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- UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of the Optum health services division, announced the closure of its Optum Virtual Care business, Endpoints News first reports. Optum Virtual Care offered 24/7 access to virtual consultations with board-certified physicians and nurse practitioners across all 50 states.
- On April 18th, Optum Virtual Care employees were informed of the shutdown, with some reportedly having last days in July according to a Seeking
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FDB’s Targeted Medication Warnings Earn Epic’s Toolbox Designation
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- FDB (First Databank), a leading provider of drug knowledge solutions for healthcare professionals, announced today that its FDB Targeted Medication Warnings™ has received the new Toolbox designation from Epic Systems Corporation.
- The recognition places FDB's solution within the Medication Dosing Decision Support Toolbox category of Epic's new Showroom, a platform allowing healthcare providers to access applications from third-party
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Blue Shield of California Expands Wellvolution Platform to Address Musculoskeletal Needs
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- Blue Shield of California is expanding its popular digital health platform, Wellvolution, to offer comprehensive support for members experiencing musculoskeletal (MSK) issues.
- The expansion adds three new programs – SworkIt, Kaia, and Sword Health – to the existing suite of lifestyle medicine programs available on Wellvolution.
Wellvolution: A One-Stop Shop for Health Management
Developed in collaboration with Solera Health, Wellvolution empowers
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Ultrahuman Opens U.S. Manufacturing Facility for Wearable Rings
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- With smart ring market leadership within its sights, Ultrahuman has today announced plans to open a manufacturing facility poised to accelerate its production capacity.
- The UltraFactory will be located in Indiana. It opens within the next six months and will be the launchpad for Ultrahuman’s next phase of growth.
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Lumeris Secures $100M to Expand Proven Value-Based Care Solutions
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- St. Louis-based, privately held Lumeris announced the completion of a $100M equity capital raise.
- The funding round was led by Deerfield Management, a longstanding lender, and new investor Endeavor Health. Existing investors Kleiner Perkins, Sandbox Industries, BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners and JDLinx
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ONC Releases Common Agreement V2.0, Paving the Way for TEFCA Exchange via FHIR
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- The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), along with The Sequoia Project, Inc., a Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE), has released Common Agreement Version 2.0 (CA v2.0).
What is the Common Agreement?
The Common Agreement establishes a set of common rules and technical standards for secure health information exchange across different health information networks (HINs) and their users. This essentially creates a common
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Accenture Federal Services to Acquire Cognosante
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- Accenture Federal Services has entered into an agreement to acquire Cognosante, a mission-driven provider of digital transformation and cloud modernization solutions for federal health, defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies.
- Founded in 2008 by Michele Kang, Cognosante has grown rapidly to become a trusted provider of innovative technology solutions with its federal government
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PathAI and Google Cloud Partner to Advance AI-Powered Pathology for Biopharma and Labs
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- PathAI, a leading force in AI-powered pathology, has joined forces with Google Cloud at the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo to accelerate the integration of AI and digital pathology workflows within biopharmaceutical companies and anatomic pathology (AP) labs.
- By streamlining workflows, expediting data processing, and enabling the development of more precise AI models, this collaboration has the potential to revolutionize the field of pathology and
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The AI Blueprint: An Implementation Guide for Revenue Cycle Leaders
Applying artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in hospitals and health systems can be overwhelming for leaders due to AI’s complexity (it’s not one technology, but several) and rapid proliferation. This is in addition to the usual technology hurdles within healthcare that include data quality and accessibility, interoperability, and clinical validation and adoption. Finally, with any new solution, there’s the concern of return on investment: Will implementing the latest solutions pay off for my
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inVio Health Network and CVS Accountable Care Partner to Improve Medicare Patient Care in South Carolina
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- inVio Health Network and CVS Accountable Care Organization, a division of CVS Health, have announced a collaboration to participate in the new Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) REACH program. This initiative focuses on improving access to high-quality healthcare for traditional Medicare beneficiaries in South Carolina.
- The collaboration builds upon the past achievements of Prisma Health Upstate and Prisma Health Midlands Networks, which merged in
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