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.
Research
- Half of U.S. patients anticipate AI will create a more efficient patient experience, according to a recent Talkdesk survey. Additionally, 67% would feel more comfortable making appointments for sensitive health issues with an online chatbot than a human staff member.
- Patients diagnosed with cancer are nearly twice as likely to access their medical records online than other patients, according to the latest ONC / ASTP data brief.
- The latest HHAeXchange Homecare Insights Survey revealed 57% of home care providers would take extra time to document patient observations after each visit, knowing that could improve patient care.
- A study from Advantus Health Partners found health systems can save 11% on medical supplies by working with a group purchasing organization.
- The Journal of Medical Internet Research released its 25th anniversary issue, with articles exploring developments over the past quarter century in mobile health, evidence-based medicine, online learning, and more.
Partnerships
- CommonWell Health Alliance added three members to its QHIN platform: athenahealth, ModuleMD, and Solace Health.
- Patient engagement vendor Health iPASS is enabling digital payments through integration with Mastercard Remote Payment and Presentment Service.
- Hinge Health is partnering with Midi Health, a virtual care clinic, to provide personalized care to women going through menopause.
- CitiusTech is partnering with Simplify Healthcare to customize the Simplify Health Cloud for payers.
Products
- Iodine Software updated AwareUM, its utilization management tool for hospitals, to enables organizations to integrate third-party physician advisors into UM workflow.
- OMNY Health launched its GLP-1 data network, with EHR data from nearly 650,000 patients.
- Operations software maker Qventus launched AI Operational Assistants to complete administrative tasks for frontline staff.
- Patient experience platform Weave announced Payment Reminders to further support text-based payments.
- RevSpring announced True Up, which helps providers collect payments at the point of care.
- AMN Healthcare Language Service introduced Strategic Partnership Solutions, an in-house, full-service product for health systems.
- Clarify Health integrated demand forecasting analytics into its comprehensive growth intelligence product.
- GE HealthCare received CE marks – the European Union equivalent of FDA clearance – for two products that let clinicians acquire cardiac images without electrocardiogram signals.
- iRhythm launched its Zio cardiac arrhythmia monitoring service in Europe, having received CE marks in December 2023.
- Ibex Medical Analytics received EU certification for its prostate, breast, and gastric AI solutions for cancer diagnostics.
Sales and Implementations
- Medical University of South Carolina Health deployed an AI agent powered by SoundHound AI‘s Amelia Patient Engagement solution and integrated with Epic.
- New York-based multi-specialty practice Middletown Medical selected eClinicalWorks Cloud EHR and RCM.
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center went live with TrustCommerce Cloud Payments integration with Epic.
- Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System expanded its deployment of Reimagine Care for on-demand cancer care.
- New Jersey-based Acenda Integrated Health is using UniteUs to help community health workers screen patients for social needs and make referrals.
- West Virginia-based Marshall Health Network is collaborating with Primefocus Health, an LG-backed venture, to being remote healthcare to rural areas.
- National therapy provider Powerback Rehabilitation selected Tendo to power its in-home therapy program on Tendo’s MDsave marketplace for patients and Care Connect for employers and care navigators.
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