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Tendo and OrthoForum Value Network Partner to Provide National Access to High-Quality Orthopedic Care for Self-Funded Employers

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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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PHILADELPHIA, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tendo today announced a strategic partnership with the OrthoForum Value Network (OVN), the nation's largest clinically integrated network of orthopedic and musculoskeletal providers. The partnership will make OVN's nationwide network accessible and easily shoppable to the employer benefits ecosystem, including employers, care navigators, TPAs, health plans, labor unions, and the broader benefits environment.

Key Points: 
  • The OVN provides access to experienced, independent orthopedic/MSK practices, connecting employers and patients with the most appropriate and timely care.
  • "We are thrilled to partner with Tendo and bring the largest MSK network to the self-funded market," states Heath Kirschner, Executive Director of the OrthoForum Value Network.
  • "Through Tendo Care Connect, we can now offer self-funded employers seamless access to top-quality orthopedic care nationally in fully bundled episodes with affordable, transparent, and upfront pricing."
  • Employers and care navigators can now use Care Connect to seamlessly access high-quality care and transparent pricing across the OVN, the nation's largest clinically integrated orthopedic network.

MDsave Announces Partnership with Fountain Point Surgery Center Increasing Access to Affordable Care for Self-Paying Patients

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MDsave, the nation's leading healthcare services platform connecting providers, employers, and patients to transparent and transactable healthcare, announces today its partnership with Fountain Point Surgery Center.

Key Points: 
  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MDsave, the nation's leading healthcare services platform connecting providers, employers, and patients to transparent and transactable healthcare, announces today its partnership with Fountain Point Surgery Center.
  • Fountain Point Surgery Center is a multi-specialty ambulatory surgical facility in Norfolk, Nebraska that provides the highest quality care to patients in a professional setting that is comfortable, efficient, and cost-effective.
  • Through this partnership, Fountain Point Surgery Center aims to provide patients and employers with access to outpatient options for surgery with no surprise bills.
  • "This program is a great option for self-pay patients, patients with high deductibles/catastrophic insurance, or patients with an insurance denial for care that their physician deemed necessary," says Dr. Christopher Price of Fountain Point Surgery Center.

Tendo to Acquire MDsave, Creating Leading Platform for Patient Engagement and Shoppable Care

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
MDsave, Patient, Health, Acquisition, Adventist Health, Caregiver, Pharmaceutical industry, Health insurance

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tendo, a software company committed to creating seamless healthcare experiences for patients, clinicians, and caregivers, is acquiring MDsave, a leading healthcare marketplace that democratizes care access for all. The acquisition extends Tendo's platform and applications to include MDsave's marketplace, enabling patients to easily seek, schedule, pay for, and manage healthcare with transparent pricing through one solution. The transaction is expected to close in October.

Key Points: 
  • PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tendo , a software company committed to creating seamless healthcare experiences for patients, clinicians, and caregivers, is acquiring MDsave , a leading healthcare marketplace that democratizes care access for all.
  • For patients and healthcare navigators, this acquisition will simplify access to, and management of care with innovative, shoppable services.
  • "Patients, caregivers, employers, and navigators need easier ways of discovering and consuming high-quality, cost-effective healthcare," said Dan Goldsmith, CEO of Tendo.
  • "Together, MDsave and Tendo will create the first end-to-end solution for seeking, scheduling, engaging, paying for, and managing care."

MDsave Partners with Ribbon Health to Empower Care Navigation Companies with Transparent, Transactable Care

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MDsave, the nation's leading online healthcare services platform connecting providers, employers, and patients to transparent and transactable healthcare, announced today a strategic partnership with Ribbon Health, a leader in healthcare provider data technology and management for care navigators, primary care providers, payers and other innovators across the healthcare industry.

Key Points: 
  • MDsave partners with providers and health systems to create fully bundled care options for employers and care navigators–care is purchased up front with one comprehensive and locked-in price.
  • "Our health system partners want to bring an innovative solution to employers in their markets," said Ryan Aipperspach, chief technology officer, MDsave.
  • Ribbon Health continues to launch new capabilities with the ultimate goal of transforming the experience of finding a provider.
  • Over the next several months, Ribbon Health and MDsave will be working closely together to integrate MDsave's transactable care offerings into the Ribbon Health data platform so new and existing customers are able to leverage this capability instantly.

Vizient forms strategic partnership with MDsave to power its national direct-to-employer surgical-bundle solution

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. , Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MDsave, the nation's leading online healthcare services platform connecting providers, employers, and patients to transparent, transactable, and quality healthcare, announced today a strategic partnership with Vizient, Inc. MDsave was chosen as the technology platform to power Vizient's High Value Network (HVN), a provider-led surgical care network focused on connecting multi-market, self-insured employers with high-quality health system partners.

