What You Should Know:
- Nine out of ten healthcare executives believe a well-designed, consumer-facing mobile app would help their organization achieve its digital strategy goals, according to a recent survey commissioned by Gozio Health, a location-aware mobile engagement platform provider.
- 82% of health system executives plan to increase investment in patient-facing mobile technology over the next three years.
The Role of Digital Platforms in Healthcare
A survey of 272 health
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Executive Roundtable: Can Innovation Alleviate Clinician Burnout?
The U.S. Surgeon General’s recent advisory about clinician burnout cited numerous societal, cultural, structural, and organizational causes—including excessive workloads, administrative burden, and lack of organizational support. The potential fallout of this trajectory is alarming: The advisory cites the Association of American Medical Colleges’ estimate on clinician demand outpacing supply, with an anticipated shortage of between
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HPG Acquires HIT Consulting Services Provider HDS
What You Should Know:
- Healthcare Performance Group, Inc. (HPG) acquires Health Data Specialists, LLC (HDS), a healthcare IT consulting firm with expertise in Epic, Siemens, and Cerner platforms serving more than 300 hospitals and health systems.
- The HPG consulting team includes IT and informatics experts as well as nurses, pharmacists, lab technicians, radiology experts, certified revenue cycle professionals, medical executives, program managers and project managers. These backgrounds
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UCI Health Partners with Luna to Expand Access to Care with In-Home Outpatient Physical Therapy
What You Should Know:
- Luna, the leading provider of in-home physical therapy, has teamed up with UCI Health, to expand access to patient care by providing in-home physical therapy across Orange County, California.
- With a focus on evidence-based care, UCI Health is the only academic health system in Orange County and the clinical arm of the University of California, Irvine. Through the collaboration, UCI Health will leverage Luna’s platform to coordinate and deliver in-home physical
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COVID-19: Addressing the Urgent Mental Health Needs of Frontline Workers
It is no secret that one by-product of the ongoing pandemic is an exacerbation of the country’s mental health crisis. According to research from Johns Hopkins, one in four Americans experience a mental health disorder in a typical year. Yet among adults in the U.S. rates of depression have steadily climbed from 8.5% before the pandemic to an alarming 32.8% in October of 2021, according to research published in The Lancet Regional Health—Americas.
While it is vital that health systems rush
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3 Lessons Learned to Build A More Resilient Pharmacy
Winston Churchill had great insight when he said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Although he was talking about seizing opportunities during the darkest hours of World War II, there are parallels to today, especially when thinking about the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare organizations have learned—and continue to learn—much about the strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. healthcare system during a prolonged crisis. It would be unfortunate if we didn’t use this information to usher in
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Transcarent Appoints Peter Bridges as New Chief Commercial Officer
What You Should Know:
- Transcarent, a new, different, and better health and care experience company for employees of self-insured employers and their families appoints Peter Bridges as its new Chief Commercial Officer.
- As Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Bridges will lead Transcarent’s sales, channel partnerships, provider relations, and consultant relations teams as Transcarent continues its rapid market expansion with the country’s most innovative self-insured employers and health
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Regard Raises $15.3M for AI Co-Pilot to Diagnose Medical Conditions
What You Should Know:
- Regard (formerly known as HealthTensor), a L.A.-based software company developing an artificial intelligence (AI) co-pilot for physicians to help diagnose medical conditions, announced its $15.3 million in Series A funding led by Calibrate Ventures and Foundry Group, with participation from additional investors.
- The funding will be used to help grow the Regard team to support more clients, reduce integration time and expedite reach to new physicians and hospitals,
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Chicago ARC Launches Health Equity Innovation Venture Collaborative
What You Should Know:
- The Chicago ARC, a new venture collaborative focused on accelerating health equity solutions, has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with the University of Chicago Medicine and Sinai Chicago — as the organization’s first Founding Healthcare Partners. The Chicago ARC also officially welcomed Kate Merton, Ph.D., as its executive director.
- The Chicago ARC was founded on the belief that where you live, work and play should be positive drivers of your health
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Olive Launches Autonomous Revenue Cycle (ARC) Suite
What You Should Know:
- Olive, the automation company creating the Internet of Healthcare, today launched its Autonomous Revenue Cycle (ARC), the company's flagship Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) suite of solutions.
- Olive's ARC is designed to handle tedious, time-consuming administrative tasks in the revenue cycle, allowing healthcare organizations to get paid quicker while reducing the risk of uncompensated care.
Automate the Revenue Cycle Management Process
Managing revenue
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