News 10/14/24

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Resilience Lab, a digital mental healthcare company that matches patients with virtual and in-office therapists in five states, acquires virtual mental healthcare provider Options MD, including its proprietary clinical intake and AI-powered clinical decision support software.

HIStalk Practice Announcements and Requests

HLTH kicks off this Sunday in Las Vegas and it looks like it will offer a smattering of sessions catering to folks working in the world of ambulatory care – “Primary Care is Sick: The Need for Integrated Solutions” with CVS Health EVP and CMO Sree Chaguturu, MD could be interesting given the company’s recently well-publicized struggles; while the same goes for “Healthcare Still Needs Retail” featuring Walgreens EVP and President Mary Kankowski. Panel session “Here, There, Primary Care” may also be worthwhile. (It’s anybody’s guess as to the relevance of keynotes from actress Halle Berry and former NSyncer Lance Bass.) AI-related topics seem to be most prevalent, and the exhibit hall will no doubt be filled with AI solutions. Get a head start on planning your exhibit hall route by checking out “HIStalk’s Guide to HLTH 2024.”

Webinars

October 15 (Tuesday) noon ET. “AI in Practice: How Privia Health Empowers Doctors to Win at Value-Based Care.” Sponsors: Navina and Athenahealth. Presenters: Dana McCalley, MBA, VP of value-based care, Navina; Michael McDonnell, strategic account executive, Navina; Francheska Feliciano, director of risk adjustment, Privia Health. The panelists will share practical insight from Privia Health’s experience that are applicable for users of any EHR, focusing on strategies to improve collaboration between clinical teams and coders, reduce administrative burden, and ensure accurate HCC capture at the point of care. The presenters will offer strategies for streamlining value-based workflows across clinical and coding teams, reducing friction and administrative burden, and improving value-based performance and risk adjustment accuracy by empowering clinicians with AI at the point of care.

October 24 (Thursday) noon ET. “Preparing for HTI-2 Compliance: What EHR and Health IT Vendors Need to Know.” Sponsor: DrFirst. Presenters: Nick Barger, PharmD, VP of product, DrFirst; Tyler Higgins, senior director of product management, DrFirst. Failure to meet ASTP’s mandatory HTI-2 certification  and compliance standards could impose financial consequences on clients. The presenters will discuss the content and timelines of this key policy update, which includes NCPDP Script upgrades, mandatory support for electronic prior authorization, and real-time prescription benefit. They will offer insight into the impact on “Base EHR” qualifications and provide practical advice on aligning development roadmaps with these changes.

Previous webinars are on our YouTube channel. Contact Lorre to present or promote your own.

People

Michael Roaldi (UnitedHealthcare) joins Cityblock Health as president.

Resilience Lab names Carl Marci, MD OM1) chief medical officer and Josh Cohen, MD, PhD (UCSF) head of data science.

Announcements and Implementations

Pinnacle Gastroenterology in New Mexico implements Sunoh.ai’s AI medical scribe software.

Palmer Addiction Recovery Services (OK) selects Arize EHR software from Cantata Health Solutions.

Government and Politics

The City of Jacksonville, Florida launches a free healthcare triage hotline for uninsured residents of Duval County to help reduce unnecessary trips to the ER and connect residents with appropriate modes of care, including virtual consults, in-person primary care appointments, and social services. The city is partnering with local company Telescope Health on the Healthlink Jax initiative.

Sponsor Updates

• Waystar will exhibit at the AMBA Annual Conference October 17-18 in Las Vegas.
• Nordic will sponsor the CHIME Fall Forum November 4-8 in San Diego.

Blog Posts

• Beyond the Chart: EHR-Induced Burnout (and What to Do About it)  (Nordic)
• Sunoh.ai – A New Horizon in Pain Management (EClinicalWorks)  
• The Increased Risk of Ransomware (AdvancedMD)

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News 10/9/24

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Aware Health raises $3 million in a seed funding round led by Boomerang Ventures. The company offers employers digital health solutions for musculoskeletal care, including diagnostic algorithms and virtual rehab sessions.

Webinars

October 15 (Tuesday) noon ET. “AI in Practice: How Privia Health Empowers Doctors to Win at Value-Based Care.” Sponsors: Navina and Athenahealth. Presenters: Dana McCalley, MBA, VP of value-based care, Navina; Michael McDonnell, strategic account executive, Navina; Francheska Feliciano, director of risk adjustment, Privia Health. The panelists will share practical insight from Privia Health’s experience that are applicable for users of any EHR, focusing on strategies to improve collaboration between clinical teams and coders, reduce administrative burden, and ensure accurate HCC capture at the point of care. The presenters will offer strategies for streamlining value-based workflows across clinical and coding teams, reducing friction and administrative burden, and improving value-based performance and risk adjustment accuracy by empowering clinicians with AI at the point of care.

