Health IT Business News – January 25, 2024

Trending News

MRO Is Among Latest to Earn Validated Data Stream Designations in NCQA Data Aggregator Validation Program, For Third Time
MRO Corp., a linical data exchange company in healthcare, announced that it has earned the Validated Data Stream designation in the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Data Aggregator Validation program. It is part of the latest NCQA cohort to earn the NCQA validation.

Consensus Cloud Solutions Appoints Accomplished Industry Leader, Johnny Hecker, as Chief Revenue Officer
As previously announced, Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc., a provider of digital cloud fax and interoperability solutions, has appointed Johnny Hecker as Chief Revenue Officer and EVP of Operations, effective January 1, 2024.

Product News

Salucro Announces Expansion of Integrated Patient Payment Workflow Solution for Cerner Millennium® Customers
Salucro Healthcare Solutions, a healthcare payment technology company, announced the general availability of its patient payment workflow integration for Cerner Millennium® customers.

Biofourmis Expands Access to Care and Streamlines Workflows with Integrated On-Demand In-Home Services Ecosystem
Biofourmis, a global technology-enabled care delivery company, announced the launch of its in-home services solution. The new functionality is the catalyst for an ecosystem of in-home service partners that will improve care delivery in the home by enabling patients to receive needed care sooner while improving efficiencies for clinicians.

DSS Announces New Capability to Improve Medical Device Security
Document Storage Systems, Inc. (DSS), a provider of health information technology (HIT) solutions for federal, private, and public health care organizations, announced it has added security solutions developed by PFP Cybersecurity (PFP) to its suite of solutions.

SnapCare Introduces Transparent Pricing Promise for Healthcare Workforce Solutions
Healthcare systems will have unprecedented transparency into what they pay for contract staff under a new model introduced by SnapCare™, a tech-enabled workforce marketplace. SnapCare, formerly SnapNurse, is among the first technology companies in the healthcare workforce management field to transparently detail its costs and charges on invoices. Traditionally, staffing agencies have invoiced clients without disclosing clinician pay rates, benefit and travel costs, and markups.

Blue Spark Technologies Launches Innovative Multi-Vital Remote Patient Monitoring Platform – VitalTraq™
Blue Spark Technologies, Inc., a global leader in clinical-grade wearable and digital health tech, is launching a first-of-its-kind multi-sensor remote patient monitoring platform, VitalTraq™. VitalTraq includes one of the most groundbreaking contactless vital sign measurement sensors to date, Remote Photoplethysmography (rPPG).

Collaboration News

Deepcell Announces Collaboration with NVIDIA to Accelerate Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Single Cell Research
Deepcell, a pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered single cell analysis to fuel deep biological discoveries, announced a research collaboration with NVIDIA to accelerate the development and adoption of advanced computer vision solutions in life sciences.

Velatura and Spesana Announce Pilot Project to Revolutionize Prior Authorization Process
Velatura Public Benefit Corporation, one of the nation’s premier interoperability providers, and Spesana, Inc., a company dedicated to improving patient care with an innovative, point of care precision medicine platform, announced a pilot project that promises to propel the advancement of precision medicine and transform the prior authorization process for oncologists and specialty providers.

Innovaccer taps Wolters Kluwer’s Health Language Platform to power healthcare data innovation
The World Economic Forum reports 97% of healthcare data goes unused. Addressing this gap, the digital healthcare company Innovaccer, Inc. is leveraging Wolters Kluwer’s Health Language Platform to empower health plans, life science companies, and provider organizations to enrich disparate data on the Innovaccer platform. With Wolters Kluwer data quality tools, Innovaccer can provide meaningful clinical, financial, and operational insights for improving patient care.

Aidéo Technologies™ and MedEvolve, Inc. Announce Partnership to Bring AI-Powered Coding and Revenue Cycle Workflow Automation to Healthcare Organizations
Aidéo Technologies, a provider of AI-powered medical coding workflow productivity tools, and MedEvolve, a provider of data-driven solutions that provide effective intelligence, automation, and accountability for healthcare organizations, announced a partnership to integrate Aidéo’s Gemini Coder Platform and Gemini AutoCode solutions with MedEvolve’s award-winning Effective Intelligence suite of solutions.

Making the Cut, Milestones, Accolades, Awards and More

Wolters Kluwer honored with eight AJN Book of the Year award wins
The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) has awarded Wolters Kluwer Health with eight Book of the Year awards, showcasing the company’s ongoing leadership in and dedication to the nursing industry. The accolades recognize excellence across several industry focus areas including adult primary care, nursing education/professional development, digital products, medical-surgical nursing and nursing research.

Frost & Sullivan recognizes Wolters Kluwer as an “Innovation & Growth Leader” in Clinical Decision Support Systems
Frost & Sullivan, an analyst firm, has named Wolters Kluwer Health as an Innovation & Growth Leader in the recent Frost Radar™ on Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS).