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Wellstar Invests $10M to Become First Sharecare-Enabled Health System

by Fred Pennic 03/03/2021 Leave a Comment

Wellstar Invests $10M to Become First Sharecare-Enabled Health System

Wellstar Health System, one of Georgia’s largest and most integrated healthcare systems, and Sharecare, the digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place, announced a strategic partnership to collaborate on unique, market-leading innovations in personalized care delivery, population health, and consumer engagement. Through this partnership, Wellstar also will become the first “Sharecare-enabled” health system in the country, utilizing Sharecare’s solutions to
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11 Best Practices of a Successful Care Model Transformation Plan

by Moha Desai, Principal, Healthcare Strategy & Transformation 02/19/2021 Leave a Comment

Health systems across the country will require a plan to react to government deep spending cuts and revenue shortfalls due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospital services have seen a significant downturn in demand in 2020, and the recent resurgence in cases has led to further decreases. The public health emergency has also resulted in innovation, most notably telehealth, which has been granted temporary pay parity during the pandemic. Still, hospitals and health systems face a year of losses, but
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Vytalize Health to Acquire Patient Financial Experience Platform MedPilot

by Fred Pennic 02/17/2021 Leave a Comment

Patient Financial Engagement Startup MedPilot Raises $1.5M to Fuel Expansion

What You Should Know: - Vytalize Health to acquire patient financial experience platform MedPilot to accelerate data-driven engagement technology to its ACO's Medicare population. - An alumnus of the Cedars-Sinai Accelerator, MedPilot’s platform has already helped over 1 million patients to date and boasts a 97% patient satisfaction score.   Vytalize Health, a leading provider of value-based healthcare announced it is acquiring MedPilot, a Cleveland-based patient financial
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Signify Health Shares Soar More Than 33% in IPO, Valuing Company at Over $7.12B

by Fred Pennic 02/11/2021 Leave a Comment

Signify Health Shares Soar More Than 33% in IPO, Valuing Company at Over $7.12B

What You Should Know: - Shares of Signify Health, a value-based care billing platform for in-home and bundled health services jumped more than 33% in its initial public offering (IPO), valuing the company at over $7.12B. - Today, Signify Health’s CEO Kyle Armbrester will also join the ranks among the youngest CEOs to ever take a company public – notably alongside Bumble’s CEO who also began trading on the NASDAQ today.  - The company raised 564 million by offering 23.5 million
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UPMC Spinout Astrata Launches NLP Platform to Improve Value-Based Care

by Fred Pennic 02/05/2021 Leave a Comment

UPMC Spinout Astrata Launches NLP Platform to Improve Value-Based Care

What You Should Know: - UPMC spinout company Astrata launches a natural language processing (NLP) technology platform that allows health insurers to more efficiently analyze unstructured clinical data. UPMC Enterprises, the innovation and commercialization arm of UPMC has incubated and launched Astrata, a digital healthcare quality company. Astrata uses advanced analytics and natural language processing (NLP) to improve value-based care. Founded by Rebecca Jacobson, M.D., M.S. Astrata
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Anthem Acquires Puerto Rico’s Largest Medicare Advantage Plan

by Fred Pennic 02/04/2021 Leave a Comment

Anthem Acquires Puerto Rico’s Largest Medicare Advantage Plan

What You Should Know: - Anthem, Inc. has entered into an agreement with InnovaCare Health, L.P., to acquire its Puerto Rico-based subsidiaries, including MMM Holdings, LLC (“MMM”) and its Medicare Advantage (MA) plan MMM Healthcare, LLC as well as affiliated companies and Medicaid plan.   - MMM is Puerto Rico’s largest MA plan and one of the fastest-growing vertically integrated healthcare organizations in the United States. - With more than 267,000 MA members and over 305,000
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Epic, Galen Healthcare, Chartis Group Named 2020 Overall Best in KLAS Awards

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Epic, Galen Healthcare, Chartis Group Named 2020 Overall Best in KLAS Awards

What You Should Know: - Epic was named the top Overall Software Suite for the eleventh consecutive year in the Best in KLAS 2021 Software & Services report, released today, which reports on the top vendors for 2020. Epic was also named the top Overall Physician Practice Vendor. Galen Healthcare Solutions was named the top Overall IT Services Firm. The Chartis Group earned the award of top Overall Healthcare Management Consulting Firm, edging out last year’s winner,
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Why CMS Will Lead the 2021 Kidney Care Revolution

by Chris Riopelle, CEO of Strive Health 01/27/2021 Leave a Comment

Why CMS Will Lead the 2021 Kidney Care Revolution

After an unprecedented year, kidney care providers, including nephrologists, dialysis facilities, and care extenders are expecting 2021 to follow suit. We will see an overhaul in reimbursement and major industry shifts, partly led by CMS, that will require providers to advance their capabilities in a way that will usher in more widespread innovation. These new models encourage a shift in treatment approach that will deliver earlier interventions and better outcomes.  The following are
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Aledade Secures $100M for Value-Based Primary Care, Reaching $2.1B Valuation

by Jasmine Pennic 01/19/2021 Leave a Comment

Aledade ACO

What You Should Know: - Aledade raises $100 Million in Series D funding to help more primary care practices thrive in value-based care. - The new funding will power the growth of a nationwide network of more than one million patients by further expanding into Medicare Advantage Contracts. Aledade, a Bethesda, MD-based provider of value-based primary care, today announced it has closed a $100 million Series D funding round following a year of significant growth for its national
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Healthcare PE Firm Heritage Group Launches $300M Health Tech Fund

by Fred Pennic 01/14/2021 Leave a Comment

Heritage Group

What You Should Know: - Healthcare private equity firm Heritage Group launches a $300M fund to invest in high-growth healthcare services and technology companies. - Heritage is backed by some of the leading healthcare organizations in the nation, including large provider systems, payers, and healthcare service providers. Heritage Group, a Nashville, TN-based healthcare-focused private equity firm, today announced the closing of over $300 million in its oversubscribed third fund, an
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