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
Particle Health filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against Epic (summarized in this statement), and Epic responded a few days later with a short statement of its own. Not surprisingly, this story has gotten a lot of coverage; both Fierce Healthcare and MedCity News did a good job summarizing the months-long dispute between the two companies, while Becker’s Health IT offered a deep dive into the lawsuit.
Studies
- Only 25% of patients prefer in-person care for minor but urgent issues, according to a KeyCare survey, with 75% saying they prefer telehealth or whatever option is first available.
- Sixty percent of patients would be comfortable with AI supporting their doctor in making a cancer diagnosis, according to a survey from Ibex Medical Analytics.
- Two-thirds of health systems were hit with a ransomware attack in 2023, according to a Sophos report.
- Research from chronic condition medical supply vendor CCS found patients diabetes have better outcomes and 35% lower care costs when CGMs are provided as a medical benefit instead of a pharmacy benefit.
- A survey from Talkdesk found 91% of individuals consider customer service when choosing a health plan. In addition, the company announced the release of Talkdesk Healthcare Experience Cloud for Payers, its latest contact center offering.
- While 75% of organizations rely on registry data for quality and process improvement, 50% say registry data inaccuracies hinder care quality improvement, according to the latest report from Carta Healthcare.
- Roughly 75% of providers said claims denials are increasing, according to an Experian survey, with missing or inaccurate data the most common cause of a denial.
Partnerships
- Surescripts is adopting CLEAR identity proofing technology for the Surescripts Network Alliance.
- Komodo Health is integrating Cornerstone AI into its MapEnhance lab insights tool.
- Wolters Kluwer is integrating UpToDate with Wellsheet, a predictive clinical workflow platform.
- Patient portal vendor InteliChart expanded its partnership with Office Practicum, a pediatric EHR vendor, to now cover support and training.
- Edifecs is integrating its EDI Gateway offerings with HealthEdge’s HealthRules Payer claims adjudication system.
- Clinical workflow vendor Shearwater Health is partnering with Laguna Health, which builds conversational AI tools for care management.
- Microsoft, CHIME, and the consultancy Nordic are launching a national Rural Health IT Community at next month’s CHIME Fall Forum.
Products
- Data network Atropos Health announced the availability of Data Quality ScoreCards to help members benchmark their data quality.
- Unlock Health launched 19 Health Risk Assessments to help healthcare marketers create customized marketing campaigns.
Sales
- Five health systems implemented Oracle Health CommunityWorks.
- Mount Sinai Health System chose Noom for its on-demand digital health and wellness platform.
- WellSpan Health chose Hippocratic AI as the technology behind its generative AI healthcare agent.
- Novant Health chose CitiusTech for decision support.
- Care management service provider Adobe Population Health found SDoH interventions reduced the annual cost of care by $4,000 among a set group of Medicare beneficiaries.
People
- Clinical workforce intelligence vendor Axuall appointed Mark Dorman as Chief Financial Officer.
- Symptom analysis and patient triage vendor Infermedica named Dr. Saurabh Johri as Chief AI Advisor.
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