Content services platform vendor Hyland Software lays off 1,000 employees, 20% of its workforce.
Coalition for Health AI Unveils Blueprint for Trustworthy AI in Healthcare
The Coalition for Health AI releases its “Blueprint for Trustworthy AI Implementation Guidance and Assurance for Healthcare.”
2023 Q1 digital health funding: Investing like it’s 2019
A Rock Health analysis finds that six Q1 digital health funding rounds accounted for 40% of the quarter’s total.
Global Interoperability Leader Lyniate Rebrands as Rhapsody
Health data exchange vendor Lyniate changes its name back to Rhapsody, the original moniker of the company before it merged with Corepoint Health in 2019.
Wellth will use $20 million in new funding to further scale its behavior-change app, which incentivizes users to build and maintain healthy habits.
A University of Pennsylvania analysis determines that 98.6 percent of hospital websites use computer code that enables data transfers to third-parties that include tech companies, social media platforms, advertising firms, and data brokers.
Novant Health lays off executive team members
Novant Health (NC) lays off 50 employees, including EVP/Chief Transformation and Digital Officer Angela Yochem, MS.
Vendor Breach Event Notice: Adelanto Healthcare Ventures (AHCV)
Northwest Texas Healthcare System notifies patients that a phishing incident at Adelanto Healthcare Ventures, a consulting firm with ties to one of the health system’s business associates, may have exposed sensitive patient information.
FDA proposes a new plan to streamline updates to medical devices that use AI
The FDA publishes proposed guidance that will enable developers of AI-reliant medical devices to automatically update products already being used in clinical settings.
Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduce legislation to overhaul the VA’s Oracle Cerner project.
Columbus-based CoverMyMeds to cut more than 800 jobs, close Arizona office
McKesson-owned CoverMyMeds will lay off 815 employees; close its Scottsdale, AZ patient support center; and rent out space in its $240 million Columbus, OH headquarters.
Florence, which offers a patient engagement app, emerges from stealth with a $20 million seed funding round.
A group of Republican senators introduces legislation that would halt further VA go-lives on Oracle Cerner until significant improvements are made from a rigorous list of requirements.
E-prescribing vendor DoseSpot acquires Bravado Health’s TreatRx e-prescribing technology.
RhythmScience Secures $6M Series A Investment Led by Cedars-Sinai Health Ventures
Cardiac data integration and analytics startup RhythmScience raises $6 million in a Series A funding round led by Cedars-Sinai Health Ventures.
VA Secretary warns budget cap could hit agency’s telehealth and cyber programs
VA Secretary Denis McDonough says proposals to cap the department’s budget at fiscal 2022 levels will have a major impact on its telehealth and cybersecurity capabilities.
Primary Children’s Hospital launches new Neuro NICU telehealth program to better care for babies
Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital’s new Neuro NICU telehealth service enables its pediatric neurologists to remotely monitor and suggest treatments for babies at several NICUs in Utah and Montana.
Mercy and Perry County Approve Lease Agreement for Perry County Memorial Hospital
In Missouri, Mercy will take over management of county-owned Perry County Memorial Hospital and will invest $6.5 million to transition the facility from Cerner to Epic this fall.
Philips launches its Virtual Care Management suite of technologies and services for providers, payers, and employers within the US.
Value-based care enablement startup Wellvana Health raises $84 million, bringing its total raised to $140 million.
CVS Health to Close Acquisition of Signify Health
CVS Health will wrap up its $8 billion acquisition of home healthcare provider Signify Health this week.
Atlantic General Hospital Provides Notice of Data Privacy Event
Atlantic General Hospital (MD) notifies patients of a data breach after discovering hackers had encrypted files on certain computer systems.
How Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them
Cigna’s reviewing doctors reportedly use “auto-denial” software that allows them to declare a patient’s test as medically unnecessary in an average of 1.2 seconds, without ever looking at the patient’s medical records.
Successful User’s Guide to High EHR Satisfaction
A new KLAS report finds that EHR personalization is the biggest driver of provider satisfaction, although providers often feel they don’t get much support in that area and resort instead to personal initiative.
US Organ Transplant System, Troubled by Long Wait Times, Faces an Overhaul
The federal government will solicit bids to provide services that have been offered by United Network for Organ Sharing, the top priority of which is to replace the organ-matching computer system in hopes of shortening transplant wait lists and addressing racial inequity.
ED patient experience software vendor Vital raises $24.7 million in a Series B funding round, bringing its total raised to $46 million since launching in 2019.
House Dems introduce pair of bills to overhaul IT acquisition at Department of Veterans Affairs
Democratic lawmakers propose two pieces of legislation that would overhaul IT procurement within the department, and require the VA to procure an independent audit of its four major IT modernization programs, including the Oracle Cerner project.
State board approves health information exchange rules despite pushback
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority board unanimously votes to implement a statewide HIE despite protests from mental health professionals over patient privacy concerns, and provider pushback on the $5,000 sign-up fee.
Veterans Affairs shares statement on electronic health records rollout
Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center (WA) shares improvements made to the VA’s Oracle Cerner system, and stresses that the VA remains committed to fully implementing the same system as that used by the DoD and Coast Guard.