October 24 (Thursday) noon ET. “Preparing for HTI-2 Compliance: What EHR and Health IT Vendors Need to Know.” Sponsor: DrFirst. Presenters: Nick Barger, PharmD, VP of product, DrFirst; Tyler Higgins, senior director of product management, DrFirst. Failure to meet ASTP’s mandatory HTI-2 certification  and compliance standards could impose financial consequences on clients. The presenters will discuss the content and timelines of this key policy update, which includes NCPDP Script upgrades, mandatory support for electronic prior authorization, and real-time prescription benefit. They will offer insight into the impact on “Base EHR” qualifications and provide practical advice on aligning development roadmaps with these changes.

Previous webinars are on our YouTube channel. Contact Lorre to present or promote your own.

People

PatientPoint promotes Sean Slovenski to CEO. Slovenski takes over from founder Mike Collette, who will transition to the role of chairman.

Announcements and Implementations

Patient engagement company PatientPoint announces GA of its new care team communication hub featuring interactive touchscreen display for video conferencing and messaging amongst clinical teams.

Key-Whitman Eye Center (TX) will implement Nextech’s ophthalmology-focused EHR and practice management software across its 12 clinics.

Specialty-focused ModuleMD announces GA of JOSH, its new AI-powered clinical documentation software.

Annapolis Radiology Associates (MD) select RCM software and services from Healthcare Administrative Partners.

Research and Innovation

KLAS recognizes NextGen Healthcare as a top performer in its latest report on small practice customer satisfaction with EHR and practice management software.

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News 10/7/24

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Hybrid outpatient addiction treatment provider Eleanor Health raises $30 million in a Series D funding round led by General Catalyst. The company, which has raised $137 million since launching in 2019, offers care in seven states.

Webinars

October 24 (Thursday) noon ET. “Preparing for HTI-2 Compliance: What EHR and Health IT Vendors Need to Know.” Sponsor: DrFirst. Presenters: Nick Barger, PharmD, VP of product, DrFirst; Tyler Higgins, senior director of product management, DrFirst. Failure to meet ASTP’s mandatory HTI-2 certification  and compliance standards could impose financial consequences on clients. The presenters will discuss the content and timelines of this key policy update, which includes NCPDP Script upgrades, mandatory support for electronic prior authorization, and real-time prescription benefit. They will offer insight into the impact on “Base EHR” qualifications and provide practical advice on aligning development roadmaps with these changes.

Previous webinars are on our YouTube channel. Contact Lorre to present or promote your own.

Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

Yung Sidekick announces $825,000 in pre-seed funding. The startup offers ambient listening and automated clinical documentation software for therapists.

In California, Palomar Health Medical Group issues a notice evicting affiliate Graybill Medical Group physicians from their offices and transferring their patients to new physicians. The move comes after Graybill announced it would be splitting from PHMG over its mishandling of a May ransomware attack and subsequent months-long systems restoration. Graybill and Arch Health merged in 2020 to form a practice affiliated with Palomar Health.

Roon, a medical information website curated by clinical experts, announces $15 million in funding.

People

ContinuumCloud names Brad Nelson (Integrated Practice Solutions) CFO.

Adhere+ promotes Jim Breidenstein to CEO.

Aledade VP of Clinical Engagement Jen Brull, MD joins the American Academy of Family Physicians as president.

Greenway Health names Paul Ford (Inovalon) CISO.

Announcements and Implementations

Behavioral health software vendor Kipu Health will leverage technology from AWS to automate transcribing therapy sessions, generating progress notes, and summarizing charts.

Graves Gilbert Clinic (KY) selects patient safety analytics from Preverity.

Sponsor Updates

• Nordic releases a new “Designing for Health” podcast, “Interview with Zeev Neuwirth, MD.”
• Waystar will exhibit at the HFMA New Jersey & Metro Philadelphia Annual Institute October 9-11 in Atlantic City, NJ.
• FeaturedCustomers names PerfectServe a top performers in its “Fall 2024 Hospital Communications Software Customer Success Report.”

Blog Posts

• EPR training: Getting it right from the outset and throughout (Nordic)
• Nurses of Note 2024: The Associate Chief Nursing Officer (PerfectServe)
• Sunoh.ai – The Ultimate AI Scribe Solution for your Healthcare Practice (EClinicalWorks)

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News 10/2/24

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Colorado-based hybrid healthcare provider Brisk Health raises $100 million, which it will use to expand its brick-and-mortar presence and enhance its virtual care app.

