One of the nation's largest health systems sees a 9x ROI with Cedar Pay; demonstrates impact of investing in the consumer experience

NEW YORK, NY and WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - August 30, 2022 - (Newswire.com)

Novant Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in the Southeast, has significantly improved its patient financial experience by partnering with Cedar, an enterprise healthcare engagement platform that improves the end-to-end consumer financial journey. By investing in Cedar Pay, Cedar's post-visit billing and payment platform, Novant Health continues to lead the way when it comes to bringing digital innovation to the revenue cycle.

For years, Novant Health had worked to modernize their revenue cycle organization, leaning on mail, email and EHR communications to reach patients. While these initiatives drove incremental improvements, the health system identified two key opportunities in 2019 to truly enable a more consumer-centric experience for their patients:

1. Combining Novant Health's acute and ambulatory services into a single billing experience. While the organization had tried to combine physician and facility billing for years, they had always been met with pushback from vendors or complex EHR upgrades that could fundamentally break their existing processes. 
    
2. Making bill payment a low friction, easy to navigate experience for both patients and team members. Novant Health wanted to help patients understand how their payments work and how their insurance benefits applied. In order to do so, they needed to personalize the experience, using mobile technology that consumers were already familiar with. 

To address these challenges, Novant Health invested in Cedar Pay. Cedar Pay delivers personalized billing through outreach, messaging and bill resolution based on a variety of unique factors and preferences. The platform is fully integrated with Novant Health's existing Epic EHR system across both hospital billing and physician billing. 

As a result of their implementation of Cedar Pay, Novant Health has seen a material rise in collections over a 12-month period, amounting to tens of millions of dollars, as well as: 

• 90% patient satisfaction score
• 87% of collections now completely self-serviced
• 43% drop in days to collect

"Investing in a consumer engagement platform like Cedar is something we had wanted to do for a long time as part of our digital transformation strategy—we wanted to create a singular financial experience that allows our patients to pay with the technology we keep in our pockets," said Geoff Gardner, senior vice president of Finance at Novant Health. "Cedar has been a great partner to us in our commitment to delivering a remarkable healthcare experience to our community; the results truly speak for themselves, as we have been able to increase collections while also improving patient satisfaction." 

"At Cedar, we know that engaged, happy patients lead to better outcomes, and the best way to improve patient satisfaction is by implementing consumer-friendly technology," said Florian Otto, CEO and co-founder of Cedar. "It's been a privilege working with such an innovative health system like Novant Health, and we look forward to continuing our partnership and continuing to impact the lives of their patients." 

To learn more about how Novant Health has seen a 9x ROI through its strategic partnership with Cedar, read the full case study here.

About Cedar

Cedar is committed to improving the healthcare billing experience for all. With an innovative platform that connects providers and payers, Cedar empowers healthcare consumers with a personalized journey—all powered by data science and interactive design. For Cedar clients, this leads to increased collections, more efficient operations and greater consumer loyalty. To learn more about why leading U.S. healthcare organizations trust Cedar to manage the end-to-end consumer experience from pre-registration to post-visit billing, visit www.cedar.com and join us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

About Novant Health

Novant Health is an integrated network of physician clinics, outpatient facilities and hospitals that delivers a seamless and convenient healthcare experience to communities in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia. The Novant Health network consists of more than 1,800 physicians and over 35,000 employees who provide care at nearly 800 locations, including 15 hospitals and hundreds of outpatient facilities and physician clinics. In 2021, Novant Health was the highest-ranking healthcare system in North Carolina to be included on Forbes' Best Employers for Diversity list. Diversity MBA Magazine ranked Novant Health first in the nation on its 2021 list of "Best Places for Women & Diverse Managers to Work." In 2020, Novant Health provided more than $1.02 billion in community benefit, including financial assistance and services.

For more information, please visit our website at NovantHealth.org. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

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The expanded solution solves significant challenges facing healthcare providers today by providing key outsourced services.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. - August 30, 2022 - (Newswire.com)

MEDHOST®, a leading EHR (electronic health record) and healthcare IT solutions provider, now offers MEDTEAM™ Solutions, a broader range of expanded services, including revenue cycle solutions and staffing, day-to-day support including IT, help desk and security, managed integrations, application configuration and management, and health IT education services for healthcare organizations of all types and sizes.

