Health IT Business News – November 29, 2024

Trending News

Consensus Cloud Solutions Recognized Among Top 100 Healthcare Technology Companies by The Healthcare Technology Report
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. a global leader of digital cloud fax technology and trusted provider of interoperability solutions, has been named a Top 100 Healthcare Technology Company of 2024 by The Healthcare Technology Report. Consensus ranked 34th overall and 7th in the Software and Data category for its proven efforts to facilitate and improve secure data exchange.

KLAS Research on Prior Authorization Highlights Infinx
KLAS Research highlights its latest research on prior authorization technology, including feedback from Infinx clients. This deep dive explores what’s working, where opportunities remain, and how technology like ours is paving the way for a smarter, more efficient future in healthcare revenue cycle management. Explore KLAS’ findings and see how Infinx is helping healthcare organizations streamline their workflows, reduce manual work, and improve patient access.

NextGen Healthcare’s Value-Based Care Solutions Unlock $102 Million in Medicare Savings
NextGen Healthcare, a provider of innovative, cloud-based healthcare technology solutions, announced that its clients participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) leveraged its NextGen® Population Health solution to achieve a cumulative $102 million in total Medicare savings last year.

Product News

Wondr Health Launches Industry-First Corporate Obesity Management Program to Optimize Outcomes for Employees Who Self-Pay for GLP-1s
Wondr Health, a provider of virtual-first prevention and intervention programs for metabolic health, announced the expansion of its full-spectrum weight and obesity care solution, adding high-quality lifestyle support and nutrition counseling for employees paying for weight-loss medications out-of-pocket and those at risk of developing high-cost chronic conditions.

New AI-Powered Mobile App Delivers Early Prediction of Heart Attack or Stroke
Before Health Intelligence, Ltd. emerged from stealth and announced a new mHealth app called Antshrike™ that uses AI to transform wearable device data into highly precise and specific predictive cardiovascular health warnings.

Intelerad Introduces InteleGence™ to Power AI-Driven Radiology
During the 2024 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Intelerad, a global provider of medical imaging software solutions, will invite attendees to experience its newest milestone, InteleGence. InteleGence is a powerful integration platform that features an open application programming interface (API) allowing users to integrate their chosen AI algorithms into InteleOrchestrator and InteleViewer using existing workflows.

Lindus Health Rolls Out “All-in-One Infectious Disease CRO” Bespoke to Clinical Trials for Infectious Disease Interventions
Lindus Health, the “anti-CRO” running radically faster, more reliable clinical trials for life science pioneers, has introduced their versatile contract research organization (CRO), site, and technology offering tailor-made to the execution of infectious disease trials.

Complete Blood Count Test with At-Home Sample Collection is Available for Direct-to-Patient Biopharma Programs through ixlayer’s ixEngage
ixlayer, a cloud-based platform powering an end-to-end direct-to-patient (DTP) healthcare experience, announced availability of a Complete Blood Count (CBC) test with at-home sample collection. This move supports biopharma partners who want to accelerate virtual care and reduce barriers to care for patients.

Forms Blast™ from RevSpring Intelligently and Securely Collects Patient Information
RevSpring, a provider of healthcare engagement and payment solutions, announced Forms Blast™—an intelligence-driven campaign solution combining omnichannel outreach with dynamic digital forms to securely and efficiently collect patient information.

Veradigm Launches an Ambient Scribe Advancement to Ease the Healthcare Administrative Burden
Veradigm, a provider of healthcare data and technology solutions, announced the launch of Veradigm Ambient Scribe, an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled ambient scribe platform designed to ease the documentation burden for healthcare providers.

ModMed Announces Next Evolution in Healthcare Innovation with AI-Powered ModMed Scribe and More
ModMed®, a leader in healthcare technology, is once again transforming how providers engage with their electronic health records (EHR) systems. Building on its history of innovation, which began with moving providers from typing and keyboards to intuitive touch capabilities enabled through iPads, the company is driving a new wave of progress with AI ambient listening technology.

Teladoc Health Expands AI Capabilities for Hospitals and Health Systems with Advanced Virtual Sitter Solution
Teladoc Health, the global provider of virtual care, announced the launch of new AI-enabled capabilities to enhance its Virtual Sitter solution to improve patient safety, address workforce challenges, and enhance care delivery for hospitals and health systems.

Palomar Health Earns an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group
Palomar Health is excited to announce they have earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety.

Collaboration News

Transforming Payment Integrity with Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI): HealthEdge® and Codoxo Announce Strategic Partnership
HealthEdge® and Codoxo announce a strategic partnership to provide healthcare payers with the industry’s most cutting-edge solutions and services. This partnership will streamline and enhance their respective end-to-end payment integrity processes by leveraging HealthEdge Source™ in conjunction with Codoxo’s GenAI-driven Unified Cost Containment Platform.

