Humana, Microsoft Forge Partnership; Aveanna Teams Up with Netsmart

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Nov 6 · 2 min read

Humana Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have partnered to develop predictive solutions and intelligent automation for the care teams of the insurer’s members.

  • One of the specific goals of the partnership is to address health for aging populations and their care teams.
  • It marks the first step in what will be a seven-year partnership between the two companies
  • Care teams will have access to real-time information via a cloud platform.
  • Humana will also be able to aggregate data on Microsoft Azure, allowing for a broader view of its members’ health history and easier access to their health records.
  • As part of a larger innovation strategy, Humana will use Microsoft Azure and Azure AI to develop on-demand and virtual medical services.

“With an estimated 10,000 people joining the Medicare system daily, we have a tremendous opportunity to address the growing demands on the health care system by improving health outcomes and lowering costs,” said Dr. Greg Moore, corporate vice president of health technology and alliances at Microsoft

Aveanna teams up with Netsmart

Aveanna Healthcare has teamed up with health information technology company Netsmart in what will be a 10-year partnership between the two companies.

  • Pediatric home health giant Aveanna is backed by Bain Capital Private Equity and has more than 200 locations in 23 states.
  • Netsmart designs and builds electronic health records, health information exchanges, analytics tools and telehealth solutions. The company serves more than 600,000 users across more than 30,000 health care organizations.
  • As part of the deal, Aveanna clinicians and staff will utilize myUnity, Netsmart’s electronic health record solution, which will give them access to more than 90,000 organizations across health care.
  • Additionally, Aveanna will implement Netsmart’s data and analytics tools and have access to Netsmart’s learning management system, myLearningPointe.

“We were looking for an opportunity to connect with an IT partner with whom we could truly collaborate to optimize and configure solutions to meet goals that are specific to our organization’s needs today and in the future,” Aveanna Healthcare CEO Tony Strange said in a statement.

For full write up: https://homehealthcarenews.com/2019/11/humana-microsoft-forge-partnership-aveanna-teams-up-with-netsmart/

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