Medsphere Systems Corporation and BT have reached an agreement in which they will jointly promote Medsphere’s OpenVista® EHR under a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, relieving hospitals of many costly and burdensome IT responsibilities.
Medsphere, the most experienced developer and implementer of VistA-derived electronic health record (EHR) solutions outside the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), will work with BT to promote the affordability of Medsphere’s business model and the proven
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Archives for 2015
Healthcare Leadership Council Joins the Coalition for ICD-10
The Healthcare Leadership Council, a coalition of healthcare chief executives from all disciplines within the U.S. healthcare industry, is the latest organization to join the Coalition for ICD-10 and advocate for U.S. adoption of the ICD-10 coding standard in 2015. The Coalition for ICD-10 promotes the critical importance of ICD-10 to improving quality measurement, public health surveillance, clinical research, and healthcare payment through research, education, and advocacy.
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HIMSS Analytics Honors MultiCare Hospitals with Stage 7 Awards
The HIMSS Stage 7 Awards honors ambulatory facilities operating in a paperless environment and representing best practices in implementing EHR
HIMSS Analytics awarded MultiCare Allenmore Hospital and MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital with Stage 7 Awards, and over 100 of its associated ambulatory clinics, located throughout Washington, with Stage 7 Ambulatory Awards.
Stage 7 Award: HIMSS Analytics developed the EMR Adoption Model in 2005 as a methodology for evaluating the progress and
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Home Care: Samsung Canada to Power 5000 Remote Healthcare Workers
Samsung Canada, a provider of enterprise innovation and technology, today announced a landmark partnership with Saint Elizabeth, one of the largest health care providers in Canada to power the future of home care. More than 5000 remote health care workers from coast to coast will be equipped with powerful Samsung mobile technology, including GALAXY Tab S LTE connected tablets.
Initiative Details
Saint Elizabeth helps 18000 people daily across Canada delivering more than 6 million visits a
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athenahealth Acquires RazorInsights to Enter Hospital Market
athenahealth Acquires Atlanta based EHR provier RazorInsights to enter hospital inpatient market.
Cloud based ambulatory EHR provider athenahealth announced today it is entering the hospital inpatient market with the acquisition of RazorInsights, a cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) and financial solutions for rural, critical access and community hospitals. athenahealth plans to leverage RazorInsights' inpatient expertise and technology to extend its presence into the
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56% of Americans Want Connected Health Devices to Monitor Their Health
Majority of Americans want to monitor their health with connected health devices (56 percent) that automatically connect online and send information to their doctor or other people they choose, according to a recent Connected Health Study by A&D Medical. The online study of 2,024 American adults representative of the United States conducted in December 2014 found several reasons they want connected health devices including:
It would keep track of my health information accurately -
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Healthcare Leaders Praise Bipartisan Support for Increasing Meaningful Use Flexibility
Strong, Bipartisan Support for Increasing Meaningful Use Flexibility
Healthcare leaders praised the reintroduction of the Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015, a bipartisan bill granting the nation’s healthcare providers additional flexibility in meeting Meaningful Use (MU) requirements through a shortened reporting period in 2015. Swift action by Congress is needed to help providers already in the 2015 reporting year for Meaningful Use, several healthcare organizations
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Medisafe Raises $6M to Expand Mobile Health Medication Management
MediSafe™, global medication management platform that reminds patients to take their medications via smartphones and tablets, announced today that it has raised a $6 million Series A Round led by Pitango Venture Capital. Others participating in the round include 7wire ventures, as well as investors from previous rounds, including lool Ventures, TriVentures and Eyal Gura. The company reportedly turned down an acquisition offer of $25 million by a medical data company, according to
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Top 5 Digital Health Categories Poised for Growth in 2015
Is digital health an investment bubble set to burst? Rock Health’s Malay Gandhi weighs in.
The ball may have dropped on another new year, but 2014 was known as the year venture funding picked up the ball and ran for it— when it came to digital health. According to a recent report released by Rock Health, a record total of more than $4 billion was poured into the space last year, and it’s poised to keep on growing in 2015.
“This is not a bubble,” said Malay Gandhi, managing director
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Medalogix Unveils Predictive Analytics Platform for Home Health
Nashville-based healthcare technology company Medalogix has added a product called Touch to its toolkit of predictive analytic workflow solutions. Touch identifies at risk patients and then enhances and automates a home health clinical team’s patient touchpoints. The application's predictive risk ranking and automated calling features enable home health agencies to better identify and manage their most at-risk patients and complete more fully reimbursable episodes without transfers.
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