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Telehealth Startup OpenLoop Raises $15 Million to Streamline Virtual Care Delivery

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 27, 2023

Company launches the first-of-its-kind comprehensive nationwide payer coverage network, offering clients everything they need from first visit to final payment OpenLoop , a leader in white-label telehealth support services powering virtual and hybrid care across the country, today announced it has raised a $15M Series A funding.

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Telehealth RCM HIPAA Medicare

Bonus Features – February 23, 2025 – 44% of orgs experienced a cyberattack involving a third-party vendor in the last year, 20% of patients prefer AI to phone calls if it results in faster service, plus 25 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

A global survey from UserTesting found only 30% of patients are regular users of telehealth. Interestingly, older patients were more likely to say they planned to increase their telehealth use. Prior authorization technology vendor careviso announced a strategic alliance with XiFin , an RCM vendor.

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RCM EHR Healthcare IT Primary Care

Bonus Features – October 6, 2024 – Only 25% of health systems trust ROI claims from digital health vendors, behavioral health makes up 72% of telehealth volume, plus 20 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 6, 2024

A Trilliant Health report, 2024 Trends Shaping the Health Economy , indicated behavioral health represents more than 72% of telehealth volume, while cardiology is the specialty with the greatest use of clinical AI. Consumer-facing care coordination vendor Quantum Health has partnered with Embold Health , a provider of quality data.

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Bonus Features – January 14, 2024 – Epic Research shows telehealth results in more follow-up visits that in-office care, Elevance Health to offer smartphones to qualified Medicaid beneficiaries, plus 21 more stories

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JANUARY 14, 2024

News and Studies Follow-up rates for telehealth and in-office visits have remained consistent since 2020 , according to analysis from Epic Research. That said, telehealth visits are more likely to result in follow-ups at the 7-, 30- and 9-day mark, especially in OB/GYN, podiatry, and internal medicine.

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Bonus Features – October 9, 2022 – Optum completes Change Healthcare acquisition, interest in flu shots is declining, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 9, 2022

MedStar Health received a $2 million grant to continue research into how telehealth access impacts health equity. The granted-funded, follow-up research will explore ways to connect patients with chronic conditions and other vulnerable populations to telehealth services.

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HIE RCM Primary Care EHR

Bonus Features – February 11, 2024 – HTI-1 final rule goes into effect March 11, Best in KLAS highlights 136 products in 8 categories, plus 28 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

New Hampshire-based Dartmouth Health is continuing its partnership with Conifer Health Solutions for RCM services. Upstate New York’s University of Rochester Medical Center chose Higi and DexCare as the technology partners for its initiative to install telehealth stations in local bank branches.

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Weekly Roundup – December 24, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Tytocare’s Mission to Make Home Medical Care Easier and More Accurate. Demand for care at home is rising, but traditional telehealth and remote monitoring doesn’t support examination and diagnosis in the patient’s home. Two-thirds of health systems use AI for at least some RCM tasks.

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RCM HIPAA Healthcare IT Primary Care

WELL Health to Acquire EMR, Billing and Clinical Assets from CloudMD

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 24, 2022

WELL Health is acquiring CloudMD’s Cloud Practice entity which includes OSCAR based Juno EMR or “Electronic Medical Record” and ClinicAid billing Software applications as well as three primary care clinics located in the province of British Columbia. About WELL Health Technologies Corp.

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EMR Primary Care Medical Billing RCM

Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 21, 2023

Formed in 2001 as the eHealth Initiative, EHI has advocated for federal reimbursement for e-prescribing, EHR use, and telehealth, all while convening competitors to foster industry-wide collaboration. Included Health is partnering with Dispatch Health to connect virtual primary care to in-home urgent medical care.

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eHealth Nursing Primary Care RCM

Bonus Features – March 19, 2023 – Info for 81% of physicians is inconsistent in major health plan provider directories, 48% of health systems using AI for workforce management, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2023

Not surprising RCM is also a popular use case for AI, with 78% of health systems currently using it or evaluating its use. Digital therapeutic company Medisafe surveyed patients, providers, and digital health leaders about the state of digital solutions for patient care. Tennessee-based Highland Physicians Inc.

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Weekly Roundup – November 12, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Read more… Telehealth Visits Can Improve Clinical Revenue – to a Point. Andy Oram talked to several experts about the future of telehealth. Direct primary care platform Hint Health acquired AeroDPC , an EHR and practice management vendor. billion , with Walgreens and Cigna among the investors involved.

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HIE EHR Interoperability RCM

Bonus Features – April 2, 2023 – 63% of nurses say AI will cause a generational divide among nursing staff, 67% of consumers prefer electronic medical bills but 78% of providers still use paper, and more

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 2, 2023

Products ChristianaCare launched Virtual Primary Care , a subscription-based service available to residents of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey. Hint Health debuted Hint All-in-One , an EHR, practice management, and patient communications app for direct primary care.

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Nursing Medical Billing Primary Care EHR

Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Three children’s hospitals selected Ovid Synthesis from Wolters Kluwer Health for clinical research: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Stanford Health Care and Children’s Medical Center of Dallas. Arizona-based veterans’ living facility Waymark Gardens chose Iveda telehealth and fall detection technology.

