News 8/28/23

Top News

Patient engagement and relationship management software startup Keona Health raises $7 million.

Webinars

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

Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

Virtual allergy care provider Nectar opens its flagship clinic in New York City. The company has promoted Shyam Joshi, MD to chief scientific officer, and hired Tania Elliott, MD (Ascension) as its chief medical officer.

People

Chris Betz (Brightside Health) joins Aptihealth as CTO.

UnisLink names Executive Chairman David Strand CEO. Co-founders and co-CEOs Amit Lal and Kannan Ramachandran will become chief innovation officer and chief corporate development officer, respectively.

Announcements and Implementations

Global Open Wound Care, a mobile clinic based in Texas, selects EHR software from EClinicalWorks.

Other

Fun fact: Greenbush Bakery in Madison, WI breaks its record for most donuts in a single order thanks to Epic’s request last week for 9,000 donuts to satisfy the sweet tooths of UGM attendees. The bakery’s previous record was also set by Epic, in 2021.

Sponsor Updates

• EClinicalWorks releases a new customer success story, “How Healow Self-Scheduling Helped a New Practice Fill 400 Appointment Slots.”
• Nordic adds enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources from Workday to its portfolio of ERP Services.
• PerfectServe is positioned highest in ability to execute in the first Gartner Magic Quadrant for clinical communication and collaboration.

Blog Posts

• The dream of patient access and flow (Nordic)
• 8 Essentials for Transfer Center Operations in Healthcare (PerfectServe)

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News 8/23/23

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Cancer care support company Thyme Care raises $60 million in a Series B funding round, bringing its total raised to $82 million.

The company’s technology includes its Thyme Box care management platform, developed in-house to manage and coordinate care, and source social support services.

Co-founder and CEO Robin Shah hales from OneOncology and Flatiron Health, while co-founder, President, and CMO Bobby Green, MD also spent time at Flatiron Health.

Webinars

August 24 (Thursday) 2 ET. “RCM analytics in action: How to use your data to drive decisions + revenue.” Sponsor: Waystar. Presenter: Laura Tungate, solution strategist team lead, Waystar. This webinar will describe how to use RCM analytics to take control of your data even if you use outdated or multiple tools. Attendees will learn how to target improvements, describe the KPIs that are key to revenue cycle leaders, prioritize dashboards that spotlight organizational goals and build alignment, and how and when to apply RCM analytics to go from analysis to action faster.

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Announcements and Implementations

Entira Family Clinics implements EClinicalWorks Cloud across its 10 facilities in Minnesota.

Quest Diagnostics will sunset its Quanum EHR at the end of this year, corresponding with the winding down of the company’s Quanum Practice Solutions business.

AI-powered identity verification company Vouched announces GA of new patient verification solutions for virtual care providers.

Oak Street Health will leverage Strive Health’s value-based kidney care services, including its CareMultiplier data aggregation and standardization technology. Oak Street was acquired earlier this year by CVS Health, which invested in Strive’s $166 million Series C funding round around the same time.

Research and Innovation

A survey of 1,000 patients finds that independent physician practices are typically chosen over retail clinics because of their ability to offer stronger personal connections, higher quality of care, and in-person availability. Surveyed patients indicate they prefer retail and urgent care clinics when in need of quicker care, with easier access to appointments, faster examinations, and shorter wait times cited as top benefits.

Sponsor Updates

• The Connecticut Institute for Communities deploys population health solutions from EClinicalWorks.
• Nordic posts a new episode of its podcast, “Designing for Health: Interview with Matt Sakumoto, MD.”

Blog Posts

• Pioneering Healthcare Interoperability: Unveiling Key Technologies and Integrations (AdvancedMD)

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News 8/21/23

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Minneapolis-based virtual women’s health clinic Visana Health raises $10.1 million in a seed funding round. The company offers its services to employers and health plans in all 50 states.

Webinars

August 24 (Thursday) 2 ET. “RCM analytics in action: How to use your data to drive decisions + revenue.” Sponsor: Waystar. Presenter: Laura Tungate, solution strategist team lead, Waystar. This webinar will describe how to use RCM analytics to take control of your data even if you use outdated or multiple tools. Attendees will learn how to target improvements, describe the KPIs that are key to revenue cycle leaders, prioritize dashboards that spotlight organizational goals and build alignment, and how and when to apply RCM analytics to go from analysis to action faster.

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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

RCM and population health management company UnisLink acquires competitors Aqreva Medical Billing and Consulting, and Doctors’ Resource Specialists. UnisLink acquired RCM vendor Healthcare Support Technologies in June, bringing on HST President and CEO Geoff Lusty as a regional director.

People

Jefferson County Health Center (IA) names Tim Belec (Owensboro Health) CIO.

Carina Edwards (Quil) joins Kipu Health as CEO.

Cano Health names Chief Strategy Officer Mark Kent to the additional role of CEO.

