University of Missouri Health Care has received the global HIMSS Enterprise Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence for health care technology innovations that are improving patient outcomes. Since 1994, the HIMSS Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence has recognized outstanding achievement of organizations that have utilized health information technology to substantially improve patient outcomes while achieving return on investment.
“At MU Health Care, we know that better health is a
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Archives for 2015
Philips Appoints Jan Kimpen as Chief Medical Officer to Support Strategic Focus on Health IT
Philips Healthcare today announced the appointment of Jan Kimpen as the company’s Chief Medical Officer, effective January 1, 2016. This function will play an increasingly important role in supporting the company’s strategic focus on the health IT market and Dr. Kimpen will add a wealth of related experience to Philips’ senior management team. Dr. Kimpen, MD, PhD, professor, joins Philips from the University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht) in the Netherlands, where he was Chairman of the
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Rock Health: Digital Health Funding Tops $3.3B in Q3 2015
Digital health funding has exceed 2014's record breaking year reaching $3.3B representing 30% TTM growth, according to Rock Health, a full-service venture fund dedicated to digital health. In a blog post, Rock Health reported that the average deal size is the largest to date at $15.8M, despite deal flow down 9% compared to 2014. Only 8 digital health companies made up over 50% of the quarter's total funding.
The report produced by Teresa Wang and Rita Rajan with help from Malay Gandhi
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5 Things Hospitals Can Learn About Patient Engagement From Netflix
Since its inception in 1997, the video streaming and DVD distribution company Netflix has grown into an internationally recognized giant in the entertainment world. In July of this year, the business reported that its subscriber base had grown to 65.55 million, according to Business Insider. There's no denying that the company has captured the attention of its target audience.
Netflix understands what drives the modern consumer and has carefully tuned and shaped its offerings and service
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WEDI Extends Searchable ICD-10 Issue Reporting Database Post 10/1
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), a nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in healthcare information exchange, in partnership with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and other industry associations and partners, announced its searchable ICD-10 Issue Reporting Database– originally launched in early 2014 as part of its ICD-10 Implementation Success Initiative – will continue operation after the transition to ICD-10. Through this
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PerfectServe Pulls In $21M to Expand Clinician Secure Messaging Platform
PerfectServe, a secure messaging and collaboration platform for clinicians has raised $21 million in funding led by MemorialCare Innovation Fund (MCIF), a strategic investment fund associated with MemorialCare Health System. Additional investors from the round include incumbent investors CHV Capital, the strategic investment arm of the Indiana University Health System, Piper Jaffray and River Cities Capital Funds, along with new investor Ares Capital Corporation. The funding will accelerate the
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Blueprint Health Showcases 8th Class of Startups in NYC
Blueprint Health, a NYC based mentor-focused health technology accelerator today announced the showcase of their Summer 2015 class of startups at their eight annual Demo Day in NYC. The Summer 2015 Accelerator class is composed of eight new companies solving a diverse set of problems in the healthcare industry from preventing hospital readmissions through geolocation (Position Health) to providing point of service lending to patients with high deductible health
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4 Challenges of Establishing EHR Interoperability
By the year 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services wants interoperability between disparate electronic health records systems (EHRs) to be a common capability. This would allow patient data to be shared among authorized practitioners more seamlessly. But how do patients feel about this?
According to a recent survey conducted by Software Advice, 46 percent of patients want their doctors to directly exchange the health records, and fewer (21 percent) favor in-person delivery.
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HealthTap Launches Enterprise App for Managing All Employees’ Healthcare Needs
HealthTap, a digital health company set to reinvent the way people all over the world take care of their health and well-being has unveiled their new enterprise app called Compass. The new HealthTap Compass will serve as a hub for managing all employees’ healthcare needs, from information to prescriptions and even lab test referrals and interpretations, and will replace the traditional “benefits card.”
As part of the announcement, HealthTap has partnered with supply chain company Flex
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Is Meaningful Use a Roadblock to Achieving Interoperability?
This week, a study published by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), known as the “Congressional Watchdog,” revealed the Meaningful Use program is a roadblock to achieving EHR interoperability. Conducted at the request of congressional leaders, the GAO interviewed 18 groups outside of the federal government that specialize in EHRs and are working to achieve EHR interoperability.
GAO asked the representatives of these groups to share their perspectives of the meaningful use” program.
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