An in-depth look at sixteen of the most promising healthcare gamification startups to watch in 2014 and beyond. Video games aren't just for kids anymore. The earliest gaming consoles kept players stationary and sedentary, and thus became an object of concern in a world of rising obesity rates, diabetes and other health scares. But then came games that required players to move -- to participate with their physical bodies. That opened up a whole new world of gaming that is quickly morphing
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Cumberland Consulting Group Acquires Cipe Consulting Group
Cumberland Consulting Group, a national healthcare technology implementation and project management firm, today announced that it has acquired the assets of Seattle-based Cipe Consulting Group, LLC, a growing healthcare technology consulting firm specializing in electronic health records and revenue cycle system implementation and support, including workflow and business analytics. The transaction expands Cumberland’s service offerings to include top-quality staffing resources with
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First-ever HIPAA-Compliant Hospital Navigation App with Smart Notification Integration Launches
Enterprise telecommunications software developer Mutare announced a key partnership agreement with Connexient, developer of hospital-based digital mapping and wayfinding solutions. The agreement sets the stage to integrate Mutare’s secure Vital Link™ notification system with Connexient’s MediNav™ rich indoor mapping platform to launch the first-ever, HIPAA-compliant hospital navigation app with full smart notification integration.
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Kareo’s CEO Dan Rodrigues Shares Tips on Selling to Doctors
In this video, Kareo CEO and Founder and seasoned healthcare entrepreneur Dan Rodrigues shares his tips on selling to doctors and bootstrapping a healthcare startup with Rock Health.
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BetterDoctor’s New Mobile Health App Integrates Medicare Provider & Payment Data
BetterDoctor, a company focusing on simplifying doctor discovery and booking has announced today that its mobile health app is the first to integrate Medicare's provider and payment data. The Medicare procedure and pricing data integration will help consumers make more informed decisions by providing a view to the most common procedures by over 800,000 providers that received payments in 2012 from Medicare Part B, which covers doctor visits, tests and other treatments. An example of what the
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5 Tips to Protect Against Healthcare Security Data Breaches
Those in the healthcare industry are at great risk for data breaches, according to the 2014 Experian Data Breach Industry Forecast. Those working in the healthcare industry must be careful to adhere to the new privacy and data breach regulations in the HIPAA Omnibus Rule. Those who do not comply will most probably face heftier fines due to HIPAA’s new requirements. The response to this has been a surge in investment in cyber insurance policies.
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Total of 14 Revenue Cycle M&A Deals Worth $310M Occured Over the Past Year
A total of 14 revenue cycle M&A deals worth $310 million occurred over the past twelve months ending on March 31, 2014, according to Greenberg Advisors, an M&A advisory firm that specializes in assisting owners and investors in Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) and related financial services firms. Information and other key data, was compiled from Greenberg Advisors' proprietary database of M&A transactions.
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The State of Private Health Insurance Exchange Adoption in 2014
Array Health, provider of private health insurance exchange technology has released a report which reveals consumer-focused shopping and enrollment is the most valuable capability for a successful private exchange, according to opinions of healthcare industry professionals. The results, collected May 2014, indicate continued growth for the private exchange market, as more than 75 percent of respondents believe most insurers will offer proprietary exchanges by the end of 2016. Consumers are
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Health Wildcatters First Class Raises $5M in Funding 6 Months After Pitch Day
Health Wildcatters’ (HW) alumni startups are celebrating the accomplishment of raising almost $5M in funding only six short months after pitch day. The first HW Class had twelve diverse companies that are changing the way healthcare is delivered and practiced. With more mature healthcare focused accelerators and incubators out there, this is a good sign the program is establishing itself as an established program for promising healthcare innovators.
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Telehealth Startup VoCare Announces Partnership with Motorola
VoCare, Inc.—Powered by Motorola offers a comprehensive telehealth product for the elderly and chronically ill that combines its MySimpleOne smart phone with unlimited voice, text, and data, along with a Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) safety button, medical peripherals; charging base and speakerphone, to form a comprehensive FDA cleared remote patient monitoring solution. The VoCare solution is offered directly to consumers as a pre-packaged kit that includes a combination of
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