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Global conglomerate Hearst will acquire healthcare workforce management software vendor QGenda in a deal that is valued at up to $3 billion.
Insiders say the deal gives seller Francisco Partners a 15x return…
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Hospital M&A Activity Remained Strong In Q2, Kaufman Hall Says – MedCity News
The number of hospital M&A transactions dropped to 11 in the second quarter of 2024, down from the 20 transactions announced in the first quarter of this year. But that doesn’t mean that the…
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Bluesight Diversion Trends Report Reveals $38M Lost to Drug Waste
What You Should Know:
– Bluesight, a provider of medication intelligence solutions, released its 2024 Diversion Trends Report, offering valuable insights for healthcare providers to improve controlled substance monitoring and patient safety.
– The report demonstrates…
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University Health slashes discrepancies and frees up time with meds management
San Antonio, Texas-based University Health faced several medication management challenges that could impact both efficiency and patient safety.THE PROBLEM
As a large and continuously expanding health system – including a Level I trauma center, retail…
Jared Dauman, Soda Health, on the Role of Technology in Elimating Health Inequities | by Sara Meadow | The Pulse by Wharton Digital Health | Apr, 2024 | Medium
Jared Dauman, co-founder and Head of Operations for Soda Health.In this episode, I sat down with Jared Dauman, co-founder and Head of Operations for Soda Health. Founded in 2021, Soda Health is a healthcare technology…
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Sagility Acquires BirchAI, a GenAI Company in the Healthcare Space | Healthcare IT Today
Sagility to Transform Member, Patient, and Provider Interactions Using BirchAI’s SaaS Platform
Sagility LLC, one of the leading technology-enabled services providers in the healthcare services space, announced its acquisition of Seattle-based BirchAI. BirchAI is a…
Technology Foresight for Growth and Productivity: The Design and Implementation of a New Foresight Approach for UK SMEs – DigitalHealth.London
In 2019, the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences at Kingston University Business School conducted research on Technology Foresight (TF), a strategic method employed by large multinational companies to guide their technology innovation planning….
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4 Lessons We Learned From The Change Healthcare Cyberattack – MedCity News
Six weeks have passed since Change Healthcare discovered it was hit by a cyberattack.
The Nashville-based company, part of UnitedHealth Group’s Optum division, is the nation’s largest claims and prescription processor, managing 15 billion transactions…
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Johns Hopkins CISO: Don’t overlook the critical importance of foundational infrastructure
Johns Hopkins Chief Information Security Officer Darren Lacey describes the security crisis facing healthcare by envisioning a scenario in another industry. “Imagine you are incrementally improving your controls in, say, financial management,” he says. “And…
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Change Healthcare cyberattack affecting hospital finances, care access
By Victoria Bailey
March 20, 2024 – The majority of hospitals say the Change Healthcare cyberattack is negatively affecting their finances and hindering patient care access, according to a survey from the American Hospital Association (AHA).
Change…
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