Philips and AWS expand strategic collaboration to advance HealthSuite cloud services and power generative AI workflows
Royal Philips, a global provider of health technology, announced the expansion of its strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer Philips’ integrated diagnostics portfolio in the cloud, including radiology, digital pathology, cardiology, and AI advanced visualization solutions.

Making the Cut, Milestones, Accolades, Awards and More

CliniComp Named Sole EHR Provider in “Top 100 Healthcare Technology Company” of 2024 by The Healthcare Technology Report
CliniComp, the pioneer in high-performing, reliable electronic health record (EHR) solutions, announced that it has been recognized among the Top 100 Healthcare Technology Companies of 2024 by The Healthcare Technology Report.

Palomar Medical Center Escondido Makes U.S. News & World Report List for Top Maternity Care
U.S. News & World Report has named Palomar Health’s Escondido campus as a 2024 High Performing Hospital for Maternity Care. Palomar Medical Center Escondido’s performance was measured based on factors such as newborn complication rates, C-section rates in lower-risk pregnancies, exclusive breast milk feeding rates, early elective delivery rates, birthing-friendly practices and transparency on racial/ethnic disparities.

1upHealth Ranked Number 43 Fastest-Growing Company in North America on the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™
1upHealth, a health data management platform provider for claims and clinical data interoperability, announced it ranked 43 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies in North America, now in its 30th year.

symplr Earns Third #1 Black Book Ranking in 2024 for Provider Data Management & Credentialing
symplr®, a provider of enterprise healthcare operations software, was named the top-ranked credentials verification organization (CVO) service in Black Book’s 2024 vendor rankings alongside top honors for its provider data management (PDM) and credentialing solution for health systems and payers.

AKASA Named Among Fastest Growing Generative AI Startups to Watch
AKASA, the preeminent provider of generative AI solutions for the healthcare revenue cycle, has been recognized by AIM Research as one of the “Fastest Growing GenAI Startups to Watch in the U.S. 2024.”

Independent evaluation recognizes Ochsner Digital Medicine for superior hypertension management
A groundbreaking evaluation by the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) has identified that digital hypertension solutions centered on medication management deliver rapid and clinically meaningful improvements in blood pressure that outperform traditional care. Among the standout solutions with clinically effective medication management at its core is Ochsner Digital Medicine, a digital platform that integrates cutting-edge technology to improve patient outcomes.

Bon Secours Mercy Health and Advantus Health Partners Earn #3 Ranking in U.S.
Gartner, Inc. has released their 2024 Supply Chain top companies ranking and Bon Secours Mercy Health, whose supply chain function is provided by Advantus Health Partners, has been ranked #3 among leading health care organizations for their supply chain leadership. This is the highest ranking the health system and Advantus have achieved since 2021.

Product Certification News

Lynx Dx Announces Medicare Coverage for MyProstateScore 2.0, Marking a Major Milestone in Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment
Lynx Dx, a provider of advanced diagnostic solutions for prostate cancer, is proud to announce that MyProstateScore 2.0 (MPS2) has been approved for coverage from Medicare, effective Sept. 11, 2024, following a successful technical assessment by Palmetto GBA, a Medicare administrative contractor for the Molecular Diagnostics Services program (MolDX®).

CirrusMD Receives FedRAMP® Moderate Authorization for Virtual Care Solution
CirrusMD, creator of the Physician-first Care & Guidance virtual care model, announced it has achieved a FedRAMP® Agency Authorization Status at the Moderate Impact Level for its virtual care solution. FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program) is a government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services.

LifeSignals Receives FDA 510(k) Approval for UbiqVue 2A Multiparameter System
LifeSignals, Inc. announced that the UbiqVue™ 2A Multiparameter System has received FDA Class II 510(k) clearance, marking a significant milestone in continuous wireless patient monitoring for population health management. UbiqVue 2A Multiparameter System can be deployed in home, remote, and hospital settings – to continuously monitor patients’ physiological data, enhancing patient safety and replacing laborious and potentially inaccurate spot-checks.

Other News

MediaLab Rebrands as Vastian, Expanding to Hospital and Health System Quality and Accreditation
Following nearly 30 years in lab quality management, MediaLab announced its rebrand to Vastian, representing the company’s evolution to extend beyond the lab to serve all quality and accreditation needs of hospitals and health systems. Vastian offers the industry’s only integrated, configurable solution that empowers healthcare quality leaders to simplify and accelerate all quality, compliance, and accreditation initiatives and meet all standards.