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
- Commercially negotiated rates for the same inpatient procedure vary by an average of 8.5x, according to Trilliant Health. The report also indicated ambulatory surgery centers now accounted for more than half of all eligible surgeries.
- A Proofpoint report found 72% of healthcare organizations that experienced common cyberattacks suffered disruption to patient care.
- A Cohere Health survey found 55% of clinicians and administrators have witnessed patients abandon treatment because of prior authorization delays.
- While 26% of healthcare employees say AI tools help them spend more time with patients, according to a Tebra survey, 29% feel pressure to adopt AI even if they don’t feel ready to. Another Tebra report found 27% of providers have delayed, shortened, or canceled a vacation due to patient care responsibilities.
- Research from Medidata found 73% of global clinical research professionals said AI integration met or surpassed their expectations.
- Using a single software vendor for claims processing leads to fewer denied claims than having multiple systems in place, according to a research paper from Rutgers University.
Partnerships
- Virtual observation platform Collette Health announced an integration with Aceso, a digital communications tool.
- The Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) launched an AI implementation playbook with Google for Health as its title sponsor.
- Net Health deployed an AI support agent for restorative care providers built on Agentforce from Salesforce.
- Provider compensation automation company Simpliphy announced a partnership with ECG Management Consultants.
Products
- AdvancedMD announced its fall product updates, with an emphasis on AI enhancements.
- athenahealth introduces AI-Native athenaOne practice management and RCM capabilities.
- Basil Systems launched MedTech Safety Signaling, a post-market risk detection tool for medical device makers.
- Oracle Health Connection Hub is now generally available, aiming to ease the administrative burden of managing multiple tools for sharing clinical and financial data.
- RXNT announced Ambient IQ, a free transcription and documentation tool for ambulatory care providers.
- Viz.ai launched Viz ACS to support acute coronary syndrome care through real-time ECGs and patient data access.
- WellSky added ambient listening and transcription capabilities to its WellSky Home Health EHR.
- Wolters Kluwer Health announced the next generation of Lippincott DocuCare, its simulated EHR for aspiring nurses.
Implementations
- Drexel University chose Caregility to bring smart room technology and best practices into Drexel’s nursing programs.
- Balboa Nephrology selected Century Health clinical AI models that analyze EHR data for informed kidney care treatment.
- Louisiana launched MyChart Central statewide; it’s the first statewide launch of Epic’s patient portal.
- Ballad Health selected Omnicell compounding robots for the pharmacy within its Bristol Regional Medical Center.
- Cleveland’s MetroHealth System implemented Phox Health to comply with Ohio’s new requirement for proactive patient notification of temperature-sensitive prescriptions before delivery.
- VNS Health selected TytoCare to enhance the VNS Health Medical Care at Home practice.
- Atrium Health Medical Group selected WellBeam (which received an investment from its parent company, Advocate Health) for care coordination.
Company News
- Research from AccessHope found remote expert opinions recommended changes in cancer treatment more often for patients in socioeconomically disadvantaged and non-urban areas.
- Communications platform TigerConnect received FDA clearance for TigerConnect Alarm Management.
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