Today, increased complexities of delivering healthcare combined with staffing challenges and mounting regulations have forced healthcare providers to seek a greater operating scale. This includes stronger support and more complex operations to acquire and retain specialized human resources. These challenges have, in many instances, made outsourcing financial and operating processes the most effective strategy. To support MEDHOST's mission of promoting customer success, MEDHOST has consolidated and expanded its existing business services under a renamed MEDTEAM corporate umbrella. Matthew Higgins, Chief Financial Officer of MEDHOST, has been named President of MEDTEAM Solutions.

"MEDHOST has always been focused on helping our customers take care of the communities they serve while attaining financial, clinical and operational success," said Ken Misch, President of MEDHOST. "Under Matthew's leadership, MEDTEAM Solutions will enable us to offer more comprehensive services to meet their current and future needs."

MEDTEAM Solutions provides the following services to help facilities succeed clinically, financially, and operationally:

• Revenue Cycle Management - Designed to improve cash flow, increase reimbursements, and accelerate revenue with fewer disruptions from staffing shortages by leveraging Claims Reimbursement and Contract Management services.
• Application Management, Content, and Configuration Services - Experienced HIT system application specialists provide world-class support and help optimize the end-user experience and improve financial performance.
• Managed Integration Services- Avoid the costs of building and maintaining complex integrations by utilizing fully-managed cloud-based services, including support of independent data exchange and interface requirements.
• Information Security Services - Access to virtual security experts helps alleviate an industry shortage of infosec professionals.
• Education Services - Setting up healthcare facilities for continued success with virtual or live, on-demand education and training services for HIT applications and processes.

"The MEDTEAM offerings are crafted to meet existing and forthcoming needs of healthcare providers," says Matthew Higgins, President of MEDTEAM Solutions. "MEDTEAM Solutions fills the gap in affordable service offerings that community healthcare facilities need. Having the ability to combine the shared goal of providing exceptional patient care with effective business practices is critical for providers to meet their clinical, financial, and operational objectives."

To learn more about how MEDTEAM Solutions can help healthcare facilities to continue to excel in delivering care and financial success, please reach out to 1.844.615.1803 or [email protected]

About MEDTEAM Solutions, Inc.

MEDTEAM has been providing services to over 200 healthcare facilities of all types and sizes nationwide, partnering with them to help accelerate their clinical, financial, and operational success. Its services include revenue cycle management, application configuration and management, integration management, information security services, and education and training. Connect with MEDTEAM Solutions on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

About MEDHOST

MEDHOST has provided products and services to healthcare facilities of all types and sizes for over 35 years. Today, facilities nationwide are partnering with MEDHOST to enhance their patient care and operational excellence with its clinical and financial solutions, which include an integrated EHR solution. Our solutions make it easy to focus on what's important for healthcare facilities: their patients and business.

Connect with MEDHOST on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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The research will be presented at the European Congress of Pathology (ECP) 2022

TEL AVIV, Israel - August 30, 2022 - (Newswire.com)

Imagene, an emerging leader in the field of AI-based precision oncology, today announced a collaborative research with the pathology department at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. The research "Image-based identification of HER2 status in H&E-stained breast cancer slides" was selected to be presented at the European Congress of Pathology (ECP), Sept. 3-7, 2022, Basel, Switzerland. 

Breast cancer treatment is based, among other, on the Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2 (HER2) status. Current methodologies for HER2 testing rely on immunohistochemistry (IHC) followed by analysis using in situ hybridization (ISH) techniques in equivocal (score 2) cases. The interpretation of those conventional methodologies is limited due to the subjective nature of the method. Thus, major differences are seen between pathologist analysis or different medical centers since IHC scoring is based on a signal quantification that, in most cases, is done manually. Discrepancies can be as broad as 50% in close categories (score 1 vs. 2, score 2 vs. 3, etc.).

Imagene developed a deep learning algorithm to directly infer HER2 status in real-time from an H&E-stained slide image alone. In this research, the HER2-classifier was tested on a cohort of 635 patients, revealing 83% sensitivity and 79% specificity, with an Area Under Curve (AUC) of 0.88. Importantly, analysis of the results revealed that 50% of the "false positive" cases originated from the newly HER2-low classification; therefore, the reported accuracy is even higher in real practice, considering the new HER2 low class (HER2 score 1&2-non-amp) that were recently approved by the FDA for targeted treatment.

These results present, to the best of our knowledge, the highest accuracy metrics of HER2 detection reported so far; furthermore, it emphasizes the fact that the AI model pointed to crucial biological features even before they were formally defined, such as the HER2-low classification. The ability to use image-based detection for HER2 inference may pose superior diagnostic and classification, especially in domains where human interpretation and subjective tests are being applied. 

