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Change in Telehealth Utilization Varied by Region in United States from June to July 2022

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Monday, October 3, 2022
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NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Telehealth utilization, as measured by telehealth's share of all medical claim lines, varied by US region from June to July 2022, according to FAIR Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker.1 Telehealth utilization rose in three of the four US census regions—Midwest, South and West—with the greatest increase (5.7 percent) in the West, where telehealth utilization rose from 7.0 to 7.4 percent of medical claim lines; the South increased 4.9 percent and the Midwest 2.5 percent. In the Northeast, telehealth utilization fell 3.3 percent, from 6.0 percent of medical claim lines to 5.8 percent. Overall, national telehealth utilization increased 1.9 percent from June to July, after declining 3.7 percent from May to June, rising from 5.2 percent of medical claim lines in June to 5.3 percent in July. The data represent the privately insured population, including Medicare Advantage and excluding Medicare Fee-for-Service and Medicaid.

Key Points: 
  • In the Northeast, telehealth utilization fell 3.3 percent, from 6.0 percent of medical claim lines to 5.8 percent.
  • In July 2022, social worker remained the top-ranking telehealth specialty in all regions and nationally, as it had since February 2022.
  • Nationally and in every region in July 2022, COVID-19 ranked second among telehealth diagnoses.
  • In July 2022, the rankings of the top five telehealth procedure codes did not change nationally or in any region when compared to the prior five months.

oak9 Launches Native Integration with Terraform Cloud and Terraform Enterprise

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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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CHICAGO, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- oak9, developer-first Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security leader, launched a new integration with HashiCorp's Terraform Cloud and Terraform Enterprise platforms making it easier for developers to stay secure and compliant with oak9, in their existing development tools, workflows, and pipelines.

Key Points: 
  • Terraform Cloud and Terraform Enterprise increases software development velocity as organizations provision, manage and deploy cloud workloads.
  • "oak9 gives overwhelmed security teams seamless automation within HashiCorp's market-leading solutions, Terraform Cloud and Terraform Enterprise," said Om Vyas, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at oak9.
  • This native integration embeds oak9 directly into Terraform Cloud and Enterprise as a run task, providing a simple automated step in the software development process.
  • The new integration expands to Terraform Cloud and Terraform Enterprise so oak9 customers have access to the latest tools available.

Cureatr Achieves HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year Certification to Manage Risk, Improve Security Posture, and Meet Compliance Requirements

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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cureatr, Inc. a national medication management provider delivering medication management services to patients and technology to clinicians, today announced that key implemented systems within Cureatr, Inc. have earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST.

Key Points: 
  • This achievement places Cureatr in an elite group of organizations worldwide that have earned this certification.
  • "At Cureatr, we are constantly evaluating and working to elevate our information security, data protection, and compliance processes," said Rob Dilling, Chief Financial Officer at Cureatr.
  • This HITRUST certification checks all those boxes and attests to the high quality of our risk management and compliance program."
  • "Cureatr's HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year Certification is evidence that they are at the forefront of industry best practices for information risk management and compliance."

Automated Premium Billing Solutions Provider AdminaHealth® Joins the Ease Marketplace

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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GREENWICH, Conn., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --AdminaHealth, aleading provider of premium billing solutions for the healthcare, insurance, and voluntary benefits marketplace, today announced they are joining the Ease Marketplace as a broker support partner offering premium billing services.

Key Points: 
  • GREENWICH, Conn., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --AdminaHealth, aleading provider of premium billing solutions for the healthcare, insurance, and voluntary benefits marketplace, today announced they are joining the Ease Marketplace as a broker support partner offering premium billing services.
  • Brokers can now seamlessly integrate AdminaHealth's industry-recognized premium billing services with other partners on the Ease Marketplace.
  • Time savings and increased accuracy are two of the biggest benefits of the AdminaHealth Billing Suite.
  • "We are excited about the addition of the AdminaHealth Billing Suite to the Ease Marketplace," said David Reid, Ease CEO.

Verantos launches platform for high-validity real-world evidence

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Verantos, the global leader in high-validity real-world evidence (RWE), today announced the launch of the Verantos Evidence Platform. The Verantos Evidence Platform provides life sciences organizations with the ability to generate RWE that meets the highest evidentiary standards, including those defined by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance.

Key Points: 
  • PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Verantos, the global leader in high-validity real-world evidence (RWE), today announced the launch of the Verantos Evidence Platform .
  • The Verantos Evidence Platform generates high-validity real-world evidence at scale for all therapeutic areas.
  • "The Verantos Evidence Platform generates high-validity evidence with demonstrable accuracy, completeness, and traceability, all of which are growing areas of focus for life sciences organizations.
  • In addition to providing high-validity evidence, the Verantos Evidence Platform enables innovative solutions for key areas such as observational research, trial recruitment, and value-based contracting."

