As health systems increasingly focus on patient engagement and satisfaction, Conversa and Allscripts has announced a strategic partnership that gives Allscripts the customer base of more than 2,500 hospitals and health systems access to Conversa’s Conversation Platform. The Conversa integration will serve as the patient-facing touchpoint for Allscripts’ population health management platform, CareInMotion™, and will also be sold as a standalone offering. The partnership includes a long-term
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Chilmark: New Prior Authorization Solutions Can Address Provider-Payer Friction
Prior Authorization is often viewed as the poster child for throwing the Quadruple Aim off balance with its pursuit of cost reduction at the expense of provider experience, but the latest research from Chilmark Research shows that new PA models and maturing PA technology solutions could benefit both providers and payers.Traditionally, primitive PA and its associated impacts account for the great divide in provider-payer relationships. The sheer volume of PA requirements is getting increasingly
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Healthcare Cybersecurity: 10 Tips for Keeping Private Health Data Secure
Healthcare data is some of the most sensitive personal information that exists today. It is also one of the most sought after – and most frequently breached – data types. For organizations across the healthcare industry, protecting health data is proving to be increasingly challenging.Healthcare providers and their business partners must balance protecting patient privacy while delivering quality patient care and meeting the strict regulatory requirements set forth by HIPAA and other
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Surescripts Adds 14 Health Systems to National Record Locator Service
Health information network Surescripts continues to rapidly expand nationwide healthcare interoperability by adding 14 new health systems to its National Record Locator Service (NRLS), including Allegheny Health Network (Pennsylvania), The Institute for Family Health (New York), JPS Health Network (Texas), Metro Health-University of Michigan Health, St. Luke’s Health System (Idaho) and WakeMed Health & Hospitals (North Carolina).These are among the 28 health systems that now have easy access
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ABILITY Network Acquires Healthcare Payment Software Secure Bill Pay
Ability Network has acquired Secure Bill Pay, an Eagan, MN-based healthcare payment software provider that provides an all-in-one set of tools to enable providers to facilitate patient payment throughout the revenue cycle. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. As part of the acquisition, all of the company’s employees will join the ABILITY team.ABILITY provides apps and analytics that are integral in helping with revenue cycle management, clinical management and performance
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5 Common Mistakes Providers Make With Healthcare Analytics
It’s a brave new world of big data analytics, but what does that mean for healthcare systems? Healthcare data is crucial to enhancing patient care and outcomes. However, the uncertainty of where to start and what tools to use can be overwhelming. On top of that, how to meaningfully use analytics to take action is another concern. There are five common mistakes providers make with healthcare analytics that can be easily avoided when you better understand the questions you need to answer and how
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Arcadia Healthcare Appoints Karl Stubelis As New Chief Financial Officer
Arcadia Healthcare Solutions, a electronic health record (EHR) and claims data aggregation and population health management technology company, has appointed Karl Stubelis as its new chief financial officer. Prior to Arcadia, Stubelis served as senior vice president and CFO at athenahealth. Under his new role at Arcadia, Stubelis will report to CEO Sean Carroll and will lead all financial operations while spearheading the company’s capital strategy in support of its growth plan.Stubelis has
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Quest Diagnostics Completes Acquisition of Med Fusion
Quest Diagnostics has announced the completed its acquisition of the laboratory businesses Med Fusion and Clear Point. Operating from a nearly 200,000 square foot facility in Lewisville, Texas, the two businesses form the basis for the company’s first national center of excellence in precision diagnostics for oncology. For patients with cancer, precision diagnostics, such as genomic sequencing of a tumor's DNA, may help a physician select a therapy or clinical trial and monitor response.In
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emids Acquires Health IT Consulting Firm Encore Health Resources
emids, a growing global provider of IT services and solutions for the healthcare and life sciences industries, has acquired health IT consulting firm Encore Health Resources. For emids, the acquisition provides an opportunity to address these needs for providers, and complements the company’s existing expertise in the payer space. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.Founded by Ivo Nelson and Dana Sellers, Encore helps providers plan, implement, manage and optimize clinical
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Mercom: Healthcare IT Funding Tops Record $4B in First Half of 2017
Health IT VC funding reached a total record of $4B in the first half of 2017, representing a 36 percent higher year-over-year, according to a new report from Mercom Capital Group. The latest report finds that there were a total of 90 Healthcare IT M&A transactions, compared to 110 in 1H 2016. M&A activity in the second quarter of 2017 was down with 41 M&A transactions (five disclosed) compared to the 49 M&A transactions (seven disclosed) in Q1 2017.Mercom’s comprehensive report
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