Last year ended with 65 M&A deals having been announced in the U.S. hospital sector, up from 2022’s total of 53. Financial distress was a key reason for this increase in hospital M&A activity,…
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Hospital and health system mergers and acquisitions activity in 2023 was driven by increased pressure on operations and finances, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest analysis of healthcare transactions. The report reveals momentum around mergers…
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NHS England have confirmed to Digital Health News that all physical data centres have now been decommissioned following the successful move of NHS Spine to the cloud earlier this year.NHSE confirmed to Digital Health…
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Sri Velamoor, EVP and Chief Growth and Strategy Officer at NextGen Healthcare, introduces their innovative "ambient assist" capability. This mobile-centric AI-driven clinical documentation tool promises to transform the way physicians work, significantly reducing documentation…
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Recently, I had the privilege of attending the KLAS Research Digital Health Investment Symposium (DHIS 2023), a gathering of healthcare providers, companies, and investors focused on what’s ahead in healthcare. Amid a myriad of…
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– More than one-third of hospital and health system transactions announced in Q3 2023 involved a party that cited financial distress as a transaction driver, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest mergers…
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On August 31, the Office of California Healthcare Affordability (OCHA) will close the public comment period regarding proposed regulations under a new law that is aimed at providing oversight of certain healthcare M&A deals…
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Tell Me Again Why Fax is Superior?By Dan Wilson
Dan Wilson is founder and CEO of Moxe Health of Madison, WI.
The “inherent security” provider argument in a recent KLAS report on digital…
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Waystar, a provider of healthcare payments software, today announced is has acquired enterprise patient payment platform HealthPay24. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. This acquisition marks Waystar’s eighth since 2018,…
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UMich deploys an AI-based system to combat fraud, waste, and abuse in healthcare, reducing costs and safeguarding patients. Dr. Mohammed Saeed highlights AI tools’ potential to improve provider practices, preventing inappropriate care. Health at…
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