Schellman Appoints Andy Goldstein as Chief Financial Officer

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
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Tampa-based Schellman, a leading provider of attestation and compliance services, is strengthening its executive team with the appointment of Andy Goldstein as the company's new Chief Financial Officer.

Key Points: 
  • Tampa-based Schellman, a leading provider of attestation and compliance services, is strengthening its executive team with the appointment of Andy Goldstein as the company's new Chief Financial Officer.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220927006032/en/
    Schellman is strengthening its executive team with the appointment of Andy Goldstein as the company's new Chief Financial Officer.
  • Schellman is a dynamic company with a robust portfolio of compliance services that feature a strong value proposition.
  • A graduate of the University of Buffalo with a BS in Business Administration and Management, Goldsteins hire also reflects the deep bench of talent Schellman has cultivated this past year, including new Chief Marketing Officer, Craig Kallin and new Chief People & Culture Officer, Bhavna Dave.

CLEARSENSE PARTNERS WITH UPMC TO HARNESS DATA FOR BETTER PATIENT CARE

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. , Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clearsense®, a technology company that partners with health care organizations to drive more value from their data, announced a new partnership and licensing agreement with UPMC Enterprises. This agreement will allow Clearsense to integrate the unstructured data platform developed by the UPMC Enterprises team into Clearsense's end-to-end data management platform, used by over 400 hospitals across the United States.

Key Points: 
  • This agreement will allow Clearsense to integrate the unstructured data platform developed by the UPMC Enterprises team into Clearsense's end-to-end data management platform, used by over 400 hospitals across the United States.
  • - Gene Scheurer, CEO
    "Understanding unstructured data is an essential part of interpreting and analyzing patient information," said Gene Scheurer, chief executive officer of Clearsense.
  • With 50-80% of patient data residing in unstructured clinical notes, selecting data for better patient outcomes can be a time-consuming and costly process.
  • UPMC Enterprises is the innovation, commercialization, and venture capital arm of UPMC, a $24 billion health care provider and insurer based in Pittsburgh.

DexCare Achieves HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year Certification to Manage Risk, Improve Security Posture, and Meet Compliance Requirements

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Monday, September 26, 2022
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DexCare , Inc., a data-driven intelligence company focused on healthcare access, today announced that key DexCare systems have earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST.

Key Points: 
  • DexCare , Inc., a data-driven intelligence company focused on healthcare access, today announced that key DexCare systems have earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST.
  • This achievement places DexCare in an elite group of organizations worldwide that have earned this certification.
  • In healthcare, protecting patients and their personal information is critical, and organizations are under constant pressure to meet complex compliance and privacy requirements, said Derek Streat, CEO, DexCare.
  • DexCares HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year Certification is evidence that they are at the forefront of industry best practices for information risk management and compliance.

Mazars Names Seven New Partners in the US, Expanding the Firm's Expertise Across Key Practice Segments

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Monday, September 26, 2022
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"We're excited to announce that these phenomenal leaders have been named to our partnership," said Victor Wahba, Mazars in the US Chairman and CEO.

Key Points: 
  • "We're excited to announce that these phenomenal leaders have been named to our partnership," said Victor Wahba, Mazars in the US Chairman and CEO.
  • Toby Akrab has been at Mazars for nearly three years as a key member of the Mazars Quality & Risk Management Team and has over 16 years of experience providing audit and advisory services.
  • As the Mazars North America regional quality leader, she actively participates in various networks and other technical groups as a key quality liaison across the US and globally.
  • Mazars USA LLP is an independent member firm of Mazars Group, an international audit, tax and advisory organization with operations in over 90 countries.

HITRUST r2 Certification Validates Luma Health's Security Posture

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Monday, September 26, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Luma Health, creators of the world's first Patient Success Platform™, which offers providers a streamlined process for patients to navigate their healthcare journey, announced that its platform and other key implemented systems have earned HITRUST Risk-based, 2-Year (r2) Validated Assessment certification.

Key Points: 
  • The certification validates Luma's compliance with the highest industry standards for data security in the healthcare sector, which means healthcare organizations can confidently act on patients' healthcare journeys using the Luma platform.
  • "Attaining this HITRUST certification demonstrates Luma's commitment to data security and integrity."
  • The HITRUST r2 certification assessment includes a comprehensive evaluation of an organization's security posture and control environment against HITRUST's policy, process, implementation, measured, and managed maturity levels.
  • In addition to HITRUST Common Security Framework certification, Luma Health is also SOC 2 Type 2 attested.