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Reducing Disparities and Promoting Health Equity in Underserved Communities with Social Determinants of Health | Healthcare IT Today
The new year is a time for reflection and goal-making. As the year begins, so do our aspirations on how we can improve. In the world of healthcare, one of the biggest improvements we need is health equity. It doesn't matter how much we improve our services and our technology if only a select few
Radar not Cameras Helps Cairns Health Keep an Eye on Elderly Patients | Healthcare IT Today
Cairns Health is tackling a key caregivers challenge: ensuring elderly patients receive consistent care without compromising their independence. At the heart of their efforts is Luna, a digital AI assistant designed to provide peace of mind and actionable insights without the use of cameras.
Net Health Acquires Alinea Engage to Further Optimize Patient Engagement and Outcomes in Rehab Therapy | Healthcare IT Today
Investment will Advance Net Health's Mission to Provide Patient-Centric Care by Streamlining Administrative Processes for Rehab Therapy Net Health, a trusted source for specialized software solutions that empower restorative care providers across the continuum of care, today announced that it has acquired Alinea Engage (Alinea). Alinea provides web-based, enterprise-level automation and patient engagement software for
This Week’s Health IT Jobs – January 22, 2025 | Healthcare IT Today
It can be very overwhelming scrolling though job board after job board in search of a position that fits your wants and needs. Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw
Beyond Patching: Securing Medical Devices Postmarket | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Joseph M. Saunders, Founder and CEO at RunSafe Security Modern healthcare settings are full of devices that use software to manage and improve patient care, from MRI machines to CT scanners to infusion pumps. Healthcare providers rely on medical device manufacturers to deliver secure and effective software upfront,
ONRAD Inc. Acquires Direct Radiology in a Move That Expands Capabilities, Enhances Quality and Outcomes | Healthcare IT Today
Industry-Changing Deal Forms the Largest Independent Teleradiology Provider in the U.S. ONRAD Inc., a leading radiology services company delivering remote teleradiology final-read impressions across all healthcare settings and full-service radiology solutions for hospitals, announced today the acquisition of teleradiology group Direct Radiology from Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology. The resulting unified organization
Being Selective and Prudent with AI Could Make 2025 NextGen’s Best | Healthcare IT Today
Will 2025 be the year that AI-hype turns into AI-realism in healthcare? NextGen Healthcare (NextGen) certainly believes so. The company continues to deploy AI in a judicious manner and consults with clients on every new AI feature. This approach has proven to be very successful. Here's how.
Cofactor AI Launches Platform to Help Hospitals Fight Tidal Wave of Claims Denials and Announces $4 Million Seed Round | Healthcare IT Today
Cofactor AI is Leveling the Playing Field in the AI Arms Race Between Payers and Providers Hospitals across the country are facing an ever-increasing onslaught of claims denials from insurance companies, with denials up 20.2% in 2023, according to the American Hospital Association. These denials – triggered by AI and often error-prone – cost hospitals $20 billion
Healthcare Costs and Dissatisfaction – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 158 | Healthcare IT Today
The 158th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast is sponsored by Pure Storage, the data storage platform that grows with you forever. This time we are diving into the topic of healthcare costs and dissatisfaction! We kick this episode off by discussing if the rising healthcare costs are sustainable or not. Then we list
FIRE1 Secures $120 Million Financing to Revolutionize Heart Failure Care | Healthcare IT Today
FDA Awards Breakthrough Device Designation to Fire1’s Norm System FIRE1, a leading connected medical device solutions company, today announced the successful completion of a $120 million financing round to accelerate the company’s mission to transform the lives of millions of people living with heart failure. FIRE1’s Norm heart failure management system offers a groundbreaking approach
Red Rover Health Raises $4 Million in Funding to Grow Healthcare App Store Platform | Healthcare IT Today
Red Rover Health, which enables healthcare providers to integrate “best of breed” third-party solutions into their electronic health record (EHR) systems, has received $4 million in seed funding from NewShore Partners. The latest funding gives Red Rover the capital to hire key talent to expand the core integration platform and scale operations. “This funding makes
Improving Access to Behavioral Health Crisis Support Services | Healthcare IT Today
We all know about the behavioral health crisis in the world today. Sadly, all you have to do is turn on the news to see it front and center. Plus, most of us face our own mental health challenges or know someone who does. The real questions are what can be done about it, is
