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App-enabled house call provider DispatchHealth acquires Medically Home, which offers proprietary hospital-at-home care software and clinical services. The combined company will offer options for same-day and acute, hospital-level care.

Sponsored Events and Resources

Live Webinar: March 20 (Thursday) noon ET. “Enhancing Patient Experience: Digital Accessibility Legal Requirements in Healthcare.” Sponsor: TPGi. Presenters: Mark Miller, director of sales, TPGi; David Sloan, PhD, MSc, chief accessibility officer, TPGi; Kristina Launey, JD, labor and employment litigation and counseling partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP. For patients with disabilities, inaccessible technology can mean the difference between timely, effective care and unmet healthcare needs. This could include accessible patient portals, telehealth services, and payment platforms. Despite a new presidential administration, requirements for Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have not changed. While enforcement may unclear moving forward, healthcare organizations still have an obligation to their patients for digital accessibility. In our webinar session, TPGi’s accessibility experts and Seyfarth Shaw’s legal professionals will help you understand ACA Section 1557 requirements, its future under the Trump administration, and offer strategies to help you create inclusive experiences.

Live Webinar: March 27 (Thursday) noon ET. “How to Improve Clinical Workflows with AI Chart Summaries and Risk Predictions.” Sponsor: Health Data Analytics Institute. Presenters: Scott Cullen, MD, senior advisor, Health Data Analytics Institute; David Clain, chief product officer, Health Data Analytics Institute. Learn how the EHR-embedded HDAIAssist tool is transforming the ability of clinicians to pull insights out the mountains of data that have accumulated in the EHR, quickly, accurately, and cost-effectively. HDAlAssist, which is part of HealthVision, the intelligent health management system, combines AI chart summaries and granular risk predictions to quickly inform care planning decisions, especially for the most complex, high-risk patients.

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People

AdvancedMD promotes Amanda Sharp to CEO and names Bryan Hunt (Health Catalyst) CFO.

Madaket Health names Scott Acrey (Symplr) and Ed Calderon (Benchmark Solutions) senior sales executives.

Announcements and Implementations

After a successful pilot at its clinic in Amarillo, Texas Oncology will implement Canopy’s Intelligent Care Platform for cancer care at its clinics in Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.

CharmHealth adds AI scribe capabilities to its EHR.

CityMD will roll out Notable’s AI and automation software across its 180 urgent care locations in New York and New Jersey.

Government and Politics

The VA expands its Accessing Telehealth through Local Area Stations (ATLAS) program to the Abbeville County Library and Greenwood County Veterans Center in South Carolina.

Research and Innovation

Rehab therapy professionals believe moving or upgrading to a specialty-specific EHR would help them to work more efficiently and provide better care, according to a survey of 200 conducted earlier this year. Nearly 60% have already adopted AI-enhanced EHRs, and 15% are in the process of doing so. Survey respondents say that improving decision-making at the point of care, optimizing EHR data analytics, and reducing billing errors are their top three priorities when it comes to growth and operational improvement.