Senior isolation is a health risk that affects at least a quarter of seniors over 65. It has become recognized over the past decade as a risk factor for poor aging outcomes including cognitive decline, depression, anxiety, Alzheimer’s disease, obesity, hypertension, heart disease, impaired immune function, and even death.
Physical limitations, lack of transportation, and inadequate health literacy, among other social determinants of health (SDOH), further impair access to medical and mental
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Signify Health Acquires Healthcare Payment Blockchain Company PatientBlox
Signify Health, a leading provider of technology-enabled healthcare solutions designed to keep people healthy and happy at home has acquired PatientBlox, an Atlanta-based technology company with deep expertise in applying distributed ledger technology in healthcare. The acquisition accelerates Signify's prospective provider payment capabilities for episodes of care, supporting the company's commitment to advance value-based care through novel payment and risk arrangements. Financial details of
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Backed by LRV Health, Upfront Healthcare Nabs $11.5 for Patient Engagement Platform
What You Should Know:
- Upfront Healthcare has raised $11.5 million in its Series B with new investor Baird Capital co-leading the round with existing investor LRVHealth (venture capital arm for 22 health systems, payers, and vendors).
- Upfront’s Enterprise Care Traffic Control Platform is
the multi-channel patient communication hub that activates every patient to get
the care they need at the appropriate clinical service throughout their care
journey.
Upfront Healthcare, a leading
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Volaris Group Acquires Clinical Workforce & Workflow Platform medaptus
What You Should Know:
- Volaris Group acquires medaptus, a clinical workforce, and workflow solutions that empower healthcare delivery entities to achieve their desired patient, clinical and financial outcomes.
Today, Volaris Group has acquired medaptus, a healthcare technology company that removes the administrative burden from hospital and group practice operations to enable higher efficiency throughput.
Removing common and costly workflow barriers from
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M&A: Central Logic Acquires Patient Care Transition Platform Ensocare
What You Should Know:
- Central Logic has acquired Omaha-based Ensocare, which
automates the referral process for patients from hospital to post-acute care
(PAC) when they are being discharged.
- This acquisition means that Central Logic’s technology
solution will now expand its reach across the care continuum, from acute to
post-acute care—into, through and out of the health system. This combined
capability is key to increasing patient satisfaction while also increasing
patient census by
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Addressing Social Determinants of Health: IT Solutions to Engage Community Resources
What You Should Know:
- The latest report from Chilmark Research examines the
new approaches and tools for utilizing community resources that can address
social determinants of health, giving providers the ability to extend care
beyond the confines of the clinic.
- This research indicates that the next two years will largely bring an expansion of product capabilities with slow and steady growth in implementation as the market better defines key variables and sets standards for
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NeuroFlow Joins Epic App Orchard for Behavioral Health Integration
What You Should Know:
- NeuroFlow,
the leader in technology-enabled behavioral health integration, is now
available to healthcare providers through Epic’s App
Orchard marketplace. NeuroFlow combines provider workflow augmentation
solutions, clinical care dashboards, and a patient-facing application to create
a clinical feedback loop centered around behavioral health.
- Patient generated data including validated assessment
scores, mood and sleep ratings, and journal
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M&A: RxVantage Acquires onPoint Oncology to Expand Offering to Oncology Practices
What You Should Know:
- RxVantage has acquired onPoint Oncology to provide cancer care teams with on-demand access to educational resources, reimbursement data, and analytics.
- The acquisition of onPoint Oncology builds on
RxVantage’s rapidly expanding digital offerings for providers. In April,
RxVantage launched Virtual Meetings to help providers reestablish access to
life science experts amidst the disruptions caused by COVID-19.
RxVantage, the
leading digital
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Aptar Pharma Acquires the Assets of Respiratory Startup Cohero Health
What You Should Know:
- Apstar Pharma acquires the assets of respiratory health company Cohero Health to expands its digital portfolio with a focus on respiratory disease management.
- Cohero Health develops digital tools and technologies to improve respiratory care, reduce avoidable costs, and optimize medication utilization.
AptarGroup, Inc., a global leader in consumer dispensing, active packaging, drug delivery solutions, and services, announces that it has acquired all operating
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Arcadia, PatientPing Expands Partnership to Enhance Real-Time Patient Data for Healthcare Organizations
What You Should Know:
- Arcadia and PatientPing expand partnership to help customers achieve improved post-acute and transitions of care outcomes.
- As part of the expanded partnership, Arcadia Analytics will further integrate real-time health event notifications into comprehensive patient data set for improved care coordination.
Arcadia , a provider of population health management technology, announced today that it has expanded its relationship withPatientPing, a comprehensive
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