David Raths

Philadelphia

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Senior Contributing Editor at Healthcare Innovation Magazine

Freelance writer for Healthcare Innovation, Campus Technology, Government Technology and District Administration

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RadNet Buying Breast Health Solutions Company iCAD

1 week ago | hcinnovationgroup.com | David Raths

RadNet Inc. (NASDAQ: RDNT), a diagnostic imaging services and digital health solutions company, is acquiring iCAD Inc. (NASDAQ: ICAD), a provider of AI-powered breast health solutions for approximately $103 million. Los Angeles-based RadNet has a network of 398 owned and/or operated outpatient imaging centers. Its markets include Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Texas.
NCQA Urges Expedited Adoption of Digital Quality Measures

2 weeks ago | hcinnovationgroup.com | David Raths

A set of policy recommendations from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) stresses the importance of building a strong digital health infrastructure that facilitates seamless exchange, promotes adoption of digital quality measures and maximizes the full potential of interoperable healthcare data via FHIR API implementations. NCQA is a nonprofit, independent organization that works to improve healthcare quality through measurement, transparency and accountability.
Risant Health Fills Out Its Value-Based Care Team

2 weeks ago | hcinnovationgroup.com | David Raths

Risant Health, a nonprofit organization created by Kaiser Foundation Hospitals in 2023 and dedicated to increasing access to value-based care, has filled out its leadership ranks, naming Jessica Bartell, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., its chief medical information officer. Also Deepak Sadagopan has joined Risant as business lead, value-based platform.
APG Report Calls for Major Reforms to Medicare, Medicare Advantage

2 weeks ago | hcinnovationgroup.com | David Raths

America’s Physician Groups (APG) has issued a report with detailed recommendations for reform suggestions for the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, including moving fully in the direction of accountable care in traditional Medicare and incentivizing two-sided risk payment arrangements between Medicare Advantage plans and physician groups. APG’s approximately 360 physician groups comprise 170,000 physicians, as well as thousands of other clinicians.
Maribel Health CEO on Trends in Home-Based Care Model Adoption

2 weeks ago | hcinnovationgroup.com | David Raths

Maribel Health designs and operate home-based clinical care models to help expand total health system capacity. Adam Groff, M.D., M.B.A., the company’s CEO, spoke with Healthcare Innovation about the growth of home-based care, the recent merger between two hospital-at-home vendors, and the short-term extension of the acute hospital-at-home waiver by Congress.
Beacon Health Buying Ascension’s Health System in Southwest Michigan

2 weeks ago | hcinnovationgroup.com | David Raths

Beacon Health System, a nonprofit healthcare system in northern Indiana and southern Michigan, is planning to acquire the Ascension healthcare system in southwest Michigan. Once the transaction is complete, Beacon Health System will own Ascension’s network of four hospitals, 35 outpatient clinics and an ambulatory surgery center. Ascension is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit and Catholic health systems.
Study Highlights Steep Decline in Rural Independent Practices

2 weeks ago | hcinnovationgroup.com | David Raths

The number of independent physicians in rural areas fell 43% between January 2019 and January 2024, raising concerns about reduced access, rising costs and declines in care quality, according to new data from Avalere commissioned by the Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI), an advocacy group for independent physician practices. There were 52,600 practicing physicians across 30,000 medical practices in rural areas at the start of 2019.
With an Eye on Value-Based Care, N.C. HIE Presents Health Data Utility Roadmap

2 weeks ago | hcinnovationgroup.com | David Raths

The North Carolina Health Information Exchange Authority (NC HIEA) has unveiled a strategic document outlining how it plans to broaden exchange capabilities and support value-based care. One goal is to leverage the NC HealthConnex health information exchange infrastructure more broadly to support social services and community-based organizations.
Michigan HIE Developing Medication Reconciliation Hub

2 weeks ago | hcinnovationgroup.com | David Raths

Medication reconciliation remains a high priority for many clinicians, but due to the fragmented nature of our healthcare ecosystem, care providers often lack access to a complete and accurate list of their patients’ medications. To tackle these challenges, Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN) is developing the Med Rx Hub platform, which aims to serve as a “single source of truth” for medication information statewide.
LLMs Demonstrate Biases in Mount Sinai Research Study

2 weeks ago | hcinnovationgroup.com | David Raths

Managing algorithmic bias is one of the key focus areas for AI governance groups at academic medical centers, and new research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York provides a good reminder of why that equity focus is so important. Researchers found that generative AI models may recommend different treatments for the same medical condition based solely on a patient’s socioeconomic and demographic background.