Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
News and Studies
- Median hospital margins rose to 2% in November, according to the latest data from Syntellis, and per-physician revenue growth is outpacing per-physician expenses.
- Nearly 3 in 4 (74%) healthcare organizations are automating some portion of their revenue cycle operations, with 46% of these organizations using some form of AI, according to research from AKASA. Among those organizations not using automation, 80% plan to by the end of 2025.
Partnerships
- Greenway Health integrated Data Dimensions’ Providerflow platform into its new release, Greenway Document Manager.
- Virtual specialty care company Summus is collaborating with the Digital Medicine Society and Boston Children’s Hospital to create a playbook for the use digital medicine in pediatric care.
- GI care platform Ayble Health is integrating with Commure Engage to make Ayble referrals available through EHRs.
- Portable ultrasound device maker Butterfly Network is partnering with Mendaera to develop a medical robotics system.
Product and Company News
- HHS named MEDITECH an early stakeholder in the Cancer Moonshot initiative.
- Zyter|TruCare launched TruCare Mobile, which supports remote utilization and medication management, as part of its v10.2 release.
- Clinician-to-clinician telehealth platform Avel eCare is making its Crisis Care services free to law enforcement officers.
- AI-supported diagnostic tools produce X-ray reviews 82% faster than readings without automation, according to data from SimonMed.
- Research from Limbic showed shorter wait times for treatment and lower dropout rates for mental health practitioners using an AI-assisted tool for patient referral and clinical assessment.
- Research from Peerbridge Health showed 91% predictive accuracy for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea using wearable technology.
- Data from Brightside Health showed all patient subgroups saw a decline in symptoms of anxiety and depression following enrollment in the company’s Crisis Care telehealth program.
Sales
- Minnesota-based North Memorial Health selected the Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite for finance, HR, and supply chain management.
- Eastern Kentucky’s St. Claire HealthCare chose Accelecom for high-speed network and Internet services.
- Chicago-area RML Specialty Hospital chose ScImage to support cloud-based PACS.
- Arizona-based VBCare Network selected Spatially Health for identifying barriers to health equity in Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
- Indiana-Based American Senior Communities chose Mynd Immersive to provide VR services for residents experiencing loneliness and achieved an 88% improvement in socialization.
People
- Analytics and value-based payments platform Clarify Health named Terry Boch as CEO.
- The Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network made two additions to its Health Equity Advisory Team: Vanetta Abdellatif at Delta Dental’s Arcora Foundation and Dr. Mark Friedberg at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
- The Health Information Technology Advisory Committee appointed five new members, each appointed to a three-year term.
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