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.
Studies
- Market intelligence vendor Panda Health released The Digital Health ROI Report. Among its many interesting findings: Only 25% of respondents trust a vendor’s ROI claims, 59% reported that vendor ROI promises fall short more than half the time, but only 46% have a process for evaluating ROI claims.
- A Trilliant Health report, 2024 Trends Shaping the Health Economy, indicated behavioral health represents more than 72% of telehealth volume, while cardiology is the specialty with the greatest use of clinical AI.
- A report from Claroty found 78% of healthcare organizations hit with a ransomware attack paid at least $500,000 in ransom.
- According to a Harmony Healthcare IT survey, 72% of Americans are worried about healthcare costs in 2025, and two-thirds expect to pay more next year.
- The latest studies from Epic Research indicated gallbladder removal decreases the likelihood of ulcerative colitis but increases the likelihood of irritable bowel syndrome, while the prevalence of common infections in adults isn’t higher than it was prior to the pandemic.
Partnerships
- Data platform Arcadia welcomed J2 Interactive and Socially Determined to its marketplace.
- C3HIE will be the technology foundation for TORCH CIN, the Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals Clinically Integrated Network.
- Consumer-facing care coordination vendor Quantum Health has partnered with Embold Health, a provider of quality data.
- Interoperability vendor Connective Health is partnering with Availity, a real-time information network, to create precise care summaries for primary care and virtual specialty care providers.
Products
- Avo launched Ask Avo, an AI tool for clinical consults that integrates with EHR systems.
- Pager Health launched ReallyWell, an AI tool for analyzing patient/member data sets and providing wellbeing recommendations.
- Consumer-facing imaging records management vendor PocketHealth launched several breast health support tools.
- Infinx announced its Intelligent Revenue Cycle Automation Platform to help health systems address staff shortages, claim denials, and payment delays.
- TrustCommerce’s Cloud Payments is now certified on all major payment processing platforms, including Apple Pay and Google Pay digital wallets.
Sales
- Florida-based Moffitt Cancer Center chose Reimagine Care to provide 24/7, proactive, on-demand cancer care services.
- Clinically integrated network Southern New England Healthcare chose athenaOne for EHR, RCM, and patient engagement.
- Virginia-based Mary Washington Healthcare chose Ensemble for RCM.
Company News
- Overjet received FDA clearance for AI-powered dental image enhancement.
- Research from Imperial College London showed AI tools from Eko Health can identify patients with significantly higher risk of experiencing major adverse cardiac events.
People
- Pivot Point Consulting hired Taylor Davis as Executive Partner for Client Success.
- Patient engagement and workflow automation vendor Yosi Health made two appointments: Lori Ryan as Director of Customer Success and Patrick McInnis as Vice President of Partnerships.
- Motion analysis technology provider OneStep welcomed Holly Bossert as Vice President of Sales.
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