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Magenta Medical Raises $55M for World’s Smallest Heart Pump

by Syed Hamza Sohail 05/03/2023 Leave a Comment

Magenta Medical Raises $55M for World’s Smallest Heart Pump

What You Should Know: Magenta Medical, the developer of the world’s smallest heart pump, announced today a $55M financing round led by global healthcare investment manager OrbiMed, with participation from existing investors New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Pitango VC, and ALIVE - Israel HealthTech Fund.The financing will be used, among other things, to advance the clinical programs of the company’s product in the United States toward its first FDA
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Elevating Workplace Safety to Combat Healthcare Violence Against Workers

by Katherine Virkstis, VP of Clinical Advisory Services, at Get Well 05/03/2023 Leave a Comment

Workplace Safety: The Most Important KPI for Healthcare Leaders Today

The healthcare workforce is in crisis. From devastating staffing shortages to unmanageable levels of stress and burnout, today’s healthcare workers are desperate for some relief. Unfortunately, exacerbating these already significant challenges is an increasing rate of workplace violence in healthcare.  According to the results of a study published recently in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, about one-third of public healthcare workers have experienced at least one incident
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Emcara Health Taps Innovaccer to Accelerate Scale in Value-Based Care

by Syed Hamza Sohail 05/02/2023 Leave a Comment

Emcara Health Taps Innovaccer to Accelerate Scale in Value-Based Care

What You Should Know: Innovaccer Inc. announced that Emcara Health, PopHealthCare’s national value-based medical group that delivers advanced in-home primary care for seniors and vulnerable populations, has selected Innovaccer’s Best in KLAS data platform to accelerate its ability to drive growth and rapidly scale Emcara Health’s integrated care solution to more communities nationwide.The Innovaccer data platform will enhance Emcara Health’s ability to create unified patient records that
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MedCrypt Funds Medical Device Usable Security Research at Tufts University

by Jasmine Pennic 04/28/2023 Leave a Comment

MedCrypt

What You Should Know: - MedCrypt, Inc., a proactive cybersecurity solutions provider for medical device manufacturers, announced its financing of the School of Engineering for a Tufts University fellowship program that will support research focusing on the investigation of medical device security and threat modeling. - MedCrypt acknowledges the vital role that evidence-based security practices play in the MedTech industry and recognizes the need to address the existing gaps. Additionally,
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5 Digital Health Executives Share Their Key Takeaways from HIMSS23

by Fred Pennic 04/27/2023 Leave a Comment

HIMSS23 Executive Takeaways

John Erwin, CEO of Carenet Health I was pleased with the robust turnout at HIMSS this year; it does seem like the healthcare industry is making up for the lost time from the pandemic. The topics that dominated the conference included teasing out the nuanced approach to safely deploying Chat GPT/AI into the industry (and when not to), health equity, and the patient journey. Workforce burnout continues to be a major issue in healthcare, though I think we could have
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Closing Racial Disparities in Patient Portal Usage

by Lindsay Zimmerman, PhD, MPH VP, Bartosch Patient Activation Institute, Upfront Healthcare 04/26/2023 Leave a Comment

Closing the Racial Gap in Patient Portal Usage

Over the last decade, the healthcare industry has experienced an explosion of digital innovation. Simultaneously, shifting consumer preferences around convenience and access to care has accelerated the pace of technology adoption at unprecedented speed, especially in the wake of the pandemic.  The value of these digital tools is manifold: healthcare enterprises report increased operational efficiency, higher quality care delivery, cost savings, and the potential to deliver a more
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What Is A HIPAA-Compliant Infrastructure?

by Robert Agar, Contributor for Atlantic.Net  04/26/2023 Leave a Comment

HIPAA Audits

U.S. healthcare companies must comply with the data security and privacy standards defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The purpose of the legislation is to safeguard the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI) and electronic protected health information (ePHI). Failure to comply with HIPAA regulations can result in serious financial fines and reputational damage.  What Determines HIPAA Compliance? Organizations
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VA, Rockefeller Foundation Expand Food is Medicine Programs for Veterans

by Strategic Partnerships 04/25/2023 Leave a Comment

Veterans Affairs, Rockefeller Foundation Expand Food is Medicine Programs

What You Should Know: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and The Rockefeller Foundation are teaming up to expand Food is Medicine programs, from medically tailored meals to produce prescription programs, at key VA health care facilities across the country.VA and The Rockefeller Foundation will support two Produce Prescription pilot projects and associated research pilot programs at VA health care systems in Salt Lake City, Utah and Houston, Texas, with the goal of
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M&A: LexisNexis Risk Solutions Acquires Human API

by Fred Pennic 04/25/2023 Leave a Comment

M&A: LexisNexis Risk Solutions Acquires Human API

What You Should Know: - LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, part of RELX, today announced it has acquired Human API, a provider of a proprietary consumer-driven data platform. - Together, LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Human API will deliver a next-generation consumer consent management solution that enables more seamless delivery of data. This approach empowers consumers with better access to their healthcare data and insurance resources that can improve care coordination and automate life
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6 Ways Health Payors Can Leverage Intelligent Document Processing for Cost Savings

by Tom McCann, Growth Strategy & Business Development, Instabase 04/25/2023 Leave a Comment

6 Ways Health Payors Can Leverage Intelligent Document Processing for Cost Savings

The prevailing global economic conditions are negatively impacting the healthcare industry. Continuing staff shortages, endemic COVID-19, high inflation rates, and supply chain disruptions continue to drive medical costs higher, worsening what is already a persistent challenge for health insurers.  To offset rising healthcare costs, health insurance payors are challenged to find ways to contain their own costs by streamlining their processes and tightening their belts, which invariably
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