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Three 2023 telemedicine trends that advance the 'new normal' in healthcare

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2023

This past year may very well have been the year the "new normal" was sealed for healthcare – one that includes a lot more telehealth, remote monitoring and other virtual care than ever before. You have identified three trends in telemedicine for 2023. Please elaborate. For example, the U.S. What do you see?

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2023 Benchmark Report: Healthy Bottom Lines are Reliant on Cross-Functional Team Collaboration, Technology, & AI Investments

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

Additionally, going into 2024 operational excellence is the table stakes for healthcare organizations to improve bottom lines, and where AI and automation can provide a boost in productivity and costs. Those are the high-level findings of MDaudit’s 2023 Benchmark Report on the trends, challenges, and opportunities encountered by U.S.

Medicare

Medicare Health IT Healthcare IT Leadership

What's ahead for health IT policy and legislation in 2023

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2023

We spoke with the HIMSS government relations team for their thoughts on those priorities and more in 2023 and beyond. Budget leaders have asked, "How do you really know what the impact on the Medicare population and the Medicare Trust Fund will be? Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

To help out, we reached out to our amazing Healthcare IT Today Community to see which healthcare regulations they foresee having a big impact on healthcare IT. Healthcare IT systems, especially EHRs, played a key role in supporting documentation with the use of macros, smart phrases, and templates.

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Weekly Roundup – May 6, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 6, 2023

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. Technology can play a valuable role in making healthcare more convenient, but on if it’s affordable and accessible.

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Weekly Roundup – February 25, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

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. Read more… Applying AI to Healthcare Decision-Making. Read more… Retrieving Billions in Medicare Overpayments. million in funding.

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Vital Lines October 2023

Redox

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Healthcare IT leaders weigh in. Read more Providers’ biggest challenge isn’t financial 41% of healthcare CIOs and IT leaders say clinician burnout and workforce challenges surpass financial pressures, according to a new survey. The post Vital Lines October 2023 appeared first on Redox.

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Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Omri Shor, CEO and Founder at Medisafe.

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Vital Lines November 2023

Redox

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Healthcare IT leaders weigh in. Learn more Remote patient monitoring RPM boosts outcomes but drives up costs In a new study, RPM reduced hospital stays among Medicare patients with hypertension but also raised costs per patient. The post Vital Lines November 2023 appeared first on Redox. Get the guide Was this forwarded to you?

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Vital Lines July 2023

Redox

JULY 31, 2023

cut in physician fees The proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2024 has landed, igniting backlash from many industry groups. Read more Information blockers face stiff penalties Certified health IT developers, HIEs, and HINs are subject to violation penalties starting on September 1, 2023. Top stories CMS proposes 3.4%

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Weekly Roundup – July 29, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 29, 2023

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 asked members of the Healthcare IT Community to share their thoughts on the growing role of the Internet of Medical Things in managing healthcare data.

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Weekly Roundup – October 7, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 7, 2023

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. This problem is only made worse by the silver tsunami of 10K baby boomers aging into Medicare coverage every day.

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eCare Healthcare IT Interoperability Digital Health

Bonus Features – November 5, 2023 – Only 24% of healthcare organizations have successfully disrupted ransomware attacks, 83% of healthcare leaders say AI is or will be an essential skill, plus 20 more

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

RCM

RCM Medicare EHR FHIR

Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Chris Baird, Chief Marketing Officer at Weave.

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Bonus Features – October 15, 2023 – 66% of orgs hit by cyberattacks report disruptions to patient care, 75% of Americans don’t trust AI in a care setting, and 26 more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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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Bonus Features – July 9, 2023 – Providers spend 11% less time writing clinical notes than they did three years ago, 54% of surgeons unsure about first-to-market products, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 9, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Medicare

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Data Quality Scrutiny, SDoH, Value-Based Care…What are the New Healthcare Truths of 2023?

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2023

Many facets of healthcare remained in a state of flux at the close of 2022, as care practices that started during the pandemic found their way into the mainstream, and enthusiasm for new data sources and interoperability outpaced the realities of implementation. Be sure to check out last year’s New Healthcare Truths of 2022 ) 1.