Bonus Features – January 19, 2025 – 183 million patient records exposed in cyberattacks in 2024, 74% of orgs rely on manual processes for workforce management, plus 36 more stories | Healthcare IT Today
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
Weekly Roundup – January 18, 2025 | Healthcare IT Today
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. The #HITsm Chat is Returning on
First #HITsm Bluesky Chat – ViVE 2025 Conference Preview | Healthcare IT Today
The #HITsm chat is back! Well kind of anyway. We thought it would be fun to bring the healthcare IT social media community together again on Bluesky this time as we head into the big ViVE and HIMSS conferences. In case you're not on Bluesky (Find us @healthcareittoday.com), a number of health IT professionals are
Pushing Forward Healthcare Interoperability Efforts by The Sequoia Project in 2025 | Healthcare IT Today
New guidelines for health care privacy and consent, extending data sharing to new types of organizations, ensuring the clinical usability of data, and just lots and lots of growth—these are on the agenda of The Sequoia Project in the upcoming year. In this video, CEO Mariann Yeager concisely explains in this interview their recent achievements,
Avel eCare Announces the Acquisition of Hospital Pharmacy Management to Enhance Pharmacy Telemedicine Services | Healthcare IT Today
The Acquisition of Hospital Pharmacy Management Allows Avel to Expand its Comprehensive Pharmacy Care by Providing Both Remote and Onsite Pharmacy Management Services to New and Existing Health System Customers Avel eCare, the nation’s leading provider of clinician-to-clinician telemedicine services, today announced the acquisition of Hospital Pharmacy Management, Inc. (HPM), a Kansas-based provider of remote
Healthcare Billing and Documentation Humor – Fun Friday | Healthcare IT Today
Happy Friday everyone! We hope you had an amazing week. It it's Friday, that means it's time for another edition of Fun Friday. For those not familiar, we take a moment away from our regularly scheduled healthcare IT content to give you a good laugh. Sometimes it's just a fun way to start your weekend
The Detrimental Impact of Tech Debt in the Healthcare and Life Sciences Industries | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Mindy Herman, Managing Principal, Health & Sciences at Crowe, and Jasmine Fransen, Consulting at Crowe Medical devices are foundational components to providing exceptional patient care and helping healthcare and life sciences organizations achieve amazing feats of discovery, research, and problem-solving to save and improve lives. An organization’s investment in
Scripta Insights Secures Series B Funding, Raises $42M Total, Revolutionizing the Way Americans Shop for Prescription Drugs | Healthcare IT Today
$17M Series B Round Led by Aquiline to Fuel Scripta’s Growth into Health Plan and Medicare Advantage Markets “Consumerism in healthcare” is a popular catchphrase, but when it comes to prescription drugs, Americans are lacking the transparency, clinical expertise, and navigation tools needed to make informed decisions. That’s the problem that the AI-powered pharmacy navigation
Using Revenue Cycle Management Tech to Close Healthcare’s Generation Gap | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Chris Klitgaard, Founder and CEO at revology According to research by the Alliance for Lifetime Income, 4 million Americans will turn 65 this year and annually through 2027, led by retiring Boomers. Healthcare alone is expected to lose over 2 million workers by 2029, the largest number of
Understanding the Top Cybersecurity Threats to Healthcare Organizations | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Ty Greenhalgh, Industry Principal of Healthcare at Claroty Cybersecurity in the healthcare sector faces persistent challenges despite increasing awareness and the implementation of targeted guidance, such as the HHS Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPGs), which are nearing their one-year mark. The urgency to translate
How PocketHealth Transformed Imaging Access and Patient Engagement at UC Health | Healthcare IT Today
When UC Health set out to address inefficiencies in imaging access, they conducted an extensive scan of the market and selected PocketHealth. Learn why they made this selection and what impact the solution has had on patients as well as staff.
Wearable Devices and Mobile Applications – 2025 Health IT Predictions | Healthcare IT Today
As we wrap up another year and get ready for 2025 to begin, it is once again time for everyone's favorite annual tradition of Health IT Predictions! We reached out to our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community to get their insights on what will happen in the coming year and boy did they deliver. We
This Week’s Health IT Jobs – January 15, 2025 | Healthcare IT Today
It can be very overwhelming scrolling though job board after job board in search of a position that fits your wants and needs. Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw
Philips Tackles IT Challenges with Smarter Cloud Solutions for Healthcare | Healthcare IT Today
Healthcare CIOs and IT leaders know all too well the challenges of managing the massive data payloads associated with radiology, cardiology, and pathology images. Philips is addressing these issues head-on and reducing the strain on IT teams. Here’s how.
