What You Should Know:
- UnitedHealth Group is embroiled in a new ransomware saga, just as it recovers from a February attack, according to a blog post from threat intelligence firm SOCRadar.
- A hacking group called RansomHub claims to possess 4 terabytes of stolen data from UnitedHealth's subsidiary, Change Healthcare and is demanding a ransom to prevent its release.
RansomHub's Demands and Allegations
This data supposedly includes the personal details and medical records of
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Vista Equity Partners Acquires Model N for $1.25B
What You Should Know:
- Model N (NYSE: MODN), a leading provider of revenue optimization and compliance solutions for the life sciences and high-tech industries, has announced a definitive agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners ("Vista").
- Under the terms of the agreement, Vista will acquire all outstanding shares of Model N common stock for $30.00 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.25 billion.
- The transaction is expected to close in
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Epic & Press Ganey Integrate to Streamline Nursing Quality Data
What You Should Know:
- Press Ganey, a provider of healthcare experience measurement and data analysis, announced a collaboration with Epic to integrate nurse-sensitive indicators (NSIs) and outcomes directly into Press Ganey's National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI).
- The strategic integration partnership will significantly improve efficiency for nursing leaders and ultimately enhance patient care.
What is the NDNQI?
The NDNQI is a comprehensive database
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The National Academy of Medicine Unveils Draft Code for Responsible AI in Healthcare
What You Should Know:
- The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) is taking a pioneering step towards ensuring the ethical and safe use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare.
- A new report, "Artificial Intelligence in Health, Health Care, and Biomedical Science: An AI Code of Conduct Principles and Commitments Discussion Draft," outlines a comprehensive framework to guide responsible AI development and implementation.
Why an AI Code of Conduct in Healthcare?
AI
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HealthArc Secures $5M for Advanced Care Management Platform
What You Should Know:
- HealthArc, a virtual healthcare company secures $5M in funding led by ScOp Venture Capital to transform healthcare through its advanced care management platform.
- HealthArc provides a comprehensive suite of virtual care programs and ensures seamless integration with existing systems to empower healthcare providers to deliver exceptional care to their patients.
Unified Care Management Platform
HealthArc's Unified Care Management Platform offers a
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Augmedix & SADA Partner to Deliver Advanced AI-Powered Medical Documentation
What You Should Know:
- Augmedix, a leader in AI-powered medical documentation, and SADA, a prominent cloud technology consultancy, announce a strategic partnership to transform healthcare data capture and analysis.
- The collaboration with SADA will allow Augmedix to work closely with Google Cloud on reference architecture development. By combining their expertise, they are poised to deliver advanced AI solutions that improve documentation accuracy, streamline workflows, and ultimately
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How Beautiful Questions and HRO Principles Enhance Patient Safety
Healthcare often seems like a volume game. How many patients can a doctor see? How long can be spent with each one? How many operations can be performed, or how quickly can beds be turned? There are very slim margins — and most decisions are data-driven. But what if there’s more to it?
If we ask the right questions that challenge current norms and combine those answers with what we learn from analytics, we can identify root causes, address practices, and adjust routines — even in small ways.
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GE HealthCare Launches Caption AI on Vscan Air SL Wireless Handheld Ultrasound System
What You Should Know:
- GE HealthCare is revolutionizing cardiac assessments at the point of care with the launch of Vscan Air SL with Caption AI.
- The innovative solution combines the portability and ease of use of the Vscan Air SL handheld ultrasound with the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to guide clinicians in capturing high-quality cardiac images and automatically estimate ejection fraction.
Early Heart Disease Detection
Early detection of heart disease is crucial for
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SnapCare Acquires Medecipher to Transform Healthcare Workforce Management
What You Should Know:
- SnapCare, a leading healthcare workforce solutions provider, has announced the acquisition of Medecipher, Inc., a cloud-based predictive analytics staffing platform.
- The strategic acquisition strengthens SnapCare's position in the market by offering a comprehensive suite of solutions for optimized staffing across the entire care continuum.
Medecipher AI-Powered Scheduling
Medecipher's intelligent staffing platform tackles the challenge of manual scheduling
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RUSH Adopts Suki AI Assistant to Reduce Clinician Burnout
What You Should Know:
Suki, the leader in voice artificial intelligence (AI) technology for healthcare, today announced that RUSH University System for Health, an academic health system whose mission is to improve the health of individuals and diverse communities, will be trialing its AI Assistant.With deep Electronic Health Record (EHR) integrations and a wide range of capabilities including ambient note generation, seamless coding, and Siri-like dictate and command modes, Suki operates
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