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The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) offers the federal government its vision for evolving the US quality measurement ecosystem.
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Industry veteran and long-time HIStalk reader Todd Karner, DHA, MGA, RN is now professor and graduate program director at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UBMC). He asked me to let readers know that UMBC’s graduate program in health information technology can now be completed 100% remotely. The 10-course, 30-credit health IT master’s degree, which caters to working professionals, includes courses in strategy, policy, and management with more technical, hands-on courses. See their banner ad in the sponsor section and their link in the Sponsor Quick Links.
Sponsored Events and Resources
Live Webinar: April 15 (Tuesday) 1 ET. “Navigating ACO Quality in 2025: Lessons Learned and Future Directions.” Sponsor: Healthmonix. Presenters: Michael Lewis, VP of customer success, Healthmonix; Steven Tyson, senior account executive, Healthmonix. Accountable care organizations (ACOs) must stay ahead of evolving quality requirements and reporting changes. Join us for an in-depth discussion on lessons learned from past ACO implementation, key areas for improvement, and the impact of Medicare Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs).
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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock
Bain Capital is reportedly close to acquiring healthcare payer solutions vendor HealthEdge for $2.6 billion from Blackstone, which bought the company for $700 million in 2020 and expanded it with Wellframe and Altruista Health. The sale is expected to deliver a 2x return for Blackstone, which previously explored a sale in 2022 that was called off due to valuation concerns.
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- The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation selects Netsmart’s EHR to support individuals who are experiencing substance use and mental health conditions.
- Hackensack Meridian Health will incorporate AvaSure’s patient safety technology into its virtual nursing service to add real-time decision support and predictive analytics.
- Sharp HealthCare chooses Abridge for ambient documentation.
Announcements and Implementations
Proprio, which offers an AI-powered surgical guidance system, earns FDA clearance to capture real-time measurements during surgery to assess progress against preoperative plans.
HCA Healthcare profiles Chief Health Information Officer Jake O’Shea, MD, MBA in a “Meet the Innovators” feature. He is leading HCA’s implementation of Meditech Expanse.
Health Catalyst launches Ignite Spark, a data and analytics solution for community health systems, regional hospitals, and multi-site practices.
Endeavor Health and Google Cloud will develop a cloud-based digital pathology model.
University of Colorado Health integrates on-demand language translation into its call system, pulling data from Epic to instantly connect patients with interpreters. UCHealth reports that in some regions, up to 13% of its patients aren’t native English speakers, and it has seen a 40% increase in calls while reducing operator workload and enabling more patients to communicate directly about their care.
Denmark-based Corti launches a medical dictation API that it says offers 99% accuracy, responds to dynamic commands, and outperforms ambient AI tools in use cases that involve technical communication.
Other
A philanthropy publication profiles Missouri’s Patterson Family Foundation, which was started by Cerner co-founder and CEO Neal Patterson and his wife Jeanne in 2007. The deaths of both founders from cancer in 2017 boosted the endowment of the foundation, which focuses on rural issues, to $1.4 billion, making it one of the 20 largest private foundations in the Midwest.
Sponsor Updates
- A new Black Book Research report finds that Germany’s EHR market faces disruption amid AI caution, regulatory shifts, and vendor realignments.
- CereCore will sponsor the MUSE Midwest Community Peer Group April 17 in Northfield, MN.
- Capital Rx releases a new episode of “The Astonishing Healthcare Podcast” titled “Empowering Unions with Technology: A New ‘Hours Banking’ System.”
- Surescripts publishes a new case study titled “Surescripts and Clear: Enhancing Provider Access & Security.”
- The “AI in Healthcare and Life Sciences” podcast features Elsevier Health Markets CTO Rhett Alden.
- First Databank extends its Founders Gift Donor agreement with the NCPDP Foundation by an additional $100,000 to support research grants focused on enhancing patient safety.
- Findhelp welcomes new customers RAIN (NY), Greater Baden Medical Services (MD), and CityServe of the Tri-Valley (CA).
- Five9 publishes its “2025 Customer Experience Report.”
- Healthmonix names Tom O’Grady (Doceree) sales executive.
- Impact Advisors releases a new episode of its “Impactful AI” podcast titled “DIY AI.”
- Navina will present at the NAACOS 2025 Spring Conference April 22-24 in Baltimore.
- The “Wilshire IT RevCast” podcast features Infinx VP of RCM Insights Stuart Newsome.
- Mednition names Andrew Belonga business development representative and Dilpreet Singh growth marketing manager.
- MRO will exhibit at the NAACOS 2025 Spring Conference April 22-24 in Baltimore.
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