As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to change healthcare operations in the world, foundational systems are being adapted to meet these new demands. Sometimes it takes extreme circumstances to see the cracks in a system. COVID-19 has exposed areas with more room for improvement in the healthcare system, such as optimizing operational efficiency. Organizations and individuals have changed their interactions, processes, ways of working, treatment plans, and even foundational technology. As the
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Change Healthcare Launches SmartPay Integration with Epic MyChart to Improve Patient Payments
What You Should Know:
- Change
Healthcare's SmartPay integration with Epic MyChart helps facilitate patient
payments both pre- and post-service, and connectivity with Hyperspace® creates
a “one-stop shop” experience that lets providers' staff stay within Epic to
process point-of-service payments.
- Change Healthcare’s SmartPay Payment Integration for
MyChart and encrypted device integration is available in the Epic App Orchard.
Change
Healthcare announced the launch of its
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Change Healthcare Offers Providers Free Access to Lab Orders/Results for COVID-19 Tests
What You Should Know:
- Change Healthcare offers healthcare providers free
access to lab orders and results for COVID-19 tests through one of the nation’s
largest lab networks and adds in-home testing.
- The Change Healthcare Clinical Network expands test
ordering through one of the nation’s largest lab networks and adds in-home
testing.
- Providers can choose labs from one of the nation’s
largest lab networks, with over 1,400 lab testing sites, of which over more
than 100 are
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8 in 10 Consumers Stated COVID-19 Made Telehealth “Indispensable” in Healthcare Delivery
What You Should Know:
- 8 in 10 consumers said COVID-19 made telehealth “an indispensable part of the healthcare system, according to a new study commissioned by Change Healthcare.
- 2020 Change Healthcare - Harris Poll Consumer
Experience Index reveals 65% said they plan to use telehealth more after the
pandemic, and 78% said COVID-19 has shown how badly the U.S. needs more
telehealth options.
A majority of consumers agreed COVID-19 will
fundamentally change healthcare delivery
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COVID-19: Why Designers Must Play A Larger Role in Healthcare’s Future
The coronavirus outbreak has brought epic casualties as more than 7.3 million cases have been confirmed globally and more than 413,000 people--and counting--are known to have died. In the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown flaws in our medical system, from basic preparedness to the coordinated distribution of medical equipment. Within this global tragedy, there are stories of heroism and renewed mind power and energy addressing health care.
In reaction to shortages, we’re
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Adobe, Change Healthcare and Microsoft Launch Consumer Healthcare Platform
What You Should Know:
- Collaboration with Adobe and Microsoft creates a unique, scalable, and more secure consumer solution to address rising demand for more transparent and streamlined healthcare experience.
- The Connected Consumer Health™ suite is delivered in a software-as-a-service model, with speedy deployment, no hardware to procure, and minimal IT resources required for customers to access and use the platform.
Today Change Healthcare unveiled the
Connected Consumer Health
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Change Healthcare Launches COVID-19 Research Database Using De-Identified Data to Track Disease Progression
What You Should Know:
- Change Healthcare announced a new online COVID-19 research database to track disease progression, treatment efficacy, for qualified public and private healthcare organizations using de-identified data to understand disease progression and improve intervention.
- Actionable insight “beyond the diagnosis” enables health researchers to better understand COVID-19 progression, intervention effectiveness, and impacts on the healthcare system.
Today
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Change Healthcare Buys Back Pharmacy Network for $213M in Cash
What You Should Know:
- Change Healthcare buys back pharmacy network eRx Network (eRx) for $212.9 million-plus cash on the balance sheet.
- eRx Network runs a network connected to about 59,000 pharmacies that process more than 1.5 billion transactions annually and also markets insurance verification, e-prescribing, and claims billing services, among others.
Change
Healthcare buys
back pharmacy unit eRx Network (“eRx”),
a leading provider of comprehensive, innovative,
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Kaufman Hall Acquires Change Healthcare’s Connected Analytics Business
What You Should Know:
- Kaufman Hall Acquires Change Healthcare’s analytics explorer, performance manager, and other data capabilities to create the industry’s most robust EPM software, data, and analytics platform.
- The acquisition unites the strengths of two industry leaders in healthcare technology, empowering clients to improve operational, clinical, and financial performance.
Kaufman, Hall & Associates, LLC, a provider of enterprise performance management (EPM) software,
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KLAS Healthcare BI & Analytics Report: Is Microsoft Gaining Momentum?
- New KLAS report finds Microsoft’s business intelligence (BI) solution has surged in the healthcare BI and analytics market, due largely to the option of packaging the solution with Azure, Microsoft’s cloud data storage solution.
- KLAS report finds Microsoft is tied with Health Catalyst for the second most considerations in healthcare BI and wins nearly all deals in which they are considered.
The healthcare business intelligence (BI) and analytics
market has become crowded, with
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