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
- Hospitals ended 2024 with operating margins of 6%, and health systems with margins of 2.1%, according to the latest data from Strata Decision. Inpatient and outpatient volumes are rising, while ED visit volume is falling.
- Only 14% of Americans are confident in their health plan choices, according to a survey from Softheon. Two-thirds of consumers are worried about the high costs of their insurance, too.
Partnerships
- AI documentation and coding vendor Ambience Healthcare joined athenahealth’s Marketplace Program.
- Behavioral health screening vendor Mental Health Technologies joined AdvancedMD’s marketplace.
- Robotic medication management vendor Swisslog Healthcare announced a co-marketing agreement with BD.
Products
- Care automation software vendor Qventus launched Perioperative Care Coordination for pre- and post-surgery workflows.
- Retarus launched Enterprise Fax Portal, a cloud-based fax service with support for multifactor authentication.
- LexisNexis Risk Solutions launched patient-level real-world research datasets.
- Perceptyx launched Activate for Healthcare to help health systems analyze and act on feedback from employee surveys.
Sales
- Mercy is launching Aidoc’s aiOS platform to support diagnostic imaging review.
- Lone Star Family Health Center selected athenaOne for EHR, RCM, and patient engagement.
- Johns Hopkins Medicine selected Caregility for its virtual care platform and inpatient telehealth devices.
- Beacon Health System chose Xsolis to streamline medical necessity reviews using generative AI.
Company New
- Patient experience vendor Tendo updated its PCI, SOC 2 Type 2, and HIPAA certifications.
- GE HealthCare received FDA clearance for the latest version of Voluson Expert Series ultrasound systems.
- Virtual care technology vendor Life365 Health selected Amendola Communications to implement a national PR and marketing program.
People
- WEDI President and CEO Charles Stellar is retiring in February.
- Value-based care enablement platform Vytalize Health appointed Dr. Scott Mancuso as Chief Physician Executive Officer.
- Voice-enabled AI assistant Suki announced three executive appointments and an investment from Zoom Ventures.
- Real-time location services vendor Kontakt.io hired three executives.
- Health information network eHealth Exchange named a new Board of Directors and appointed four officers.
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