"AI-based image analysis algorithms show promise in identifying molecular characteristics of the tumor directly from the microscopic images. This requires simultaneous quantitative analysis of multiple morphological parameters and cannot be done by human pathologists," said Prof. Dov Hershkovitz, Director of the Pathology Dept., Sourasky Medical Center. "I believe Imagene's technology is going to change the way we practice pathology and perform biomarker analysis."

"Complex diseases with multiple genomic alterations such as cancer urges us to adopt advanced new analysis tools that can deal with such levels of complexity,'' said Dr. Nurit Paz-Yaacov, Chief Scientific Officer at Imagene. "We are grateful for the tight research collaboration with the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center; by working together, we ensure that innovation and new technologies are meeting real clinical practice challenges." 

Dr. Greenberg will present the research on September 6, 9:20 AM (CET). Imagene's scientific team and Sourasky Medical Center pathologists will also be available for individual presentations in booth #6, September 3-7 at the Congress Center, Basel, Switzerland.

Imagene's deep learning models have been shown to detect a wide range of cancer biomarkers in real-time, using only a digitally scanned Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) image. Imagene's molecular classifiers currently detect 28 different cancer biomarkers, spanning eight organs, including lung, thyroid, breast, ovary, CNS, bladder, colon, and hematologic malignancies. When compared to gold standard testing methods, Imagene's validation demonstrated, on average, sensitivity of 94.8%, greater than 90% specificity, and an AUC of over 0.95. Imagene has demonstrated the capability to identify a spectrum of alterations, including differential gene expression (e.g. HER2 presented here), mutations (e.g., EGFR), fusions and other structural variants (e.g., NTRK), and cancer signatures (e.g., HRD).

ABOUT IMAGENE
Imagene AI is a precision oncology diagnosis company. Its molecular and spatial intelligence platform delivers real-time biomarker reports using only digitized biopsy images, leading to faster diagnosis and better identification of treatment targets for patients. Its multidisciplinary team is composed of a diverse group of experts from the fields of science, medicine, and deep learning. 
Imagene collaborates with top-tier medical centers and pharmaceutical companies worldwide, striving to render therapeutic decisions for cancer patients more accurate and accessible, profiling patients for clinical trials, and accelerating the drug development process.
For more information, visit Imagene-AI.com.

The mentioned products are currently in Research Use Only (RUO) and subject to regulatory clearances in the applicable markets.

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Chiropractic, massage and acupuncture company making a mark in the community.

RALEIGH, N.C. - August 30, 2022 - (Newswire.com)

Today, Merkados™, RDU-based digital media marketing agency, has announced the launch of the Chiropractic Partners of Clayton new bilingual, English and Spanish, website. The mobile-friendly, accessible, fast, secure and beautifully designed site can be accessed now at: https://chiropartnersclayton.com/. This is great news for those in the community, including the Hispanic population, who are looking for quality chiropractic care and a contemporary way to request chiropractic appointments from the convenience of their mobile device.

The website is designed to provide a great user experience with easy navigation, access to important information about the practice, the ability to request appointments online, and created with a powerful content management system that helps administrators update the information in real time. The site is also built to be WCAG 2.1. AA-compliant, meaning that it can be used by patients with ease. Also, the new website has been optimized for low loading times from any device, even smaller smartphones.

"We are very happy with what Merkados has done for us. They did a fantastic job with the new website, and doing so quickly, efficiently and taking all of our concerns seriously. Our branding and new site have been refreshed, and they speak clearly about our business' core values: safe, gentle, thoughtful and transformative. The website looks contemporary, professional and welcoming and is very user-friendly. We are extremely satisfied with the result and recommend Merkados to any business looking for professional and strategic digital media," said Dr. Ferez, owner at Chiropractic Partners of Clayton.

This is a great resource for the community, both English and Spanish-speaking, and a valuable addition to the local business landscape. To learn more, please visit the website at: https://merkados.com.

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Funding will accelerate commercialization pathway for Spectral MD's DeepView® technology

DALLAS - August 30, 2022 - (Newswire.com)

Spectral MD Holdings, Ltd. (AIM: SMD), a predictive analytics company with proprietary AI and optical technology for faster and more accurate treatment decisions in wound care, announces it has been awarded $8.2 million in additional funding by the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). This funding supplements the original award announced on September 6, 2021, and brings the total funding commitment received by Spectral MD to over $100 million since 2013. The additional funding will further accelerate the commercialization of the Company's DeepView^® Wound Imaging System ("DeepView^®") by expanding the number of sites for the clinical training study for burn wounds, increasing DeepView^®'s interoperability with health systems' electronic health records ("EHR"), and accelerating the Company's manufacturing readiness.

