Over the past two years, we’ve witnessed the massive digital disruption in healthcare that was spurred by the pandemic. The most frequent example tends to be in the rapid adoption of technology like telemedicine, but this disruption has touched even the most seemingly small pieces of the healthcare ecosystem and will have long lasting consequences.
Just consider the conferences that once used to draw large crowds of physicians seeking to attain their continuing medical education (CME)
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athenahealth Improves Care for Transgender & Non-Binary Patients
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- athenahealth launches new capabilities in athenaOne, the company’s cloud-based suite of electronic health records (EHR), healthcare billing, and patient engagement solutions, to help eliminate barriers that transgender and non-binary patients face when receiving healthcare.
- The new functionality enables more accurate and comprehensive recording and display of patient information – including the name used, pronouns, and gender identity, in addition to legal name
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Analysis: US Ambulatory EHR Market Shake-Up at HIMSS 2022
During, and in the run-up to, HIMSS earlier this month there were several announcements from US EHR vendors that will shake up the US EHR market, particularly in the ambulatory segment. These included:
- Allscripts’ announcement that it is to sell its Sunrise, Paragon, TouchWorks, Opal, dbMotion, STAR and HealthQuest business to Harris Computer Corp.
- Meditech’s announcement that Expanse Ambulatory is to be made available to independent and physician-owned practices, alongside its
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Cedar, athenahealth Partner to Bring Personalized, Digital-First Financial Experience to Patients
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Marketplace inclusion of Cedar Pay enables athenahealth clients to enhance their patient financial engagement capabilities, optimizing patient interactions and boosting operational efficiency.
Cedar, an NYC-based healthcare financial technology platform, today announced a partnership with athenahealth, Inc. through the company's Marketplace program. As part of the athenahealth® Marketplace, Cedar Pay is now available to athenahealth's growing network of healthcare
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Hellman & Friedman and Bain Capital Acquires athenahealth for $17B
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Hellman & Friendman LLC and Bain Capital acquire health IT company athenahealth for $17 billion dollars.
Private Equity firms Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman LLC has announced it has acquired athenahealth, a cloud-based enterprise software solution for medical groups and health systems for $17B. In September, it was reported PE firm Veritas Capital and hedge fund Elliot Investment were exploring options to sell athenahealth for $20B or file for an
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100Plus, athenahealth Partner for Remote Patient Monitoring
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- 100Plus partners with athenahealth’s marketplace program to provide remote patient monitoring services for clinicians.
100Plus, a Connect America company and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) platform for clinicians and patients, has partnered with athenahealth, Inc. through the company’s Marketplace program. As part of the athenahealth® Marketplace, 100Plus RPM services are now available to athenahealth’s growing network of healthcare providers, empowering them to
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Andor Health Joins athenahealth’s Marketplace Program to Orchestrate Virtual Health Experiences
What You Should Know:
- Andor Health, the company that harnesses machine and human intelligence to configure and orchestrate the way care teams connect and collaborate, today announced a partnership with athenahealth, Inc. through the company's Marketplace program.
- As part of the athenahealth® Marketplace, ThinkAndor® is now available to athenahealth's growing network of healthcare providers to configure discrete workflows to enable a wide range of virtual health
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athenahealth integrates Nuance’s Dragon Medical to Reduce Documentation Time
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- athenahealth and Nuance® Communications announced the integration of Nuance’s cloud-based speech and virtual assistant technology, Dragon® Medical, into the athenaOne® EHR and Mobile App.
- 94 percent of clinicians believe speech recognition and virtual assistant technology will improve the ability to document care. Meeting the needs of clinicians everywhere, athenaOne Dictation users can now take advantage of fully
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Firefly Health Raises $40M to Expand Virtual Primary Care Platform
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- Firefly Health, a virtual-first healthcare company with a mission of delivering half-priced healthcare that’s twice as good, has announced that it has recently closed $40M in Series B financing, led by Andreesen Horowitz (a16z). a16z General Partner Julie Yoo will also join the Firefly Health board.
- Led by former athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush, Firefly cracks the primary care code through supreme convenience, proactive support, and intelligent navigation. Every
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From Analog to Digital Neurology: 3 Steps to Better Inform Patient Care
The field of neurology is at an inflection point. With a growing aging population, neurologists are facing an increasing number of patients needing care, and the pent-up demand for services due to COVID-19 only exacerbates this issue. The pressure on neurologists is enormous, with surveys indicating excessive stress caused by inefficient workflow and mounting paperwork 1,2. It is becoming increasingly clear that the traditional analog neurological exam and referral system is overwhelmed, and
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