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symplr Acquires Midas Health Analytics Solutions for $340M

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – symplr , a global leader in enterprise healthcare operations including governance, risk management, and compliance (“GRC”) SaaS solutions announced it has agreed to acquire Midas Health Analytics Solutions (“Midas”) from Conduent Incorporated for $340M.

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Lyfegen Raises $8M for Value-Based Contracting for High-Cost Drugs

HIT Consultant

Founded in 2018, Lyfegen’s platform helps regulators, pharma companies and payers more easily adopt value-based payment models by digitizing the end-to-end process of data collection, anonymization and contract negotiations for all parties to agree upon drug pricing and reimbursement.

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Stressed Out By COVID and Civil Unrest – the APA’s Stress in America Survey, Part 2

Health Populi

feel this way, up from 56% in 2018 and 2019. This was the highest proportion APA polled since 2018 when 46% of black adults reported discrimination was a significant stressor. Health Populi’s Hot Points: In June 2020, 4 in 5 Americans felt that the coronavirus pandemic was a significant source of stress.

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4 Key Ways QHINs Will Improve Healthcare Interoperability

HIT Consultant

The first draft of the TEFCA was unveiled all the way back in January 2018 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) – leading many to wonder whether QHINs would ever see the light of day. John Blair, III, MD, F.A.C.S.,

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Managing Healthcare Compliance in Indiana

MedTrainer

For healthcare compliance programs in Indiana to be successful, organizations must have methods in place for tracking and applying regulatory standards, while ensuring all staff are up to date with changes by governing bodies. This article provides an overview of the important aspects to healthcare compliance specific to Indiana State.

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Broadband As Social Determinant of Health – Microsoft’s Plan to Bolster Rural Access

Health Populi

Microsoft’s position is that the federal government broadband data estimates are doubtful, finding that rural broadband estimates calculated by the Pew Research Group are “far closer to the mark,” Smith concludes. ” Smith writes.

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The New Employer Wellness Lens Includes Mental Health, Telehealth and Women’s Health

Health Populi

What’s underlying employers’ commitment to address mental/behavioral health is that most companies believe that when these programs integrate with physical health services, employers achieve better health outcomes. 84% of employers are also concerned with substance use disorder, both for alcohol and opioids.