Managed care

Lightbeam Health Solutions Launches Marketplace to Advance Value-Based Care Initiatives

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Data management, Health, Technology, Practice Management, Managed care, Software, Lightbeam

Lightbeam Health Solutions, the leader in end-to-end population health management solutions, announces the launch of the Lightbeam Marketplace , a centralized hub for integrated value-based care services and solutions.

Key Points: 
  • Lightbeam Health Solutions, the leader in end-to-end population health management solutions, announces the launch of the Lightbeam Marketplace , a centralized hub for integrated value-based care services and solutions.
  • For years, Lightbeam has delivered data-driven insights to help organizations perform optimally in value-based care, said Patrick Burton, VP of Business Development at Lightbeam.
  • The Lightbeam Marketplace brings a set of complementary solutions that help our clients with limited resources extend their reach into every facet of population health management.
  • Integrating these solutions also helps users extract more value from the Lightbeam platform and further advance outcomes and workflows.

Healthfirst is Making Available a Special Offer to Help Members Stay Connected to their Healthcare

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Managed care, MEN, General Health, Mobile, Wireless, Professional services, Consumer electronics, Consumer, Technology, Other Consumer, Insurance, Women, Seniors, Health, Federal Communications Commission, Telecommunications, Assurance Wireless, Health insurance, Lifeline, Mobile virtual network operators, Science and technology in the United States, Universal Service Fund

Healthfirst, the largest not-for-profit health insureri in New York State, is committed to its mission to help its members access high-quality healthcare.

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  • Healthfirst, the largest not-for-profit health insureri in New York State, is committed to its mission to help its members access high-quality healthcare.
  • As we continue to pursue Health Equity, it is our hope that making the Lifeline Program available to eligible members via Assurance Wireless is an all-around win for our members, their physicians, and Healthfirst, said Errol Pierre, SVP, State Programs at Healthfirst.
  • The Lifeline Program through Assurance Wireless includes:
    Special extras for Healthfirst members include:
    Enrollment is available to individuals who qualify based on federal or state-specific eligibility criteria.
  • Healthfirst is the largest not-for-profit health insurer in New York State, earning the trust of 1.7 million members by ensuring access to affordable and high-quality healthcare.

AscellaHealth and Appro-Rx Partner to Provide Specialty Pharmacy Services for Improved Patient Outcomes and Lower Payer Costs

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Technology, Hospitals, Other Technology, Software, Practice Management, Managed care, Health, Pharmaceutical, Data management, Health sciences, Life sciences, Health care, Pharmacy, Specialty drugs, Clinical pharmacology, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical industry, Specialty drugs in the United States, Specialty pharmacy, Adherence, Prescription drug

Dea Belazi, president and CEO, AscellaHealth, says, “This exciting partnership will support advances in specialty medication compliance and foster a high level of plan member satisfaction -- while helping payers rein in the staggering costs of specialty drugs.”

Key Points: 
  • AscellaHealth , a global specialty pharmacy and healthcare solutions company, today announces a partnership with Appro-Rx , a national prescription benefit management company, to become its specialty pharmacy services and solutions provider.
  • Specialty drugs are vastly more expensive than their traditional drug counterparts, and this partnership not only enables our clients to realize significant cost savings but also to improve health outcomes for their employees.
  • AscellaHealths innovative specialty pharmacy and infusion services provide cost-saving discounts on prescription medications with timely access to therapies, data-driven reporting and patient support programsall of which help to improve patient adherence and health outcomes, thereby optimizing the patient journey.
  • AscellaHealth is a global Specialty Pharmacy and Healthcare services organization serving payers, providers, life sciences and patients, offering a comprehensive portfolio of customized, tech-enabled specialty pharmaceutical and medical management services.