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Canvas Medical Achieves ONC Certification, Raises $24MM to Power Clinicians and Developers Building and Scaling Digital Health Companies

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 19, 2022

” “Canvas has enabled us to get our care delivery operations up and running much faster and with far less resourcing than we possibly could have done with any other EMR,” said Chris Hogg, founder and CEO of Marley Medical , a virtual primary care clinic. “As

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EMR Digital Health Primary Care RCM

Weekly Roundup – March 11, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 11, 2023

Read more… Using Telehealth to Serve Disparate Populations. Using telehealth for specialty care, remote monitoring, and interpreter services is helping close care gaps and treat patients who are often overlooked. Funding and M&A Activity: RCM company CodaMetrix closed $55 million in Series A funding.

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RCM Interoperability Primary Care Healthcare IT

Bonus Features – May 14, 2023 – Only 16% of organizations are using data to define clinical best practices, 84% of orgs hit with ransomware attacks lose revenue, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 14, 2023

Patient engagement technology from Luma Health is now fully integrated with MEDITECH Expanse ; in addition, Luma is an initial member of the MEDITECH Alliance program Virtual primary care provider LifeMD will be the exclusive telehealth provider for online pharmacy HealthWarehouse.com.

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RCM HIE Healthcare IT Primary Care

Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – October 11, 2023 – Announcements from Best Buy, General Catalyst, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Walgreens, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Walgreens also announced plans to launch telehealth visits later this month, according to Healthcare Dive. Best Buy will begin selling prescription blood glucose monitors from Dexcom , facilitated by partnerships with virtual care platform Wheel and HealthDyne, a pharmacy technology provider.

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Bonus Features – January 15, 2023 – 80% of consumers want a clearer process for dealing with billing errors, USCDI update would add 20 more elements, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2023

Telehealth provider Dr. B expanded its service offerings to include dermatology, sexual health, reproductive health and primary care. EHR, RCM, and practice management vendor ModMed appointed Jody Beaverson as Chief People Officer. DrFirst promoted G. Cameron Deemer to CEO and announced that founder James F.

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RCM Healthcare IT Primary Care Interoperability

Bonus Features – January 8, 2023 – Omnibus bill extends telehealth expansion through end of 2024, 60% of solution providers pouring all event marketing money into in-person events, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2023

The biggest news for healthcare IT was the extension of telehealth expansion under Medicare through the end of 2024. The first quarterly Healthcare IT Market Report from Pivot Point Consulting hinted at a continued need for providers to develop long-term strategies around virtual care, customer relationship management, and RCM optimization.

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Weekly Roundup – September 17, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Read more… Building a Roadmap for Telehealth’s Long Haul. In the latest CIO Podcast, Linda Stevenson from Fisher-Titus Medical Center discussed how the Ohio-based health system is developing a telehealth roadmap after the initial pandemic rush and better integrating telehealth with its Oracle Cerner EHR system.

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Weekly Roundup – September 17, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Read more… Building a Roadmap for Telehealth’s Long Haul. In the latest CIO Podcast, Linda Stevenson from Fisher-Titus Medical Center discussed how the Ohio-based health system is developing a telehealth roadmap after the initial pandemic rush and better integrating telehealth with its Oracle Cerner EHR system.

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RCM Healthcare IT Health Data Medical Billing

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Telehealth Startup OpenLoop Raises $15 Million to Streamline Virtual Care Delivery

Bonus Features – February 23, 2025 – 44% of orgs experienced a cyberattack involving a third-party vendor in the last year, 20% of patients prefer AI to phone calls if it results in faster service, plus 25 more stories

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Bonus Features – October 6, 2024 – Only 25% of health systems trust ROI claims from digital health vendors, behavioral health makes up 72% of telehealth volume, plus 20 more stories

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Bonus Features – January 14, 2024 – Epic Research shows telehealth results in more follow-up visits that in-office care, Elevance Health to offer smartphones to qualified Medicaid beneficiaries, plus 21 more stories

Bonus Features – October 9, 2022 – Optum completes Change Healthcare acquisition, interest in flu shots is declining, and more

Bonus Features – February 11, 2024 – HTI-1 final rule goes into effect March 11, Best in KLAS highlights 136 products in 8 categories, plus 28 more stories

Weekly Roundup – December 24, 2022

WELL Health to Acquire EMR, Billing and Clinical Assets from CloudMD

Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, and more

Bonus Features – March 19, 2023 – Info for 81% of physicians is inconsistent in major health plan provider directories, 48% of health systems using AI for workforce management, and more

Weekly Roundup – November 12, 2022

Bonus Features – April 2, 2023 – 63% of nurses say AI will cause a generational divide among nursing staff, 67% of consumers prefer electronic medical bills but 78% of providers still use paper, and more

Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Canvas Medical Achieves ONC Certification, Raises $24MM to Power Clinicians and Developers Building and Scaling Digital Health Companies

Weekly Roundup – March 11, 2023

Bonus Features – May 14, 2023 – Only 16% of organizations are using data to define clinical best practices, 84% of orgs hit with ransomware attacks lose revenue, and more

Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – October 11, 2023 – Announcements from Best Buy, General Catalyst, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Walgreens, and more

Bonus Features – January 15, 2023 – 80% of consumers want a clearer process for dealing with billing errors, USCDI update would add 20 more elements, and more

Bonus Features – January 8, 2023 – Omnibus bill extends telehealth expansion through end of 2024, 60% of solution providers pouring all event marketing money into in-person events, and more

Weekly Roundup – September 17, 2022

Weekly Roundup – September 17, 2022

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