Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Activity
OptimizeRx Acquires EvinceMed, a Specialty Drug Prescription Initiation Platform
OptimizeRx, a provider of point-of-care technology solutions helping patients start and stay on therapy announced a definitive agreement to acquire the EvinceMed platform and related assets. EvinceMed is a provider in delivering end-to-end automation for specialty pharmaceutical transactions. The acquisition includes the full Market Access Management Platform
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Patient Access in Healthcare | Revenue Cycle Management
OptimizeRx Acquires EvinceMed, a Specialty Drug Prescription Initiation Platform
What You Should Know:
- OptimizeRx, a provider of point-of-care technology solutions helping patients start and stay on therapy announced a definitive agreement to acquire the EvinceMed platform and related assets. Financial details were not disclosed.
- EvinceMed is a provider in delivering end-to-end automation for specialty pharmaceutical transactions. The acquisition includes the full Market Access Management Platform supporting pharma manufacturers, hub providers and pharmacies to
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House Rx Secures $30M to Optimize the Specialty Pharmacy Experience for Patients and Their Care Teams
What You Should Know:
- Today House Rx, a health technology platform that empowers oncology and rheumatology physician practices with medically integrated dispensing, announced they’ve secured $30 million in financing.
- Founded by two former Flatiron Health executives, Ogi Kavazovic and Tesh Khullar the company has partnered with four medical practices and 30 prescribers since March 2021.
House Rx, a health technology platform focused on improving
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How to Make The Transition to Rules-Based Nurse Scheduling Software
In today’s complex and fast-paced healthcare landscape, the benefits of rules-based nurse scheduling software are undeniable. First, consider the challenges nurses face: they comprise the largest percentage of healthcare professionals, and their role is one of the most demanding. According to a recent study by management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, 22% of nurses are considering leaving their jobs, 60% of which said they were more likely to do so since the beginning of the pandemic.
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UPMC Invests in Kyruus’ Provider Match To Optimize Patient Access
- UPMC, a Pittsburgh-based healthcare provider and insurer, announced it is expanding its strategic partnership with Kyruus to further optimize patient access.
- UPMC has been a Kyruus customer since 2019 and now will be directly investing in the company and collaborating on the future development of Kyruus’ ProviderMatch platform. Last year, UPMC expanded its relationship with Kyruus to enable consumers to find care and book appointments — directly into the
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GoodRx Acquires Pharmacy Services Platform VitaCare for $150M
What You Should Know:- GoodRx announced that it will acquire vitaCare Prescription Services, a tech-enabled pharmacy services platform that expands GoodRx’s offering to pharma manufacturers while improving patient access and adherence to affordable brand drugs.
- Over 500 million brand prescriptions are written every year, yet only half are ever filled. This acquisition will give GoodRx the tools we need to help address this problem and facilitate the brand
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Cedar Launches Cedar Pre to Transform Patient Financial Experience
What You Should Know:
- Cedar launches Cedar Pre to deliver seamless and comprehensive healthcare experiences to consumers preparing for care.
- By leveraging Cedar’s expanded patient engagement suite, providers can empower patients with unprecedented access and affordability from pre-registration and intake through final payment.
Cedar, a New York City-based healthcare financial technology platform built for today’s consumers, today announced the launch of Cedar Pre, an
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Patient Data & Decentralized Web: The Key To A Healthier Future?
Interoperable data and IT systems in healthcare has long been an enigma - many have tried to tackle the challenge, but until now very little has changed. A truly interconnected network that brings together the infinite number of siloed systems used in healthcare services around the world, and even within the same county, has remained elusive. And so too has patient access to their own data. Considered by some as two distinct problems, however in reality the answer to both is the same: web 3.0
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Health Systems Cite Telehealth as Top Tool to Improve Patient Access in 2022
What You Should Know:
- Improving patient access to medical services is a top priority for health system leaders in 2022, according to new research from the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) and KLAS Research.
- According to new research, patient access was identified by health system leaders as the challenge in healthcare that can be best addressed with telehealth in the coming year.
Nearly 99% of health systems identified improving patient access as a “high” or “very high”
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Ochsner Health Selects Kyruus to Simplify Patient Access Across Enterprise
What You Should Know:
- Ochsner Health in Louisiana, is simplifying patient access to care with Kyruus’ provider directory and enhanced search capabilities.
- Patients seeking care online will now have access to rich, up-to-date information on more than 3,000 providers.
Kyruus, a provider search and scheduling solutions for health systems, today announced that Ochsner Health, the largest non-profit, academic health system in Louisiana, is utilizing the company’s provider
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