FHIR

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Bonus Features – September 24, 2023 – 72 percent of patients say affordability is the biggest challenge for paying medical bills

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Medical Billing

Medical Billing EHR Medicare BioTech

The CONNECT for Health Act is reintroduced, again

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 20, 2023

A bipartisan group of legislators has reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act – first introduced in 2016 – to expand opportunities and coverage for telehealth through Medicare. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

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Aledade Adds More Than 450 New Practices for 2023, Making It the Largest Network of Independent Primary Care in the Country

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 7, 2023

The company continues to be the largest network of independent primary care in the country, with more than two million patients covered by more than 150 value-based contracts across Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and commercial payers. Originally announced February 21st, 2023

Primary Care

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Bonus Features – November 26, 2023 – 85% of healthcare orgs boosting IT spending in 2024, 70% of orgs actively considering generative AI, plus 18 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

eHealth

eHealth RCM EHR FHIR

Bonus Features – July 23, 2023 – Number of people impacted by data breaches up 56% compared to last year, CMS keeps temporary telehealth expansion in 2024 Medicare fee schedule, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 23, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Medicare

Medicare Telehealth Telemedicine RCM

Bonus Features – December 24 , 2023 – 74% of orgs automating RCM operations, per-physician revenue exceeding expenses at U.S. hospitals, plus 19 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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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RCM eCare Healthcare IT Mental health

State Medicaid programs want to keep telehealth expansions, KFF analysis finds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 11, 2023

"States report valuing the enhanced access to behavioral health and other services that telehealth can foster, but they also have a range of concerns about the quality of services delivered via telehealth," she told Healthcare IT News by email. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. " THE LARGER TREND.

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Telehealth Medicare Healthcare IT Public Health

Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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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Bonus Features – May 7, 2023 – Less than 1% of all medical claims include an ICD-10 Z code, 78% of consumers say virtual health is important when considering health plans, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 7, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

RCM

RCM EHR Mental health BioTech

Bipartisan House bill proposes permanent telehealth benefits

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

An excepted benefit allows employers to finance additional medical care, like vision or dental coverage, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services FAQs for insurance agents and brokers, requiring Congress to amend previous public health and funding laws. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

Telehealth

Telehealth Public Health Medicare Healthcare IT

Bonus Features – November 12, 2023 – 93% of clinicians use RPM in cardiac care rehab, telehealth flexibilities remain in place until the end of 2024, plus 25 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Telehealth

Telehealth RCM Public Health EHR

Bonus Features – September 3, 2023 – 60% of cybersecurity incidents impact patient care, the average medical device has six or more security vulnerabilities, and more

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Life Science

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Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – October 11, 2023 – Announcements from Best Buy, General Catalyst, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Walgreens, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Welcome to the special HLTH 2023 edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Optum and Uber are partnering to make non-urgent medical transportation and healthy food delivery covered benefits for certain Medicare Advantage plans beginning in 2024. DeepScribe introduced a customization studio to its AI medical scribe.

Life Science

Life Science EHR BioTech RCM

Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

By Bill Siwicki | August 03, 2023 News Community Health Systems improves chronic condition outcomes with RPM Remote patient monitoring has helped the health system boost patient engagement, improve patient. million medication instructions without. million medication instructions without.

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EHR EMR Telehealth Nursing

House extends virtual care flexibilities beyond public health emergency

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 10, 2022

House of Representatives approved an omnibus spending bill late Wednesday night that extends temporary telehealth flexibilities under Medicare beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. The mammoth $1.5 Frank Pallone Jr., and Anna G.

Public Health

Public Health Medicare Telehealth Mental health

Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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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Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

eCare

eCare Healthcare IT Interoperability RCM

DecisionRx Announces $100 Million Credit Facility with Carlyle

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The financing will support the cost-bearing that is key to DecisionRx’s unique business model: DecisionRx can assume the full cost of delivering Medication Therapy Optimization to patients of Accountable Care Organizations, Medicare Advantage Plans, and self-insured employers. As of September 30, 2023, CSS has deployed more than $1.5

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Wellvana Health Announces $84 Million Capital Raise to Drive Innovation in Value-Based Care Enablement

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 6, 2023

Wellvana serves over one hundred thousand Medicare and commercial lives through multiple payors, Medicare Advantage and as manager of three (3) national contracts for the 2023 ACO REACH (Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health) model through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Primary Care

Primary Care Medicare Leadership Patient Experience

Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 6, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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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EHR Interoperability RCM HIE

#HealthPolicyValentines – Happy Valentine’s Day

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Health policy wonks logging onto Twitter to check #HealthPolicyValentines this morning pic.twitter.com/X0gsFT1wau — Dania Palanker (@DaniaPal) February 14, 2023 Unlike Medicaid, I don’t need to redetermine my love for you. HealthPolicyValentines — Zach Levin (@ZachLevinTweets) February 14, 2023 Thanks everyone for reading.

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CVS Health to purchase Signify Health for $8B

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In March, Signify Health acquired Caravan Health , which serves Medicare beneficiaries through accountable care organizations. In 2023, those ACOs will represent 700,000 patients. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. Email: afox@himss.org.