Patient Centered Care Through Value Based Care, Social Determinants of Health, and Behavioral Health – 2025 Health IT Predictions | Healthcare IT Today
As we wrap up another year and get ready for 2025 to begin, it is once again time for everyone's favorite annual tradition of Health IT Predictions! We reached out to our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community to get their insights on what will happen in the coming year and boy did they deliver. We
Corsmed Raises $3.5M to Speed Up MRI Scanning Tenfold | Healthcare IT Today
The Swedish MRI Simulator Company Will Use the Latest Round of Capital to Secure FDA Approval for Corsmed’s New MRI Scanning Software and Eliminate the Diagnostic Bottleneck in Imaging Corsmed, the Swedish Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) software company, has secured $3.5M in seed funding, bringing the total investment in the company to $10M. The company
With Technology at the Center of the Universe, Healthcare Leaders Need to Work with Solutions and Vendors They can Trust | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Susan Martin, Vice President at Midmark RTLS Technology is great, until it isn’t. The phrase carried quite a punch in July of 2024 when CrowdStrike distributed a faulty update to its security software that caused widespread problems with Microsoft Windows computers. On this day, roughly 8.5 million systems crashed and were
CIO Podcast – Episode 88: A Healthcare Perspective on Southern California Wildfires with Ray Lowe | Healthcare IT Today
For the 88th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Ray Lowe, SVP and CIO at AltaMed to talk about the wildfires in Southern California. As an LA native, Lowe gives us an update on what it's like in Southern California right now. Next, we talk about the
EHR Innovations That Should Be Happening But Aren’t | Healthcare IT Today
When a lot of people are all focused on one aspect of healthcare it can be really easy to get pulled into that same point of view and forget about other factors and angles. So let's take a moment today to focus on those other factors and angles that no one is talking about. There
Healthcare Regulations and Compliance – 2025 Health IT Predictions | Healthcare IT Today
As we wrap up another year and get ready for 2025 to begin, it is once again time for everyone's favorite annual tradition of Health IT Predictions! We reached out to our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community to get their insights on what will happen in the coming year and boy did they deliver. We
Carta Healthcare to Power Oncology Research and Clinical Trials with Acquisition of Realyze Intelligence, a UPMC Enterprises Company | Healthcare IT Today
Clinician-Trained AI Analyzes Electronic Records to Match Ideal Patients with Studies in Seconds Rather than Hours, Optimizing Research and Reducing Costs Carta Healthcare, which ignites healthcare improvement by unlocking the power of clinical data, expanded the strength and capabilities of its AI-powered platform with the acquisition of Realyze Intelligence. The Realyze Intelligence solution leverages AI
Bonus Features – January 12, 2025 – 80% of providers prioritizing updates to billing and payment systems, new board chairs at AHIMA and the EHR Association, plus 19 other stories | Healthcare IT Today
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
Weekly Roundup – January 11, 2025 | Healthcare IT Today
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. Why Radiologists Should Take the Lead
Radiologists Need to Take the Lead on AI for Imaging | Healthcare IT Today
The buzz around AI in radiology is louder than ever, but how do we separate hype from reality? The American College of Radiology (ACR) is seeking to answer this question. How? They are validating the claims made about AI, one tool at a time.
Tuva Health Launches Open-Source Platform to Transform Healthcare Analytics Industry | Healthcare IT Today
The Company Comes Out of Stealth with $5M and in Collaboration with 25+ Partners to Support Transparent and Accessible Data Analytics Tuva Health, the world's first open-source healthcare data transformation platform, launched out of stealth today with $5M in seed funding. The company offers payers, providers, and pharmaceutical companies the ability to transform claims and
Healthcare Staffing Shortage and Burnout – 2025 Health IT Predictions | Healthcare IT Today
As we wrap up another year and get ready for 2025 to begin, it is once again time for everyone's favorite annual tradition of Health IT Predictions! We reached out to our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community to get their insights on what will happen in the coming year and boy did they deliver. We
LiveFreely Acquires Sompo Horizon to Expand AI-Powered Caregiving | Healthcare IT Today
Acquisition will Enable LiveFreely to Expand its Product Suite with Sompo Horizon’s CareGo Solution and Drive Expansion into the Asia-Pacific Region LiveFreely Inc., a digital health technology company that empowers seniors and their caregivers to live more freely, connected, and independent lives, today announced the acquisition of Sompo Horizon, a premier caregiving benefits provider and subsidiary of global
Healthcare Workforce – 2025 Health IT Predictions | Healthcare IT Today
As we wrap up another year and get ready for 2025 to begin, it is once again time for everyone's favorite annual tradition of Health IT Predictions! We reached out to our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community to get their insights on what will happen in the coming year and boy did they deliver. We