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Digital Health Exec Hires: Transcarent Appoints CMO, Carium, Tegria, Swift Medical, GoCheckKids, Others

by Fred Pennic 03/17/2023 Leave a Comment

Transcarent appoints Dr. Randy Hawkins as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and will report to Transcarent Chief Executive Officer, Glen Tullman. As CMO, Dr. Hawkins will oversee the organization’s clinical quality initiatives and support the organization’s health analytics strategy. Swift Medical has appointed Brian Litten as its new Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Litten brings decades of healthcare leadership experience across health plans, provider organizations, regulatory
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Exec Hires: ModMed Appoints Jody Beaverson as Chief People Officer

by Fred Pennic 01/12/2023 Leave a Comment

Exec Hires: ModMed Appoints Jody Beaverson as Chief People Officer

What You Should Know: - Practice-technology leader ModMed appointed Jody Beaverson as its Chief People Officer and will further commit the company to its people as it grows in the healthcare specialty-specific software space. - As ModMed’s chief people officer, Ms. Beaverson will be a central member of the executive leadership team and she will have responsibility for all aspects of the working experience of ModMed’s employees, including using her strategic leadership skills to champion
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Exec Hires: Former WebMD Exec Joins ODAIA as New Chief Commercial Officer

by Digital Health Executive Hires 01/11/2023 Leave a Comment

Exec Hires: Former WebMD Exec Joins ODAIA as New Chief Commercial Officer

What You Should Know: - ODAIA, the company empowering pharma’s next generation of engagement with healthcare professionals through predictive analytics announces the appointment of Dr. Eric Trépanier (Pharm.D, CFA) as its new Chief Commercial Officer.  - As Chief Commerical Officer, Trépanier will drive sales of ODAIA’s MAPTUAL Sphere and MAPTUAL Field products, which aim to expand and deepen relationships between physicians and the commercial teams and sales reps at pharma
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WebMD Strikes Deal with Patient Communications Platform Artera

by Jasmine Pennic 12/07/2022 Leave a Comment

WebMD Strikes Deal with Patient Communications Platform Artera

What You Should Know: - Today, WebMD and patient communications platform provider Artera (formerly WELL Health) announced data integration that will enable providers (health systems and hospitals) to digitally communicate and engage patients on important education and information about medication affordability programs. - The collaboration reduces the cost of care while also improving patient adherence to prescriptions -- which is a key challenge for providers -- by connecting with
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A Glimpse of the Holy Grail for Healthcare Cost Transparency

by Walt Tegtmeier at Rx Savings Solutions 08/11/2022 Leave a Comment

A Glimpse of the Holy Grail for Healthcare Cost Transparency

Imagine being told which car or computer you must buy and just forking over whatever it costs. Even if you might only be paying a portion of it, would you simply get out the checkbook? For decades American consumers have been writing blank checks for healthcare. Given that healthcare costs and consumers’ share of them continue to climb, we’ve all longed for the ability to see all options for medical procedures and prescriptions covered by our health plan and to choose the lowest-cost,
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A Hybrid, Technology-Driven Approach to Overcome Coding and RCM Staff Shortages

by Cheryl Cruver, Chief Revenue Officer, AGS Health 08/03/2022 Leave a Comment

A Hybrid, Technology-Driven Approach to Overcome Coding and RCM Staff Shortages

Exacerbated by pandemic-induced burnout, resignations, and even terminations1, chronic coding and revenue cycle management (RCM) staffing shortages have healthcare organizations struggling to find ways to keep revenue flowing despite a lack of qualified professionals to handle critical processes. It is a situation that has been brewing for years, as too few qualified professionals are entering professions that are expanding more rapidly than ever before. According to the American Hospital
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Sharecare to Go Public in SPAC IPO Deal, Reaching $3.9B Valuation

by Fred Pennic 02/12/2021 Leave a Comment

Sharecare to Go Public in SPAC IPO Deal, Reaching $3.9B Valuation

What You Should Know: - Digital health company Sharecare and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Falcon Capital Acquisition Corp, today announced an agreement to merge to go public on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol SHCR at enterprise value of $3.9B. - The transaction is expected to be funded through a combination of Falcon's $345 million of cash in trust (assuming no redemptions) supported by a $425 million fully committed PIPE at $10.00 per share and the Anthem
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Executive Hires: Walgreens Appoints New CEO, Cityblock Health, Innovaccer, Others

by Jasmine Pennic 02/05/2021 Leave a Comment

Walgreens CEO Rosalind Brewer Steps Down, Interim CEO Appointed

Walgreens appoints Rosalind (Roz) Brewer as the company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective on March 15, 2021. Brewer will also join the WBA Board of Directors upon assuming the role. She succeeds Stefano Pessina who, as previously announced, will transition to the role of Executive Chairman of the Board of WBA. Brewer, 58, will become the first Black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company. Former Livongo President, Jennifer Schneider, has joined Cityblock Health’s Board of
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Top 60 Health IT/Digital Health Mergers & Acquisitions in 2019

by Fred Pennic 12/27/2019 Leave a Comment

Kareo Sells Managed Billing Services Business to Health Prime International

- From Google's acquisition of Fitbit to Philips acquisition of Carestream Health's health IT business, here is a look at some of the biggest health IT/digital health mergers & acquisitions in 2019 by each quarter. Q1 M&A Activity Johnson & Johnson Acquires Auris Health for $3.4B to Expand Digital Surgery Portfolio Johnson & Johnson acquiresAuris Health, a developer of robotic technologies for $3.4 billion in cash. Auris Health is a privately-held developer of
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Research: October Health IT M&A Activity, Public Company Performance

by Healthcare Growth Partners (HGP) 11/08/2019 Leave a Comment

Research: October Health IT M&A Activity, Public Company Performance

- Healthcare Growth Partners (HGP) summary of Health IT/digital health merger & acquisition (M&A) activity, and public company performance during the month of October 2019 During the month of October, Health IT continued its evolution into an amorphous market that is increasingly trending away from a specialized niche of healthcare and into a key component of larger sectors such as Enterprise Software, HR Administration, Insurance, Care Delivery, Suppliers, and BioPharma. The
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