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2020 Senior Living Communities Are Aligning with Medicare Advantage Plans to Address High-Cost, High-Need Patients

In October of 2019, AllyAlign Health, an owner and convener of Medicare Advantage plans designed for senior housing residents, announced a strategic partnership with Juniper Communities, a national owner-operator of senior housing, to license Juniper’s Connect4Life program. The partnership allows AllyAlign Health to exclusively implement Connect4Life as the foundation for its CMS-approved care model as part of the company’s Medicare Advantage plans nationwide. Connect4Life focuses on lifestyle management, which allows senior housing operators to focus on prevention and preservation of well-being, rather than costly interventions undertaken...

Medical Leaders Discuss Rebuilding Trust in Health Care

There’s a big problem with the U.S. health care system: a fundamental lack of trust between patients and the health care system, especially when it comes to the use and benefits of health data collection. A number of medical leaders came together at a dinner conversation with Fortune to discuss this issue. Among those present: Arif Nathoo, co-founder and CEO of Komodo Health; Toby Cosgrove, health data evangelist and former chief of Cleveland Clinic; Greg Simon, president of the Biden Cancer Initiative; Ariana Huffington, CEO of...

Oncology Analytics Appoints Dr. Lee Newcomer as Strategic Advisor

Oncology Analytics, a technology-enabled service company that provides health plans, providers, and patients with an evidence-based, analytics-focused approach to utilization management, purpose-built for oncology, has announced the appointment of Dr. Lee Newcomer as a strategic advisor. Dr. Newcomer is a board-certified oncologist with more than 30 years of experience in oncology management, first as a practicing oncologist and later with various health insurance companies, where he has led the charge for affordable and effective cancer care. In his role as a strategic advisor with Oncology Analytics, Dr....

Augmedix Announces Additional $19 Million in Series B Funding

Augmedix announced today that it has received $19 million in Series B funding that includes investments from McKesson Ventures, Redmile Group, DCM Ventures, Wanxiang Healthcare Investments, and others. The company will use the funding to accelerate product development, including automation capabilities, and to strategically scale its technology-enabled service across health systems and private clinics nationwide. “We have strong confidence in the Augmedix team’s ability to execute on its goal of reducing physician burnout and significantly improving their quality of life,” said Tom Rodgers, senior vice president and...

Bozeman Health Engages Kyruus to Support its Digital Transformation and Integrate Patient Access System-wide

Health system provider search and scheduling solution provider Kyruus announced that Bozeman Health, a health system serving Southwest Montana, has chosen the Kyruus ProviderMatch platform to form the foundation of its system-wide digital transformation initiative. Bozeman Health will use the platform to enhance and integrate the patient access experience across key points of access. Since its start as a single hospital more than 100 years ago, Bozeman Health has expanded to serve patients throughout Southwest Montana with two hospitals, provider offices, urgent care clinics, and other...