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Why 2020 Will Be The M&A Tipping Point

Mobile Health Matters

The M&A activity in the first half of 2018 is proof of this momentum – healthcare-related M&A increased 23% compared to the second half of 2017. Over a year ago, we predicted that 2019 would be the era of health IT M&A , with the transition to value-based care as a primary driver.

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Closing the Digital Health Gap Between Consumers and Physicians

Health Populi

Aside from the technology challenges, which are not trivial, physicians do concur with consumers about the potential benefits of virtual care to expand access, provide convenience to patients, and enable connections in-between office appointment times. Watch this space and don’t blink: virtual care will soon be, simply, “healthcare.”.

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AI Health Companion for Personalized Healthcare in 2024

NiftyHMS

Experience a transformative healthcare journey with NiftyHMS AI Health Companion. This clever assistant pays attention to how you’re doing, gives you tips, and makes sure you’re taking good care of yourself. It’s there to guide you and keep you feeling your best.

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Allina Health spinoff to help health systems build hospital-at-home programs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"We are proud to be backed by one of the most prestigious health systems and one of the largest dedicated healthcare technology venture capital firms in the country in our pursuit to revolutionize this new level of care," said Kerwar, in a statement. Here are some tips to set programs up for success.

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Healthcare Chatbot Explosion on The Way?

Healthcare IT Today

While healthcare providers have been relatively slow to put chatbots to work, the time may have come for a chatbot explosion. With ChatGPT generating frenzied global interest, we may be at the tipping point for using chatbots in our daily lives, and providers will have good reason to meet consumers where they are.

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Building lasting tele-behavioral health programs to address patient needs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As far as care delivery predictions, Hasselberg said he saw telemedicine as the "tip of the iceberg." Inside look at HIMSS21 Digital programming, including hours of on-demand content highlighting healthcare technology, innovation and education. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Sanford Health's CIO talks virtual care, workforce challenges, modern data ecosystem

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Healthcare IT News interviewed Reimer to discuss in detail these issues and programs, and additionally get some tips from him on one of his focus areas, information security preparedness. Please share some tips with your fellow CIOs and their CISOs. You are big on information security preparedness.

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