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Definitive Healthcare acquires data analytics startup Populi for $52M

Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 15, 2023

The deal comes weeks after Definitive announced layoffs.

A Precise Definition of Microdosing Psychedelics is Needed to Promote Equitable Regulation

Bill of Health

APRIL 5, 2022

When we talk about microdosing psychedelics, it’s important we have a mutual understanding of its definition to be able to conduct accurate research, promote regulations, and educate the wider population. This clear definition would also increase the accuracy of scientific research. What are psychedelics? What is a “micro” dose?

UPMC, Washington ink definitive merger agreement

Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The Pennsylvania-based nonprofits are one step closer to completing their merger, despite pushback from local unions.

The HIPAA Definition of Covered Entities Explained

HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The HIPAA definition of Covered Entities is generally explained as health plans, health care clearinghouses, and health care providers that conduct electronic transactions for which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has developed standards. The HIPAA Definition of Covered Entities. 2) A health care clearinghouse. (3)

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HIPAA: Why It Matters to Your Practice

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Not complying with HIPAA has definite drawbacks, with one major one being massive fines. The large majority of practices are likely trying to protect patients’ information, but they may not be doing all that they need to meet government requirements. The government can fine up to 1.5

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Location, Location, Location – Understanding Health Consumers’ Evolving Definition of Convenience

Health Populi

JULY 7, 2023

The definition of “convenience” in the eyes of patients, consumers, and caregivers is multi-faceted, with the concept of “location” shifting both physically and digitally. We learn this in new research from JLL , the global real estate services company.

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The New Definition of EHI: Are Vendors Ready?

HealthIT Answers

OCTOBER 5, 2022

New regulations expand the definition of electronic health information, but health IT vendors remain uncertain about how to achieve and maintain compliance. The post The New Definition of EHI: Are Vendors Ready? appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Definitive Healthcare scoops up analytics startup Populi in $52M cash deal

Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 15, 2023

Healthcare commercial intelligence company Definitive Healthcare bought data analytics startup Populi in a $52 million all-cash deal, the company announced Monday. Healthcare commercial intelligence company Definitive Healthcare acquired data analytics startup Populi in a $52 million cash deal, the company announced Monday.

Microdosing Under the Oregon Psilocybin Services Act: A Definite Maybe

Bill of Health

APRIL 19, 2022

Consequently, microdosing (however one defines it) is certainly possible under the Act, unless the OHA sets some minimum dosage requirement that would be higher than the generally understood definition of a microdose. The post Microdosing Under the Oregon Psilocybin Services Act: A Definite Maybe appeared first on Bill of Health.

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Definitive Healthcare Acquires Analytical Wizards, Healthcare Analytics Platform

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

What You Should Know: – This week, Definite Healthcare announced the acquisition of Analytical Wizards , an advanced analytics company revolutionizing analytics in healthcare by combining our AI/ML-powered technology, domain expertise, and high-touch relationship model. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

M&A: Definitive Healthcare Acquires Provider Intelligence Platform Populi for $52M

HIT Consultant

AUGUST 15, 2023

What You Should Know: Definitive Healthcare acquires Populi , a provider of healthcare commercial intelligence for providers for $52M in cash, subject to working capital adjustments, with the potential for additional consideration contingent upon the achievement of certain performance-based milestones in 2024 and 2025.

Hospitals

Perficient Reaches Definitive Agreement to Acquire SMEDIX, INC.

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Strengthens Healthcare Industry Software Development Capabilities and Adds Global Delivery Capacity in Eastern Europe Perficient, Inc. , the leading digital consultancy transforming the world’s largest enterprises and biggest brands, announced today it has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire SMEDIX, Inc. ,

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Definitive Guide for Living Healthy Lifestyle in 2020

Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 18, 2020

The article Definitive Guide for Living Healthy Lifestyle in 2020 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. We always set goals before the new year, but most of us able to stick to these goals for just a few months. Why we do this? Well, it is because these resolutions take time […].

