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PE Firm Carlyle acquires CNSI, a provider of health information technology enterprise solutions from A&M Capital Partners.
Global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) announced that affiliated funds managed by Carlyle have agreed to acquire CNSI from Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners. CNSI provides innovative healthcare technology solutions for some of the most forward-thinking State and Federal clients. Financial details of the acquisition were not
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MUSC Deploys Notable’s Intelligent Automation Platform to Transform Patient Experience
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South Carolina's only comprehensive academic health sciences center deploys Notable’s intelligent automation platform to expand access to high-quality, equitable care.
Notable, the leading intelligent automation company for healthcare, today announced an innovation partnership with The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC Health) to create a digital experience for patients throughout their care journey. MUSC Health will leverage
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Dark Data in Healthcare: Health IT’s Next Big Opportunity?
Healthcare IT professionals have long faced data challenges - from sorting out storage issues during the Big Data age to complying with HL7 standards to adapting infrastructure amidst a rapid shift to telehealth. While these advancements have all improved information sharing across the industry and ultimately the patient experience, it’s also created mountains of data. In fact, RBC Capital reports that the healthcare industry generates 30% of the world’s data with that number expected to grow to
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Nuance Launches Precision Imaging Network for AI-Powered Imaging Insights
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Nuance launches Precision Imaging Network, a new AI-powered cloud-based platform for radiologists.
Nuance® Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) launched the Nuance Precision Imaging Network, an AI-powered cloud platform that delivers patient-specific data and insights from diagnostic imaging into existing clinical and administrative workflows across the healthcare ecosystem. Leveraging the scale
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Cedar, athenahealth Partner to Bring Personalized, Digital-First Financial Experience to Patients
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Marketplace inclusion of Cedar Pay enables athenahealth clients to enhance their patient financial engagement capabilities, optimizing patient interactions and boosting operational efficiency.
Cedar, an NYC-based healthcare financial technology platform, today announced a partnership with athenahealth, Inc. through the company's Marketplace program. As part of the athenahealth® Marketplace, Cedar Pay is now available to athenahealth's growing network of healthcare
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Why Companies Need Healthcare Commercial Intelligence
Let’s face it - the healthcare industry has become increasingly difficult to navigate and breeds stiff competition. Faced with a global pandemic, an aging population and increased spending on healthcare, everyone from small startups to tech giants wants a slice of the market. However, each organization entering the healthcare market has unique problems that need solving to be successful.
Enter healthcare commercial intelligence. Healthcare commercial intelligence is a new
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Northwell Health to Launch Enterprise Patient Engagement Platform at Clinical Sites
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Northwell Health and Playback Health sign multiyear deal to launch patient engagement platform at clinical sites across health system.
Northwell Health, New York State’s largest health care provider and Playback Health, a software technology company dedicated to helping care providers build deeper, more meaningful connections with their patients, today announced a multiyear agreement to launch Playback’s patient engagement platform at select locations
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M&A: HealthStream Acquires Rievent Technologies for $4M
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Leveraging its hStream open architecture, HealthStream expands its ecosystem with the acquisition of Rievent Technologies’ continuing education management and delivery application.
HealthStream (Nasdaq: HSTM), a provider of workforce and provider solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Rievent Technologies, a Virginia-based healthcare technology company for $4M in cash. Through the acquisition,
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Health Data Privacy Protection Requires Cultural Changes and A Holistic Approach
While practitioners tend to think about electronic health records (EHRs) as a modern convenience or necessity following centuries of hand-written and typed charts, the switch from pens and typewriters to computers also transformed scattered medical notes into data – personal information that forms a collectively valuable and powerful body. Data has become a critical asset for health care providers, arguably equivalent to currency, and in the digital age, failing to adequately protect patient
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Zoom Announces Cerner EHR Integration for Secure Virtual Visits
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- Zoom is now accepting beta customers for Zoom’s new integration with Cerner’s electronic health record (EHR) platform, available by sending a message of interest on Cerner’s App Gallery or talking to your Zoom account executive.
- Hospitals, health systems, physician offices, and clinics that use Cerner to share and access patient EHR data across the continuum of care will be able to launch secure Zoom virtual visits directly
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