Key Points: 
  • "After a thorough 18-month national evaluation process, we are excited to be the chosen technology partner for Vizient to enable health systems participating in its high value network to efficiently and directly contract with employers and health navigators for select surgical bundles," said Paul Ketchel, chief executive officer, MDsave.
  • "We are confident this strategic alliance will increase connectivity between employers and providers within Vizient's HVN."
  • Vizient's HVN, currently comprised of 14 top-tier health systems, offers bundled pricing to self-insured employers for select surgeries across 17 markets in the U.S.
  • "MDsave's unique bundling and transaction technology is key to this offering."

MDsave Partners with ViewFi Health to Launch Industry Leading Orthopedic & Musculoskeletal Solution

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Thursday, January 12, 2023
Partnership, MSK, Hospital, Diagnosis, Health, Patient, TransACT, MDsave, Health insurance

NASHVILLE, Jan. 12, 2023  /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MDsave, the nation's leading online healthcare services platform connecting providers, employers, and patients to transparent, transactable, and quality healthcare, announced today a new exclusive partnership with ViewFi Health.

Key Points: 
  • ViewFi Health is the world's first virtual orthopedic practice.
  • ViewFi Health offers personalized and hyper-accurate orthopedic and musculoskeletal (MSK) care while reducing costs, streamlining the path to recovery, and prioritizing improved patient outcomes – all virtually.
  • "We are excited for the opportunities arising out of our new partnership with ViewFi Health," says Charlie Byrge, chief operating officer at MDsave.
  • "ViewFi Health allows us to help even more patients by bringing MDsave into the virtual healthcare space, and further ViewFi Health's mission of improving access to world-class diagnostic care."

MDsave Expands Footprint to 300 New Locations

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MDsave, the nation's leading online medical service marketplace connecting providers, employers and consumers to affordable and accessible healthcare, expands its footprint into four new markets with 300 locations in New York, Philadelphia, Orlando and Atlanta - bringing the total number of live facilities on the platform to 2,200+.

Key Points: 
  • MDsave continues to be at the forefront of creating strategic partnerships bringing affordable healthcare to more employers and consumers without compromising quality.
  • "We are delighted at this new expansion," says Paul Ketchel, chief executive officer, MDsave.
  • "We believe it will pave a path forward towards providing even more employers access to upfront and transparently priced healthcare for their employees through the MDsave platform."
  • Through innovative technology, MDsave simplifies the healthcare billing process for patients and providers alike through transparent bundled pricing and upfront payment.

MDsave and PatientGenie Form Partnership to Help Patients and Employers Transform Care Navigation

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MDsave, the nation's leading online medical service marketplace connecting providers, employers, and consumers to quality, transactable, and affordable healthcare, announces a new partnership with PatientGenie today, creating a unified approach to care navigation enabled healthcare network access.

Key Points: 
  • PatientGenie is an AI-driven healthcare navigation solution helping consumers navigate the complexities of provider search.
  • It also delivers patients to the provider's front door using its patented algorithms and methods.
  • "We are excited about this new collaboration with PatientGenie," says Charlie Byrge, chief commercial officer of MDsave.
  • Through innovative technology, MDsave simplifies the healthcare billing process for patients and providers through bundled pricing and upfront payment.

MDsave saves patients over $130M over 400k Transactions

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MDsave, the nation's leading online purchasing platform for healthcare procedures, announced today they have saved patients over $130M across 400k transactions since its inception in 2011. MDsave knows it is critical to offer patients affordable options for necessary healthcare services especially for those who are underinsured, uninsured, or who have trouble paying out of pocket healthcare costs with high deductible health plans. They continue to find solutions and partnerships that make healthcare more affordable without compromising quality.

Key Points: 
  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MDsave, the nation's leading online purchasing platform for healthcare procedures, announced today they have saved patients over $130M across 400k transactions since its inception in 2011.
  • Over the past 11 years, MDsave has helped patients save over $130M across 400k transactions in healthcare procedures.
  • Onboarding an additional 2,500+ provider locations by Q1 2023 as MDsave continues to build out its direct to employer strategy.
  • Through innovative technology, MDsave simplifies the healthcare billing process for patients and providers alike through transparent bundled pricing and upfront payment.

MDsave and VHC Health Develop Partnership

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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MDsave, the nation's leading online medical service marketplace connecting providers, employers and consumers to affordable and accessible healthcare, announces a new partnership with VHC Health, a community-based health system providing medical services to the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Key Points: 
  • Provides Patients with Access to Upfront, Easy to Understand Healthcare Pricing for VHC Health Medical Services
    NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MDsave, the nation's leading online medical service marketplace connecting providers, employers and consumers to affordable and accessible healthcare, announces a new partnership with VHC Health, a community-based health system providing medical services to the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
  • "We are thrilled to partner with MDSave to make VHC Health's services more affordable and accessible to the community we proudly serve," said Melody Dickerson, MSN, RN, CPHA, Senior Vice President, Hospital Operations and Chief Nursing Officer at VHC Health.
  • VHC Health provides exceptional medical services as the region's community health system.
  • VHC Health is a proud member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network a national network of independent healthcare organizations.