Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
Achieving Ambient Scribe Growth Through an Intensive Relationships With Users. Daniel Shirvani at QUAS talked to John Lynn about developing an AI scribe that supports virtually any clinical workflow – which it achieves in part with limited use of “gimmicky tools” and EHR integrations. Read more…
Geisinger’s Smooth Migration of Epic to AWS. John caught up with Marlin Moyer, who described what goes into planning and executing a move to the cloud, how the cloud improves response time, and why some applications are still maintained in-house. Read more…
Advocating for Policy Changes That Advance Health Equity. How can healthcare stakeholders truly make a difference? Engaging with legislators, demonstrating the impact of addressing SDoH, and focusing on changes rooted in shared experiences can all help, according to the experts in the Healthcare IT Today community. Read more…
A Medical Scribe That’s Laser-Focused on the ER. John connected with Justin Mardjuki at Sayvant and learned about meeting the unique challenges of ambient voice transcription for the multiplicity of encounters acute care physicians have. In a way, it comes down to documenting what a physician may be thinking. Read more…
The Sequoia Project’s Efforts to Improve Patient Access to Data. “Are you adding to the patient’s burden or decreasing it?” That’s the guiding philosophy John heard from Anna McCollister, who co-chairs the The Sequoia Project’s consumer engagement strategy workgroup and knows the perils of information blocking on a personal level. Read more…
Ensuring Equitable Access to Healthcare Services. We also asked the Healthcare IT Today community for examples of how the industry is reaching out to vulnerable populations. Answers included empowering community health workers, building trust within communities, and prioritizing digital accessibility. Read more…
Healthcare IT Today Podcast: Resiliency and Business Continuity. John and Colin Hung debated whether people or technology have a bigger impact of an organization’s resilience, along with which industries healthcare should look to for inspiration. Read more…
Harnessing AI for Smarter Medical Billing. Muhammad Shujja at AltuMED outlined AI’s role in improving accuracy, detecting fraud, augmenting decision-making, and streamlining the RCM process – all essential to supporting modern business operations in healthcare. Read more…
The Role of Advanced Duress Systems in Healthcare Facilities. More than 80% of nurses have experienced violence on the job, but only 30% say help is available. Modern, standalone duress systems based on RTLS technology provide peace of mind without being vulnerable to cyberattacks, said Yasmine Mustafa at ROAR. Read more…
Harnessing AI to Transform Urgent Care. Lohith Reddy at Exdion Health outlined AI’s role in addressing the unique RCM, staffing, and care quality needs of urgent care centers. Key to success: Integrating AI with existing systems and workflows. Read more…
This Week’s Health IT Jobs for February 5, 2025: Roles at provider organizations from Boston to Nashville to Phoenix. Read more…
Bonus Features for February 2, 2025: Only 14% of Americans confident with their health plan choice; hospitals end 2024 with 6% operating margins. Read more…
Funding and M&A Activity:
- Data and analytics vendor Health Catalyst acquired Upfront Healthcare Services, a patient engagement platform.
- Investment firm New Mountain Capital acquired Machinify, a healthcare payments platform.
- Workforce management vendor CSI Companies acquired MedSys Group.
- Patient access workflow vendor SpinSci secured a $53 million investment.
- Population health management platform Percipio Health closed $20 million in Series A funding.
- Remote monitoring vendor CoachCare received $11 million in equity funding.
- Risk management analytics vendor 1m raised $10 million in Series A funding.
- Clinical skills management software vendor Kahuna Workforce Solutions got a strategic investment from Memorial Hermann Health System.
- RCM platform Access Healthcare announced a growth investment from New Mountain Capital.
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