Optime Care Offers Patient-First Humatin Total Care Program, Maximizes Therapeutic Benefits of Humatin™ for Hepatic Encephalopathy

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Practice Management, Pharmaceutical, Managed care, Health, Data management, Infectious diseases, Hospitals, Technology, Brain disorders, Medical specialties, Anatomy, Branches of biology, Hepatology, Coma, Hepatic encephalopathy, Encephalopathy, Orphan drugs, Paromomycin, Liver

Optime Care , a nationally recognized pharmacy, distribution and patient management organization maximizing therapeutic opportunities for the treatment of orphan and rare disorders, announces the availability of Humatin (paromomycin sulfate) exclusively through Humatin Total Care .

Key Points: 
  • Optime Care , a nationally recognized pharmacy, distribution and patient management organization maximizing therapeutic opportunities for the treatment of orphan and rare disorders, announces the availability of Humatin (paromomycin sulfate) exclusively through Humatin Total Care .
  • Humatin Total Care enables physicians to maximize the therapeutic opportunity for treating hepatic encephalopathy.
  • In the most severe form of hepatic encephalopathy, affected individuals may develop marked confusion or disorientation, amnesia, stupor or coma.
  • Quill concludes, As part of our patient-first focus, Humatin Total Care helps every stakeholder group impacted by this disease.

Belmont Village Senior Living Founder and CEO, Patricia Will, Inducted into American Senior Housing Association’s (ASHA) Senior Living Hall of Fame

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Health, Consumer, Residential Building & Real Estate, Seniors, Managed care, Construction & Property, Geography of England, Belmont, Massachusetts, Belmont, Sutton, Belmont, Counties of England, Geography of the United States

Belmont Village Senior Living Founder and CEO, Patricia Will, was inducted into the American Senior Housing Associations (ASHA) Senior Living Hall of Fame on July 27, 2021, in recognition of her groundbreaking innovation and influence in the senior housing sector.

Key Points: 
  • Belmont Village Senior Living Founder and CEO, Patricia Will, was inducted into the American Senior Housing Associations (ASHA) Senior Living Hall of Fame on July 27, 2021, in recognition of her groundbreaking innovation and influence in the senior housing sector.
  • I cant describe how honored I feel to have been nominated by journalists who cover the changing landscape of the industry.
  • Likewise, Im thrilled to be part of an incredible team at Belmont Village who has been able to change the paradigm of senior living.
  • Founded in Houston in 1997, Belmont Village is an integrated developer, owner, and operator of high-quality seniors housing with more than 4000 employees.

OnShift Surpasses One Million Users on Its Human Capital Management Software Platform

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Technology, Human resources, Hospitals, Professional services, Software, Practice Management, Managed care, Health, General Health, Human resource management, Business software, Workforce management

OnShifts end-to-end human capital management software platform addresses all phases of the employee journey with tightly integrated, employee-centric solutions for recruiting, hiring, workforce management, employee engagement and retention.

Key Points: 
  • OnShifts end-to-end human capital management software platform addresses all phases of the employee journey with tightly integrated, employee-centric solutions for recruiting, hiring, workforce management, employee engagement and retention.
  • Key 2021 OnShift achievements include:
    Over 1 million users are now leveraging OnShift solutions.
  • Over $29 million in early wages were accessed with OnShift Wallet (Jan Jun 2021), bringing the total wages accessed to date by OnShift users to over $110 million.
  • OnShifts next-generation human capital management platform fundamentally transforms the relationship between healthcare organizations and their employees.

Atalaya Capital Management Exits Investment in SAILS

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Professional services, Mental health, Health, Small business, Managed care, Finance, Banking, Atalaya, SAILS and Patterns, Atalaya Capital Management LP, SAILS AND PATTERNS, ATALAYA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

Atalaya invested in SAILS in 2016, providing the Company with the strategic capital needed to help make transformational acquisitions in complimentary businesses in Washington and Kansas, as well as purchase and expand Patterns.

