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Analysis: November 2019 Health IT M&A Activity, Public Company Performance

by Healthcare Growth Partners (HGP) 12/06/2019 Leave a Comment

Analysis: November 2019 Health IT M&A Activity, Public Company Performance

– Healthcare Growth Partners' (HGP) summary of Health IT/digital health mergers & acquisition (M&A) activity, and public company performance during the month of November 2019We did a doubletake when we noticed all of the HGP healthcare indices climbed approximately 10% during the month of November.  Year-to-date, the S&P 500 is up over 25% and the HGP healthcare indices are all hovering in that range.  In the two month period since September, when talk of universal healthcare reached
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Waystar Acquires AI-Powered Revenue Cycle Platform Recondo Technology

by Fred Pennic 12/04/2019 Leave a Comment

Waystar Acquires Recondo Technology

- Waystar acquires Recondo Technology, a provider of revenue cycle automated solutions powered by robotic process automated (RPA). - Recondo brings additional artificial intelligence and machine-learning technologies to Waystar’s broad portfolio of solutions.- With new capabilities, improved data efficacy and a larger team, Waystar can help healthcare organizations consolidate vendors and capture more revenue.Waystar, a provider of revenue cycle technology, today announced the acquisition of
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Can Consumer Price Transparency in Healthcare Live Up to the Hype?

by Meg Koepke, Vice President of Strategy at NovuHealth 11/22/2019 Leave a Comment

Meg Koepke, Vice President of Strategy at NovuHealth

There has been a lot of discussion in recent weeks and months about price transparency in healthcare. The idea is simple—payers and providers reveal the rates they pay or charge for health services in order to help consumers make better choices. Despite the hype surrounding price transparency, it will undoubtedly come with a whole set of realities and limitations—there are a variety of factors that go into setting prices, and in many cases, the prices that get posted don’t reflect the price
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RCM: Getting the Most from Your State’s All-Payer Claims Database

by Samir Panchal, Consultant, Freed Associates 11/18/2019 Leave a Comment

RCM: Getting the Most from Your State’s All-Payer Claims Database

This past year, California became the latest (and largest) state to legislatively mandate an all-payer claims database (APCD). As the name implies, an APCD is a statewide repository of all claims information from a state’s health care payers, including both commercial and government. The intent of an APCD is to help policymakers and others better understand the drivers of health care use and costs and spot usage trends across networks, facilities, and geographies. An APCD could also help assess
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Price Transparency: Why Hospitals Need to Focus On Understanding Their Data

by Tara Bradley, Chief Operating Officer, Vitalware 11/12/2019 Leave a Comment

Price Transparency: Why Hospitals Need to Focus On Understanding Their Data

This year, hospital price transparency took a front seat after CMS issued a new set of rules and requirements. While they haven’t been written into law just yet, these rules will help set a framework for the kinds of requirements that are likely to become standard soon. With that in mind, now is the time to begin preparing for the inevitable. Creating a proactive response to the new changes as well as the evolving competitive environment and expected a response from consumers is essential for
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Fueling EHR Innovation by Outsourcing e-Prescribing Development

by G. Cameron Deemer, President of DrFirst 11/05/2019 Leave a Comment

Fueling EHR Innovation by Outsourcing e-Prescribing Development

Health IT software – and EHRs in particular – are widely criticized for their inefficient workflows and unfriendly user interfaces. Unhappy end-users may blame EHR vendors for failing to deliver great software, perhaps not realizing that health IT companies struggle to balance limited financial and human resources and must choose between meeting ever-changing regulatory demands and creating innovative updates that improve the user experience.  Consider this: every year, vendors must make dozens
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Leveraging Healthcare CRM Tools to Deliver Better Patient Experiences

by Dan Lavelle, VP of Healthcare Marketing at Evariant 09/24/2019 Leave a Comment

Leveraging HCRM to Deliver Better Patient Experiences

Consumers and patients have high expectations for their care providers – they want convenience, personalization, and increasingly, price transparency. We’ve all come to know this as the “Amazon experience”. Yet, hospitals and health systems are different from other businesses, handling more sensitive and personal information while also delivering an often life-saving service. And while that is true, consumers now experience the world holistically and expect the same level of care and
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Simplee Integrates Patient Financial Engagement Platform with Cerner RCM Solution

by Jasmine Pennic 09/23/2019 Leave a Comment

Simplee Integrates Patient Financial Engagement Platform with Cerner RCM Solution

- Simplee integrates their patient financial engagement platform with Cerner’s revenue cycle management portfolio and consumer technology. - The integration makes it simple, efficient for providers to transform medical billing and payments into consumer-friendly experience.Simplee and Cerner Corporation today announced a new relationship aimed at price transparency, convenient billing and personalized payments options for consumers. Healthcare organizations will soon be able to use this
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Walmart Health Taps Zotec Partners to Power Patient Financial Experience

by Fred Pennic 09/20/2019 Leave a Comment

Walmart Health Taps Zotec Partners to Power Patient Financial Experience

- Walmart Health has formed an end-to-end RCM technology and services relationship with Zotec Partners to simplify the healthcare financial experience processes for its customers, including primary care, dental, vision, and mental health services. - Zotec’s technology will enable Walmart Health patients to schedule and register for appointments ahead of time, confirm or change insurance and demographic information, see estimated cost for services, receive text and email updates, efficiently
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UnitedHealthcare Accelerator + Techstars Unveils Inaugural 2019 Class of 10 Startups

by Fred Pennic 09/12/2019 Leave a Comment

UnitedHealthcare Accelerator + Techstars Unveils 2019 Class of 10 Startups

- UnitedHealthcare Accelerator powered by Techstars unveils 2019 class of 10 health tech startups focused on innovation in digital health and wellness. - Final group of 10 was narrowed down from hundreds of startups from 33 different countries across the globe. - Three-month accelerator will provide mentorship and access to capital to help iterate on their business models.UnitedHealthcare Accelerator powered by Techstars, today announced inaugural 2019 class of ten health tech startups focused
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