Health IT Business News, Financial Edition April 27, 2023

Trending News

MRO Collaboration Featured by KLAS Research for Reducing Payer/Provider Friction and Improving Quality Outcomes
MRO Corp. (@MROCorp), a clinical data exchange company, is honored to announce a new success story released today by KLAS Research’s K2 Collaborative, formerly the KLAS Research Payer/Provider Initiative. The goal of the K2 Collaborative is to “reduce friction and waste by facilitating trust, collaboration, and alignment between payers, providers, and HIT vendors” according to KLAS.

Atlantic.Net Launches a New Website to Enhance User Experience and Accessibility
Atlantic.Net (@atlanticnet), a cloud hosting provider, launched a new website in April 2023 to enhance user experience and accessibility. The new website’s modern design and user-friendly interface enable easy access to all of Atlantic.Net’s cloud hosting solutions and services.

NextGen Healthcare Selected by Mindful Care to Meet Growing Urgent Mental Health Care Needs
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. (@nextgen), a provider of innovative, cloud-based healthcare technology solutions, announced that Mindful Care, the first-ever same-day mental health company focused on providing urgent psychiatric care, has selected NextGen® Behavioral Health Suite to support its short- and long-term goals.

GenieMD Integrates American Heart Association Evidence-Based Programs into Virtual Care Platform
GenieMD, Inc (@geniemd), provider of a virtual care platform will integrate evidence-based clinical content from the American Heart Association® known as Care Plans into GenieMD’s virtual care platform.

Mergers and Acquisitions

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Acquires Human API
LexisNexis® Risk Solutions (@LexisNexisRisk), part of RELX, announced it has acquired Human API, a provider of a proprietary consumer-driven data platform. LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Human API will deliver a next-generation consumer consent management solution that enables more seamless delivery of data.

Contract Announcements

Rimidi Announces Integration with MEDITECH Greenfield, Enabling Better Patient Care
Rimidi (@Jointherimidi), a clinical management platform designed to optimize clinical workflows, enhance patient experiences and achieve quality objectives, announced the company is now integrated with MEDITECH Greenfield.

Allina Health Partners with Epic-based KeyCare Platform for 24 X 7 Virtual Care
KeyCare, the nation’s first and only Epic-based virtual care company, announced its partnership with Allina Health to deliver high-quality virtual care with licensed providers whenever and wherever patients need it. Allina Health patients can access care by scheduling a virtual visit through the Allina Health MyChart patient portal.

SunStone Consulting Partners with VisiQuate for Advanced Data-Driven Analytics in Revenue Cycle Operations
SunStone Consulting has partnered with VisiQuate (@VisiQuate) for advanced revenue cycle analytics to help the firm accelerate client return on investment (ROI).

Cancer Support Community San Francisco Bay Area Launches Initiative to Provide Digital Cancer Care to Underserved Communities
Cancer Support Community San Francisco Bay Area (@CancerSupportSF) announced a new initiative to improve access to cancer support and education, among individuals residing in underserved Bay Area communities. In a highly unique approach to connecting with medically underserved people, Cancer Support Community (CSC) is working with Equiva, a digital health platform provider that recently launched its Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)-centric solution.

Clearwater Enhances Vendor Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Managed Service Program and CMMC Compliance Certification Capabilities with Cyturus® Software Tools
Clearwater (@ClearwaterHIPAA), a provider of cybersecurity and compliance solutions for healthcare organizations, announced that it is now leveraging the Cyturus® TPRM (Third Party Risk Management) module of the CRT (Compliance & Risk Tracker) as its primary platform to support its Vendor Risk Management managed services program, which is leveraged by hospital systems, physician groups and other healthcare companies to assess and manage third- and fourth-party cybersecurity risk.

Dell Laser Consultants chooses award-winning ModMed Ophthalmology software suite and billing solutions
Dell Laser Consultants (@dellvision) recently signed an agreement to use ModMed® Ophthalmology’s all-in-one solution and ModMed Pay in the state-of-the-art eye practice in Austin, Texas. Dell Laser Consultants’ services include vision correction surgery, dry eye treatment and cataract surgery services.

Funding and Expansion

Safe Security Raises $50 Million Series B Round for AI-Driven Platform to Manage and Mitigate Cyber Risk
Safe Security (@SafeCRQ), a company in AI-based cyber risk management SaaS platforms, announced the close of a $50 million Series B round led by Sorenson Capital, with participation from Eight Roads, venture capital arm of Fidelity Investments, Telstra Ventures, WTI, and all existing investors. This round brings the company’s total funding to over $100 million.

Augmedix Secures Strategic Financing from HCA Healthcare and Redmile Group
Augmedix Inc. (@augmedix), a healthcare technology company that delivers ambient medical documentation and data solutions to healthcare systems, physician practices, hospitals, and telemedicine practitioners, announced that it has executed a strategic financing with HCA Healthcare, Inc., a national healthcare provider, and Redmile Group, LLC, a San Francisco-based institutional healthcare investor.

FutureRx Expands the FRx Marketplace with Pharmacy and Medical Rebate Management Solutions from Nuwae
FutureRx (FRx) and Nuwae, a member of the Goodroot community of companies, announced the addition of Nuwae’s pharmacy and medical rebate services and software to the FutureRx Marketplace, providing FRx health plan and pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) customers with streamlined access to rebate optimization and management solutions.

Making the Cut, Milestones, Accolades, Awards and More

Cohere Health Receives 2023 KLAS Points of Light Award
Cohere Health (@CohereHealth), a recognized leader in transformative prior authorization (PA), has been named a winner of the KLAS 2023 Points of Light award for its collaboration with Humana Inc. and Karing Hearts Cardiology. This is Cohere’s second consecutive year receiving the distinction for a successful collaboration between a payer, provider, and vendor to reduce cost and inefficiency, while delivering a better provider and patient experience.