Healthcare technology company athenahealth, introduced new automation and AI-based software innovations that streamlines and lowers the burden of revenue cycle management (RCM) for thousands of physician practices.
The company aims to eliminate at least half of the work currently handled by athenahealth practices over the next three years, while increasing the speed, accuracy and quality of RCM...
Obesity-focused healthcare technology company Intellihealth has hired Annie Lorenzo as its executive vice president of clinical operations.
She will manage the clinical operations personnel at Intellihealth's clinical services affiliate, Flyte Medical.
Flyte offers users access to metabolic health specialists, including nurse practitioners, physicians and registered dietitians focused on...
Maternity-care management platform Dorsata filed a lawsuit in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Civil Court yesterday against healthcare technology company athenahealth and nationwide women's health company Unified Women's Healthcare, alleging 11 counts against the providers, including theft of trade secrets, unjust enrichment, breach of contract and tortious interference with current customers. ...
Healthcare technology company athenahealth is laying off 178 employees, less than 3% of its workforce, and 100 employees will be "redeployed to higher priority areas" of the business.
According to an email obtained by The Boston Globe, athenahealth CEO Bob Segert pointed to industry trends, hiring that outpaced the company's revenue growth and economic conditions – such as higher interest rates,...
Transcarent, a healthcare platform focused on self-insured employers, has appointed Tim Rosa as chief marketing officer.
Rosa comes to Transcarent from health-tracking wearable maker Fitbit, where he also served as chief marketing officer. It was acquired by Google in early 2021.
"Transcarent is attracting top talent from some of the biggest consumer brands and healthcare organizations as we...
Mass.-based digital health company athenahealth rolled out new capabilities focused on making healthcare more inclusive for transgender and nonbinary patients.
Now on its athenaOne platform, an EHR, medical billing and patient care tool, doctors can input information about a patient's name, pronouns and gender identity, in addition to their legal name and assigned sex or gender at birth.
The...
There’s no denying that 2020 created major disruption in the healthcare space, the largest many have seen in a lifetime. During this time digital health came to the forefront. However, with vaccine distribution kicking into gear, 2021 may have its own advancements. MobiHealthNews sat down with healthcare veteran Paul Brient, SVP and chief product officer at athenahealth.
Looking back at 2020, it’...
Recovery Force will be testing out its upcoming wearables for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prevention at Tufts Medical Center and Eskenazi Health thanks to a $1.8 million NIH grant, according to a recent release from the company. The Mobile Active Compressions (MAC) device is a light, wireless device worn on the calf that replaces tethered pumps or other tools often used to prevent clotting.
“While...
Progress in the healthcare industry often means a lot of back and forth between outside innovators and providers — and the two don’t always see eye to eye. But both are essential for progress.
“Most of the startups are in a hurry and most of healthcare is not, so how how do we navigate this?” Santosh Mohan of the HIMSS Innovation Committee said at the Innovation Symposium at HIMSS19.
But one of...
Athenahealth announced Wednesday morning that founder and CEO Jonathan Bush is leaving the company and that the board will consider “strategic alternatives.”
Those include hiring a new chief executive officer as well as a “sale, merger or other transaction involving the company as well as continuing as an independent company,” athenahealth said in a statement.
Bush’s departure follows negative...
