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Q1 2021 Health IT/Digital Health PC/VE, M&A, IPOs/ SPACs Activity

by Healthcare Growth Partners (HGP) 04/12/2021 Leave a Comment

Q1 2021 Health IT/Digital Health PC/VE, M&A, IPOs/ SPACs Activity

The first quarter of 2021 has been one of investor optimism as the vaccine rollout continues ahead of expectations and economic activity begins to accelerate in response.  Within the Health IT industry, the already strong investment and M&A trends seen in 2020 have only accelerated.  Over the course of the quarter, we observed $7 billion in private equity and venture capital investment across 158 companies.  By comparison, Q1 of 2020 saw $3.2 billion and 127 investments.  Health IT
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Payers Struggle with Provider Data Management Too

by Eric Demers, CEO of Madaket Health 03/04/2021 Leave a Comment

Payers Struggle with Provider Data Management Too

Provider data management is usually discussed from the provider perspective: the busy staff, the needless paperwork amid a pandemic, the faxing, emailing and uploading of data. In these scenarios, the health plans are often painted as the villains for their bureaucratic processes and unique requirements. But the reality is that health plans aren’t totally to blame. Payers and providers share a common goal: to provide the best quality care for their patients. The amount of data, including
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COVID-19 Pandemic Further Exposes Systemic Racism…

by Michael A Greeley, Co-Founder & General Partner at Flare Capital Partners 10/27/2020 Leave a Comment

Pandemic Further Exposes Systemic Racism… Healthcare Technology Digital Health

This will be ugly and sad. Racism has cost this country $16 trillion over the last twenty years according to a recent Citigroup report. Much of this loss ($13 trillion) was attributed to discriminatory lending practices and the 6.1 million fewer jobs created as a result, while disparity in wages ($2.7 trillion) and discrimination in housing policies and lost income due to restricted access to higher education accounted for the balance. The report estimates that if these gaps were to be
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Rural Hospital Execs Can Beat COVID-19 By Shifting From Reactive to Proactive Care

by Donald Voltz, MD, Aultman Hospital and Eric Tran, Tulane School of Medicine 10/23/2020 Leave a Comment

Rural Hospital Execs Can Beat COVID-19 By Shifting From Reactive to Proactive Care

The COVID-19 virus is ravaging the planet at a scale not seen since the infamous Spanish Flu of the early 1900s, inflicting immense devastation as the U.S. loses more than 200,000 lives and counting. According to CDC statistics, 94% of patient mortalities associated with COVID-19 were simultaneously suffering from preexisting conditions, leaving a mere 6% of victims with COVID-19 as their sole cause of death. However, while immediate prospects for a mass vaccine might not be until 2021, there is
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Why COVID-19 Underscores The Importance of Social Determinants of Health

by JohnMatthew Douglas, President And Founder at iPressForward, LLC 04/20/2020 Leave a Comment

Why COVID-19 Underscores Importance of Social Determinants of Health

Google “Social Determinants of Health” and one will quickly discover a kind of litany of data pointing to a certain definition of “health” defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being not merely the absence of disease or infirmity,” and socioeconomic barriers, which may prohibit equitable access to good health and wellness (Healthcare) more completely among diverse populations. Nevertheless, the heart of the matter
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Why Government-Supported Health Plans Must Make Encounter Submissions A Top Priority in 2020

by Abhinav Aggarwal, Sr. Director, Encounter Submission and Risk Adjustment Solutions at Edifecs 01/27/2020 Leave a Comment

Why Government-Supported Health Plans Must Make Encounter Submissions A Top Priority in 2020

Encounter data such as diagnosed clinical conditions and services, or items delivered to healthcare consumers to treat these conditions is the key to success for all healthcare organizations participating within the government space. Whether doctors or hospitals are submitting data for medical services rendered under Medicare Advantage, the Affordable Care Act’s state exchanges or Medicaid, encounter data is used for payment reimbursement and reconciliation between the health plan and the
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3 Trends Driving Healthcare Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Activity in 2020

by Erica Garvin 01/22/2020 Leave a Comment

3 Trends Driving Healthcare Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Activity in 2020

Livingstone’s Ryan Buckley shares insights behind the prevalent healthcare M&A trends of 2020 and its impact on U.S healthcare. The New Year often brings with it an essence of transformation. This year, U.S. healthcare’s metamorphosis is now more than a decade old, as it continues to shed its antiquated legacy systems and siloes to embrace a different kind of entity—one that hopes to establish weight in value-based care at a scale robust enough to substantiate it.
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Executive Insights: Top Healthcare Predictions & Trends to Watch in 2020

by Fred Pennic 12/31/2019 Leave a Comment

Executive Insights: Top Healthcare Predictions & Trends to Watch in 2020

As we close out the year, we asked several healthcare industry executives to share their predictions and trends for 2020. Robbie Hughes, Founder, and CEO, Lumeon “Following the announcement of the Trump administration's price transparency requirement – and the ensuing backlash from hospital groups – the issue of price transparency will dominate the healthcare industry next year. Regardless of the outcome of the lawsuit, I expect we'll see more attention around the importance of the
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88% of Hospitals Plan to Invest in Remote Patient Monitoring Solutions to Support Value-Based Care

by Fred Pennic 11/04/2019 Leave a Comment

Remote Patient Monitoring Tech Can Treat More Than 200 Million People

- 88% of health systems and hospitals surveyed have invested or plan to invest in remote patient monitoring solutions to support their organizational transitions to value-based care, according to the latest Spyglass Consulting Group report. - Healthcare provider investments in RPM solutions are being driven by several underlying market factors including exploding healthcare costs, a rising aging baby boomer population, the increased prevalence of chronic disease, and continuous healthcare
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10 Considerations for Success In A Post-MACRA Value-Based Healthcare Reality

by Moshe Starkman, Senior Director, Value-based Reimbursements, nThrive 08/20/2019 Leave a Comment

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The first two years of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) Quality Payment Program (QPP) are in the books and many organizations are wondering if their strong performances will ever be met with a significant upside adjustment. Year 1 (2017) enjoyed very high participation levels, 95% of eligible clinicians, but very low upside adjustments.  Between the Test Pace option, artificially low bar (3 points) for an upside adjustment, and numerous opportunities to score
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