Managed Care

Steward Health Care Names Dr. Octavio Diaz as President of Its North Region

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Steward Health Care announced today that Dr. Octavio (Tavi) Diaz, Steward’s Chief Medical Officer is joining the leadership team in the Massachusetts region as President of its North region, effective Thursday, February 29.

Key Points: 
  • Steward Health Care announced today that Dr. Octavio (Tavi) Diaz, Steward’s Chief Medical Officer is joining the leadership team in the Massachusetts region as President of its North region, effective Thursday, February 29.
  • As CMO, Dr. Diaz has played an integral role in leading programs throughout Steward’s network focused on the safety and quality of care for patients and their families.
  • The appointment underscores Steward’s continued commitment to providing high-quality, compassionate care to every patient at each of its seven acute care hospitals in Massachusetts.
  • As Dr. Diaz begins his new leadership responsibilities in Massachusetts, he will be meeting with hospital staff and leaders at each of Steward’s hospitals in the state.

HCA Healthcare, Inc. to Present at March Healthcare Conference

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA), is scheduled to present at the following healthcare conference:

Key Points: 
  • HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA), is scheduled to present at the following healthcare conference:
    March 12, 2024 at 10:00 am ET at the 34th Oppenheimer Annual Virtual Healthcare Conference.
  • A link to the live audio webcast, where applicable, and copies of any related presentation materials will be made available at the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website, www.hcahealthcare.com .
  • Dates and times may be subject to change, please check the conference schedule or the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website for the latest information.

Maximus Selected to Perform Assessments for Iowa Department of Health and Human Services

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Maximus , a leading employer and provider of government services worldwide, today announced it has been awarded a contract from the state of Iowa’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to continue conducting assessments for individuals with disabilities ahead of nursing facility placement.

Key Points: 
  • Maximus , a leading employer and provider of government services worldwide, today announced it has been awarded a contract from the state of Iowa’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to continue conducting assessments for individuals with disabilities ahead of nursing facility placement.
  • Maximus contracts with Iowa-based clinicians, such as therapists and psychologists, to complete the assessments.
  • “For over a decade, we have been committed to helping Iowa improve and advance their PASRR program,” said Christa Ballew, Senior Managing Director for Clinical Services, Maximus.
  • The mental health of every Iowa resident is vitally important to us, and we’re grateful to have a partner like Maximus who can deliver these assessments with the care and skill needed.”
    To learn more about the Maximus work in Iowa, visit maximusclinicalservices.com/svcs/iowa .

Anthem President Robert Bunch Recognized as One of the Most Influential Leaders in Atlanta

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240229533863/en/
    Robert Bunch, president of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia (Photo: Business Wire)
    Bunch is listed with 52 other education and healthcare leaders in Georgia, including heads of hospital systems, school systems, and higher education institutions across the peach state.
  • “I am honored to be recognized with some of the most powerful leaders in Atlanta,” said Bunch.
  • He also partners with healthcare providers to fulfill the company’s mission of improving the lives and communities served.
  • He currently serves on the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Executive Board, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board, the Atlanta Rotary, and the Blue Ventures Advisory Fund.

Frontpoint Health Acquires High Plains Senior Care

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Frontpoint Health (“Frontpoint”), a portfolio company of Cimarron Healthcare Capital and Tacoma Holdings, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of High Plains Senior Care Group (“HPSC”), a large Home Health and Hospice company in Texas.

Key Points: 
  • Frontpoint Health (“Frontpoint”), a portfolio company of Cimarron Healthcare Capital and Tacoma Holdings, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of High Plains Senior Care Group (“HPSC”), a large Home Health and Hospice company in Texas.
  • Frontpoint is a leading Home Health and Hospice platform focused primarily on providing care to Medicare Advantage patients in Texas.
  • “HPSC is a perfect fit for what we’re building at Frontpoint Health.
  • HPSC has a strong team, a culture of providing best-in-class clinical care, and a highly synergistic geographic overlap with Frontpoint’s existing markets,” said Brent Korte, CEO of Frontpoint Health.

tango and WellSky® Partner to Revolutionize Post-Acute Care Benefit Management With End-to-End Program to Manage Care and Outcomes

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Together, tango and WellSky aim to enable higher quality care, enhance provider experience, reward providers for quality outcomes, boost patient satisfaction, and deliver guaranteed cost savings.