Webinars

October 24 (Thursday) noon ET. “Preparing for HTI-2 Compliance: What EHR and Health IT Vendors Need to Know.” Sponsor: DrFirst. Presenters: Nick Barger, PharmD, VP of product, DrFirst; Tyler Higgins, senior director of product management, DrFirst. Failure to meet ASTP’s mandatory HTI-2 certification  and compliance standards could impose financial consequences on clients. The presenters will discuss the content and timelines of this key policy update, which includes NCPDP Script upgrades, mandatory support for electronic prior authorization, and real-time prescription benefit. They will offer insight into the impact on “Base EHR” qualifications and provide practical advice on aligning development roadmaps with these changes.

None scheduled soon. Previous webinars are on our YouTube channel. Contact Lorre to present or promote your own.

Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

RXNT, an ambulatory health IT vendor based in Maryland, acquires diagnostic services interface developer Scalabull.

StrataPT announces $25 million in new funding. The company specializes in practice management and billing software for outpatient therapy practices.

Ambulatory health IT vendor ICoreConnect sells its managed services division to The 20, an IT service management company based in Texas.

Virtual dementia care services company Rippl announces $23 million in Series A funding. Rippl will use the investment to scale beyond the four states it currently operates in and to enhance its technology.

People

Patrick McInnis (Epion Health) joins Yosi Health as VP of partnerships.

Announcements and Implementations

Alpine Physician Partners will implement Ambience Healthcare’s clinical AI software to enhance scribing, coding, CDI, and patient summaries at practices within its network.

Southern New England Healthcare selects Athenahealth’s EHR, RCM, and patient engagement platform.

Other

Texas Tech Physicians and parent organization Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center deal with the same ransomware attack that is affecting affiliate UMC Health. UMC began diverting patients and resorting to downtime procedures last Thursday, while TTP systems including phone and website have been down since Monday.

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News 9/30/24

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Pediatric mental healthcare provider Brightline will pivot from marketing its virtual care services to payers and employers across the country to offering virtual and in-person care directly to patients in just five states.

The company, which also announced concurrent layoffs, will cease taking new patients and wind down treating current patients by the end of the year. It expects is new hybrid model to be up and running in January.

Brightline has raised $212 million since launching as Emilio Health in 2019.

Webinars

October 24 (Thursday) noon ET. “Preparing for HTI-2 Compliance: What EHR and Health IT Vendors Need to Know.” Sponsor: DrFirst. Presenters: Nick Barger, PharmD, VP of product, DrFirst; Tyler Higgins, senior director of product management, DrFirst. Failure to meet ASTP’s mandatory HTI-2 certification  and compliance standards could impose financial consequences on clients. The presenters will discuss the content and timelines of this key policy update, which includes NCPDP Script upgrades, mandatory support for electronic prior authorization, and real-time prescription benefit. They will offer insight into the impact on “Base EHR” qualifications and provide practical advice on aligning development roadmaps with these changes.

None scheduled soon. Previous webinars are on our YouTube channel. Contact Lorre to present or promote your own.

Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

Colorado-based VieCure announces $45 million in new funding. The company offers AI-powered clinical decision support and EHR software for community-based oncology providers.

People

DocGo promotes Eiwe Lingefors to CIO.

Announcements and Implementations

CareCloud will leverage release-of-information services from ChartSwap.

HMO MedNetOne selects HealthFocus population health management software from HF Software Solutions.

Government and Politics

Cascade Eye and Skin Centers (WA) pays $250,000 to settle federal allegations of potential HIPAA Security Rule violations related to a ransomware attack in 2017 that exposed 291,000 files. An OCR investigation determined that the practice failed to conduct a compliant risk analysis and failed to sufficiently monitor its computers systems for cybersecurity threats.

Other

A Harmony Healthcare IT survey of 1,007 healthcare consumers finds that 32% are planning to skip healthcare appointments in 2025 due to expense, with dentists, eye care professionals, and general practitioners at the top of the skip list. Slightly fewer plan to put off medical procedures for the same reason, with 44% of those opting to postpone non-elective procedures. A sizeable number of patients have said they’ve delayed or canceled procedures because they couldn’t determine the exact cost after insurance. Over half say it’s difficult to get pricing information from local providers.

Sponsor Updates

• EClinicalWorks works with HealthEfficient to complete Hyndman Area Health Center’s (PA) UDS+ submissions to HRSA.
• Waystar will exhibit at ACEP24 September 29-October 2 in Las Vegas.
• AdvancedMD staff win numerous medals, raise $2,600 for the Utah Food Bank, donate 22 units of blood to the American Red Cross and the local blood donor center, and win the Heart & Soul Award during the Salt Lake County Corporate Games.

Blog Posts

• Why Secure Medical Texting Works Better for Patients (PerfectServe)
• Revenue Cycle Management: Boosting Operational Efficiency and Productivity (EClinicalWorks)

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