“The playing field in which long-term care facilities operate is changing. In this environment, organizations need to be more strategic. Survival is not enough. They must position themselves for success,” advises Fran Kirley, President & Chief Executive Officer, Nexion Health Management.
Kirley gives an overview of how long-term and post acute care companies could modify their game plan to be successful.
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Report: Clinical Mobile Health Devices Expected to Surpass Consumer Devices
Clinical mobile health devices will soar past consumer-focused counterparts after a slow start due to regulatory approval barriers and slower integration into physicians' workflows, according to Lux Research. Driven by adoption of vital signs monitoring and in vitro diagnostic (IVD) devices, the mobile health (mHealth) market will grow eight-fold from $5.1 billion in 2013 to $41.8 billion by 2023.
For instance, clinical vital signs monitoring devices will grow from $372 million in 2013 to
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NextGen Healthcare and Mirth Launch Enterprise Interoperability Platform
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC and its sister company, Mirth, LLC announced today the launch of NextGen® Share, a national Health Information Service Provider (HISP) enabling clients to connect with external providers using industry standards widely adopted by ONC 2014 Edition certified EHR products. NextGen Share equips providers with Direct Secure Messaging capabilities for efficient coordination of care and meeting Meaningful Use Stage 2 Transitions of Care objectives.
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HIMSS and NACCHO Rolls Out New Public Health & HIE Toolkit
To assist public health organizations better understand and use health information exchange, HIMSS and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) have collaborated to produce the Public Health & HIE Toolkit. The Toolkit was developed to help public health departments understand: • what HIE services are and what types of organizations providing them; • how a health department might use or support such services; and • how to assess whether the value of participating
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Only Cerner, Epic, and Meditech Expanded EMR Market Share in 2013
Cerner, Epic, and Meditech were the only three EMR solutions to expand their EMR market share in 2013, according to a recent KLAS report. In their latest report entitled, "Clinical Market Share 2014: Competition Mounts as Markets Collide." The report found that Cerner and Epic won the majority of large(over 200 beds) and small facility (200 beds or less) segments.
"EMR vendors that cater to smaller facilities are feeling the pinch and saw a decrease in wins across the board. It is simply
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Verizon Unveils ‘Verizon Virtual Visits’ Via Smartphone, Tablet, PC
Verizon has today announced the immediate availability of Verizon Virtual Visits, which provides an easy, convenient and cost-effective way for patients to be seen remotely by a clinician for a cold, flu, sore throat or other simple, acute condition via video on their smartphone, tablet or computer.
Verizon's new solution is built to provide an enterprise-class platform for health systems, health plans and employers to meet the needs of their specific patient or member population base,
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Webinar: The Next Great Era Of Healthcare Consulting – Population Health Management
This post is sponsored by Wellcentive
As your clients are preparing for risk-based, outcomes-based reimbursement, you are realizing your firm's service lines need to strategically align with your clients’ emerging clinical and financial needs. Meanwhile, you may have noticed that your clients’ demand for EHR implementation support has declined, as EHR transitions likely peaked more than 12 months ago. So, where to go from here?
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CareCloud Nabs $25.5M in Venture Debt from Hercules Technology Growth Capital
CareCloud, provider of cloud-based practice management, electronic health records (EHR), and medical billing software and services, today announced that it has received a $25.5 million debt financing commitment from Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., the leading specialty finance company focused on providing senior secured loans to venture capital-backed companies in technology-related markets, including technology, biotechnology, life science, and energy & renewable technology
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Practice Fusion Partners with Emdeon to Simplify Medical Claim Filings in Practice Fusion EHR
Practice Fusion, the country’s largest physician-patient community, and Emdeon Inc., a leading provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management and clinical information exchange solutions, are teaming up to offer automated health plan eligibility checks in the Practice Fusion EHR. When scheduling a patient visit through the Practice Fusion EHR, medical professionals will be able to check that patient’s health plan information electronically via the Emdeon network, which will
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Healthbox Expands Program to Salt Lake City, Partners with Intermountain and HealthEquity
Healthbox, a healthcare technology focused business accelerator today announced it is expanding its accelerator program to Salt Lake City this August. Additionally, it has established partnerships with Intermountain Healthcare, HealthEquity, Zion’s Bank and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company). The accelerator is currently looking for health tech startups, regardless of development stage, that meet the needs of a rapidly changing healthcare industry. The companies selected for the 16-week program
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