Primary Care

Primary Care Accountable Care Remote care Healthcare IT

UpStream Raises $140 Million Series B Round to Scale Value-Based Care Model Nationwide

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The round was co-led by technology and global growth investors Coatue and Dragoneer with additional participation from other top healthcare and technology investors, including Avidity Partners, Define Ventures, and Mubadala. star quality performance for contracted seniors attributed to those practices.

Primary Care

Primary Care Medicare Interoperability Nursing

SCAN Group Makes Strategic Investment in Dina

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

SCAN Group , a mission-driven organization whose holdings include SCAN Health Plan , one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans, has made its latest strategic investment in Dina. Originally announced October 25th, 2023 In 2022, Dina was named to the Inc. For more information visit dinacare.com.

Medicare

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Aledade Secures $260 Million Series F Financing Round to Expand and Enhance Services for its Nationwide Network of Primary Care Practices

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 10, 2023

Company Adds Two Board Members and a Senior Executive to Lead its Medicare Advantage Business Aledade , the largest network of independent primary care practices in the country, today announced the closing of a $260 million Series F funding round to enhance and acquire services and technology to support its practices.

Primary Care

Primary Care Medicare Health Information Leadership

Centene Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement to Divest Apixio to New Mountain Capital

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 15, 2023

The Company expects the transaction to be neutral to 2023 adjusted EPS. About Centene Corporation Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading healthcare enterprise that is committed to helping people live healthier lives. Originally announced May 3rd, 2023

Medicare

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CVS Health to Acquire Oak Street Health

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

CVS Health and Oak Street Health anticipate that the transaction will close in 2023. CVS Health continues to project that it will achieve 2023 Adjusted EPS in the range of $8.70 in 2025, with upside in 2025 based on the successful resolution of its Medicare Stars Ratings mitigation efforts. Follow @CVSHealth on social media.

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Three 2023 telemedicine trends that advance the 'new normal' in healthcare

2023 Benchmark Report: Healthy Bottom Lines are Reliant on Cross-Functional Team Collaboration, Technology, & AI Investments

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Bonus Features – November 5, 2023 – Only 24% of healthcare organizations have successfully disrupted ransomware attacks, 83% of healthcare leaders say AI is or will be an essential skill, plus 20 more

Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Bonus Features – October 15, 2023 – 66% of orgs hit by cyberattacks report disruptions to patient care, 75% of Americans don’t trust AI in a care setting, and 26 more

Bonus Features – July 9, 2023 – Providers spend 11% less time writing clinical notes than they did three years ago, 54% of surgeons unsure about first-to-market products, and more

Data Quality Scrutiny, SDoH, Value-Based Care…What are the New Healthcare Truths of 2023?

Bonus Features – September 24, 2023 – 72 percent of patients say affordability is the biggest challenge for paying medical bills

The CONNECT for Health Act is reintroduced, again

Aledade Adds More Than 450 New Practices for 2023, Making It the Largest Network of Independent Primary Care in the Country

Bonus Features – November 26, 2023 – 85% of healthcare orgs boosting IT spending in 2024, 70% of orgs actively considering generative AI, plus 18 more stories

Bonus Features – July 23, 2023 – Number of people impacted by data breaches up 56% compared to last year, CMS keeps temporary telehealth expansion in 2024 Medicare fee schedule, and more

Bonus Features – December 24 , 2023 – 74% of orgs automating RCM operations, per-physician revenue exceeding expenses at U.S. hospitals, plus 19 more stories

State Medicaid programs want to keep telehealth expansions, KFF analysis finds

Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

Bonus Features – May 7, 2023 – Less than 1% of all medical claims include an ICD-10 Z code, 78% of consumers say virtual health is important when considering health plans, and more

Bipartisan House bill proposes permanent telehealth benefits

Bonus Features – November 12, 2023 – 93% of clinicians use RPM in cardiac care rehab, telehealth flexibilities remain in place until the end of 2024, plus 25 more stories

Bonus Features – September 3, 2023 – 60% of cybersecurity incidents impact patient care, the average medical device has six or more security vulnerabilities, and more

Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – October 11, 2023 – Announcements from Best Buy, General Catalyst, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Walgreens, and more

Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

House extends virtual care flexibilities beyond public health emergency

Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

DecisionRx Announces $100 Million Credit Facility with Carlyle

Wellvana Health Announces $84 Million Capital Raise to Drive Innovation in Value-Based Care Enablement

Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more

#HealthPolicyValentines – Happy Valentine’s Day

CVS Health to purchase Signify Health for $8B

UpStream Raises $140 Million Series B Round to Scale Value-Based Care Model Nationwide

SCAN Group Makes Strategic Investment in Dina

Aledade Secures $260 Million Series F Financing Round to Expand and Enhance Services for its Nationwide Network of Primary Care Practices

Centene Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement to Divest Apixio to New Mountain Capital

CVS Health to Acquire Oak Street Health

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