What You Should Know:
- T2 Tech Group, a Los-Angeles based leading IT consulting, advisory, and project management services provider, has just acquired the patient access and scheduling services division from Revint Solutions.
- The coronavirus pandemic has created a vast backlog of
patient appointments and compounded the strain on the healthcare industry. This
acquisition allows T2 Tech Group to implement a comprehensive solution, T2 Flex
Force, LLC, that brings cutting-edge virtual
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Verisk Launches EHR Triage Engine to Help Speed Approval of Life Insurance Apps
What You Should Know:
- Verisk launches its new EHR Triage Engine, a tool that
uses data from consumer-authorized electronic health records (EHRs) to help
life insurers fast-track many applications for coverage.
- The EHR Triage Engine bypasses manual workflows,
leveraging advanced predictive analytics and automation to digitally ingest and
analyze EHRs and the tool can evaluate 95,000 impairments in five minutes or
less.
Verisk, a data
analytics provider, announced today the launch
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Redox Adds Data on Demand, Single Sign-On Access to Interoperability Platform
What You Should Know:
- Redox adds data on demand and single sign-on access
features to its cloud interoperability platform to help to simplify the process
of developing software for healthcare.
- Both new features are now available to all customers on
the Redox platform.
Redox
Inc., a Madison, WI-based interoperability platform for healthcare data
exchange, unveiled Data on Demand, which enables software developers to query
any electronic health
record (EHR) or healthcare data source
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Analysis: July Health IT M&A Activity; Public Company Performance
– Healthcare Growth Partners’ (HGP) summary of Health IT/digital health mergers & acquisition (M&A) activity, and public company performance during the month of July 2020.
While a pandemic ravages the country, technology valuations are soaring. The Nasdaq hit an all-time high during the month of July, sailing through the 10,000 mark to post YTD gains of nearly 20%, representing a 56% increase off the low water mark on March 23. More notably, the Nasdaq has outperformed
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Cerner Invests in Xealth to Jointly Develop Digital Health Solutions for Clinicians
What You Should Know:
- Cerner and Xealth announce a collaboration to foster
tighter physician-patient relationships by giving patients easier access to
digital health tools.
- These assets will be prescribed directly within the physician’s EHR workflow to manage conditions including chronic diseases, behavioral health, maternity care, and surgery preparation.
- Cerner and LRVHealth have together invested $6 million
in Xealth as part of this agreement, with Cerner and Xealth planning
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Patient Payment Strategies to Accelerate Cash Flow Amid COVID-19
In the past few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken societies, economies, and human wellbeing to the core. While protecting public health and welfare are top priorities for hospitals, the harsh reality is that it takes cash to keep the doors open and serve patients effectively. Revenue is down significantly as a result of canceled elective surgeries, while the costs of medical supplies and in-demand personal protective equipment for workers have skyrocketed. Hospitals’ operating challenges
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Centauri Health Acquires AppRev to Enhance Hospital Revenue Cycle Optimization
What You Should Know:
- Centauri Health Solutions acquires Applied Revenue
Analytics (AppRev) for undisclosed terms to enhance Centauri’s market
leadership in hospital revenue cycle optimization.
- AppRev delivers technology-enabled revenue cycle
optimization services in a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model.
Centauri Health
Solutions (“Centauri” or the “Company”), an innovative healthcare
technology and services company, announced today that it has acquired
Applied Revenue Analytics
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RUSH, R1 Launch Innovation Lab to Drive Value-Based Care & Advanced Analytics
What You Should Know:
- Rush University System for Health (RUSH) and R1 RCM Inc. launches a joint Innovation Lab to deliver solutions to improve the quality of care for patients.
- The Innovation Lab is expected to commercialize its
solutions beginning in 2021.
Rush University
System for Health (RUSH) and R1 RCM Inc.,
a provider of technology-enabled revenue cycle
management (RCM) services to healthcare providers, announced the launch of
a joint Innovation Lab to deliver solutions
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Imprivata Introduces Digital Identity Framework for Healthcare Organizations
What You Should Know:
- Imprivata introduces a new framework to help healthcare
organizations manage digital identities and support remote/virtual care.
- Framework designed to help organizations develop and
implement a robust, comprehensive digital identity strategy to address
healthcare’s unique security, compliance, and workflow challenges.
Imprivata, the
digital identity company for healthcare, building on the work done by H-ISAC,
today introduced
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How Times of Crisis Spur Needed Change in Healthcare Delivery
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to change healthcare operations in the world, foundational systems are being adapted to meet these new demands. Sometimes it takes extreme circumstances to see the cracks in a system. COVID-19 has exposed areas with more room for improvement in the healthcare system, such as optimizing operational efficiency. Organizations and individuals have changed their interactions, processes, ways of working, treatment plans, and even foundational technology. As the
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