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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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