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3 days ago · Healthcare Innovation provides news and information on the policy, payment, operational, and strategic information technology issues facing senior leaders of hospitals, medical groups, and health systems.
After Purchase From IBM, Watson Health Becomes Merative
Jul 7, 2022 · David Raths. Investment firm Francisco Partners has completed the acquisition of IBM’s Watson Health business announced in January and rebranded it as a new standalone company called Merative. IBM had built the business in part through acquisitions such as Truven Health Analytics, Phytel, Explorys, and medical imaging company Merge Healthcare ...
How Patient Empowerment Can Improve Health Outcomes
May 19, 2020 · For most providers, improving patient health and satisfaction is at the center of their practice. Providing patients with access to their data leads to better communication, superior chronic disease management, and improved health outcomes. Health data can be complex and the tools we use to access and share that data can be difficult to navigate.
Federal Judge Approves UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare ...
Sep 21, 2022 · As Bloomberg ’s Leah Nylen wrote on Monday afternoon, “UnitedHealth Group Inc. won court approval for its $7.8 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare Inc., defeating a Justice Department lawsuit that sought to block the deal. The decision by a Washington federal judge Monday is a win for UnitedHealth Group, which has sought to diversify ...
Favorite Quotes of the Year: Health Equity Edition
Dec 22, 2021 · Policy decisions have also affected access to and quality of health services available to racial and ethnic groups. There is no question that healthcare services are an important source of observed inequities.”. — David Blumenthal, M.D., president of the Commonwealth Fund. • “Equity work is fundamentally quality work.
Maryland Law Solidifies CRISP’s Role as Health Data Utility
Sep 23, 2022 · The State of Maryland has signed into law requirements that make the concept of a health data utility a reality for CRISP, the state’s designated health information exchange. Effective Oct. 1, 2022, state law will require the state-designated HIE to provide data in real-time to individuals and organizations involved in the treatment and care ...
HHS Names First Six QHINs to Participate in TEFCA
On Feb. 13, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services announced the first six organizations approved as Qualified Health Information Networks (QHINs) under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), a 21st Century Cures Act requirement to create a “network of networks” for sharing health data across the country.
HCA Healthcare Identifies Meditech Expanse as Go-Forward EHR
Nov 8, 2022 · The agreement identifies Meditech Expanse as HCA Healthcare’s primary go-forward EHR platform. Expanse is expected to support Nashville-based HCA Healthcare’s efforts to provide clinicians with advanced decision support to enhance safety and quality. HCA manages 182 hospitals and over 2,300 sites of care across 20 states and the United Kingdom.
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Epic, athenahealth Claim Best in KLAS Software Awards
Feb 7, 2024 · Epic, athenahealth, Impact Advisors, Evergreen Health Partners and Chartis won the 2024 Overall Best in KLAS awards, as reported in the 2024 Best in KLAS —Software & Services report. The annual awards recognize vendors for solutions, services and management consulting offered in the United States in 2023. The report is based on information ...