HIMSS launches new definition of digital health

Mobi Health News

MARCH 10, 2020

The nonprofit professional organization hopes to unify the industry with an active, useful definition of an often ambiguous term.

NextGen Healthcare Enters into Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Thoma Bravo

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

a leading provider of innovative, cloud-based healthcare technology solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo , a leading software investment firm. NextGen Healthcare Shareholders to Receive $23.95 Per Share in Cash, a 46.4%

Edifecs Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Health Fidelity

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

a health information technology solutions company, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Health Fidelity, a leading provider of risk adjustment solutions for the value-based care era. The acquisition is expected […].

Healthcare worker exodus continued through 2022, new data shows

Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Physicians accounted for nearly half of departures from 2021 through 2022, with staffing shortages putting care quality at risk, according to a new report from Definitive Healthcare.

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

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 15, 2023

Centene Corporation announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell Apixio , a leading artificial intelligence platform that enables value-based care, to New Mountain Capital , a growth-oriented investment firm with more than $37 billion in assets under management. Centene acquired Apixio in December 2020.

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Definitive Healthcare hauls in $420M in IPO, joining steady stream of health tech firms to go public

Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Definitive Healthcare hauls in $420M in IPO, joining steady stream of health tech firms to go public. Wed, 09/15/2021 - 10:17.

Stryker Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Vocera Communications

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2022

Stryker (NYSE: SYK) announced today a definitive merger agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Vocera Communications, Inc. NYSE: VCRA) for $79.25 per share, or a total equity value of approximately $2.97 billion and a total enterprise value of approximately $3.09 billion (including convertible notes).

On Searching for the Unknown with Unspeakable Names: Searching PubMed for Disability Research

Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

This lack of consensus and consistency across professional disability terms, categories, and definitions contributes to a lack of comparability, discoverability, and access for disability data as well as research. Disability language is TOO MUCH In our work, we identified many definitions of disability, but no consensus.

Public Health

Definitive Healthcare Survey: 2019 Outpatient Telehealth Adoption Remains Flat While Overall Adoption Remains Flat

Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 22, 2019

Definitive Healthcare released results from its 2019 Outpatient Telehealth Study. The article Definitive Healthcare Survey: 2019 Outpatient Telehealth Adoption Remains Flat While Overall Adoption Remains Flat appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter.

Hyland Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire Alfresco

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Hyland, a leading content services provider, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Alfresco, a content services platform and solutions provider. The transaction, expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2020, is subject to usual and customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

CynergisTek Inc. Enters Into A Definitive Agreement To Be Acquired By Clearwater In A $17.7 Million Transaction

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 31, 2022

(NYSE American: CTEK), a leading cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, and IT audit firm helping organizations in highly regulated industries navigate emerging security and privacy issues, announces it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Clearwater Compliance LLC (collectively with its affiliates, “Clearwater”), […].

Compliance

Digital Therapeutics Alliance releases definition, best practices for burgeoning space

Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The definition is broad, but an accompanying whitepaper attempts to pin down the category's place in the industry.

Over 200,000 healthcare workers quit jobs last year

Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Internal medicine, family practice, clinical psychology, chiropractic and psychology were among the specialties facing the highest turnover in 2021, according to a report from Definitive Healthcare.

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

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The report’s insights are based on surveys FMI has conducted over the past two years, as the Foundation has observed that consumers broadening their definition of health to include emotional health, energy levels, and sleep quality.

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CMS Updates Definition of Marketing for Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans: What Does this Mean for Plans?

Hall Render

MAY 16, 2023

On the heels of publishing a final rule modifying the regulations for Medicare communications and marketing in April, on May 10, 2023, CMS issued a memo to expand the definition of marketing to include materials and activities that include information about widely available benefits (vision, dental, hearing and premium reduction).

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Medicare Medicare

Qure for Sure: The definitive guide to implementing AI in your NHS Trust

Digital Health News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is redefining precision diagnostics and early detection of multiple diseases, including cancer, neuro-critical conditions, cardiovascular myopathy, and many more.

