KPMG announced it is integrating social determinants of health (SDoH) data from revenue cycle provider Waystar to KPMG’s Clinical Intelligence (KCI) platform. The integration will harness SDoH data that can help overcome obstacles to medical treatment and affect outcomes to help with care coordination.The Impact of Social Determinants of Health DataSocial, environmental and economic factors – such as transportation, housing, nutrition, and education level – can have a big impact upon medical
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DrChrono Launches Voice Command EHR Feature for Hands-Free Charting
DrChrono Inc., an EHR provider for medical practices, today announced the availability of Chart by Voice for the iPad EHR app. This new feature provides voice command for hands-free charting enabling clinicians to easily maneuver through a patient’s chart and quickly transcribe clinical notes by voice command in the EHR.How ‘Chart by Voice’ WorksThis new feature provides a more streamlined experience for patient encounters as well as faster charting. For example, clinicians can now use voice
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Discovery Health Partners Acquires HealthMind to Expand Revenue Integrity Solution Portfolio
Discovery Health Partners, an industry leader dedicated to helping healthcare payers solve payment and revenue integrity challenges to improve financial outcomes, today announced they have acquired HealthMind, LLC (formerly known as Datametrix Inc.Founded in 2005, HealthMind specializes in pre- and post-payment services that ensure correct payment for both contracted and non-contracted providers using a continuous-looped platform with Dynamic Discovery.Rise of Healthcare SpendingWith U.S.
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BHE Raises $78M To Expand Real-World Evidence Analytics Platform
BHE, a Boston, MA-based innovative healthcare analytics company, today announced a $78 million minority growth investment led by Silversmith Capital Partners (“Silversmith”) and Leerink Transformation Partners (“LTP”). Instant Health DataThe use of real-world evidence (RWE) has grown rapidly within life sciences companies over the last several years, supported by the proliferation of large datasets, new computing technologies, and interest by both payers and regulatory agencies in understanding
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Appriss Launches Machine Learning Powered Patient Matching Solution
Patient matching is essential to prevent or quickly identify patients suffering from opioid addiction. This week, Appriss Health has launched ApprissID, a patient record-matching solution based on machine learning and consolidation algorithms within PMP AWARxE, Appriss Health’s prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) solution that serves 44 PDMPs across the U.S.ApprissID utilizes combinations and segments of various identifiers to connect multiple records together to identify a unique
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Rutherford Diagnostics Inks 10-Year Partnership with Philips to Improve Diagnostic Services Across England
Royal Philips, a global health technology company has announced it signed a 10-year strategic partnership agreement with Rutherford Diagnostics. This collaboration will utilize Philips innovative radiology technology and Rutherford Diagnostics’ healthcare expertise to deliver and operate advanced personalized diagnostic services through a network of community diagnostic centers, driving the best possible healthcare outcomes for patients. Rutherford Diagnostics is a subsidiary of Proton Partners
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BJC HealthCare Taps R1 RCM to Enhance Revenue Integrity Across Enterprise
BJC HealthCare, based in St. Louis, Missouri has selected revenue cycle management (RCM) services company R1 RCM to provide its Revenue Integrity Solutions (RIS), formerly known as Revenue Capture Services (RCS) to support BJC’s affiliated hospitals and affiliated physician group in ensuring appropriate payment for services provided and documented via charge capture, coding review, root cause analysis and education. In addition to R1’s Revenue Integrity Solutions, hospitals and health systems
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Physicians Foundation Launches Interoperability Fund to Improve HIEs Across 6 States
The Physicians Foundation unveils Interoperability Fund to improve health information exchanges in six states to support medical practices in transition in value-based care.The Physicians Foundation, in association with six state medical societies, today announced the formation of the first of its kind interoperability fund, known as The Physicians Foundation Interoperability Fund, which will assist medical practices in effectively sharing clinical information with other physicians and hospitals
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Livongo Appoints Boston Children’s Hospital CEO, Sandra L. Fenwick to Board of Directors
Livongo, a Mountain View, CA-based Applied Health Signals company empowering people with chronic conditions to live better and healthier lives, today announced that it has appointed Sandra L. Fenwick, Chief Executive Officer of Boston Children'sHospital, to its Board of Directors.
Sandra L. Fenwick Bio & Background
Since being named Chief Executive Officer of Boston Children's Hospital in 2013, Ms. Fenwick has led the nation's foremost independent pediatric hospital and the world's leading
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Bill Conway Returns to athenahealth as Chief Sales Officer
athenahealth, Inc., a provider of network-enabled services for ambulatory and hospital customers nationwide, announced today that Bill Conway has been appointed Chief Sales Officer. In his new role, Mr. Conway will work closely with the athenahealth executive leadership team on strategic execution to help accelerate the Company’s vision of transforming the healthcare industry. Bill Conway, a health IT industry veteran previously served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Client Services at
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