Revenue cycle management-focused startup Cedar has announced its entry into the health IT market with a new data-driven patient payment solution. Supported by $13M in Series A funding, the Cedar platform, which powers solutions for hospitals, health systems and medical groups, delivers modern intelligence to alleviate collections challenges, improve billing operations and ensure a personalized billing experience for patients.A Data-Driven Payment Solution for Hospitals and Medical GroupsToday,
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Allscripts Reaches 1 Billion API Health Data Exchanges in 2017
Health IT solutions provider Allscripts, today announced it has reached a milestone of one billion application Programming Interfaces (APIs) health data exchange transactions within 2017. The milestone marks the most ever in a single year through its open platform, and its relationships with innovative entrepreneurs and with healthcare providers.To date, the Allscripts Developer Program (ADP) has certified nearly 200 distinct apps and devices for its users, all currently available through the
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Aprima EHR Integrates With DocBuddy Mobile Workflow App to Enhance Physician Productivity
Aprima, a physician pratice-focused EHR provider has announced an integration partnership with DocBuddy, a comprehensive workflow solution powered by voice recognition to deliver more convenient and efficient provider documentation when using an iOS or Android device. With DocBuddy, providers can dictate into any part of a patient note, whether they are in the office or on the go, allowing providers to efficiently insert macros of common phrases, diagnoses and other objective findings into
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Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives Merge to Expand Access to Quality Care Across 28 States
nOn Thursday, Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health have signed a definitive agreement to combine ministries and create a new, nonprofit Catholic health systems, allowing the organizations to expand their mission of service and create a healthier future for people and communities across 28 states. The new health system will build a stronger operational and financial foundation to expand access to quality care, build upon complementary resources and capabilities, and reinvest in
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SwipeSense Lands $10.6M to Expand Location-Aware Hospital Apps
SwipeSense, a Chicago-based healthcare technology company has raised a $10.6 million in Series B2 funding led by Eclipse Ventures, with participation from Sandbox Industries and other existing technology and healthcare investors. The company plans to utilize the funding to improve its location-aware apps for healthcare platform, explore new use cases and expand its growing team.Founded in 2012 by Mert Iseri and Yuri Malina, SwipeSense's mission is to eliminate Hospital Acquired Infections, a
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Healthcare Blockchain: How Does It Fit With Health IT?
With the end of the year rapidly approaching, it’s about time for articles making technology predictions for 2018 and proclaiming 2017 “the year of the (this space for rent).”As editors cast about for the healthcare IT story of the current year, they might have a hard time making the case for healthcare blockchain technology based on measurable recent impact, but they’ll have less trouble endorsing blockchain if they look at current hype and future potential.“Blockchain technology is a
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UnitedHealth’s Optum to Acquire DaVita Medical Group for $4.9B in Cash
UnitedHealth’s Optum has agreed to acquire DaVita Medical Group, one of the nation’s leading independent medical groups and a subsidiary of DaVita Inc. Under terms of the acquisition, Optum will acquire DaVita Medical Group for approximiately $4.9 billion in cash and is expected to close in 2018. DaVita plans to use the proceeds from the acquisition for significant stock repurchases over the next one to two years following the closing of the transaction, as well as to repay debt and for general
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Precision Medicine Startup 2bPrecise Brings Pharmacogenomics to the Point of Care
2bPrecise., an EHR-agnostic, cloud-based precision medicine platform, recently announced its new pharmacogenomics (PGx) solution that takes pharmacogenetic information and makes it actionable for physicians. The solution pushes live, real-time PGx content directly into the clinical setting so clinicians can more precisely diagnose and treat their patients.2bPrecise has partnered with Translational Software, Inc. (TSI), a leader in the intelligent use of genomic data for clinical decision
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PatientPay Secures $6M to Expand Patient Payments Platform for Specialty Care
PatientPay, a Raleigh-Durham, NC-based provider of patient payments for specialty care has secured $6 million in growth capital led by Teaghlach Family Office and existing investors, including Mosaik Partners. The revenue cycle-focused company plans to use the funding for an 85 percent company expansion in 2018, primarily in staffing and product development. The investment round stems directly from the need to grow quickly and meet healthcare demand for better patient payments methods and
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HealthiPASS Raises $7.2M for Patient-Centric Digital Payments Platform
HealthiPASS, a Chicago-based healthcare payments company, today announced it has raised a $7.2 million in Series A funding round, led by FCA Venture Partners. The round also included participation from OCA Ventures, Healthy Ventures, HealthX Ventures, Waterline Ventures and a small group of strategic investors. As high deductible health plans become more and more prevalent and patient out of pocket burden continues to increase, HealthiPASS simplifies the payments experience for both patients
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