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CMS | May 12, 2020

CMS announced the payment adjustment, which could also include potential penalties for excess readmissions. The proposed changes also include creating a new hospital payment category for chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. <...

Fitbit | May 07, 2020

Fitbit launched a sweeping heart study on Wednesday aimed at exploring whether its devices can detect atrial fibrillation. The company's focus on health care, along with its work in clinical trials to alert users to conditions like hypertension and slee...

Healthcare IT News | January 31, 2020

Accenture has a deep bench when it comes to healthcare expertise. And the consulting giant keeps a keen eye on healthcare information technology and the trends surrounding this IT. This is why Healthcare IT News turned to Accenture for its view of trends in health IT this year and beyond. Dr. Kaveh Safavi, senior managing director, head of global health practice, at Accenture, offers his analysis and predictions, focusing on AI and emerging technologies. Accenture recently polled healthcare exec...

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Datavant | June 10, 2021

Datavant, the leader in assisting healthcare organizations in securely connecting their data, and Ciox Health, the leader in clinical data exchange, announced that they had signed a formal agreement to merge the two companies in a $7.0 billion transaction. The combined entity, known as Datavant, will be the nation's largest health data ecosystem, allowing patients, providers, payers, health data analytics companies, patient-facing applications, government agencies, and life science busine...