News 7/7/23

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Sleep management technology company ResMed acquires Somnoware, a sleep and respiratory care diagnostics software vendor based in California.

Webinars

July 12 (Wednesday) 2 ET. “101: National Network Data Exchanges.” Sponsor: Particle Health. Presenter: Troy Bannister, founder and CEO, Particle Health. It’s highly likely that your most recent medical records were indexed by a national Health Information Network (HIN). Network participants can submit basic demographic information into an API and receive full, longitudinal medical records sourced from HINs. Records come in a parsed, standardized format, on demand, with a success rate above 90%. There’s so much more to learn and discover, which is why Troy Bannister is going to provide a 101 on all things HIN. You will learn what HINs are, see how the major HINS compare, and learn how networks will evolve due to TEFCA.

July 26 (Wednesday) 1 ET. “Lessons We’ve Learned Since Launching our Cancer Prevention Program.” Sponsor: Volpara Health. Presenter: Albert Bonnema, MD, MPH chief medical information officer, Kettering Health System, and Chris Yuppa, product owner for oncology services and cancer prevention, Kettering Health System. Kettering’s IT department has played a critical role in providing an EHR-driven framework to bring cancer risk assessment and individual prevention plans to more than 90,000 patients. Primary care, OB/GYN, oncology, and imaging providers are now able to assess the hereditary, genetic, and lifestyle factors that affect the risk of developing lung, breast, ovarian, colon, and prostate cancer in any patient encounter. Learn how Kettering brings together people, processes, and technology to be more proactive in the fight against cancer and where its cancer prevention program is headed next. 

July 27 (Thursday) noon ET. “Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Use Generative AI.” Sponsor: Orbita. Presenter: Bill Rogers, co-founder, president, and chairman, Orbita. The advent of generative AI tools truly represents a paradigm shift. And while some healthcare leaders embrace the transformation, others are hesitant. Invest 20 minutes to learn why you shouldn’t wait. When combined with natural language processing, workflow automation and conversational dialogs, generative AI can help leaders address a raft of challenges: from over-extended staff, to the rising demand for self-service tools, to delivering secure information to key stakeholders. You will learn where AI delivers the greatest value for providers and life sciences, how it can solve critical challenges faced by healthcare leaders, and how Orbita has integrated generative AI into its conversational platform so healthcare leaders can leverage its full capabilities safely and securely.

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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

Constellation Software’s Harris Computer business acquires the US-based EHR, practice management, and RCM assets of Canadian company CloudMD for $6.3 million.

TytoCare will reportedly lay off 20 employees, or 10% of its workforce. The company, which has offices in Israel and New York City, offers a virtual care app and companion diagnostic devices.

Sales

• Northwell Health (NY) and Nebraska Medicine select healthcare workforce management software from Laudio, which announced a $13 million Series B funding round last month.

People

Cincinnati Children’s promotes Tony Johnston to VP of information services and CIO.

CMS Digital Service Director Andrea Fletcher takes on the additional role of chief digital strategy officer.

Announcements and Implementations

Habersham Medical Center goes live on Epic as part of its transition to the Northeast Georgia Health System.

In New York, Finger Lakes Health will implement Epic when it becomes a part of the University of Rochester Medical Center system in August.

Government and Politics

The Georgia Health Information Network will use a $1 million USDA grant to develop a telehealth network that will improve patient access to care in rural communities. GaHIN will work on the project with HealtHIE Georgia, Jefferson Hospital, Emanuel Medical Center, Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington County Regional Medical, Ready Computing, and InterSystems.

Other

Johns Hopkins Medicine (MD) joins at least 14 other healthcare providers across the country in charging patients for certain types of messages sent through their patient portals. Beginning July 18, patients with private insurance can expect to incur charges of between $10 and $50 for messages pertaining to health issues that require clinical judgment and more than five minutes to answer.

Sponsor Updates

• Central Virginia Health Services upgrades to the latest EClinicalWorks technology to enhance efficiency and care coordination for more than 50,000 patients.
• AGS Health publishes a new e-book, “Does My Healthcare Organization Need Computer-Assisted CDI?”
• Baker Tilly publishes a new case study, “MedTech company launches digital health platform with help of effective clinical study design.”
• Biofourmis unveils its innovation lab at its offices in Boston.
• CereCore releases a new podcast, “Healthcare CIO Advice on Leading Through the Complexities of Change.”
• Elsevier launches ClinicalKey Now in India to accelerate access to localized clinical guidelines and content for clinicians at the point of care.
• Fortified Health Security names Anton Mekhael strategic account manager.
• MedPeds (MD) successfully upgrades to EClinicalWorks V12.
• Konza National Network announces that an additional 123 Konza-powered members have been awarded NCQA’s DAV accreditation, bringing the total to 348.
• Rhapsody publishes a new guide, “Enterprise Master Person Index (EMPI): Everything healthcare product leaders need to know now.”
• OSF HealthCare (IL) details its use of Current Health’s remote patient monitoring technology.

Blog Posts

• 5 Reasons Why It Is Necessary for Hospitals to Upgrade from Traditional Forms Processes (Access)
• How to surface data at the point of care to serve complex populations (Arcadia)
• Opioid Challenge Leadership Roundtable – Balancing Cost, Technology, and Governance (CHIME)
• 3 Predictions for Accumulators by 2024 (ConnectiveRx)
• Driving Faster Prior Authorizations in Healthcare with NLP and AI Technology (Consensus Cloud Solutions)
• Finding Your Path in the Healthcare Technology Industry: Advice from Healthcare IT Recruiters (Direct Recruiters)
• What to Know in Preparation for Your Epic Hyperdrive Migration (Divurgent)
• IT: The Unsung Heroes of Health Education (Healthwise)
• Snowflake Partners with Nvidia and Microsoft Azure: What Does it Mean for Healthcare? (Healthcare IT Leaders)
• Combatting the Rising Diabetes Numbers Post COVID-19 with Lucem Health AI Solutions (Lucem Health)
• Navigating Healthcare Application Management (Medhost)

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