- Quartet is partnering with Cambia Health Solutions to bring its AI-enabled platform to Cambia's members so they can get better access to mental healthcare.- Additionally, Echo Health Ventures, a strategic collaboration of Cambia and Mosaic Health Solutions made an investment in Quartet.Today Quartet, a healthcare technology and services company, announced a new partnership with Cambia Health Solutions to help improve the lives of people with mental health conditions. Cambia’s regional health
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The State of Patient Access and Engagement: Consumer Demand Versus Reality
- DocASAP, a patient access and engagement platform for health systems, health plans and physician groups revealed the findings of its first annual “State of Patient Access and Engagement” survey. - The survey, conducted by OnePoll and commissioned by DocASAP in October 2019, uncovers insights into patients’ preferences, frustrations and expectations when communicating and engaging with health plans and healthcare providers.DocASAP, a provider of the most advanced patient access and engagement
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How Innovations in Regional Nerve Blocks Are Helping Anesthesiologists Combat the Opioid Epidemic
Opioid abuse — as you know — has now become a national crisis, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating a $78.5 billion annual burden on the American economy. What can be done?
Advancing better practices for pain management is a key strategy in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) plan for addressing this epidemic. This is where healthcare providers come in. If we can start our patients along a track that does not include the heavy use of opioids for
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HMS Holdings Corp to Acquire Payment Accuracy Company Accent for $155M
- HMS Holdings Corp acquires Accent, a payment accuracy, and cost containment business from Intrado Corporation for approximately $155 million.- Accent’s offerings include comprehensive prospective and retrospective claims accuracy solutions, which incorporates both cost avoidance and overpayment recovery services.- Addition of service provider to commercial and Medicare Advantage health plans to expand the breadth of HMS’ prospective and retrospective claims accuracy services.HMS Holdings Corp.
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Presidium Health Raises $3.5M to Expand On-Demand Care Platform
- Presidium Health raises $3.5M to expand optimized in-home medical services based on geo-proximity to the medically complex and underserved population utilizing a home-based model of careThe company's flagship platform, STAT (Secure Text Activated Triage) is a simple user interface that provides patients with a medical alert device that allows for two-way communication, real-time transmission of vitals and personal health records to a HIPAA-compliant text platformPresidium Health, a San Diego,
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Home Care Provider Mavencare Launches Digital Enterprise Partner Access Portal
- Mavencare launches digital partner access portal, Mavencare Plus, to address an industry-wide disconnect between providers and payers.- HIPAA compliant portal gives care managers access to critical real-time patient information saving time, promoting better care coordination, and improving health outcomes for Mavencare home care patients.- Mavencare Plus will be rolled out to enterprise partners over the coming months in Toronto, New York City, and the Greater Boston area.Mavencare, a New
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XSOLIS Acquires Real-Time, Secure Messaging Platform MEDarchon
- XSOLIS acquires MEDarchon, a health tech firm focused on HIPAA-compliant, real-time secure messaging for hospitals.- The MEDarchon acquisition will extend its operational impact within the hospital and gives new modalities to support nurses and physicians for XSOLIS.- MEDarchon clients will experience no immediate change in service or support.XSOLIS, a Nashville, TN-based company channeling healthcare data into predictive intelligence and action, today announced that it has acquired MEDarchon,
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Why HCAPHS Is Archaic In Healthcare Today
Hospitals Want HCAHPS revised. Here’s Why.
The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey hasn’t changed since its inception in 2006. Healthcare leaders have long wanted to see it reformed. Now, hospital groups are making the case for a major HCAHPS overhaul.
Here’s what they’re are asking for, and what their requests mean for the future of patient experience.
A Useful Tool, But An Outmoded One
Leaders at the American Hospital Association, the
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InterSystems, Virtusa Partner to Enhance Patient Data Integration
- InterSystems and Virtusa Corporation partner to enhance the healthcare data integration capabilities of its vLife™ life sciences platform.- The Collaboration will create an advanced platform for healthcare data management, research and analytics.InterSystems, and Virtusa Corporation, a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering, and IT services and solutions have announced their partnership in an effort to drive positive patient outcomes while reducing cost through improved
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Kareo Sells Managed Billing Services Business to Health Prime International
- Karo sells Karo Managed Billing services business to Health Prime International, an independent supplier of outsourced medical billing services. - The sale enables Kareo to retain its focus on advancing it's industry-leading cloud-based clinical and business management software platform for both independent medical practices and medical billing companies.Kareo, a provider of cloud-based clinical and business management software for independent medical practices and medical billing companies
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