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The acquisition, part of a strategic partnership to accelerate Arcadia's growth and innovation, marks an exit for former investor Peloton Equity.
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Philipp von Gilsa, CEO of kontakt.io, says the company's real-time location services provide location information for equipment to increase utilization rates and enable clinicians to quickly call for help using wearable duress buttons.
The sale drew mixed reactions, with some U.S. states supporting it as a privacy measure and others objecting over legal and data concerns.
Customer service representatives interacting with a patient with a $500 balance who can only pay $50, should use that data to give that patient the option to set up 10 payments of $50, says Casey Williams, senior VP of patient engagement at RevSpring.
Different types of artificial intelligence help mirror clinical judgement and deliver real-time insights across the areas of the mid-revenue cycle, specifically utilization management, clinical documentation and coding, says William Chan, cofounder and CEO of Iodine Software.
The company offers mental healthcare for children and their families and will use the funds to expand its reach.
The announcement comes the same week the pharma giant ended its collaboration with Hims & Hers to sell Wegovy, alleging the company engages in deceptive marketing and illegally sells copycat drugs.
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Penn Medicine's Anna Schoenbaum says the HIMSS Nursing Innovation Advisory Workgroup, which she co-chairs, has developed AI toolkits and customizable teaching slides to help leaders understand AI's complexity, costs and impact.
Christopher McGhee says that, along with the acquisition, Current Health will have a "return to scrappiness and that startup spirit."
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Nicole Rogas, RevSpring president, says health systems can improve the billing experience and collect more revenue by using AI and data analytics to create personalized messages delivered via patients' preferred contact methods.