"We are honored to receive this funding to deliver technology assisting with BARDA's preparedness goal to rapidly develop safe, effective medical countermeasures accessible to all Americans," says Wensheng Fan, Chief Executive Officer of Spectral MD. "Importantly, this award expedites bringing this transformative technology to market and will ultimately change the standard of care for burn diagnosis and treatment in the U.S."

Spectral MD will expand DeepView^®'s burn training study to include additional pediatric sites and US Emergency Departments ("EDs"). The Company anticipates the additional pediatric clinical data will increase the robustness and accuracy of DeepView^®'s wound healing prediction in pediatric patients from the current level of 88%. The addition of EDs will facilitate establishing a clinical benchmark for DeepView^®'s ED burn healing assessment, which we anticipate will have a major impact in the delivery of care for burns which is currently a challenge for the diagnosis of burn wounds.

With this award, additional interoperability features will be added to DeepView^® that allow for integration with major US EHR systems, such as EPIC, Cerner, and others. This is an important feature, as US federal and state governments are heavily promoting the adoption of EHRs to improve care quality, safety, efficiency, cost-savings and to reduce health disparities.

The award will also significantly increase the Company's DeepView^® system production readiness in collaboration with its manufacturing partner utilizing validated current Good Manufacturing Practice ("cGMP") for scaled production.

This project has been supported in whole or in part with federal funds from the Department of Health and Human Services; the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR); Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), under Contract number 75A50119C00033. Learn more about BARDA: https://www.medicalcountermeasures.gov. Funding support for DeepView's use in burn triage and treatment decisions has also been provided by US National Science Foundation (NSF), US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and US Defense Health Agency (DHA).

About Spectral MD:                                                                                   

We are a dedicated team of forward-thinkers striving to revolutionize the management of wound care by "Seeing the Unknown" ® with our DeepView^®Wound Imaging System.

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NEW HOPE, Pa. - August 30, 2022 - (Newswire.com)

wellCORNER, LLC an innovative company committed to providing education and access to natural, high-quality complementary products for cancer patients at point of care is announcing new product releases. Along with Papa & Barkley's nationally available CBD Releaf product line, wellCORNER is expanding its offerings to include Lindi Skin skincare, 4CancerWellness multivitamins, Wyndmere Naturals Aromatherapy, and Blisslets Nausea Relief Bracelets through its e-commerce platform. 

• Lindi Skin Skincare is the first complete skincare line designed specifically for the unique needs of people with the most compromised skin
• 4CancerWellness offers vitamin supplements developed by medical oncologists and an oncology pharmacist 
• Wyndmere Naturals provides high-quality essential oils, using all-natural ingredients
• Blisslets Nausea Relief Bracelets use a soft, stylish band to target the P6 acupressure point 

wellCORNER is a subsidiary of Cornerstone Specialty Network, LLC.  In line with Cornerstone's mission to provide value to community oncology practices to help maximize the quality of patient care, the company founded wellCORNER to provide both practices and their patients access to research-based information and high-quality health and wellness products at discounted rates.

Chief Executive Officer Joel Schaedler states, "wellCORNER was created along with oncology healthcare professionals to help oncology patients learn about and select products that have been tested for quality and purity; ones that we deem worthy of a patient's time and money. These new product lines embody this mission." 

John Haluschak MD, CEO & Founder at 4CancerWellness (4CW) states, "We are honored to have SafeVite selected through the vetting of the wellCORNER team. We believe our missions align and are excited to work together to support cancer patients and their caregivers. The oncology professionals at 4CW are passionate about helping people with cancer feel better and do better."

wellCORNER's new product lines were announced publicly at Cornerstone's first-ever Nurse Symposium held on June 15, 2022.  Over 75 community oncology HCPs joined Cornerstone for the meeting which focused on issues particularly relevant to community oncology nurses. Additional details and symposium video can be found on https://www.cornerstoneoncology.com/events/.

wellCORNER is available to a wide network of community oncology practices. If you're interested in incorporating wellCORNER into your private oncology practice, please visit www.wellcorner.com. 

Patients and caregivers can join the wellCORNER Community to receive offers and discounts, provide feedback on products, and track wellness by visiting www.wellcorner.com.

