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Podcast: From Real-World Data to Real-World Decisions

In a recent episode of the Oliver Wyman Health Podcast, Tom Robinson interviewed Aetion CEO Carolyn Magill about her unique career trajectory from the world of nuclear weapons to the world of health care, and how Aetion is partnering with organizations and companies like The New England Journal of Medicine, McLean Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, biopharma, payers, and more. “I’ve spent about 20 years in health care,” Magill said. “I came into health care after a stint in public policy in D.C., where I thought...

Allscripts’ (MRDX) Veradigm Collaborates with Komodo Health

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions recently announced that its flagship Veradigm unit has entered into a long-term strategic partnership with Komodo Health. The goal of the collaboration is to advance health care research by using an electronic health record system and Komodo’s Healthcare Map to find ways to reduce disease burden. San Francisco-based Komodo Health is a provider of life-saving therapies by improving the standard of care, delivering care management, and providing extensive research in patient data. Veradigm’s integrated data systems and service business combines data-driven clinical insights for...

Direct-to-Consumer Telehealth Requires Careful Planning, Preparation

Direct-to-consumer telehealth may seem like an easy way for health systems and hospitals looking to join the wave of connected health options, but caution is needed. First, a DTC telehealth platform needs to appeal to consumers, some of whom might not be familiar with the concept. It also needs to be easy to use and fit into the workflow for doctors and nurses on the other end. And that can be a problem. “Often clients don’t really know what they’re getting into,” said Jay Backstrom, digital imaging...

Accolade Acquires MD Insider for Machine Learning Physician Performance

Seattle-based Accolade, a provider of personalized advocacy solutions for employers, has acquired MD Insider, a Santa Monica, California-based provider of machine learning-enabled physician performance transparency. With the acquisition of MD Insider, Accolade is launching Accolade Total Care, a product that combines data-driven physician quality insights with cost transparency, which will ensure best health outcomes while reducing costs to patients and their employers. MD Insider, founded in 2012, has a team of data scientists, software engineers, and health care experts who developed a platform that takes huge...

Veradigm and Komodo Health Partner to Create the Largest Linked EHR and Claims Dataset for Life Science Research

Komodo Health has entered a long-term strategic partnership with Veradigm, an Allscripts business unit, to advance life sciences research. Initially, the partnership will focus on linking Allscripts’ ambulatory electronic health records (EHR) data with Komodo’s Healthcare Map, which contains encounter data from more than 150 private and public platforms. Using the Komodo Health platform, the collaboration will allow Veradigm to provide a linked dataset containing a complete longitudinal view of nearly 50 million deidentified patients to support life sciences companies as they investigate new ways to...