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 Telehealth Coverage and Regulatory Improvements
Healthcare IT Today - (Tuesday December 12, 2023)  Kyle Faget, Partner at Foley & Lardner, highlights the need for expanded coverage and reimbursement for telehealth services, stressing the importance of continued progress in this area. She also sheds light on a significant…  Privia Medical Group Teams Up with Iron Health To Advance OB/GYN Care – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Tuesday December 12, 2023) Privia Medical Group Gulf Coast has launched Privia Wellness in partnership with Iron Health, the companies announced Monday. The program’s services will include medication management and nutrition support for women. |
 Privia Health-backed Texas medical group launches OB/GYN initiative
MobiHealthNews - (Tuesday December 12, 2023) Multi-specialty medical group Privia Medical Group Gulf Coast, part of physician enablement company Privia Health, is partnering with tech-enabled women’s health startup Iron Health to launch an initiative that binds health services with OB/GYN…  Connecting the Clinical Ecosystem to Alleviate Site Burden – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Tuesday December 12, 2023) During the global pandemic, the world saw firsthand how essential clinical trials were in developing medicines to improve health and extend human life. Clinical research sites, including academic medical centers (AMC), non-AMCs and professional… |
 Cigna Ends Acquisition Talks with Humana, Announces $10B Share Repurchase Plan
HIT Consultant - (Tuesday December 12, 2023) What You Should Know: – Health insurer Cigna has called off its attempt to acquire rival Humana after failing to reach an agreement on price, according to sources familiar with the matter, CNBC first reports. –…  How SD-WAN Enables Hybrid Cloud Success in Healthcare
HealthTech Magazine - (Tuesday December 12, 2023) Effective Connections for Hybrid and Multicloud EnvironmentsWhen healthcare organizations started moving workloads to the cloud over the past decade or two, in most cases they didn’t put much thought into how they were connecting… |
 Cybercriminals seek to extort Fred Hutch patients for about $2M
Healthcare IT news - (Monday December 11, 2023) Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center patients are receiving extortion emails stemming from a reported data breach that occurred late last month.WHY IT MATTERS  Cybercriminals seek to extort Fred Hutch patient for about $2M
Healthcare IT news - (Monday December 11, 2023) Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center patients are receiving extortion emails stemming from a reported data breach that occurred late last month.WHY IT MATTERS |
 Medtronic Expands AI-Driven Partnership with Cosmo Pharmaceuticals
HIT Consultant - (Monday December 11, 2023) What You Should Know: – Medtronic announced an expanded AI partnership with Cosmo Pharmaceuticals NV, a pharmaceutical company, to further advance AI-powered solutions in the medical field. – This strategic alliance builds upon the success of…  Veradigm shakes up its leadership – and adds generative AI
Healthcare IT news - (Monday December 11, 2023) Shih-Yin Ho, director of the Veradigm board, is stepping in as the company’s interim chief executive officer, following the departure this past Friday of CEO Richard Poulton.Lee Westerfield, the chief financial officer at Clearsense,… |