79 Percent of Healthcare Leaders See ROI in Clinical Surveillance; Four in Five Say It Definitely Improves Quality Measures

Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 11, 2019

The article 79 Percent of Healthcare Leaders See ROI in Clinical Surveillance; Four in Five Say It Definitely Improves Quality Measures appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. The survey of healthcare executives from hospitals across the U.S.

Hospitals

Missouri nonprofit systems BJC HealthCare, Saint Luke's $10B merger will close Jan. 1

Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

. | The cross-market deal has satisfied "all regulatory reviews" and will yield an integrated, academic nonprofit system comprised of 28 hospitals, according to a Wednesday announcement of the organizations' definitive agreement.

Hospitals

With wider EHI scope compliance on tap for 2022, ONC offers clarity

Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 23, 2021

But the basic definition is that it's electronic protected health information, ePHI, "to the extent that it would be included in a designated record set , regardless of whether the group of records are used or maintained by or for a covered entity." Information must also meet the definition of a Designated Record Set.

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CVS Health signs definitive agreement to sell bswift to Francisco Partners

Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The San Francisco-based investment firm purchased bswift to propel long-term growth.

The Future of Public Health Law Lies in the Past — And Lawyers Need to Learn It

Bill of Health

MAY 2, 2023

The first half of this definition involves “removing filth, such as trash collection, washing with soap, incineration, or plumbing.” The definition is not limited to cleanliness, nor even to public health. In short: the ramifications of the limited definition of “sanitary” as used by the court are horrific.

Public Health

Public Health COVID-19 Doctors Governance

Interoperability Regulations and the Effects on Health Information Management

MRO Compliance

MARCH 30, 2023

Key takeaways from my article include: Definitions and data sharing parameters for substance abuse must be revamped. Definitions of key terms within the two rules don’t match. There is no definition of “reproductive health data” included in most of the rules and laws we’re seeing pass.

HIPAA

HIPAA Governance

Policy, Change, and AI – Oh My!

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The HTI-1 proposed rule proposes updates to definitions for the information blocking regulations, and new and revised conditions for certain exceptions. The proposed rule also clarifies certain definitions like “Offer Health IT” and “Health IT Developer of Certified Health IT” “This is a big change,” said Dr.

Defragmenting European Law on Medical AI

Bill of Health

JUNE 13, 2023

Another challenging aspect is to align definitions and standards. In this regard, members of the European Parliament have shown their concern for legal clarity by amending the definition of AI in the EU AI Act to bring it into line with other major documents such as the definition provided by OECD.

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Proposed Regulations Issued to Substantially Increase Access to Federally Subsidized Health Insurance

Compliance Now

APRIL 6, 2022

The new proposed rules change the definition of affordability for purposes of qualifying for the federal subsidy. The proposed rules also adjust the definition of minimum value. As with the affordability rules, these revisions will take into account family coverage when determining if a plan provides minimum value.

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'Stunning' court ruling broadens hospitals' 340B use, calls HRSA's enforcement authority into question

Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

< | Alongside a broader definition of a "patient" under the drug discount program, legal experts say that Friday's federal district court decision will have downstream effects for ongoing disputes over drugmaker's contract pharmacy restrictions and hospitals' child site registration requirements.

Hospitals

How Dobbs Threatens Health Privacy

Bill of Health

JANUARY 10, 2023

That may seem like a reasonable and necessary requirement, but what many do not know is that the definition of “child” can in effect include a fetus. Already, several states include conduct during pregnancy in their definitions of child abuse.

HIPAA

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Views on FTC’s Proposed Health Breach Notification Rule Update

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 18, 2023

The proposed update to the Health Breach Notification Rule includes changes to definitions to make it clear that vendors of personal health records (PHRs) and related entities that are not covered by HIPAA are required to issue notifications after an impermissible disclosure of their health data.

