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Provider search and scheduling company Kyruus announced Thursday that it will acquire HealthSparq, which partners with health plans to offer quality information to members.
WHY IT MATTERS
The goal is to offer new innovations around how patients navigate the healthcare continuum, the companies say, creating a more seamless platform connecting payer and provider organizations.
Together, they ll offer patients more detailed insights into physician and hospital quality – and an easier way to find and schedule with providers who meet their needs.
Kyruus and HealthSparq serve more than fived-dozen health systems and 100 health plan brands between them, and already collaborate in some markets – enhancing health plan directories with provider-verified data and enabling online scheduling from payer websites.