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 hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
Perspectives from the DirectTrust and Civitas Conference. You may recall from our August 27 roundup that John Lynn was busy at The Civitas Networks for Health 2022 Annual Conference, a Collaboration with the DirectTrust Summit. This week, he shared insights from the best and brightest minds in healthcare interoperability, including a chat with new Civitas patient centered data home initiative partner Velatura. Read more…
How Health Systems Can Benefit From 5G. John provided some takeaways from an e-Book from Corning, 4 Reasons Why 5G and Healthcare Make Sense. The main benefits are speed, capacity, and latency – but health systems can’t get started with 5G unless they start with a strong 5G infrastructure first. Read more…
Driving Innovation for Children in Rehabilitative Care. Colin Hung spoke with Julia Hanigsberg, President and CEO of Toronto-based Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, about the importance of using innovative technology to drive better care outcomes and not just to support payment models or other budgetary requirements. Read more…
A Preview of the Fall Health IT Conference Season. In the latest Healthcare IT Podcast, John and Colin discussed the upcoming slate of health IT conferences. They also offered their thoughts on how providers and health IT companies can get more value from in-person conferences now that virtual events have become more popular. Read more…
How Hospitals Can Mitigate the Impacts of Ransomware. Advanced, the cloud service provider for NHS, was hit with a ransomware attack three weeks ago, and it may take several more weeks to fully restore services. OPSWAT’s Itay Bochner said this shows why healthcare needs to invest in prevention-based security tech, not just detection and response. Read more…
Helping Hospitals Improve Environmental Sustainability. Healthcare accounts for 8.5% of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Genesis HealthCare’s Melissa Powell described several initiatives that help hospitals reduce waste, from trapping and reusing excess heat to expanding the use of virtual care. Read more…
Price Transparency Leads to a Better Patient Experience. Two in three Americans would shop for healthcare if prices were publicly disclosed. When patients know what care will cost, they are less likely to defer care, improving their health outcomes and providers’ financial outcomes, noted MDsave’s Paul Ketchel. Read more…
Featured Health IT Job: Systems Specialist – Practice Management at Baltimore-based Mid-Atlantic Nephrology Associates, P.A., posted to Healthcare IT Central.
Funding and M&A Activity:
- CVS Health agreed to acquire Signify Health, a value-based care digital platform and nationwide network of more than 10,000 providers, for $8 billion. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2023.
- UAE-based healthcare platform Pure Health acquired a minority equity investment in Ardent Health Services, a Nashville-based health system operating 30 hospitals and more than 200 sites of care in six states, for $500 million.
- Walgreens Boots Alliance completed its acquisition of CareCentrix, a home care solution provider. Walgreens acquired 55% of the company for $330 million.
- EMS software provider ESO acquired Occam Technologies, which operates an enterprise master patient index (EMPI) platform.
- Post-acute care collaboration platform Olio Health raised a $13 million Series A round.
- Acute care telehealth provider SOC Telemed acquired Forefront Telecare, a virtual behavioral health company, and announced a new name for the combined entity: Access TeleCare.
- Medical home virtual care provider Recuro Health acquired Competitive Health, an employer benefits software provider.
- Digital check-in and scheduling software maker Healee raised a $2 million seed round.
- Healthcare revenue cycle and operations consultancy Impact Advisors acquired C2 Healthcare, a business intelligence consultancy.
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