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Elation Health Acquires Medical Billing Company Lightning MD

Healthcare IT Today

Elation Health continues to expand its primary care offerings. The company recently announced the strategic acquisition of Lightning MD , a cloud-based medical billing and claims management company. ” Lightning MD is a convenient billing solution focused on user experience for independent medical practices. .

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Bonus Features – April 2, 2023 – 63% of nurses say AI will cause a generational divide among nursing staff, 67% of consumers prefer electronic medical bills but 78% of providers still use paper, and more

Healthcare IT Today

.” Incredible Health’s 2023 State of US Nursing Report found that 80% of nurses plan to remain in the healthcare industry until retirement – though an even greater number, 84%, worry that the industry isn’t doing enough to address poor pay, understaffing, and burnout.

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From Evolution to Innovation, from Health Care to Health: How Health Plans With Collaborators Are Re-Defining the Industry

Health Populi

As a constant observer and advisor across the health/care ecosystem, for me the concept of a “health plan” in the U.S. Furthermore, health plan members now see themselves as medical bill payers, seeking value and consumer-level services for their health insurance premium investment. is getting fuzzier by the day.

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Massachusetts governor signs law safeguarding telehealth coverage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"I am proud to sign this legislation which promotes telehealth services that have become vital during this pandemic, expands access to high-quality, affordable care, takes steps to protect consumers from surprise medical bills, and preserves access to COVID-19 testing and treatment," said Baker in a statement.

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Bonus Features – July 30, 2023 – Amazon gets into the generative AI game, HIMSS plans to sell off the annual trade show, and more

Healthcare IT Today

The announced noted that M*Modal parent company 3M Health Information Systems, virtual primary care provider Babylon, and ScribeEMR are early adopters of HealthScribe. One culprit is staffing in post-acute care – 87% of nursing homes report moderate to high staffing shortages. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of U.S.

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Consumers Expand Their Definition of Well-Being to Include Food-As-Medicine

Health Populi

The consumer-as-medical-bill-payor is now looking at foods with health benefits, first and foremost for heart health. That’s because these countries have strong primary care backbones, spend more on social care relative to health care spending, and have other policies that bake in health well beyond medical care.

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Business of Healthcare and Value Based Care – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Continued consolidation in primary care There will continue to be consolidation in primary care. Optum Care is becoming a model for big companies. Over the last few years, significant private capital has flowed to innovative primary care-led ventures. Ted Shannon, CFO at Strive Health.