News 9/4/24

Top News

OneOncology acquires Navigating Cancer, a digital oncology care software vendor based in Seattle. With OneOncology backing, Navigating Cancer plans to enhance medication adherence functionality, expand care management capabilities, and improve integration with EHRs.

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Webinars

September 10 (Tuesday) noon ET. “Overcoming Hurdles in Specialty Med Access Under Medical Benefits.” Sponsor: DrFirst. Presenters: Drew Hunsinger, VP of corporate business development, DrFirst; Tyler Wince, MEd, VP of product and technology specialty solutions, DrFirst. More specialty medications, which made up 80% of FDA’s new drug approvals last year, are falling under medical benefits, which challenges the patient care processes and efficiency of providers. Medication access experts will discuss how automation and unified medication management solutions can ensure better outcomes for patients and providers by addressing patient access hurdles and enhancing the ‘stickiness’ of EHRs. They will also provide insights into how regulatory changes such as interoperability and prior authorization mandates will affect healthcare stakeholders.

October 3 (Thursday) 1 ET. “Navigating AI-Powered Medical Interpretation: Insights for Health Leaders.” Sponsor: Globo. Presenter: Dipak Patel, CEO, Globo. AI is redefining how providers can communicate with patients who speak limited English. However, not all LLMs are created equal, and their potential and limitations need to be examined further. Globo has published its results from testing several LLMs. This webinar will address the promises and perils of AI-enabled medical interpretation in summarizing that research in four key domains: the process of AI interpretation, how to measure it, the state of AI tools today, and the areas where AI falls short with interpretation.

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

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People

P3 Health Partners names Leif Pedersen (Optum) CFO.

Carbon Health promotes Kerem Ozkay to CEO. Ozkay takes over from founder Eren Bali, who will remain executive chairman.

Simon Nazarian (Optum) will join City of Hope as EVP and chief digital and technology officer.

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Announcements and Implementations

Tech-enabled behavioral healthcare management company OnTrak Health selects AI-powered voice technology and conversation analysis software from MosaicVoice.

The Iowa Clinic will use Counterpart Health’s Assistant clinical insights software to care for patients enrolled in select Medicare programs.

Tennessee Primary Care Association will implement Azara Healthcare’s data reporting and analytics software as a part of its population health management and value-based care programs.

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Research and Innovation

A survey of 2,067 family physicians reveals that 25% are very satisfied with their EHRs, and that 25% are somewhat or very dissatisfied with their EHRs. End-users cited alerts as being the biggest usability problem, while ease of data entry was directly tied to higher EHR satisfaction.

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Sponsor Updates

• EClinicalWorks releases a new podcast, “Know Your No-Shows and Optimize Your Schedule.”
• Waystar will exhibit at the WellSky Care Forum September 8-11 in Denver.
• EClinicalWorks releases a new podcast, “Say Hello to Easy Joint Documentation with EClinicalWorks.”

Blog Posts

• Navigating the new Epic Gold Star criteria with strategic approaches (Nordic)
• Steering Your Practice Towards Success (EClinicalWorks)

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Contacts

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