Health Care Dive

JANUARY 7, 2025

The complaint alleges nearly two dozen pharmaceutical companies colluded to limit competition, causing costs for certain generic medications to skyrocket.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 7, 2025

One year after announcing a new maternal health model for women in Medicaid, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the participating states.

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Health Care Dive

JANUARY 7, 2025

The massive healthcare company and the home health provider have agreed to push back the timeline of their deal after the Department of Justice sued to block it.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 7, 2025

Sanford Health finalized its merger with Marshfield Clinic Health System, the health systems announced last week, and the deal expands Sanford's reach to communities in Wisconsin and Michigans Upper Peninsula.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Health Care Dive

JANUARY 7, 2025

The health system plans to purchase additional urgent care centers in 2025.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 7, 2025

Twentyeight Health, a digital-first womens healthcare provider, picked up $10 million in series A funding and inked new payer partnerships with Medicaid insurers Aetna, AmeriHealth Caritas and Molina Healthcare.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 7, 2025

Quantum Health tapped Dayne Williams as its new CEO to replace Zane Burke, who is stepping down from the leadership post due to family health matters.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 7, 2025

What You Should Know: – ActiGraph , a global leader in wearable digital health technology, announced the acquisition of Biofourmis Connect , a division of Biofourmis specializing in AI-powered digital trial platforms for the life science industry. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. – The acquisition combines ActiGraph’s expertise in wearable technology with Biofourmis Connect’s advanced analytics capabilities, creating a comprehensive and unified solut

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HIStalk

JANUARY 7, 2025

Top News Clinical surveillance and alarm management company AirStrip Technologies.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 7, 2025

Sleep, or lack thereof, is a public health challenge around the world whatever your postal code or demographic profile. Can technology help us bridge the sleep deprivation gap, or is technology destined to ruin our mind-body-spirit health? At CES 2025, you won’t be surprised that it’s a bull market for sleep-tech across a growing portfolio of device and product types.

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Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 7, 2025

What You Should Know: – Allumia Ventures, formerly known as Providence Ventures, announced its spin-off from Providence to become an independent venture capital firm. – The spin out follows the first close of its third fund, marking a significant milestone in the firm’s evolution. The firm will continue to work closely with Providence as an Anchor Limited Partner while inviting a select group of other healthcare organizations to join its third fund.

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Meditech

JANUARY 7, 2025

Over the last several years, the healthcare industry has seen a dramatic increase in cyber incidents that target smaller rural hospitals and health centers, requiring a coordinated, proactive defense by electronic health record (EHR) vendors and data security companies.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 7, 2025

What You Should Know: – GoodRx (Nasdaq: GDRX), a prescription savings platform, today announced a new and improved GoodRx for Pets experience. – The enhanced offering provides pet owners with a more affordable and convenient way to access pet medications, combining savings with home delivery options. GoodRx for Pets: A Comprehensive Solution The rising cost of pet healthcare has become a significant concern for many Americans.

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HIStalk

JANUARY 7, 2025

NeuroFlow Announces Strategic Deal to Incorporate Intermountain Health’s Sophisticated Behavioral.

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JANUARY 7, 2025

What You Should Know: – Pepticom , an innovator in AI-driven peptide-based therapeutics secures $6.6M in a Series A1 funding round led by Japan Israel High Tech Ventures 2 L P, with strong support from existing investors. – The new funding will accelerate the development of Pepticom’s oral IL-17 inhibitor program, focusing on creating improved treatments for autoimmune diseases like psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

JANUARY 7, 2025

Tyler Cowen is an economist from George Washington University and a libertarian. Thus, you would expect his answer to this question would be ‘always’ In a recent Bloomberg article discussing whether to privatize government assets (e.g., USPS) , he makes a more nuanced argument. First, for consumer goods, it is nearly always good to privatize.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 7, 2025

What You Should Know: – ONRAD Inc., a provider of teleradiology and comprehensive radiology solutions, announced the acquisition of Direct Radiology from Royal Philips. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. – Direct Radiology, founded in 2012, is a Joint Commission-accredited practice with a network of approximately 80 radiologists serving over 430 healthcare facilities across the US.

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 7, 2025

Amedisys’ (Nasdaq: AMED) planned divestiture of more than 100 home health and hospice locations to VitalCaring has reportedly been halted following a federal court ruling that requires Texas-based VitalCaring to allocate a significant portion of its future profits to Encompass Health and Enhabit. Amedisys in June announced an agreement to sell some of its locations to the private equity-backed home health and hospice provider VitalCaring.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 7, 2025

Neeraj K. Sharma,President & CEO at Santech David Van Houtte,Chief Growth Officer at Santech For decades, health insurance payors have relied on outdated legacy workflows, antiquated provider data management systems, manual data entry and internal departmental structures. All of this disjointed approach results in errors in provider data for payors.

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The Rand Blog

JANUARY 7, 2025

Hospital policies limiting sedation for abortions push procedures into operating rooms, making access more difficult and costly. Reevaluating these policies could improve access, reduce costs, and enhance care efficiency, benefiting patients and health care systems.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 7, 2025

Adam Berinsky, Mitsui Professor of Political Science, Director of the MIT Political Experiments Research Lab (PERL) When professionals from fields likehealthcaretalk to me about polling at MIT, they often assume that designing patient surveys will be easy. They have questions, patients have answers, and getting from Point A to Point B seems like it should be a simple matter of handing off a clipboard and a pen.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 7, 2025

The Department of Health and Human Services released a proposed rule in late December that would bolster the requirements for healthcare organizations to protect sensitive health information from cyber attacks. The incoming Trump administration will decide whether to rework or scrap the rule.

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Speaker: Andrea Wuchiski

In an era where a workforce spans multiple generations, HR managers and Total Rewards leaders face the unique challenge of designing benefits packages that cater to diverse employee needs. This session will delve into how comprehensive fertility benefits can bridge generational gaps, support employees’ health, and enhance workplace satisfaction. Join us for an insightful session that highlights the strategic importance of fertility benefits in today’s competitive job market.

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 7, 2025

What You Should Know: – Mashura , a provider of inventory intelligence solutions for healthcare, announced today a significant $300M strategic partnership with a newly formed financing vehicle sponsored by Warburg Pincus , a growth private equity firm. – The investment will fuel Mashura’s expansion plans, drive innovation in its core offerings, and strengthen its integration partnerships.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 7, 2025

What You Should Know: – Visory Health , a prescription discount platform focused on improving healthcare affordability, announced today a new partnership with Walgreens. – The collaboration expands Visory Health’s network of featured pharmacies, providing consumers with even greater savings on their prescription medications. Simplifying Prescription Savings Visory Health’s platform stands out for its commitment to simplicity and transparency.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 7, 2025

What You Should Know: – Twentyeight Health , a digital-first women’s healthcare platform raises $10M in a Series A funding round led by Seae Ventures , with participation from Impact America Fund , The Social Entrepreneurs’ Fund , RH Capital , Impact Engine , Gratitude Railroad , and Townhall Ventures. – The latest round brings the company’s total funding to $25M and will fuel its mission to provide convenient, affordable, and stigma-free reproductive and sexual car

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 7, 2025

What You Should Know: – NeuroFlow , a behavioral health technology and analytics company, has acquired Intermountain Health’s proprietary behavioral health analytics model. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. – The strategic acquisition significantly enhances NeuroFlow’s capabilities, enabling the company to provide more healthcare organizations with advanced risk assessment tools and improve patient outcomes on a national scale.

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