- Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has acquired CareLogic behavioral health platform to accelerate product development and expand sales and marketing efforts.
- Qualifacts' CareLogic Enterprise Software is a comprehensive Electronic Health Record (EHR) designed for behavioral health, mental health, & human services.
- The partnership will also help the company identify strategic relationships and acquisition opportunities.
Warburg Pincus,
a healthcare technology
private
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Lafayette General Health Signs Intent to Merge with Ochsner Health System: 7 Things to Know
- The Board of Trustees of Lafayette General Health and Ochsner Health System have signed a letter of intent for Lafayette General to merge with Ochsner Health System.
- Ochsner will invest $365 million in capital and resources in Acadiana over the next 10 years.
- A 10-year, $10 million Community Support Fund overseen by the Lafayette General Board will be created to advance health and wellness in Acadiana.
- $1 million will be invested in the Healthcare Innovation Fund at the
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Molina Healthcare of Washington Launches $3M Community Innovation Fund
- Molina Healthcare of Washington launches $3M community innovation fund that will support Washington community-based organizations over the next three years.- The Molina Fund will support lower access barriers, close community-based care gaps and address the social determinants of health for Medicaid beneficiaries in regions of Washington State that have implemented Integrated Managed Care (IMC).- The Molina Fund will invest up to $1 million per year in Washington-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit
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Walmart Health Taps Zotec Partners to Power Patient Financial Experience
- Walmart Health has formed an end-to-end RCM technology and services relationship with Zotec Partners to simplify the healthcare financial experience processes for its customers, including primary care, dental, vision, and mental health services.
- Zotec’s technology will enable Walmart Health patients to schedule and register for appointments ahead of time, confirm or change insurance and demographic information, see estimated cost for services, receive text and email updates, efficiently
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4 Ways to Improve Mental Health Through Digital Health
Mental health care is undoubtedly one of the most pressing challenges that our national health system faces. Years of insufficient payment, infrastructure erosion, provider deficits, and stigma have created a fragmented patchwork of weak, under-coordinated and under-reimbursed treatment capabilities. Meanwhile, communities face an expanding crisis:
- 44.7 million American adults – including 10 million adults covered by Medicaid – experienced a mental health illness as of 2016, a number that is
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Baptist Health Offers Free Virtual Urgent Visits to All South Florida Residents
- Baptist Health South Florida CEO offers all South Florida residents to experience Baptist Health’s Care On Demand urgent care service for free.
- South Florida residents can simply use the code FREEURGENTCARE when launching the Care On Demand app for their first virtual visit.
Brian
E. Keeley, President & CEO of Baptist Health South
Florida has invited all South Florida residents to experience Baptist
Health’s Care
On Demand urgent care service for free in a letter
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Cognoa, EVERSANA Partner to Advance the Commercialization Standard for Prescription Digital Medicines
- Cognoa and EVERSANA form a partnership that will enable prescription, dispensation, and reimbursement of Cognoa’s behavioral health products.
- Cognoa is developing digital medicine solutions to change the standard of care in pediatric behavioral health to improve the lifelong outcomes for children.
- Cognoa selected EVERSANA, a fully integrated and independent commercial services platform, to develop and manage a go-to-market strategy that ensures comprehensive market
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The Drought is Over: It’s Raining Health IT IPOs
Three venture-backed health IT companies completed IPOs in July, ending an almost three-year drought of health IT IPOs. Share prices soared following each IPO, indicative of the enthusiastic response and a desire to see more health IT companies make their way toward public debuts. Composition of revenue, gross margin, and growth are key differentiators between these and all companies and key drivers of valuation. Given the enthusiastic shareholder response to these listings, we
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Telehealth Adoption: Convenience & Cost Drive Adoption For Consumers
Convenience and cost are the key drivers of telehealth adoption for American consumers, but lack of awareness is an issue, according to recent findings from American Well’s Telehealth Index: 2019 Consumer Survey. Telehealth leader American Well commissioned Harris Poll to conduct an online study among over 2,000 adults to measure usage and sentiment toward telehealth. The results are weighted to be representative of the American adult population across standard demographics.Majority of Consumers
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SHIEC: HIEs Provide Critical Infrastructure to Support Nationwide Interoperability
America’s health information exchanges (HIEs) provide critical infrastructure to support interoperability serving 92% of Americans, delivering more than one billion clinical alerts annually, according to a recent Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative survey.These are real-time notifications of hospital admissions, discharges or transfers (ADTs) delivered to doctors, hospitals and other organizations tasked with coordinating the care and services of high-needs patients. These alerts
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