Genetics company Counsyl targets oncologists in bid to boost patient screening
The goal of this new initiative is to make it easier for oncologists to have their patients tested for genetic mutations linked to cancer.
Health systems join $17M investment in Augmedix
Among those providers investing undisclosed amounts are Sutter Health and Dignity Health from Augmedix's home turf in Northern California, plus Englewood, Colorado-based Catholic Health Initiatives and Cincinnati-based TriHealth.
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The 3 Best Options to Buy Telemedicine Carts for Neurology Care
Neurologists and health care practitioners must evolve with the world. Telemedicine carts assist in this evolution by serving as an intermediary between patients and doctors.
Arbitration agreement showdown pits Sutter Health against employers, splits insurers
The current fight centers on larger employers that tend to self-insure because they have the financial resources to pay their own medical claims. They often hire an insurer to negotiate with hospitals for discounted rates as part of their health plan network for employees.
CVS Health adds clinical affiliations, ResearchKit is applied to LGBTQ health concerns (Morning Read)
CVS Health entered into four new clinical affiliations to increase better healthcare for patients, an app using ResearchKit will support a study of health issues relevant to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer community.
Hill Physicians join Anthem ACO in California in push toward PPOs
Hill Physicians Medical Group, which has 3,800 physician providers, has joined Anthem Blue Cross‘s ACO network in California as part of an effort by both organizations to reduce costs through the increased use of PPOs. Anthem’s ACO specifically targets members with two or more chronic conditions to help them better maintain overall health through care […]
Capturing reliable data from wearable health devices still a challenge for providers
While there may be an explosion of wearable health devices for consumers that bring them a multitude of new data streams, incorporating those devices and that data into a major health system’s EHR remains a daunting, slow-moving task. That’s according to Martin Entwistle, director of Sutter Health‘s Innovation Center at the Palo Alto Medical Center, […]
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The Definitive Guide to Medical Billing Outsourcing: 5 Top Companies
In today’s healthcare landscape, your choice of medical billing partner directly impacts your bottom line. What are the best medical billing outsourcing companies, and which one is right for you?
Could hospice be next wave in healthcare consolidation?
The pace of consolidation in healthcare is well documented, with hospital systems in particular being prime merger or acquisition targets as pressure mounts from reduced Medicare reimbursements, but another side of healthcare could be next – hospice providers. Facing similar pressures from the ACA like all providers, the hospice industry is also facing cuts from […]