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Sphere Acquires Health iPASS For Healthcare Payments Boost

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End-to-end integrated payment and security software provider Sphere has announced its acquisition of Health iPASS , according to a press release. Health iPASS provides software for cloud-based patient engagement revenue cycle management, helping providers collect revenue and giving a streamlined healthcare payment experience.

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Cybersecurity spending slows amid economic headwinds: report

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Average security budget growth was lowest in cyber-mature sectors, such as tech, finance and healthcare, according to the research.

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Bringing AI To The Fight Against Healthcare Payments Fraud

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The coronavirus pandemic poses an unprecedented challenge to healthcare systems that will likely extend for months — and perhaps even years — to come. This reflects the complexities of a payment chain in healthcare that involves multiple entities, including patients, insurers, providers and government agencies.

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Procurement Tech Offers Relief To Healthcare Firms Stretched To The Brink

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Procurement within the healthcare industry is perhaps more complex than most sectors thanks to an array of factors, but when the pandemic hit, many of the typical challenges exploded into insurmountable hurdles. Even outside the circumstances of a global pandemic, healthcare procurement processes can be convoluted.

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NowRx: Digital Identity Benchmarks Help Healthcare Industry Set Tone For Privacy

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Consumers are approaching healthcare differently since mid-March, with many turning to telehealth services or ordering their medications online to avoid risky in-person trips to crowded medical facilities. How NowRx Is Engineering Prescription Privacy During The Pandemic.

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How Virtual Cards Promote Healthcare Cash Flow Wellness

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To the dismay of many in the industry, not all healthcare businesses were allowed to stay open. Indeed, service providers in areas like dental and elective surgery were forced to close, creating a massive cash flow problem for healthcare providers. Yet these payment methods have their drawbacks.

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The Machine Learning Fix For Healthcare Disbursement Delays

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Financial institutions (FIs), businesses and healthcare providers are adjusting their operations to suit the new reality that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused. In the latest Disbursements Tracker® , PYMNTS examines how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the healthcare industry and how it is exposing issues with check disbursements.