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Two private equity firms near $17B deal to acquire Athenahealth: WSJ report

Fierce Healthcare

Two private equity firms near $17B deal to acquire Athenahealth: WSJ report. hlandi. Sun, 11/21/2021 - 21:34.

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Home Health Agencies Are Making a Mark on the US Economy

Home Health Care

Home health agencies continued to make a major contribution to the U.S. economy last year, despite the harsh headwinds brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, home health agencies contributed toward 1.49 million jobs in 2020, according to the most recent Home Health Chartbook , released annually by the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation (AHHQI) in collaboration with Avalere.

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Information Blocking Rule: 6 Key Takeaways Since Meaningful Use

HIT Consultant

Leigh Burchell, Vice President of Policy & Government Affairs, Allscripts. Information exchange and data availability are now a cost of doing business but establishing a robust strategy for that exchange and compliance with the new regulation from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology takes careful planning. Healthcare organizations can achieve and maintain compliance by following these six takeaways: 1.

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Thanks + Gratitude: An HCLDR Thanksgiving Chat

Healthcare Leadership

This week is the Thanksgiving holiday in the US and so we are having our traditional “giving thanks” chat on HCLDR. It has once again been a very tough year for many of us…but unlike 2020, the cloud of COVID is slowly dissipating. A year ago we did not yet have ready access to the vaccines, nor did we have as clear an understanding of the virus as we do now.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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‘Crawl, Walk, Run’: Health Systems Are Figuring Out Hospital at Home Now, Worrying About Reimbursement Later

Home Health Care

The one-year anniversary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) “Acute Hospital Care at Home” announcement will land on Thanksgiving this year, Nov. 25. And while there’s a lot for providers to be thankful for, there’s also a lot left to be sought after. After all, the end of the public health emergency (PHE) – which coincides with the waiver program – is looming.

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CMS’s Strategic Vision for Medicaid And CHIP

Healthcare ECONOMIST

Where does the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services see Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) heading in the future. Based on a Health Affairs commentary from Brooks-LaSure and Tsai, the three key priority areas are (1) coverage and access, (2) equity, and (3) innovation and whole-person care. I review each of these approaches below. 1.

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Hellman & Friedman and Bain Capital Acquires athenahealth for $17B

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Hellman & Friendman LLC and Bain Capital acquire health IT company athenahealth for $17 billion dollars. Private Equity firms Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman LLC has announced it has acquired athenahealth , a cloud-based enterprise software solution for medical groups and health systems for $17B. In September, it was reported PE firm Veritas Capital and hedge fund Elliot Investment were exploring options to sell athenahealth for $20B or file for an initial publi

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Monday Morning Update 11/22/21

HIStalk

Top News The Wall Street Journal reports that two private.

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$17B athenahealth PE Firm Buyout Deal Near Closing – Health M&A

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Private-equity (PE) firms Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman LLC are now in the final stages of acquiring health IT company athenahealth for about $17B including debt, Wall Street Journal reports. – In September, it was reported PE firm Veritas Capital and hedge fund Elliot Investment were exploring options to sell athenahealth for $20B or file for an initial public offering (IPO). – In September, Bloomberg reported that private equity firms Veritas

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Morning Headlines 11/22/21

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Bain, Hellman & Friedman Near Deal to Buy Athenahealth The.

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5 Essentials for Healthcare CIOs: A Provider Data Management Checklist

Complete and accurate provider data is essential for health organizations to operate effectively. A better understanding of your provider network helps to understand patients and consumers, identify gaps in care, and make the best possible decisions for your businesses. A modern provider data management solution should power a complete and accurate view of each of your providers, make this data easily accessible across functional groups, and be flexible and agile enough to scale. with your needs