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.
MedAware’s Mission: Medical Alerts That Make Sense. Alert fatigue is so pervasive because it’s a symptom of bas design, John Lynn learned in his conversation with Dr. Gidi Stein at MedAware. That’s why the company focuses on optimizing alerts by analyzing data from relevant patient records and medical devices to ensure alerts are relevant and timely. Read more…
Avaneer Health’s Vision for Simplified Data-Sharing. Interoperability only gets more complicated when companies layer more technology on top of antiquated legacy systems. John talked to Gabriela Pelin at Avaneer Health about her company’s approach – building a brand-new peer-to-peer network from the ground up. Read more…
Clarify Health Answers the Tough Questions. At HLTH 2022, Colin Hung sat down with Keith Florance at Clarify Health, who was up to the task of answering three touch questions about the current state of healthcare: Have we made progress on lowering costs? Why is fee-for-service predominant? Are AI and machine learning more than hype? Read more…
Taking Digital Transformation From Theory to Application. Implementing digital transformation in a healthcare setting can be difficult. John spoke to several members of the Healthcare IT Today community about this challenge and learned that focusing on productivity, outcomes, and cleansing data all go a long way toward achieving success. Read more…
Epic Will Work With Apple To Create Mac-Friendly Platform. Epic is creating a version of its EHR that will run better on Apple products, Anne Zieger reported. While it’s good news, it’s also a compromise, as Apple had been trying to get Epic to create a native version of its service for Mac and iOS devices. Read more…
7 Tips for Healthcare Event Marketing. In the latest Healthcare IT Podcast, John and Colin draw on their experience covering hundreds of health IT conferences to answer some key questions about marketing at events, such as whether customers buy at healthcare conferences and whether speaking engagements bring added value. Read more…
Facial Recognition’s Role in Improving Healthcare. Thanks to its usefulness in unlocking phones, facial recognition is now an everyday part of our lives, Anton Nazarkin at VisionLabs noted. The technology could play a valuable role in numerous aspects of healthcare, from streamlined patient check-in to improved security to better drug management. Read more…
Too Many QHINs Could Hinder Interoperability Progress. While several well-known entities have applied to become qualified health information networks, Zach Finn at Centralis Health said less is more when it comes to approving QHINs, as too many different interpretations of TEFCA standards will do more harm that good. Read more…
How to Improve Healthcare Billing for Patients and Practices. Billing is a necessary evil for most practices, according to Blake Walker at Inbox Health. The key is to embrace patient-first billing and make bills easier to understand and easier to pay, all while helping administrative staff better support patients’ needs. Read more…
Reimagining Pain in the Wake of the Opioid Epidemic. Healthcare has traditionally treated pain as a vital sign and not a symptom, Dr. Vijay Yanamadala at Sword Health wrote. That attitude led to over-prescription of opioids as a quick fix for pain. Fortunately, efforts to boost engagement in physical therapy are giving patients a safer and more effective alternative. Read more…
Featured Health IT Job: Senior Technical Analyst, Delivery Services for Windsor, Ontario-based TransForm Shared Service Organization, posted to Healthcare IT Central.
Funding and M&A Activity:
- CompuGroup Medical US acquired Medicus Laboratory Information Systems from Diagnostic Systems Consulting.
- Remote monitoring service provider Rhythm Management Group acquired Equis Consulting Group.
- Value-based care tech company UpStream Healthcare raised a $140 million Series B round.
- Behavioral health EHR maker The Echo Group was acquired by Therapy Brands, which makes practice and revenue cycle management products for mental, behavioral, and rehabilitative therapy.
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