Geisinger Health System announced it is partnering with machine learning solution provider EarlySign to develop AI-based solutions to identify individuals at risk of a range of chronic and high-burden diseases. The multi-year agreement will begin by deploying EarlySign’s LGI Flag through Geisinger’s Steele Institute for Health Innovation – to identify patients at risk of lower gastrointestinal conditions – including colorectal cancer and precancerous adenomas. This partnership follows the
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How Medicare Advantage Plans Reduced Their Disenrollment Rates by 30% Through Welltok
The average Medicare Advantage plan turns over about 10% of its members every year, and for a 100,000 member plan, that can equate to about $110 million in lost premium reimbursements as well as a decline in Star ratings. This is why retaining members is a top priority among health plans. Welltok’s Medicare Retention Solution has helped leading Medicare plans reduce disenrollment rates by up to 30%, improve disenrollment-related Star ratings from 2.5 to 4 and retain up to $97 million
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Rimidi Adds Aggregated Cardiovascular Disease EHR Data to Platform
Across the United States, cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to threaten populations. It’s the leading cause of death, with nearly half of all U.S. adults suffering from some form of CVD. Rimidi, a cloud-based software platform that enables personalized management of chronic cardiometabolic conditions across the population has expanded its cloud-based platform to include a view for CVD. Working within the electronic health record (EHR) workflow, clinicians can seamlessly navigate between the
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TriHealth Goes Live on Kyruus’ Patient-Provider Matching Solution Across Network
TriHealth, a Cincinnati-based, not-for-profit health system, has implemented Kyruus’ patient access platform to boost online patient acquisition and engagement. Now working with Kyruus, TriHealth is empowering patients to seamlessly search for providers by a wide range of criteria across its network of five hospitals and over 100 sites of care. Formed as a partnership between Good Samaritan Hospital and Bethesda Hospital, TriHealth includes five hospitals and over 100 other sites of
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Rhapsody and Corepoint Merge to Support Healthcare Interoperability Initiatives Including FHIR
Rhapsody, a Boston-based international leader in healthcare interoperability and data connectivity solutions, has announced an agreement to merge with Corepoint Health, a provider of enterprise healthcare interoperability software solutions, to develop a next generation interoperability platform and enhance data integration and connectivity for existing and future customers. The companies will continue to operate as two separate entities for the foreseeable future. Combined Entity Supports
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Waystar Acquires AI Firm Digitize.AI to Tackle Prior Authorizations
Bain-Capital-backed revenue cycle management company Waystar is acquiring Digitize.AI, an artificial intelligence firm, to enable faster and smarter prior authorizations in healthcare – one of the largest pain points for both providers and consumers.Financial Impact of Prior AuthorizationsPrior authorizations, the process by which insurance companies and payers determine if they will cover a prescribed procedure or medication, are meant to help patients avoid surprise bills and unexpected
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Medsphere Integrates CloudMedx AI Engine With CareVue EHR Platform
Medsphere Systems Corporation, the leading provider of affordable and interoperable healthcare information technology (IT) solutions and services, announced the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities to the company’s comprehensive CareVue electronic health record (EHR) platform. CareVue’s complete clinical and financial suite of applications now include an AI engine developed by CloudMedx that gives clinicians and administrators the power to pull meaningful and actionable
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6 Considerations For Creating A Robust Healthcare Data Analytics Program
Healthcare organizations are increasingly turning to data analytics to solve their toughest business challenges. As information becomes less siloed, and technology systems do a better job of both generating and sharing data, organizations are seeing the need to more precisely identify patterns to predict patient needs, anticipate resources and improve processes. There is now as much emphasis on making the data work as there was on collecting data, so it can affect change.
Unfortunately,
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Blockchain Solve.Care Integrates With Uber Health to Deliver Non-Emergency Medical Transportation for Patients
Solve.Care, a global healthcare platform which uses blockchain technology for the administration, coordination, and payments of healthcare benefits, has announced a partnership with Uber Health, allowing healthcare organizations to provide accessible and affordable rides to patients and caregivers. Integration Details & BenefitsEvery day, 10,000 patients miss or delay care due to a transportation barrier. The partnership will result in the integration of Uber Health’s transportation
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Georgia Hospitals Partner with CarePort to Improve Patient Outcomes
Georgia Hospital Health Services, a subsidiary of the Georgia Hospital Association has selected CarePort Health to provide hospitals across the state with a complete suite of solutions to improve care coordination by educating, guiding and monitoring patients moving across the continuum of care.GHHS formally endorses vendors that bring value to their system and understands the importance of transparency throughout care transitions by providing real-time patient data to improve patient outcomes.
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