Let’s Get Neptunian: Healthcare Leaders Face Our Top Issues
Particularly interesting is the history of the discovery of the planet Neptune. It began with Alexis Bouvard (1767-1843), a French astronomer who lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Bouvard, born in the village of Contamines in what was then the Duchy of Savoy and is now the
Acquisition of CareJourney Extends Arcadia’s Reach
Healthcare data platform company Arcadia has acquired CareJourney, a provider of AI-powered healthcare data and analytics to support organizations’ value-based care processes. The agreement is designed to realize Boston-based Arcadia’s vision of building an interoperable data platform that accelerates and sustains healthcare transformation. With the acquisition, Arcadia’s portfolio of life
Pharmacy Experts: Data-Readiness Key in Reaching Medicaid Population
At an online event on June 20, organized by Hello Cary In collaboration with America’s Medicaid Health Plans (MHPA), industry experts discussed innovative pharmaceutical strategies and the latest in technology to close care gaps in Medicaid populations. According to MPHPA, “By 2025, healthcare will generate 36 percent of the world’s
Children’s Hospital Colorado Launches Multi-Disciplinary Research Institute
Children’s Hospital Colorado, in partnership with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, has launched the Colorado Children’s Health Research Institute, which enables more than 500 physician-scientists, doctors, nurse scientists and other researchers to collaborate across disciplines to make research discoveries. The Institute will seek to improve the administrative and
Award Winners Embrace CMS Health Equity Framework
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently recognized two organizations that are using the CMS Framework for Health Equity to help reduce disparities in healthcare access, quality and outcomes, with the 2024 Health Equity Awards. The winners are Pennsylvania-based Latino Connection and Virginia-based Augusta Health. In previous years, CMS
US Oncology Network Exec to Become ASTRO CEO
Vivek S. Kavadi, MD, MBA, has been named the new CEO of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). He will succeed Laura Thevenot, who previously announced her intention to retire after leading the organization since 2002, on November 1, 2024. During Thevenot’s tenure at ASTRO, membership grew by more
MetroHealth Leaders Decrease Denials Through Automation
Revenue cycle management solutions company CodaMetrix has closed a $40 million Series B funding round to create AI solutions that improve the quality of medical coding. Founded in 2019, CodaMetrix’s CMX platform was created in partnership with Mass General Brigham to provide real-time auditing capabilities and seamless EHR integration, used
N.C.-Based Cone Health to Become Part of Risant Health
In April 2023, Kaiser Permanente announced that Pennsylvania-based Geisinger would be the first acquisition for Risant Health, its nonprofit subsidiary created to accelerate the adoption of value-based care in community health systems. At the time, Risant said it expected to acquire four to five additional health systems over the next
HHS Finalizes Information Blocking Disincentives
After several years of planning and stakeholder feedback, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has finalized the disincentives it has established to discourage healthcare organizations from unreasonably blocking information sharing. electronic medical. Information blocking occurs when a provider knowingly and unreasonably interferes with the access, sharing or
ONC Clarifies Final Rule Discouraging Information Blocking
At a press conference on June 24 the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technologies (ONC)The representatives discussed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) final rule establish disincentives for health care providers who commit blocking the electronic exchange of health information. The Cures Act’s information
UAB Health System to Buy Ascension St. Vincent’s Health System
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System Authority agreed to buy Ascension St. Vincent’s Health System in central Alabama for $450 million. Under the agreement, the UAB Health System Authority will assume ownership of all Ascension St. Vincent facilities, including Birmingham, Blount, Chilton, East and St. Clair hospitals, as
MedStar, Hennepin Healthcare Recognized for Quality, Population Health Programs
America’s Essential Hospitals, whose 300 members serve low-income and other underserved people, recently recognized four member hospitals for their work to improve the quality of health care and population health. The 2024 Quality Improvement Award was given to Minneapolis-based Hennepin Healthcare, which launched the Healing and Opportunities with Psychotic Experiences
