Kevin Agatstein, CEO at Kaid Health
In 2023 I predict that unstructured medical data, which makes up the majority of a patient’s chart, will become too valuable to ignore by both providers and payers. Driven in part by the growth of Medicare Advantage and oncology, both of which require the data within medical notes rather than just claims and labs data, organizations will start to use their unstructured EMR data in entirely new ways.
Rob Cohen, CEO at Bamboo Health
In today’s
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Value-Based Care| VBC-Related News, Analysis, Insights - HIT Consultant
Omada Health, Intermountain, Castell to Establish Integrated, Virtual Care Option for Diabetes Management and Prevention
What You Should Know:
- Omada Health and Castell, an Intermountain value-based care subsidiary, announced a first-of-its kind partnership – creating a new, integrated virtual care model to reach and help more at-risk patients through proven prevention and Diabetes programs.
The new virtual care model expands the access of Omada’s Diabetes Prevention Program and Diabetes Program to patients and caregivers receiving care from Intermountain Healthcare’s primary care providers
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Exec Hires: Icario Appoints Marc Willard as Chief Executive Officer
What You Should Know:
- Icario, the healthcare industry’s largest health action company has appointed Marc Willard as its new CEO.
- Willard will also join Icario’s Board of Directors and Steve Wigginton, Icario’s founding CEO, will remain an investor in and advisor to the company.
Marc Willard Bio/Background
Having spent the last three decades leading and building healthcare technology businesses, Willard brings highly relevant experiences and industry relationships to his new
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Allscripts Rebrands as Veradigm Inc.
What You Should Know:
- Today, Allscripts announced their corporate name change to Veradigm, reflecting their commitment to sustainable growth in each of their market segments (payer, life science & provider), effective January 1, 2023.
- Allscripts had been transitioning its solutions to the Veradigm brand during 2022, and Allscripts will now formally be known as Veradigm.
- Veradigm connects over 300,000 US healthcare providers via the Veradigm Network, helping to facilitate
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7 Buy-Side Considerations for Healthcare M&A in 2023
The shift to value-based care and an abundance of cash in the market are some of the drivers impacting healthcare mergers and acquisitions. These and other trends have been strong over the past few months and are expected to continue, impacting transaction planning for buyers.
If you are considering acquiring a healthcare business in 2023, here are seven things you need to know.
1. Value-based care is becoming a key driver in healthcare M&A
Value-based care
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Why Speech Therapy is an Effective Treatment to Counter the Health Challenge of Social Determinants of Health (SDoH)
Over recent years, the virtual speech therapy delivery model has intersected with a host of healthcare disruptions -- value-based care delivery, the COVID-19 pandemic and the influence of social determinants of health (SDoH) have reshaped healthcare delivery. There has been a seismic move away from a provider-centric delivery model to a patient-centric model. This innovation has been made much easier with the ever-present catalyst of technology and its increased patient acceptance.
Speech
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PwC’s Health Services 2023 Deals Outlook – Volume Remains Resilient Against Headwinds
What You Should Know:
- While megadeals, trading multiples and overall deal values in the health services sector have not been immune to interest rate hikes and recessionary fears, PwC’s 2023 Health Services Deals Outlook report released recently forecasts a strong year ahead.
- Increasing transaction volumes and players embracing value-based care—coupled with large levels of corporate cash and private equity dry powder—are leading to continued expansion for deal volumes in 2023.
Trends
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Tackling the Senior Mental Health Crisis: The Role of the Primary Care Physician
One in five people over the age of 55 has at least one mental health concern, such as anxiety, or depression. As people age and their physical health declines, they can experience feelings of sadness, worry, and even panic. Moreover, debilitating chronic conditions can lead to less independence and more limited social interactions, which can exacerbate mental health challenges. If left untreated, negative thoughts and feelings can intensify, and in some cases lead to suicide attempts or
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Serena Williams-Backed Juno Medical Raises $12M to Expand Tech-Enabled Healthcare Clinics
What You Should Know:
- Juno Medical, the modern doctor's office that's designed for the 99% raises $12M in Series A funding co-led by Julian Eison, Managing Partner at NEXT VENTURES, and Serena Williams, Managing Partner at Serena Ventures. Other notable participants include Vast Ventures, which led Juno’s seed round, Empire State Development’s New York Ventures, TXV Partners, Genius Guild, Gaingels, and previous investors Atento Capital and Humbition.
- Juno’s products and services are
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If You Are Not Using AI for Medical Coding, You Are Not Doing Your Job
A quick, efficient, and well-managed revenue cycle creates a solid foundation for a profitable medical organization. That’s why if you’re responsible for ensuring the health of your organization's revenue cycle and you are not using AI for medical coding, you are not doing your job.
Let me explain.
Some RCM professionals may see medical coding as a small portion of the revenue cycle; however, its reach is wide. The quality and accuracy of medical coding can either negatively or
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