What You Should Know:
- The Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) will conduct an independent evaluation of virtual solutions used to manage gastrointestinal (GI) conditions, assessing their clinical effectiveness and economic impact.
- PHTI’s assessments are designed to inform health plans, employers, and providers on whether and how to adopt digital health technologies to improve outcomes, expand access, and reduce spending.
- The evaluation comes as virtual care
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PE Firm Harvest Partners Invest in RCM Company Med-Metrix
What You Should Know:
- Med-Metrix, LLC, a provider of technology-enabled Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) solutions has received a significant growth investment from funds managed by Harvest Partners, LP (“Harvest”).
- The investment, made in partnership with Med-Metrix's management and its prior owner, A&M Capital (“AMC”), will support the company’s next phase of development.
AMC to Retain Minority Investment
The company’s management team, led by CEO Joseph Davi, will
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Oversight Beyond the FDA: New Report Untangles the Complex Regulation of Health AI Tools
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- A new report from the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) examines the complex and often fragmented regulatory landscape for health AI tools that fall outside the jurisdiction of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As AI becomes increasingly embedded in healthcare—automating administrative tasks, guiding clinical decisions, and powering consumer wellness apps—these tools operate within a patchwork of federal rules, state laws, and voluntary industry
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Healthcare Workforce Management: Don’t Let Fear of Change Hold You Back
From AI and robot-assisted surgery to CRISPR genetic editing that designs personalized medicine to 3D printing creating custom prosthetics and building organ models for surgical practice, healthcare has routinely looked to stunning innovations in technology to improve patient outcomes and push forward extraordinary advances in medical knowledge. There have been notable technology advances for patient care and management, but the healthcare industry remains hesitant to embrace change in solutions
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HFMA25: FinThrive Launches New AI Platforms to Stop Revenue Leakage
What You Should Know:
- FinThrive, a healthcare revenue management SaaS provider, today announced the launch of FinThrive Fusion™, the first dynamic intelligence platform purpose-built on a modernized data fabric to power the future of revenue cycle management (RCM) innovation.
- The company also announced the launch of FinThrive Denials and Underpayments Analyzer, a next-generation analytics solution powered by the new platform.
Introducing the Denials and Underpayments
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The Longevity Code: How AI Gait Analysis Is Rewriting the Future of Aging
Americans are living longer lives than ever before, but are we living better? The data is sobering: while life expectancy continues to rise, healthspan, or the number of years spent in good health, isn’t keeping up. A recent study published in the JAMA Network highlights this growing gap, with the United States facing a troubling 12-year disparity between lifespan and healthspan. That means millions of Americans are spending over a decade grappling with chronic illness, mobility issues and
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Knowtion Health Acquires Switch RCM to Enhance AI-Powered Revenue Recovery Solutions
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- Knowtion Health, a healthcare revenue cycle company, has acquired Switch RCM, a data- and technology-first company that uncovers and resolves overlooked reimbursement opportunities through intelligent automation and data-driven innovation.The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
- The combination of Knowtion and Switch RCM is designed to address the growing challenges faced by health systems, including increasing payer complexity, shrinking
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Clearsense and Nordic to Deliver End-to-End Application Portfolio Management Solution
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- Clearsense®, a cloud-based data enablement platform company, and Nordic®, a global healthcare consulting firm announced a strategic collaboration to offer the industry’s only end-to-end solution for Application Portfolio Management (APM).
- The partnership is designed to help health systems assess, prioritize, and eliminate redundant or outdated software applications, unlocking immediate savings and modernizing their IT infrastructure.
Addressing the Challenge
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Diabetes-Related Healthcare Costs Have Plateaued, Marking a Rare Opportunity for Employers, Nomi Health Report Finds
What You Should Know:
- After decades of relentless increases, diabetes-related healthcare costs have finally plateaued, according to a new analysis by Nomi Health. The key finding from the company's latest "Trends in Spend" report marks a rare moment of opportunity for self-funded employers to re-evaluate how they manage one of their highest-cost conditions before the next wave of expenses hits.
- Analyzing employer-sponsored claims data from 2021–2024, Nomi Health found that while
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Layer Health and Intermountain Health to Deploy AI for Clinical Data Abstraction
What You Should Know:
- Layer Health, an artificial intelligence (AI) company in healthcare announced a strategic collaboration with Intermountain Health, one of the nation’s top integrated health systems. The collaboration includes a strategic investment from Intermountain Ventures, Intermountain’s innovation and venture capital arm, and a multi-year initiative to deploy the Layer Health AI platform across multiple clinical registries.
- The partnership aims to improve the accuracy,
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