What You Should Know:
- Suki, a leader in AI technology for healthcare, announced the general availability of its ambient technology to all health systems within athenahealth’s network through athenahealth’s integrated Ambient Notes solution. This significant milestone expands a longstanding partnership of over seven years between Suki and athenahealth, a prominent provider of network-enabled software and services for healthcare organizations nationwide.
- The general release follows a
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Silver Hill Hospital Selects MEDITECH Expanse EHR to Integrate Care Across Psychiatric Services
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- Silver Hill Hospital, a nationally recognized independent, not-for-profit psychiatric hospital, announced its decision to implement the MEDITECH Expanse Electronic Health Record (EHR).
- The implementation will span both its main campus in New Canaan, CT, and its recently rebranded outpatient facility, Silver Hill New York, located in Midtown Manhattan. The move aims to enhance care coordination and patient engagement by consolidating onto a modern,
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Omilia and SpinSci Partner to Transform Patient Access with AI-Powered EHR Integration
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- Omilia, a provider of Conversational AI (CAI), and SpinSci Technologies, a pioneer in cloud-based patient engagement announced a strategic partnership aimed at transforming how patients access healthcare services and communicate with providers.
- The strategic collaboration launches one of the first unified solutions integrating enterprise-grade Conversational AI with deep, native Electronic Health Record (EHR) system connectivity, offering intelligent,
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Illuminated Smart-Lite Systems: A Simple Solution to Prevent IV Medication Errors
Ensuring patient safety in acute and critical care settings has become more challenging than ever before. Nurses, clinicians, and caregivers are facing more demands – often with fewer resources. They must juggle providing high-quality care while managing a growing number of patients, all under both physical and mental strain.
In intensive care units (ICUs), where nurses are responsible for managing multiple IV lines for each patient, labeling each line, and tracing each line – all
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Abbott to Integrate FreeStyle Libre Glucose Data with Epic EHR
What You Should Know:
- Abbott, a provider of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) biowearable technology, has announced a landmark agreement with Epic Systems, a major provider of electronic health records (EHR).
- The first-of-its-kind collaboration for Abbott will integrate patient glucose data from its leading FreeStyle Libre CGM systems directly into Epic's EHR platform across the United States.
FreeStyle Libre Integration with Epic Aura
The integration leverages
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TempoPay Launches Rx Financing Solution to Combat Prescription Non-Adherence Due to Cost
What You Should Know:
- TempoPay, a subsidiary of healthcare financing provider PayMedix announced the launch of TempoPay Rx, a new financing solution specifically designed to help individuals afford prescription medications and address the growing problem of non-adherence driven by cost.
- The launch of TempoPay Rx is also positioned as a strategy to lower overall healthcare expenditures. Medication non-adherence is known to lead to worsening health conditions, resulting in
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Lumeris Integrates Wolters Kluwer UpToDate into Tom™ AI Platform for Primary Care
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- Lumeris, a leader in healthcare technology and services, today announced the integration of Wolters Kluwer Health UpToDate®, a market-leading clinical decision support solution, into Tom™, the industry’s most advanced AI-powered Primary Care as a Service™ solution.
- The collaboration aims to support overburdened physicians with real-time, evidence-based recommendations delivered directly within their clinical workflows at point-of-care, enhancing decision-making
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5 Ways Trump Administration Tariffs Are Impacting U.S. Healthcare Now
What You Should Know:
- Recent changes to U.S. trade policy under the Trump Administration, including a new baseline tariff on imports, are sending ripples through the healthcare industry, creating significant uncertainty and cost pressures.
- According to recent analysis by Premier Inc., while a temporary pause on reciprocal tariffs (excluding China) is in effect until early July, the new landscape presents immediate challenges.
Trump Administration Tariffs
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Cedar Launches ‘Kora’ AI Voice Agent to Automate Patient Billing Calls
What You Should Know:
- Cedar, a patient financial platform for healthcare providers announced the launch of Kora, its advanced AI voice agent designed to automate patient billing calls.
- Developed in collaboration with communications platform Twilio and already being implemented at leading providers such as ApolloMD, Kora leverages Cedar's deep healthcare expertise and proprietary billing data to deliver efficient and empathetic call resolution at scale.
Kora: An AI Voice
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Color Health + MSK Direct to Tackle Employer Cancer Care
What You Should Know:
- Color, a healthcare technology company, has teamed up with MSK Direct from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).
- The collaboration aims to provide employers, unions, and health plans with comprehensive cancer care offerings, making MSK's world-renowned expertise and support accessible to employees and members regardless of their location.
Addressing Fragmentation and Barriers in Cancer Care
Access to top-tier healthcare,
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