ABOUT wellCORNER: wellCORNER's mission is to provide cancer patients access to scientifically reviewed information about products that complement their care. Products and education are medically reviewed and curated specifically for patients by wellCORNER's medical oncology advisory panel. 

Website: http://www.wellcorner.com

ABOUT Cornerstone Specialty Network: Cornerstone Specialty Network, LLC is the leading provider of long-term, sustainable value through an aggregated network of community oncology practices. Founded in 2016, Cornerstone Specialty Network's mission is to provide value to community oncology practices to help maximize the quality of patient care. Through network aggregation, Cornerstone Specialty Network delivers value-added opportunities that support independence and long-term sustainability for community oncology practices. 

Website: http://www.cornerstoneoncology.com

ABOUT LINDI SKIN - Lindi Skin is the first complete skincare line designed specifically for the unique needs of people with the most compromised skin. Lindi Skin combines state-of-the-art technology with innovative, natural ingredients to formulate superior products.

Website: https://lindiskin.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindiskincare/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LindiCares

ABOUT 4CANCERWELLNESS - 4CancerWellness is committed to being the trusted option for wellness products and services specifically for people with a cancer diagnosis, their significant others, and healthcare providers.

Website: https://www.4cancerwellness.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4cancerwellness/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/4cancerwellness/

ABOUT WYNDMERE NATURALS - Wyndmere Naturals, Inc., has been a trusted source of high-quality essential oils and all-natural aromatherapy products since 1995.  They are a woman-owned business located in New Hope, Minnesota.  While their core products are pure essential oils, they also offer a full line of products that include bath salts, lotions, jewelry, hydrosols, body mists, air mists, roll-ons, massage oils, and more.

Website: https://wyndmerenaturals.com 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wyndmerenaturals/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wyndmerenaturals/

ABOUT BLISSLETS - Blisslets delivers soothing pressure to the P6 point by means of a specially designed bead embedded in a comfortable elastic, with attractive designs. 

Website: https://blisslets.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blisslets/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myblisslets/

ABOUT PAPA & BARKLEY -Papa & Barkley™ is the leading California cannabis wellness brand, #1 in topicals and tinctures. It creates natural products that unlock the wellness potential of the cannabis plant. All the company's products are made without chemicals, using solventless, whole plant full-spectrum infusion processes with sun-grown cannabis and hemp flowers cultivated in the United States and produced in its licensed, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities.

Website: http://www.papaandbarkleycbd.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/papaandbarkley

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/papaandbarkley

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CHICAGO - August 29, 2022 - (Newswire.com)

Addison Group (Addison) is an award-winning professional services firm specializing in talent solutions and consulting services; growing exponentially over the past decade, Addison has proved itself a top contender, earning recognition across industries and by Staffing Industry Analysts, (SIA).

Addison Group has been highlighted as one of the 2022 Largest Staffing Firms, Largest Finance & Accounting Staffing Firms, Largest IT Staffing Firms, Largest Healthcare Staffing Firms, Largest Office Clerical Staffing Firms in the U.S., and Largest Direct-Hire Staffing Firms Globally, by SIA, a reliable compilation and comprehensive list based on annual revenue generated; this year's report included 225 companies generating revenue of $100 million or more in 2021. This, in tandem with the notoriety of being recognized in six separate staffing categories in the same year, is a spectacular achievement for Addison.

Thomas Moran, CEO of Addison Group, had this to say of the acknowledgments:

"Our teams at Addison Group have been diligent, continually analyzing the market trends, actively listening to our clients, and choosing to be more proactive, whether it be preparing for the imminent great resignation or planning for the post-pandemic recovery. Our recent gains in the market are due to our dedication to finding and developing the best talent when and where the talent is needed most." 

Over the last two decades, Addison has firmly positioned itself as the place to secure expert-level consultancy while maintaining a local consultative business approach dedicated to its people-first culture, even during significant national expansion.

Addison Group, a top talent solutions and consulting company in the U.S., provides industry-leading expertise with a national reach and a localized touch. Addison offers a full suite of consulting and recruiting capabilities across multiple sectors, including information technology, finance and accounting, non-clinical healthcare, human resources, administrative, and digital marketing. Addison Group has been repeatedly recognized by the media as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States by Forbes' Top 200 America's Best Professional and Specialist Search Firms, America's Best Recruiters and Executive Search Firms, and America's Best Temporary Staffing Firms, SIA Top 100 Staffing Bold Leaders, and Inc. Best 100 Places to Work.

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