Capital BlueCross has expanded its innovative wellness resources to include a new mobile app focused on mental
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HHS Awards $20M in Funds to Increase Data Sharing Between HIEs & Immunization Registries

by Fred Pennic 01/19/2021 Leave a Comment

HHS Launches EHR Innovations for Improving Hypertension Challenge_HHS Funded Health Care Innovation Award Projects to Watch

What You Should Know: - The ONC today unveiled a series of investments to improve the sharing of health information related to vaccination. - The new investments will provide opportunities to track vaccination progress, help clinicians contact high-risk patients, and help identify patients due to receive the second dose of the vaccine. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services acting through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today
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Tech-Enabled PBO RxBenefits Reaches $1.1B Valuation After Recapitalization

by Fred Pennic 01/19/2021 Leave a Comment

Tech-Enabled PBO RxBenefits Reaches $1.1B Valuation After Recapitalization

What You Should Know: - Private equity firm Advent International announced that it has completed a recapitalization of RxBenefits, the employee benefits industry’s first and only technology-enabled pharmacy benefits optimizer (PBO). - The transaction values RxBenefits at approximately $1.1 billion. Advent International (“Advent”), one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors, today announced that it has completed a recapitalization of RxBenefits, the
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Philips Acquires Medical Device Integration Platform Capsule for $635M

by Fred Pennic 01/19/2021 Leave a Comment

Philips Acquires Medical Device Integration Platform Capsule for $635M

What You Should Know: - Philips announces the acquisition of Capsule, a leading vendor-neutral Medical Device Integration Platform with a software-as-a-service business model - The Capsule acquisition is a strong fit with Philips’ strategy to transform the delivery of healthcare along the health continuum with integrated solutions. Philips, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Capsule Technologies, Inc., an Andover, MA-based provider of medical device
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Cerner Leadership Changes, Other Key Executives Hires

by Fred Pennic 01/15/2021 Leave a Comment

Cerner announced some leadership changes promoting long-time associates Travis Dalton to Chief Client & Services Officer and Dan Devers to Chief Legal Counsel. After long, respected, meaningful careers at Cerner, John Peterzalek and Randy Sims will be departing. Cognoa, the leading pediatric behavioral health company developing diagnostic and therapeutic solutions for children living with autism and other behavioral health conditions appoints Eric B. Mosbrooker as
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QGenda Acquires Automated Provider Scheduling Platform Shift Admin – M&A

by Jasmine Pennic 01/15/2021 Leave a Comment

QGenda acquires Shift Admin – M&A

What You Should Know: - QGenda has acquired Shift Admin, an industry-recognized leader for shift-based specialties including emergency medicine, urgent care, and hospital medicine. With the industry-leading scheduling technology for all specialties across the healthcare delivery system, QGenda’s technology will ensure care is available for patients when and where it is needed. QGenda, the leading innovator in enterprise healthcare workforce management solutions, announced the
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