- Population health management company Canno Health acquires certain assets of the operations of Primary Care Physicians of Hollywood (PCP). - The union of Cano Health and PCP creates one of the largest independent primary care providers in Florida with 53 facilities serving 73,000 patients.Cano Health, LLC, a leading population health management company and operator of primary care medical centers in Florida, is thrilled to announce that it has acquired certain assets of the operations of
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Population health management
Led by Cigna Ventures, Arcadia Raises $29.5M to Expand Population Health Management Platform
- Arcadia, a Boston-based population health management company announces that it has received $29.5 million in Series D funding, led by Cigna Ventures. - Arcadia’s population health management technology platform Arcadia Analytics was purpose-built to support economic success under value-based care. Population health management technology company Arcadia today announced at the 38th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference has closed a fully-subscribed growth equity investment of $29.5M led by
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How Back-End Technologies Will Help Improve Patient Outcomes In 2020
For years, healthcare organizations have faced unique barriers to technological innovation. Enterprise-wide issues of disconnected systems and data, the slow speed of application creation, implementation, and maintenance, a lack of mobile capabilities, and the challenges of ensuring security, privacy, and compliance have made it difficult to innovate quickly to improve patient outcomes.
However, this paradigm is changing. In 2020, we will see big changes as healthcare organizations embrace the
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Top 60 Health IT/Digital Health Mergers & Acquisitions in 2019
- From Google's acquisition of Fitbit to Philips acquisition of Carestream Health's health IT business, here is a look at some of the biggest health IT/digital health mergers & acquisitions in 2019 by each quarter.
Q1 M&A Activity
Johnson & Johnson Acquires Auris Health for $3.4B to Expand Digital Surgery Portfolio
Johnson & Johnson acquiresAuris Health, a developer of robotic technologies for $3.4 billion in cash. Auris Health is a privately-held developer of
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Philips, Humana Partner on 2 Pilot Programs to Improve Care for At-Risk Medicare Advantage Members
- Philips and Human collaborate on new pilot programs designed to help support independent living for at-risk Medicare Advantage members by providing 24/7 access to care. - Humana is identifying a pilot group of members with severe CHF. Philips is providing members with kits that include an interactive tablet that syncs data from connected measurement devices via wireless technology. - Humana is identifying members who are at-risk and offering them Philips Lifeline medical alert service,
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Dedalus to Acquire Agfa’s HCIS Business: Impact on European EMR Market
Yesterday Agfa announced it had entered exclusive negotiations with Dedalus Holding to sell part of its Healthcare IT business, specifically the business tied to its EMR and Integrated Care offerings. The facts are:- In May 2019 Agfa stated it would explore selling its Hospital IT and Integrated Care (HCIS) solutions business.- This process was brought a step forward towards the conclusion yesterday with the announcement that the deal (valued at €945M) would be completed during Q2 2020, and
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3 Underfunded Areas Essential To The Success of Value-Based Care
- Third annual Top of Mind for Top Health Systems survey from the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) reveals value-based care depends on three underfunded technologies. - KLAS Research shows patient engagement, data analytics, and precision medicine drives better treatments, but barriers remain.As healthcare continues to shift toward value-based care, technology that boosts patient engagement, harnesses all available data for informed decision-making and enables more effective treatments will
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Geisinger Launches Solution for Women to Request, Store, and Share Breast Health Records
- Geisinger has selected Life Image’s Mammosphere solution to enhance its breast health care offering for women. - Mammosphere is a digital tool that allows women to request, store, and share their breast health records, including prior mammograms, which are essential for accurate and efficient cancer detection.- By putting women in control of their own prior images and records, Mammosphere is overcoming some of the biggest hurdles in breast health management — helping Geisinger to streamline
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88% of Hospitals Plan to Invest in Remote Patient Monitoring Solutions to Support Value-Based Care
- 88% of health systems and hospitals surveyed have invested or plan to invest in remote patient monitoring solutions to support their organizational transitions to value-based care, according to the latest Spyglass Consulting Group report. - Healthcare provider investments in RPM solutions are being driven by several underlying market factors including exploding healthcare costs, a rising aging baby boomer population, the increased prevalence of chronic disease, and continuous healthcare
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3 Digital Solutions Driving The Primary Care Practice for the 21st Century
- Latest Chilmark report evaluates new patient-facing AI tools, remote care platforms and telehealth solutions for impact to primary care infrastructures.- The 33-page report covers in-depth primary care tech such as chatbots, AI assistants and symptom checkers as well as behavioral health platforms.- Report includes 11 short profiles of major and promising vendors, with three to four vendors identified per solution type that includes product differentiators and vendor-specific impact on access,
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