Telehealth represents the next frontier in medical care, and it's something healthcare providers are already feeling the pressure from their digitally connected patients to provide. How much pressure? According to Logicalis Healthcare Solutions, the healthcare-focused arm of Logicalis US, an international IT solutions and managed services provider, that depends on the generation of patient being served.
While traditional communication channels remain popular among older patients, the next
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Archives for 2015
New Scripps Health App Features Doctor Search, Patient Portal Access
Scripps Health has launched a new mobile health app that provides patients and visitors with instant access to information about physicians including Scripps hospitals and clinics now available on Apple and Android smartphones and tablets.
Scripps Health app
The Scripps Health app offers the same primary functions that are available on the Scripps.org website – physician searches, location searches and maps, a patient portal link and one-touch dialing for the toll-free 1-800-SCRIPPS
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Capital One to Acquire GE’s Healthcare Finance Unit for $8.5B
Capital One Financial Corp. has agreed to acquire General Electric Co.’s health-care finance unit for about $9 billion to build its niche focus in the healthcare market. As part of the acquisition, Capital One get $8.5 billion of GE healthcare-related loans and its Healthcare Financial Services business for a 6 percent premium to par value of all receivables as of June 30, 2015. Capital One expects this acquisition to strengthen its footprint in the niche healthcare market and position its
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Premier Inc. Acquires Healthcare Insights for $65M in Cash
Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ:PINC), a healthcare improvement company focused on reducing costs, improving the quality of care and boosting efficiency, today announced that it has acquired Healthcare Insights, LLC for $65 million in cash. Healthcare Insights is a Libertyville, Ill-based privately-held, integrated financial management software developer that provides hospitals and healthcare systems with budgeting, forecasting, labor productivity and cost analytic capabilities. The Healthcare Insights
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Intersystems, Validic Partner to Integrate Patient Generated Data into Healthshare
InterSystems, a provider of interoperability and connected health solution has announced a partnership with Validic, a leading technology platform for accessing digital health patient data. As part of the partnership, Intersystems will use Validic's digital health platform to integrate user-generated data from clinical in home, wearable and mobile health devices and applications into the InterSystems HealthShare suite of products.
Intersystems, Validic Integration Details
As healthcare
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Singapore Hospital Pilots Use of Hospital Delivery Robots
Changi General Hospital (CGH) in Singapore is piloting the use of Panasonic autonomous hospital delivery robots called HOPSI to improve operational efficiency of a hospital. The pilot launched in February 2015 has been implemented over several phases and is the first hospital outside of Japan to utilize the HOSPI robot. As part of the hospital’s porter management system, the four HOSPI are able to deliver fragile and bulky medicine, medical specimens and patients’ case notes 24/7, easing
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athenahealth Updates Its Patient-Centered Medical Home Accelerator Program
athenahealth a provider of cloud-based EHR services and mobile applications for medical groups and health systems has announced updates to its Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Accelerator Program. Awarded an outstanding 35.25 automatic credits and 45.5 practice support points by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), athenahealth ® streamlines providers' pathway towards formal NCQA PCMH Recognition.
Practices using athenahealth's EHR, athenaClinicals ®, and patient
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UnitedHealthcare Launches Health4Me App for Medicaid Beneficiaries in 17 States
UnitedHealthcare has launched its new mobile app Health4Me for Medicaid beneficiaries in 17 states, enabling plan participants to access important health information anytime, anywhere. Health4Me is now available to Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries in the following states: Arizona, Delaware, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.
The new app enables people enrolled in
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Dave Schulte to Join McKesson Ventures as Managing Director
McKesson Ventures, the venture capital arm of McKesson Corporation, has appointed Dave Schulte as the new managing director, effective September 8, 2015. Schulte joins McKesson from Kaiser Permanente Ventures where he served as vice president and managing director. In his role at McKesson, Schulte will be responsible for co-leading the development and management of the McKesson Ventures portfolio alongside group leader Tom Rodgers.
McKesson Ventures, established in December 2014, has made
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5 Best Practices To Ensure A Smooth, Expedient ICD-10 Transition
The ICD-10 Compliance date is looming and it is imperative that healthcare providers be prepared to make the transition. It affects everything from claims processing, physicians’ workflow, and patients’ access to care. Many organizations may be rallying employees and resources in order to make the switch from the ICD-9 to the ICD-10 coding for medical diagnoses and inpatient hospital procedures before the implementation date of October 1, 2015.
To make matters worse, the transition is not
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