News 8/23/23 – HIStalk
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Waystar is reportedly considering an IPO that could value the healthcare payments business at $8 billion.
The company, formed in 2017 through the merger of Navicure and ZirMed, was valued at $2.7 billion…
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Babylon Shuts Down US Operations After Rescue Merger Falls Apart – MedCity News
Babylon Health has closed its U.S. headquarters in Austin, according to a notice the struggling virtual care company filed with the Texas Workforce Commission on Tuesday.
In the notice, Babylon said that it permanently closed…
KLAS: This Year’s Top Healthcare IoT Security Vendors
By Jill McKeon
July 11, 2023 – Healthcare organizations are increasingly connecting devices to their networks to enable efficiency and aid in patient care. However, increased device connectivity exposes organizations to additional security and privacy risks,…
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WV Practice Taps Oracle Health EHR for Health Data Interoperability
By Hannah Nelson
July 11, 2023 – Months after Charleston Area Medical Center and Mon Health merged to create Vandalia Health, the health system signed a 10-year agreement to deploy Oracle Health’s EHR to drive health data interoperability.
Officials…
Monday Morning Update 6/26/23 – HIStalk
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Struggling UK-based digital health company Babylon will merge with brain technology vendor MindMaze in a take-private transaction.
The companies say that their combination will create a digital-first, AI-driven business that will transform healthcare in…
M&A: Apixio and ClaimLogiq Merge to Minimize Reimbursement Inaccuracies
by Jasmine Pennic 06/15/2023 Leave a Comment
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Apixio announced it has completed its merger with ClaimLogiq, a healthcare technology business that delivers savings for health plans by reducing claim errors prior to…
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EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 6/1/23 – HIStalk
Midwestern health systems BJC Healthcare and Saint Luke’s (Kansas City) have announced plans to join through a $10 billion merger. They have been previously connected through participation in the BJC Collaborative, which Saint Luke’s…
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Monday Morning Update 5/22/23 – HIStalk
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The assets of bankrupt digital therapeutics vendor Pear Therapeutics fetch $6 million at auction.
The company had raised $409 million in funding. It went public in a SPAC merger in December 2021 in…
FTC Under Fire for Aggressive Enforcement of Antitrust Laws
The American Hospital Association and five other hospital associations have urged the Federal Trade Commission to abandon its policy of enforcing the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act against state-approved mergers and acquisitions. The groups argue that the…
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How a Rural Health System Is Looking at Virtual Care and Remote Patient Monitoring – MedCity News
Sioux Falls, North Dakota-based Sanford Health is attempting to complete a merger with Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services after failing to merge the first time nearly a decade ago and after a failed merger with…
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