What You Should Know: - WellSky, a health and community care technology company, announced it has acquired Corridor, an end-to-end tech-enabled services platform for the post-acute care industry, from HealthEdge Investment Partners. Financial detials of the acquisition were not disclosed. - By adding Corridor to its portfolio, WellSky will expand its medical coding and revenue cycle management (RCM) offerings to help care providers increase efficiency and improve performance
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FDA Selects Ontada to Investigate Rare Cancers Treated in US Community Oncology Setting
What You Should Know: Ontada, announced it was awarded a competitive contract with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to advance the use of real-world data (RWD) in the U.S. community oncology setting.Ontada will conduct real-world research (RWR) that aims to strengthen the scientific understanding of the natural history of rare cancers by leveraging Ontada’s community oncology footprint and unique RWD. Study Goals & Objectives The goal of the study is to
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Virgin Pulse, AWS Accelerate Homebase for Health Innovation
What You Should Know: - Virgin Pulse announced a long-term initiative with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to support the innovation, growth, and performance of Virgin Pulse’s health and wellbeing platform, amid global growth. - Virgin Pulse is leveraging AWS’s cloud capabilities, including generative AI, machine learning, and analytics, to enable advanced personalization across its Homebase for Health® platform, the cloud-native health and wellbeing platform. Accelerate Homebase for
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Sutter Health Launches Innovation Center
What You Should Know: - Sutter Health announced the launch of its innovation center – a new, dedicated space aimed at fostering creative solutions to some of today’s biggest healthcare challenges. - Located in the Bay Area, the innovation center will serve as a dynamic hub for creative solutions that will shape the future of healthcare. Sutter Health Innovation Center Overview The dynamic hub will also be a space where Sutter Health leaders, physicians, teammates,
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Highmark & Spring Health Launch Mental Well-Being
What You Should Know; - Highmark Health and Spring Health today announced their collaboration to expand the number of access points to behavioral health care by 40 percent for Highmark insurance members, including children and teens. - Highmark’s Mental Well-Being powered by Spring Health will offer multiple levels of support: digital capabilities for daily wellness, one-on-one care navigation, deeper clinical care through in-person or virtual therapy, medication management,
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AHIMA Launches Data for Better Health™ Initiative
What You Should Know: - Today, the American Health Information Management Association® (AHIMA) unveiled its groundbreaking initiative, Data for Better Health™, at its annual conference, AHIMA23, in Baltimore, MD. - The Data for Better Health initiative is poised to revolutionize the healthcare landscape by enhancing awareness of the transformative potential of social determinants of health (SDOH) data to improve health outcomes. Data for Better Health Initiative
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DUOS Launches AI-Informed Platform to Match Older Adults to Resources
What You Should Know: -DUOS, a digital health company empowering older adults to live independently through partnerships with Medicare Advantage (MA) health plans, today announced the DUOS+AI platform while at HLTH 2023 in Las Vegas. - Founded to help older Americans retain independence and make optimal use of their health plans, DUOS works with caregivers, health plans, and health care providers to connect older Americans with the resources and care they need. DUOS+AI
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M&A: Netsmart Acquires Netalytics to Advance SUD Solutions
What You Should Know: - Netsmart announced it has acquired Netalytics, a South Carolina-based addiction treatment software and practice management company, dedicated to developing technology for substance use disorder (SUD) providers focused on opioid addiction treatment. - This acquisition will further extend the Netsmart CareFabric platform by enabling interoperable data sharing between opioid treatment program (OTP) facilities and the providers that treat and coordinate other
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FemTech: Diana Health Secures $34M to Expand Maternity Care Model
What You Should Know: - Women's health startup Diana Health raises $34M in Series B funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners. - The company plans to use the funding to expand its collaborative maternity care model that is improving patient care outcomes and delivering clear ROI for hospitals and health systems who typically take a loss on their Labor & Delivery department. Pregnancy, Gynecology, and Women’s Wellness The U.S. is facing a maternal health crisis.
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VA Awards Acentra Health $52.3M Contract for Claims Adjudication
What You Should Know: - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded Acentra Health (formerly CNSI) a three-year, $52.3M contract to support claims adjudication, provider access, data analytics, and visualization for its Financial Services Center (FSC). - The FSC contract includes the implementation of healthcare claims adjudication software based on Acentra Health’s eCAMS HCE™ platform to adjudicate, process and prepare for payment healthcare claims submitted by
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