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News 10/9/23
Top News
Main Street Health raises $315 million and announces it will expand into eight additional states. It partners with primary care providers in rural locations to help them transition to value-based care. CEO Brad Smith was formerly director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, while Chief Product Officer Amy Gleason, founder of CareSync, most recently led the healthcare team within the US Digital Service.
Webinars
October 25 (Wednesday) 2 ET. “AMA: The Power of Data Completeness.” Sponsor: Particle Health. Presenters: Jason Prestinario, MSME, CEO, Particle Health; Carolyn Ward, MD, director of clinical strategy, Particle Health. Is your healthcare organization looking to drive profitability and scale quickly? Our experts will explore how comprehensive clinical data can revolutionize the health tech landscape. This engaging discussion will cover trending topics such as leveraging AI and data innovation to enhance patient care and outcomes, real-world examples of organizations leading the charge in data-driven healthcare, overcoming challenges in data completeness and interoperability, and visionary perspectives on the future of care delivery.
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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock
Tech-enabled women’s healthcare provider Diana Health (TN) raises $34 million in a Series B round of funding. The company, which has several brick-and-mortar clinics, also partners with hospitals to enhance their women’s health programs, particularly labor and delivery.
Announcements and Implementations
The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics implements PatientIQ’s automated patient-reported outcomes data collection and analysis software across its facilities in Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia.
Washington, DC’s Department of Behavioral Health will use technology and services from Syra Health to bolster its Evidence-Based Supported Employment Program and Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program. Syra Health went public two weeks ago, raising $7 million.
Eastside Counseling Center (WA) selects RCM software from CareCloud.
DrFirst debuts its AI-powered, Epic-compatible Fuzion medication management technology.
Research and Innovation
A seven-year study of diabetes care delivery in 300 Minnesota-based primary care practices finds that high-quality care is synonymous with proactive and consistent patient outreach, standardized care delivery processes, and engaged and expanded care teams.
Other
A physician in Ottawa considers legal action after discovering that a clinic at which she has never worked had listed her, along with her credentials and bio, as practicing at that facility. The offending clinic has also made headlines for offering special access to nurse practitioners for an added fee, a care delivery model that has many Canadians up in arms.
Sponsor Updates
- Nordic releases a new Designing for Health Podcast, “Interview with Evan Heigert.”
- Robbins Dermatology experiences streamlined payment collections and processing using Healow Payment Services from EClinicalWorks.
- Medicomp Systems directly maps over 10 million clinical codes and concepts across more than 12 terminologies to its Medcin clinical relevancy engine.
- Nordic releases a new episode of DocTalk, “DocTalk Ep. 210 | Optimizing value from EHR investments.”
Blog Posts
- Nurses of Note 2023: The Regional Practice Administrator Celebrates 30 Years in the Field (PerfectServe)
- Essential Checklist for Starting a Weight Loss Clinic or Medical Spa (EClinicalWorks)
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