Key Points: 
  • Atalaya invested in SAILS in 2016, providing the Company with the strategic capital needed to help make transformational acquisitions in complimentary businesses in Washington and Kansas, as well as purchase and expand Patterns.
  • What Ihab Shahawi and Vivian El Shahawi built, first in SAILS and then in Patterns, is truly impressive, said Matthew Spiro, Managing Director at Atalaya.
  • Atalaya Capital Management LP is a privately held, SEC-registered, alternative investment advisory firm.
  • Founded in 2006, Atalaya is headquartered in New York City and has approximately $6 billion in assets under management.

Marinus Pharmaceuticals to Provide Business Update and Announce Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results on August 10, 2021

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Biotechnology, Mental health, Health, Pharmaceutical, Managed care, GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulators, Psychoactive drugs, Anticonvulsants, Chemical compounds, Health sciences, Ketones, Pregnanes, Sterols, CDKL5 deficiency disorder, Ganaxolone, CDKL5, Allosteric modulator

Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative therapeutics to treat seizure disorders.

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  • Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative therapeutics to treat seizure disorders.
  • Ganaxolone is a positive allosteric modulator of GABAA receptors that acts on a well-characterized target in the brain known to have anti-seizure, antidepressant and anti-anxiety effects.
  • Ganaxolone is being developed in IV and oral dose formulations intended to maximize therapeutic reach to adult and pediatric patient populations in both acute and chronic care settings.
  • Marinus completed the first ever Phase 3 pivotal trial in children with CDKL5 deficiency disorder last year and is conducting a Phase 2 trial in tuberous sclerosis complex and a Phase 3 trial in refractory status epilepticus.

Rotera Partners with Olive Helps to Develop AI Solutions for Healthcare Providers and Tech Companies

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Software, Networks, Internet, Managed care, Health, Data management, Technology, Other Health, Articles, Business, Economy, Business process, Economic globalization, International trade, Offshoring, Outsourcing, Telecommuting, Automation, Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine, Rotera, Olive, ROTERA, OLIVE

Today, Rotera ( rotera.ai ) announced a new partnership with Olive, the automation company creating the Internet of Healthcare, and its cybernetics division, Olive Helps ( oliveai.com/olive-helps ).

Key Points: 
  • Today, Rotera ( rotera.ai ) announced a new partnership with Olive, the automation company creating the Internet of Healthcare, and its cybernetics division, Olive Helps ( oliveai.com/olive-helps ).
  • Rotera is the first Olive Helps certified partner focused on designing and developing artificial intelligence solutions on the platform.
  • Rotera rapidly designs and develops Loops for health systems large or small, tech companies, outsourcing agencies, and payers - delivering real-time intelligence to give healthcare workers superhuman powers.
  • About Rotera: Rotera is the first and only certified Olive Helps Partner who designs and develops lightweight, custom solutions that make your workforce more effective.

Centauri Health Solutions Introduces Stars Quality Solution for Medicare Advantage Health Plans

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Professional services, Data management, Health, Technology, Insurance, Software, General Health, Healthcare reform in the United States, Federal assistance in the United States, Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson, Managed care, Child poverty, Medicaid, Medicare, Health, United States, Carenet Health, National Research Corporation

Centauri Health Solutions, Inc. (Centauri), an innovative healthcare technology services company, has extended its industry-leading quality solution suite with a Stars solution for Medicare Advantage and Part D health plans and providers.

Key Points: 
  • Centauri Health Solutions, Inc. (Centauri), an innovative healthcare technology services company, has extended its industry-leading quality solution suite with a Stars solution for Medicare Advantage and Part D health plans and providers.
  • The Centauri Stars solution provides insight into improvement opportunities which support optimal Medicare Star Ratings, improve member health outcomes, and support member retention and engagement.
  • The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services uses the 5-star rating system to measure the quality of care and service provided to Medicare members.
  • Centauri Health Solutions provides technology and technology-enabled services to payors and providers across all healthcare programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial and Exchange.