Hackensack University Medical Center launched an innovative screening program that screens individuals who are at high-risk for developing familial or hereditary pancreatic cancer. Hackensack University Medical Center launched an innovative screening program that screens individuals who are at high-risk for developing familial or hereditary pancreatic cancer. | | |
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The mandatory bundled payment initiative was slated to kick off Jan. 1, 2023, following numerous delays, but will now launch on a to-be-determined date. The mandatory bundled payment initiative was slated to kick off Jan. 1, 2023, following numerous delays, but will now launch on a to-be-determined date. | | |
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Advocate Aurora Enterprises, the investment arm of Wisconsin- and Illinois-based health system Aurora Advocate, has acquired remote patient monitoring provider MobileHelp. Advocate Aurora Enterprises, the investment arm of Wisconsin- and Illinois-based health system Aurora Advocate, has acquired remote patient monitoring provider MobileHelp.
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Virtual behavioral health company Brightline has raised $105 million in a Series C funding round, with the aim of expanding its services and partnerships. Virtual behavioral health company Brightline has raised $105 million in a Series C funding round, with the aim of expanding its services and partnerships.
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CVS Health has settled with the state of Florida for $484 million to resolve claims for opioid medications filled at CVS pharmacies. CVS Health has settled with the state of Florida for $484 million to resolve claims for opioid medications filled at CVS pharmacies.
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The U.S. Department of Justice has become involved in a lawsuit against electronic health record (EHR) vendor Modernizing Medicine. The U.S. Department of Justice has become involved in a lawsuit against electronic health record (EHR) vendor Modernizing Medicine.
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Home healthcare company LHC Group is being acquired by UnitedHealth Group, one of the nation’s largest health insurance providers, for a whopping $5.4 billion. Home healthcare company LHC Group is being acquired by UnitedHealth Group, one of the nation’s largest health insurance providers, for a whopping $5.4 billion.
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The American Hospital Association (AHA) has asked Congress to provide more financial relief as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The American Hospital Association (AHA) has asked Congress to provide more financial relief as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
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Greenberg Advisors recently released its 2021 Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Update, which describes investment and M&A activity in the revenue cycle management (RCM) and healthcare IT (HCIT) sectors. Greenberg Advisors recently released its 2021 Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Update, which describes investment and M&A activity in the revenue cycle management (RCM) and healthcare IT (HCIT) sectors. | | |
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Mayo Clinic’s immersive program for health tech startups has launched its initial cohort of companies, starting with four AI startups. Mayo Clinic’s immersive program for health tech startups has launched its initial cohort of companies, starting with four AI startups.
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Health data breaches were on the rise last year, leaving millions of Americans’ sensitive health information exposed. Health data breaches were on the rise last year, leaving millions of Americans’ sensitive health information exposed.
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Santiago Garcia, MD, lead author of the study and director of the structural heart program at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, presented new data from the North American COVID-19 STEMI (NACMI) registry at ACC.22. Severity of heart attacks were reduced in vaccinated patients, with zero deaths in vaccinated patients in 2021. Santiago Garcia, MD, lead author of the study and director of the structural heart program at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, presented new data from the North American COVID-19 STEMI (NACMI) registry at ACC.22. Severity of heart attacks were reduced in vaccinated patients, with zero deaths in vaccinated patients in 2021. | | |
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The company's flagship offering uses AI to evaluate 3D images of a patient's heart for signs of atherosclerotic plaque. The company's flagship offering uses AI to evaluate 3D images of a patient's heart for signs of atherosclerotic plaque. | | |
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Now valued at $1.2B, the San Francisco startup was co-founded by a neurosurgeon and offers a suite of solutions for diagnosing diseases from medical images. Now valued at $1.2B, the San Francisco startup was co-founded by a neurosurgeon and offers a suite of solutions for diagnosing diseases from medical images. | | |
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The agency has maintained the same pay restrictions in its final policy, only covering PET scans if required by a clinical trial protocol. The agency has maintained the same pay restrictions in its final policy, only covering PET scans if required by a clinical trial protocol. | | |
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ChestLink reports on chest X-rays of the upper body that contain no abnormalities and will launch in clinical settings in early 2023. ChestLink reports on chest X-rays of the upper body that contain no abnormalities and will launch in clinical settings in early 2023. | | |
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