News 2/7/25 – HIStalk
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Teladoc Health will acquire Catapult Health, a virtual checkup provider that sells to employers and health plans, for $65 million in cash, valuing the company at 2x annual revenue.
Teladoc plans to…
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Teladoc Health will acquire Catapult Health, a virtual checkup provider that sells to employers and health plans, for $65 million in cash, valuing the company at 2x annual revenue.
Teladoc plans to…
I’m spending the week in the mountains, trying to find my Zen in front of a roaring fire while I sort through a flurry of new consulting requests. The recent deluge of executive orders…
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China-based TikTok parent ByteDance releases OmniHuman-1, an AI tool that transforms a single photo into a lifelike video with natural singing and speech. The technology is raising concerns about more advanced and easily…
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Affineon Health, which offers AI-powered physician inbox management software, raises $5 million in seed funding.
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From Victor Spoils: “Re: Transcarent. Have they pulled the plug on 98point6?” Allegheny College reports that the text-based…
Continue ReadingIn response to Oracle Health’s comments about its new and improved EHR, a reader recently asked Mr. H whether users are really asking EHR companies for a voice-driven solution. His response was that it…
Continue ReadingHIPAA Security Rule Update: Why Basic Compliance Isn’t EnoughBy Jason Ward
Jason Ward is VP of IT and tech support at Collette Health.
The healthcare sector has become an increasingly attractive target for…
Continue ReadingImproving the Healthcare System with Advancements in Data Science and AIBy Hugh Cassidy
Hugh Cassidy, PhD, MBA is head of artificial intelligence and chief data scientist at LeanTaaS.
Healthcare has historically been slow to adopt…
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Veradigm’s strategic review fails to attract acquisition bids from the five organizations that had expressed interest, reportedly among them McKesson and Oracle. The company says it will refocus on making operational improvements and…
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Behavioral health technology company NeuroFlow acquires Quartet Health, which offers a free mental health provider search tool.
In a simultaneous transaction, Quartet sold its InnovaTel telepsychiatry staffing service to Iris Telehealth, a…
The only thing being discussed in the virtual physician lounge today was the Senate confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Colleagues whose specialties are directly related to public health are understandably concerned, and…
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