The following is a guest article by Chris Menier, President of VIA AIOPS at Vitria Technology.
For healthcare providers and payers, improving the experience of members and patients requires replacing disconnected legacy systems with agile…
With a dedicated focus on hearing care, the funding will strengthen Tuned’s ability to bridge the gap between audiologists and the general public as a key employee benefit
Tuned, a digital hearing health company focused…
Happy President’s Day!
I hope that each of you has had a wonderful holiday. A massive thank you to all of those in healthcare who are still working on the holiday.
I thought this quote from…
For the 108th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we decided to mix things up. Regular listeners will know that last episode we talked about Generative AI (ChatGPT being one example) in healthcare. With that context in mind, we thought it would be fun for this episode to let ChatGPT take…
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Acquisition further advances CVS Health’s care delivery strategy for consumers
CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) and Oak Street Health (NYSE: OSH) have entered into a definitive agreement under which CVS Health will acquire Oak Street Health in an all-cash transaction at $39 per share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $10.6 billion.
Oak Street Health is…
Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
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A survey of 2,600 AHIMA members found that about 80% of healthcare organizations are collecting social determinants of health data. The bad news: Organizations face multiple challenges…
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
6 Organizations Approved As Initial QHINs Under TEFCA. CommonWell, eHealth Exchange, Epic, Health Gorilla, Kno2, and KONZA were named the inaugural QHINs. The announcement wasn’t much of a surprise, but John said it will be interesting to see which technology vendors ultimately get behind which QHINs. Read more…
Exploring LG’s Partnership With Amwell. LG…
Amid swirling accusations that Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) are overbilling the U.S. government and calls for better oversight, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced in early February that it would investigate overbilling by those plans. They expect to recoup 4.7 billion dollars through this program.
This article focuses on the relatively young technologies that enable CMS to uncover overbillings, whether they be errors or fraud. The article is based on an interview with Kel Pults, chief clinical officer and vice president of MediQuant. A future article will explain how Medicare Advantage plans are trying to improving data collection and reporting,…
Satire + Music + Comedy + Healthcare. What’s not to love?
This full-length musical from Sara Kreindler perfectly captures the challenges and frustrations in the Canadian Healthcare System. It tells the story of a eager young healthcare analyst, Larry, who is newly hired by the Canadian government to help “fix” the healthcare system. Comedy and eye-rolling ensues as Larry visits an over-crowded ER and tries to navigate the multiple layers of government and administration involved in healthcare.
Even though the musical is about the Canadian Healthcare System, there are many parts that Americans will find familiar. Episode 4 is where Larry learns the…
Expands Backline by DrFirst’s Capabilities for Clinical Communications in Health Systems and Beyond
Healthcare technology pioneer DrFirst today announced it has acquired select assets of Indianapolis-based Diagnotes. The acquisition will allow Backline by DrFirst to expand its capabilities to break through communication silos in healthcare at each stage of the patient care journey, promote positive patient outcomes, and enhance satisfaction for staff and patients.
Diagnotes provides a suite of team-based, patient-centered collaboration tools built specifically for the healthcare sector. The app increases clinicians’ productivity and the quality of patient care by allowing healthcare providers to communicate with colleagues in their system and affiliates in other systems. The…