SonderMind, a mental healthcare company that helps match patients with therapists, acquires the technology of virtual mental healthcare provider Mindstrong, which is in the midst of winding down operations.
There in the sky! Not a bird, not a plane, it’s VA’s old VistA system!
The VA will shift its legacy VistA system to the cloud to ensure its functionality and accessibility while the new Oracle Cerner system is optimized and implemented across the department’s remaining facilities.
Microsoft-owned Nuance will launch Dragon Ambient EXperience Express, which uses ChatGPT-4 to automatically generate clinical notes, this summer.
Maven Clinic Accelerates Growth in the United Kingdom with Acquisition of Naytal
Maven Clinic, a virtual women’s and family health provider that has raised $300 million, acquires UK competitor Naytal for an undisclosed sum.
North Carolina-based Bionic Health will use $3 million in seed funding to further develop its membership-based “AI health clinic” for preventative care.
Perspectives of Patients About Immediate Access to Test Results Through an Online Patient Portal
A survey involving four academic medical centers finds that nearly all patients appreciate having their test results posted immediately to the patient portal, even if their providers haven’t reviewed them.
Washington prepares for war with Amazon
Politico reports that the FTC decided not to sue to block Amazon’s $4 billion acquisition of One Medical due to the case being considered too hard to win.
Texas-based wearables data integration and analytics startup Rook raises $1.7 million.
Infinity Announces New Name, Now SimiTree Behavioral Health
Behavioral health IT vendor Infinity rebrands to SimiTree Behavioral Health after being acquired by the RCM, outsourcing, and professional services company SimiTree last year.
Oracle Cerner appears to have started another round of job cuts
Oracle Cerner has conducted another round of layoffs, according to the social media posts of some employees, which appears to line up with a restructuring plan approved in 2022.
Two Key Players in Ohio’s Health Information Exchange Announce New Partnership
The Healthcare Collaborative exits the HIE business and will transfer its customers – 70 hospitals and 18,000 providers — to Ohio Health Information Partnership’s CliniSync service by the end of 2023.
UC San Diego Health Notifies Patients of Vendor Data Collection Issue
UC San Diego Health notifies patients that vendor Solv Health used analytics tools that distributed information to third-parties without authorization on the scheduling websites of the health system’s Express Care and Urgent Care clinics.
Pear Therapeutics Announces Process Exploring Strategic Alternatives
Pear Therapeutics, which offers prescription-based digital therapeutics, will explore strategic alternatives to avoid reorganizing or liquidating the company.
Senators threaten consequences after VA confirms 4 deaths tied to computer system tested in Spokane
VA officials testify before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee that its Oracle Cerner system has been linked to six incidents of severe patient harm, including four deaths.
Interoperability platform vendor Zus Health raises $40 million in funding and announces that EHR vendor Elation Health will integrate Zus Aggregated Profile to allow clinicians to view expanded records.
SpectrumAi Secures up to $20M Series A Investment
SpectrumAi, a healthcare IT company focused on autism care, closes a Series A funding round of up to $20 million.
A new report from the US Government Accountability Office recommends that the VA address change management, user satisfaction, system trouble ticket, and independent operational assessment deficiencies within its EHRM program.
PointClickCare Advances the Transition Toward Value-Based Care with Acquisition of Patient Pattern
Care collaboration software and services company PointClickCare acquires EHR vendor Patient Pattern.
Telehealth Startup OpenLoop Raises $15 Million to Streamline Virtual Care Delivery
White-label telemedicine company OpenLoop raises $15 million in a Series A funding round.
Maribel launches with $25 million in Series A funding to help health systems launch hospital-at-home programs, optimize post-acute care processes, and coordinate long-term chronic care.
Denied by AI: How Medicare Advantage plans use algorithms to cut off care for seniors in need
Medicare Advantage plans are using “unregulated predictive algorithms under the guise of scientific rigor” to cut off payment for the treatment of seniors.
Tegria RCM to Adopt Acclara Brand
Tegria rebrands its RCM business as Acclara, naming Tegria RCM managing director Lincoln Popp CEO.
Google introduces Open Health Stack for developers
Google unveils Open Health Stack, an open source program that offers healthcare app developers a FHIR-based Software Developer Kit for Android, design guidelines, and analytics.
VA sprint team outlines 4 key issues leading to EHR rollout problems
The VA publishes an EHRM Sprint Report acknowledging that, while the Oracle Cerner implementation “has not met Veteran or VA expectations,” the VA itself is to blame for failing to standardize processes and fix issues that arose in its initial deployments.
U.S. FDIC shifts SVB deposits to new bridge bank, names CEO
The FDIC transfers all deposits of Silicon Valley Bank to a new bridge bank headed by former Fannie Mae CEO Tim Mayopoulos.
1 big thing: Iron offers a virtual hand to OB-GYNs
Iron Health, which helps women’s healthcare providers connect their patients with primary and specialty care, and virtual services, raises $4.5 million in a seed funding round.
Notice of Florida Medical Clinic System Cyberattack
Florida Medical Clinic announces that an early January ransomware attack compromised 94,000 patient files, though no financial data was breached.
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