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To Beat COVID-19, We Need A Modern Approach to Public Health Data

by Ed Simcox, Chief Strategy Officer at LifeOmic 01/20/2021 Leave a Comment

To Beat COVID-19, We Need A Modern Approach to Public Health Data

Ed Simcox, Chief Strategy Officer at LifeOmic The COVID-19 pandemic, which has taken 270,000 American lives to date, has shined a light on another crisis — the U.S. currently has no standardized system for reporting public health data. Health departments all over the country resort to using paper, fax, phone, and email to transmit and receive critical information, and essential healthcare workers are spending precious time retyping data into systems from printed reports and PDFs. At the
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Tech-Enabled PBO RxBenefits Reaches $1.1B Valuation After Recapitalization

by Fred Pennic 01/19/2021 Leave a Comment

Tech-Enabled PBO RxBenefits Reaches $1.1B Valuation After Recapitalization

What You Should Know: - Private equity firm Advent International announced that it has completed a recapitalization of RxBenefits, the employee benefits industry’s first and only technology-enabled pharmacy benefits optimizer (PBO). - The transaction values RxBenefits at approximately $1.1 billion. Advent International (“Advent”), one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors, today announced that it has completed a recapitalization of RxBenefits, the
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20 Recently Launched COVID-19 Vaccine Management Solutions to Know

by Fred Pennic 12/18/2020 Leave a Comment

16 COVID-19 Predictions and Trends for 2021 Executive Roundup 12-Available-COVID-19-Vaccine-Management-Solutions-to-Know-In-Depth-1

An in-depth look at twelve recently released COVID-19 vaccine management solutions as COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed nationwide. 1. Microsoft Microsoft launches a COVID-19 vaccine management platform with partners Accenture and Avanade, EY, and Mazik Global to help government and healthcare customers provide fair and equitable vaccine distribution, administration, and monitoring of vaccine delivery. Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS) has deployed over 230 emergency COVID-19
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Baptist Health Implements First-of-its-Kind ED to PCP Referral Automation

by Jasmine Pennic 10/22/2020 Leave a Comment

Baptist Health Implements First-of-its-Kind ED to PCP Referral Automation

What You Should Know: - Baptist Health deploys first-of-its-kind conversational digital assistant powered by LifeLink for patients who are discharged from the Emergency Department (ED) with referrals. - Since launch, the conversational chatbot solution, which engages patients with mobile messaging to recommend follow-up care, the number of PCP appointment requests have increased by 15%. The technology is integrated into Cerner and Salesforce, personalizing the patient experience by
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How Data Silos Are Ruining the Modern Healthcare Industry

by Rob Wiley, SVP of Product at Formstack 09/09/2020 Leave a Comment

How Data Silos Are Ruining the Modern Healthcare Industry

Rob Wiley, SVP of Product at Formstack With new administrative requirements and an increasingly competitive market, the job of a healthcare professional is no longer just about providing care to patients. In fact, healthcare professionals now spend an average of 10 hours per week on paperwork and administrative tasks, according to a 2018 survey from Medscape. This can be frustrating, and it’s only compounded when healthcare workers have to enter the same exact information over and over
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Humana Taps Salesforce to Power its Enterprise Clinical Operating Model

by Fred Pennic 09/03/2020 Leave a Comment

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What You Should Know: Health insurer Humana has selected Salesforce to deliver a more connected, personalized healthcare experience for its members. - Through a new multi-year agreement, Humana will capitalize on infrastructure and capabilities offered by Salesforce Health Cloud to create an integrated health experience for its members. Health insurer Humana has inked a new multi-year agreement with Salesforce to deploy Salesforce Health Cloud to help power its Enterprise Clinical
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Bridge Connector Lands $25.5M to Expand Healthcare Integration Platform

by Fred Pennic 08/18/2020 Leave a Comment

Bridge Connector

What You Should Know: - Bridge Connector raises $25.5 million in Series B funding to advance interoperability layer for healthcare organizations as demand for integrated health data intensifies during COVID-19 pandemic. - The investment will support the growth of Destinations, the company’s new integration-platform-as-a-service (iPaaS) that connects health data systems using use-case-based interoperability blueprints to speed integrations with major vendors. Bridge Connector, a
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Salesforce, CVS Health Integrates COVID-19 Return to Work and Campus Solutions

by Fred Pennic 08/10/2020 Leave a Comment

Salesforce, CVS Health Integrates COVID-19 Return to Work and Campus Solutions

What You Should Know: - Salesforce and CVS Health announced a strategic relationship to help organizations, including employers and universities, return critical populations to the workplace or campus. With this new joint offering, which combines Salesforce Work.com capabilities with CVS Health’s Return Ready, worksite and campus locations will be able to provide complementary services for wellness assessments, COVID-19 testing and manual contact
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Mayo Clinic to Automate Patient Triage in ED to Reduce Physician Burden, Optimize Emergency Room Visits

by Fred Pennic 07/02/2020 Leave a Comment

Mayo Clinic to Automate Predictive Patient Triage in ED to Reduce Physician Burden, Optimize Emergency Room Visits

What You Should Know: - Mayo Clinic has inked a partnership Diagnostic Robotics to automate their patient triage system – allowing Mayo Clinic to make quicker, smarter decisions for patients when limited medical resources are available. - The new AI-driven platform will supplement the physician decision-making process in real-time by assisting with the clinical intake of patients – analyzing a simple questionnaire filled out by patients and rapidly determining their symptoms, test
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How Social Determinants of Health Will Impact the Future of Benefit Coverages

by Kevin Riley, SVP and General Manager, Vlocity Health 06/18/2020 Leave a Comment

How Social Determinants of Health Will Impact the Future of Benefit Coverages

Kevin Riley, SVP and General Manager, Vlocity Health Do you have access to healthy foods, transportation to a doctor, high-speed internet for telemed appointments, or a roof over your head? These are assumptions that most of us take for granted, and are not the questions that insurers usually take into consideration. But, as they look to increase member outcomes and foster long-term customer loyalty, considering the changing needs of many consumers in the face of today’s current affairs, it’s
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