What You Should Know:
- HSBlox, a leading technology platform for value-based care (VBC) contract management and administration that operationalizes complex contracts, enables transparency, and simplifies communication between stakeholders, and Deerhold, a company offering advanced healthcare data management and solutions to support healthcare price transparency and compliance, today announced a partnership to combine their respective best-in-class capabilities to equip health plans,
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Medicaid Expansion Cuts Threaten $80B Loss for Healthcare Providers
What You Should Know:
- A new analysis by the Urban Institute, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, reveals that healthcare providers in 41 states that expanded Medicaid eligibility would face significant financial losses if federal funding for Medicaid expansion programs is cut.
- The potential drop in federal support could lead to nearly 11 million people losing health insurance coverage, triggering an $80B reduction in revenue for healthcare providers by
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Knack RCM Acquires PPM Partners, Expanding Expertise in Anesthesia RCM
What You Should Know:
- Knack RCM, a provider of tech-enabled revenue cycle management (RCM) services announced the acquisition of PPM Partners, a RCM provider specializing in the anesthesia sector. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- The strategic move strengthens Knack RCM's position as a premier partner for anesthesia practices nationwide and expands its comprehensive suite of RCM solutions.
PPM Partners Background
Founded in 1991 and based in
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RLDatix Acquires IPeople Healthcare to Enhance EHR Data Accessibility and Patient Safety
What You Should Know:
- RLDatix (RLD), a global leader in safety, workforce, and data solutions for healthcare systems, has announced the acquisition of IPeople Healthcare, a provider of business continuity and data accessibility solutions.
- The strategic move strengthens RLDatix's capabilities in ensuring seamless and uninterrupted access to electronic health record (EHR) data for healthcare providers, ultimately enhancing patient safety.
IPeople's solutions address a
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Authenticx Launches Healthcare-Specific AI for Contact Center
What You Should Know:
- Authenticx, a conversation intelligence platform for healthcare organizations, has unveiled new functionality within its automated quality management solution.
- The new functionality leverages a Mixture of Experts (MoE) machine learning technique to transform contact center quality assurance and management, bringing unprecedented efficiency and insight to healthcare organizations.
Transformative Results for Healthcare Payers
The purpose-built
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Veradigm Payer Insights: Close Care Gaps Directly in EHRs for 3,500+ Practices
What You Should Know:
- Veradigm, a provider of healthcare data and technology solutions, has announced a significant milestone: over 3,500 healthcare practices across the U.S. are now leveraging Veradigm Payer Insights to receive real-time, gaps-in-care alerts directly within their EHRs. This integration with national and regional health plans is optimizing the way providers address patient care gaps.
- By embedding actionable insights into providers' daily workflows, Veradigm Payer
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PointClickCare Launches Transitions of Care Solution to Reduce Medicare Readmissions
What You Should Know:
- PointClickCare, a healthcare technology platform launches its Transitions of Care (TRC) solution at the RISE National Conference.
- The solution aims to help Medicare Advantage plans improve their TRC Star measure performance by automating the access and delivery of critical admission and discharge information.
Automating Data Exchange for Timely Interventions
PointClickCare's TRC solution is designed to streamline post-discharge coordination by
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Patient Concerns Dismissed Named #1 Patient Safety Concern in 2025
What You Should Know:
- ECRI, a global healthcare safety nonprofit, has identified dismissing patient, family, and caregiver concerns as the most significant threat to patient safety in 2025.
- This alarming finding highlights a critical issue where time constraints, resource limitations, and unconscious biases lead to unaddressed patient concerns, potentially resulting in missed diagnoses and delayed treatments.
The Prevalence of "Medical Gaslighting"
A staggering 94% of
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Healthcare M&A Slowdown 2024: Alvarez & Marsal’s Raheel Khan on Market Challenges & 2025 Outlook
In 2024, the healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape experienced a notable slowdown, leaving industry stakeholders pondering the contributing factors and anticipating future trends. To shed light on this complex scenario, we sat down with Raheel Khan, Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal Transaction Advisory Group. With extensive experience advising both buyers and sellers in the healthcare sector, Khan offers valuable insights into the forces shaping M&A activity, the
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Private Equity Acquisition of Walgreens Raises Concerns Over Patient Care and Financial Stability
What You Should Know:
- The recent announcement of private equity firm Sycamore Partners' acquisition of national pharmacy giant Walgreens has sparked significant concern, particularly from the nonprofit watchdog Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP).
- PESP has released a statement expressing deep wariness about the potential impact of this takeover on patient care, worker safety, and the company's financial stability.
PESP's Concerns About Private Equity in
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