Key Points: 
  • Together, tango and WellSky aim to enable higher quality care, enhance provider experience, reward providers for quality outcomes, boost patient satisfaction, and deliver guaranteed cost savings.
  • The partnership combines tango’s market-leading, value-based home health enablement platform and networks with WellSky’s industry-leading acute and post-acute technology, analytics, and services.
  • Additionally, it enables providers to be aligned and incentivized appropriately for achieving superior clinical and total cost of care outcomes.
  • This partnership simplifies outsourcing for health plans, as the risk and management are maintained under one partnership.

CPSI Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

CPSI (NASDAQ: CPSI), a healthcare solutions company, today announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • CPSI (NASDAQ: CPSI), a healthcare solutions company, today announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2023.
  • All comparisons are to the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022, unless otherwise noted.
  • All comparisons are to the year ended December 31, 2022, unless otherwise noted.
  • “Despite the challenges we faced in 2023, we were able to finish out the year with a strong fourth quarter in terms of revenue performance, and we kicked off 2024 with the exciting news announcing our imminent rebrand to TruBridge,” said Chris Fowler, chief executive officer of CPSI.

MorningStar Senior Living Expands SafelyYou to 32 Locations After Reducing Silent Falls by 43% in Just Five Months

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

With this expansion, SafelyYou technology will be in the Memory Care neighborhoods of 32 MorningStar communities.

Key Points: 
  • With this expansion, SafelyYou technology will be in the Memory Care neighborhoods of 32 MorningStar communities.
  • SafelyYou offers world-leading AI video technology combined with 24/7 remote clinical experts to both detect and help prevent falls.
  • Silent falls are true falls where the resident may be injured, but self-recovers, and does not report the incident.
  • SafelyYou cut MorningStar’s silent falls by a remarkable 43%, significantly reducing risk for the residents and the communities.

Orchid Wellness PLLC Enhances Operational Efficiency with eClinicalWorks EHR and healow Patient Engagement Solutions

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

eClinicalWorks® , the largest ambulatory cloud EHR, today announced that Texas-based Orchid Wellness PLLC is experiencing practice-wide success in digital payments and online appointment bookings by leveraging eClinicalWorks EHR, healow® Open Access® , and healow Text2Pay .

Key Points: 
  • eClinicalWorks® , the largest ambulatory cloud EHR, today announced that Texas-based Orchid Wellness PLLC is experiencing practice-wide success in digital payments and online appointment bookings by leveraging eClinicalWorks EHR, healow® Open Access® , and healow Text2Pay .
  • Together, these solutions will further streamline operations and improve satisfaction through a simplified patient experience.
  • Its mission is to partner with patients and their families to provide a holistic and compassionate health and wellness experience.
  • “eClinicalWorks innovative health IT solutions have transformed our operations, allowing us to grow our practice and provide our patients a seamless experience,” says Chelsea Debrah, family nurse practitioner at Orchid Wellness.

Lightbeam Health Solutions Achieves HITRUST r2 Certification, Demonstrating the Highest Level of Information Protection Assurance

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Lightbeam Health Solutions , the leader in population health enablement technology and services, today announced its population health management platform has successfully renewed its certified status by HITRUST for information security.

Key Points: 
  • Lightbeam Health Solutions , the leader in population health enablement technology and services, today announced its population health management platform has successfully renewed its certified status by HITRUST for information security.
  • “Successfully renewing our HITRUST r2 certification places Lightbeam Health Solutions in an elite group of organizations worldwide that meet the rigorous security standards held by HITRUST.
  • That’s why we focus on producing the highest quality reports available,” said Vincent Bennekers, Vice President, Quality at HITRUST.
  • “Achievement of a HITRUST r2 Certification is an assurance that Lightbeam takes compliance and information risk management seriously.”
    Maintaining compliance with HITRUST’s industry-standard security requirements represents Lightbeam’s commitment to ensuring the highest degree of security and data protection for our client-partners.