Announcements and Implementations

DMOS Orthopaedic Centers (IA) implement Hatch’s patient coordination and provider matching software.

Community Reach Center (CO) selects enterprise EHR and practice management technology from NextGen Healthcare.

Sponsor Updates

• EClinicalWorks releases a new customer success story, “How Healow Self-Scheduling Helped a New Practice Fill 400 Appointment Slots.”

Blog Posts

• Nordic posts a new episode of DocTalk titled “The future of health through widespread precision medicine.”
• Prisma and Healow – The Miller Family Medicine Group (EClinicalWorks)

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News 8/16/23

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Patient intake software vendor Phreesia acquires Access EForms, which specializes in electronic forms management and automation. Healthcare Growth Partners advised Access on the sale.

Phreesia acquired MediFind, which offers an analytics-based platform designed to help patients find best-fit providers, last month.

Webinars

August 24 (Thursday) 2 ET. “RCM analytics in action: How to use your data to drive decisions + revenue.” Sponsor: Waystar. Presenter: Laura Tungate, solution strategist team lead, Waystar. This webinar will describe how to use RCM analytics to take control of your data even if you use outdated or multiple tools. Attendees will learn how to target improvements, describe the KPIs that are key to revenue cycle leaders, prioritize dashboards that spotlight organizational goals and build alignment, and how and when to apply RCM analytics to go from analysis to action faster.

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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

US Radiology Specialists announces hiring plans for its recently launched Connexia teleradiology division.

People

Solutionreach names Ken Ernsting (HHAeXchange) CEO.

Rectangle Health promotes Mike Pelus to chief product and strategy officer.

Announcements and Implementations

Home-based physical therapy provider Luna creates an AI division to develop new AI-based solutions, including enhancements to its Auto Charting technology and a chatbot designed to help patients with inquiries related to scheduling and billing. (While the launch of an AI division is no doubt innovative, I can’t help but notice that it lists a fax number for submitting prescriptions.)

Velatura HIE Corp. and Premier Health Network develop CareConvene care transitions notification and coordination software for Georgia-based practices.

Conway Ob-Gyn Clinic (AR) implements EClinicalWorks.

Sponsor Updates

• Virginia Eye Institute transitions to EClinicalWorks V12.
• Nordic releases a video titled “Craig Joseph, MD, and his journey to Verona.”

Blog Post

• Are you tracking how often patients visit your practice? (AdvancedMD)

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News 8/14/23

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Urgent care technology vendor Experity acquires cloud-based, teleradiology-focused OnePACS for an undisclosed sum.

Webinars

August 24 (Thursday) 2 ET. “RCM analytics in action: How to use your data to drive decisions + revenue.” Sponsor: Waystar. Presenter: Laura Tungate, solution strategist team lead, Waystar. This webinar will describe how to use RCM analytics to take control of your data even if you use outdated or multiple tools. Attendees will learn how to target improvements, describe the KPIs that are key to revenue cycle leaders, prioritize dashboards that spotlight organizational goals and build alignment, and how and when to apply RCM analytics to go from analysis to action faster.

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

Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

Shares of membership-based primary care company Cano Health plummet after it announces plans to sell its assets and lay off 700 employees in order to stay remain in business. The company went public via SPAC merger in 2021 at a $4.4 billion valuation, though its shares had lost 90% of their value as of last April, when several board members resigned over company mismanagement. CEO Marlow Hernandez stepped down in June.

People

Mike Ressel (Cloud 9 Software) joins Office Practicum as CEO.

Announcements and Implementations

Suvida Health (TX) implements Elation Health’s EHR.

Praesum Healthcare Services (FL) goes live on Lightning Step All-in-One EHR, CRM, and RCM software from Lightning Step Technologies.

Government and Politics

The FDA opens an investigation into Atlanta-based IV hydration therapy company Hydra+ after a former employee brings questionable business practices to light, including using expired vials, swapping out vitamin solutions without telling customers, and administering the wrong drugs.

Other

The local news covers the heartbreaking – yet encouraging – story of Geoff and Caroline Butler and the community clinic they are building for the second time from scratch. The Johnson Health Center, launched by the Butlers less than a year ago out of a renovated Subway store, was devastated by recent flooding. The couple is determined to rebuild so that they can continue to serve their community, especially those patients in recovery from substance abuse: “I didn’t realize how impactful the work was that we did, how many lives we’ve touched,” Geoff recently told CNN. “We’ve just got to keep pushing for them. We’re just going to keep on doing what we do best. And that’s helping people.”

Sponsor Updates

• EClinicalWorks releases a new podcast, “Empowering Communities, Analytics for Better Patient Care.”
• Nordic releases a new Designing for Health Podcast, “Interview with Karim Jessa, MD.”
• Best Medical Care (NY) upgrades to EClinicalWorks Cloud.

Blog Posts

• EHRs or social interactions: Can’t we have both? (Nordic)
• We Surveyed Our Customers on Mental Health Issues. Here’s What We Learned. (AdvancedMD)

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