There’s no sugarcoating it: healthcare has a serious ransomware problem. And it’s not a new problem for this sector. In fact, the first-ever such attack targeted the industry in 1989 when 20,000 floppy disks infected with ransomware were given to those who attended the World Health Organization’s AIDS Conference.
So, the problem isn’t new, but it is getting worse. Ransomware has exploded in the past several years across almost every sector, but healthcare has definitely been one of the
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Hoy Health Acquires Mobile Med Units Company HomeFront Health
What You Should Know:
- Hoy Health, a bilingual digital primary care platform today announced the acquisition of HomeFront Health, a San Antonio, TX-based service-driven mobile healthcare organization that delivers frontline medical services to patients in their homes as an extension of hospital- and provider-centric care models. By harnessing the untapped resource of military-trained and field-tested veteran medics, the mobile medical units provide unparalleled in-person patient care when
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DirectTrust Acquires Assets of SAFE Identity to Support Healthcare Interoperability
What You Should Know:
- DirectTrust today announced it has acquired the assets of SAFE Identity (including Trust Framework), an industry consortium and certification body supporting identity assurance and cryptography in healthcare. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- The acquisition substantially extends DirectTrust’s capabilities and services and is expected to enable new and expanded interoperability use cases.
Post-Acquisition Plans
As part of the
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Appriss/Patient Ping Rebrands as Bamboo Health for Whole-Person Care Coordination
What You Should Know:
Today, Appriss Health announced its new company name—Bamboo Health—following the acquisition of PatientPing earlier this year. The new name is representative of their newly merged company’s approach to whole-person care coordination. Bamboo is a symbol of strength, flexibility, and health.
Bamboo Health supports more than 2,500 hospitals, 37 payers, 7,800 post-acute facilities, 25,000 pharmacies, and 45 state governments. Bamboo Health's care collaboration network
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Accenture Names 8 Finalists for HealthTech Innovation Challenge
What You Should Know:
- Accenture announced eight finalists for its fifth annual Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge-North America, a competition that supports new and novel solutions from startups to improve the way people access, manage and finance healthcare in North America.
- The finalists will participate in the final round and awards ceremony at a virtual event to be held on September 28, 2021. The judging panel will comprise executives from globally recognized health and
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Cooper University, Nuance Expand Dragon Ambient eXperience Deployment to 475 Physicians
What You Should Know:
- Nuance Communications and Cooper University Health Care announced a strategic collaboration to expand Cooper’s deployment of the Nuance Dragon Ambient Experience (DAX) to 475 physicians based on previous deployment success. This ambient clinical intelligence solution will expand upon Cooper’s ability to enhance patient experiences, expand access to care, and advance care quality through a renewed focus on physician-patient conversation and clinical documentation
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Alight Acquires Expert Medical Advice Platform ConsumerMedical
What You Should Know:
- Alight Solutions, a cloud-based provider of integrated digital human capital and business solutions announced it will acquire ConsumerMedical, a clinical advocacy and expert medical opinion company that serves 6 million people through the nation’s largest employers, health plans, carriers and private exchanges. This is a key move as healthcare navigation services is a rapidly expanding market and one that’s critical to Alight’s growth.
- With its comprehensive
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MedStar Health, MercyOne, Moffitt Cancer Center, Others Double Down on Digital Transformation
What You Should Know:
- AVIA, the nation’s leading healthcare innovation network, today announced that the following six new health system Members joined the AVIA Network to accelerate their digital strategies and advance digital capabilities: Lee Health, LifeBridge Health, MedStar Health, MercyOne, Moffitt Cancer Center, Multicare. Additionally, AVIA had a record of 100% plus renewal rate from
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Nearly Half of Americans Have Experienced Challenges Obtaining Specialty Medications
What You Should Know:
- RxBenefits, the employee benefits industry’s first and only technology-enabled pharmacy benefits optimizer (PBO), announced the results of a new study which reveals that 73% of Americans are currently covered by their employers health benefits plan with prescription drug coverage, with 80% stating it is very or somewhat important that their current or future employer cover the cost of their -- or their family members -- specialty medications.
- The survey was
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Mayo Clinic, Verily Partner to Develop Clinical Decision Support Solutions
What You Should Know:
- Today, Mayo Clinic and Verily, an Alphabet company announced a strategic two-year collaboration to develop clinical decision support solutions. This modular, evidence-based decision support solution, will provide contextualized and validated knowledge on disease management, care guidelines, and treatment to help clinicians make decisions.
- The clinical decision support tool will be developed based on a broad range of health-relevant data sources, including
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