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UpHealth Sells Cloudbreak Health Business to GTCR for $180M

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cloudbreak Health, LLC , to private equity firm GTCR for $180 million in cash. What You Should Know: UpHealth, Inc. The sale will allow UpHealth to reduce its debt and focus on its growing behavioral health business, TTC Healthcare.

Precision Medicine: Is Personalized Care Really Here?

HIT Consultant

JUNE 29, 2022

What You Should Know: – New Definitive Healthcare report, Is Personalized Care Really Here? analyzes the US claims data to review how precision medicine has been used in recent years for cancer, transplant matching, genetic testing during pregnancy and more.

Doctors

The Surgery Market Shake Up – The Growing Importance of Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2022

The following is a guest article by Todd Bellemare, SVP of Professional Services at Definitive Healthcare. The impact of COVID-19 has penetrated every aspect of daily life. From how we communicate to how we learn, shop and play, we’ve all had to adapt to the seismic shakeup of the pandemic.

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Definitive Healthcare acquires data analytics startup Populi for $52M

A Precise Definition of Microdosing Psychedelics is Needed to Promote Equitable Regulation

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UPMC, Washington ink definitive merger agreement

The HIPAA Definition of Covered Entities Explained

HIPAA: Why It Matters to Your Practice

Location, Location, Location – Understanding Health Consumers’ Evolving Definition of Convenience

The New Definition of EHI: Are Vendors Ready?

Definitive Healthcare scoops up analytics startup Populi in $52M cash deal

Microdosing Under the Oregon Psilocybin Services Act: A Definite Maybe

Definitive Healthcare Acquires Analytical Wizards, Healthcare Analytics Platform

M&A: Definitive Healthcare Acquires Provider Intelligence Platform Populi for $52M

Perficient Reaches Definitive Agreement to Acquire SMEDIX, INC.

Definitive Guide for Living Healthy Lifestyle in 2020

HIMSS launches new definition of digital health

NextGen Healthcare Enters into Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Thoma Bravo

Edifecs Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Health Fidelity

Healthcare worker exodus continued through 2022, new data shows

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

Definitive Healthcare hauls in $420M in IPO, joining steady stream of health tech firms to go public

Stryker Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Vocera Communications

On Searching for the Unknown with Unspeakable Names: Searching PubMed for Disability Research

Definitive Healthcare Survey: 2019 Outpatient Telehealth Adoption Remains Flat While Overall Adoption Remains Flat

Hyland Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire Alfresco

CynergisTek Inc. Enters Into A Definitive Agreement To Be Acquired By Clearwater In A $17.7 Million Transaction

Digital Therapeutics Alliance releases definition, best practices for burgeoning space

Over 200,000 healthcare workers quit jobs last year

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

CMS Updates Definition of Marketing for Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans: What Does this Mean for Plans?

Qure for Sure: The definitive guide to implementing AI in your NHS Trust

79 Percent of Healthcare Leaders See ROI in Clinical Surveillance; Four in Five Say It Definitely Improves Quality Measures

Missouri nonprofit systems BJC HealthCare, Saint Luke's $10B merger will close Jan. 1

With wider EHI scope compliance on tap for 2022, ONC offers clarity

CVS Health signs definitive agreement to sell bswift to Francisco Partners

The Future of Public Health Law Lies in the Past — And Lawyers Need to Learn It

Interoperability Regulations and the Effects on Health Information Management

Policy, Change, and AI – Oh My!

Defragmenting European Law on Medical AI

Proposed Regulations Issued to Substantially Increase Access to Federally Subsidized Health Insurance

'Stunning' court ruling broadens hospitals' 340B use, calls HRSA's enforcement authority into question

How Dobbs Threatens Health Privacy

Views on FTC’s Proposed Health Breach Notification Rule Update

UpHealth Sells Cloudbreak Health Business to GTCR for $180M

Precision Medicine: Is Personalized Care Really Here?

The Surgery Market Shake Up – The Growing Importance of Ambulatory Surgery Centers

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