Emmi Solutions, a provider of outcomes-driven patient engagement, analyzed nearly 100,000 HCAHPS surveys from multiple service lines in 29 hospitals across the country and demonstrated that patients who viewed one of the company’s web-based, interactive programs reported higher patient satisfaction scores when compared with patients who had not. Patient satisfaction scores have always been important to providers but now that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are tying
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Archives for 2015
MedGenome Raises $20M to Unlock the Valuable Genomic Variants
India-based startup MedGenome, a developer of genomic diagnostics in India and a leading provider of genomics research services globally, announced it has received a $20 million investment from Sequoia Capital in a Series B funding round. With this funding, MedGenome will further invest in building its cutting-edge bioinformatics infrastructure, enhance its sequencing facilities in India and the US, and expand its research and scientific teams.
MedGonome Overview
MedGenome operates the
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Welltok Integrates Healthy Dining’s Data for Personalized Dining Recommendations
Healthy Dining, experts in restaurant industry nutrition, and Welltok, developers of the CaféWell Health Optimization Platform that guides and incentivizes consumers to optimize their health, today announced a partnership dedicated to contributing to a healthier America.
Through the collaboration, Welltok's CaféWell Concierge app, powered by IBM Watson's cognitive computing technology, integrates Healthy Dining's restaurant nutrition data to provide personalized menu choices. The app
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Is Accountability The Missing Element in Better Healthcare?
Editor’s Note: Irv Lichtenwald is president and CEO of Medsphere Systems Corporation, the solution provider for the OpenVista electronic health record. Prior to joining Medsphere, he served as CFO of Advent Software, a leading provider of investment management solutions. Between 1995 and 2003, Irv led Advent through three public stock offerings.
Who is accountable for the actions of Adam Lanza, the troubled young man who in December 2012 killed 26 people in Newtown, Connecticut?
He is, of
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FDA Clears 2 Propeller Health Inhaler Devices for Asthma, COPD
Propeller Health, the FDA-cleared digital health solution for chronic respiratory disease, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance to market its Propeller platform in association with medications using GlaxoSmithKline’s Diskus® dry powder inhaler (DPI) device for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This new clearance follows 510(k) clearance to market the Propeller platform in association with medications using Boehringer Ingelheim’s Respimat®
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Ryan Howard Talks How Practice Fusion Overcame the Free EHR Stigma
The faith in EHR technology to cure our health system’s ills may be dwindling, but not for Practice Fusion’s CEO and founder Ryan Howard. Today, his San Francisco-based company is dominating the competition by offering the largest mobile cloud-based, Meaningful-Use-certified EHR platform in the U.S. And it’s free.
So how did a free EHR technology overcome the stigma that often comes with such technology to dominate the market? And how can a free product maintain the integrity and
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athenahealth Launches Secure Text Messaging App
athenahealth, a cloud-based EHR provider for practice management and health systems has launched athenaText, a secure text messaging service for providers and care teams. athenaText is fully integrated with athenahealth's cloud-based EHR platform, and accessible through the standalone athenaText, Epocrates mobile apps and Apple Watch. No matter the setting, athenaText enables care teams to deliver high-quality, well-coordinated patient care.
The athenaText is now available for free from the
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Global mHealth Services Market to Reach $23B by 2020
The global mHealth services market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 23.9% between 2014 and 2020, to reach an estimated value of US$23.39 billion by 2020, according to new market research publication from U.S.-based Transparency Market Research. The report, titled 'mHealth Services (Prevention, Monitoring, Diagnostic, Treatment, Information and reference, Wellness, and Healthcare strengthening services) Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2014 - 2020',
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Bright.md Raises $3.5M to Support Expansion of Virtual Healthcare
Portland, Oregon-based Bright.md, a developer of a virtual care solution to improve efficiencies and reduce costs in the delivery of care for non-acute conditions has closed a $3.5 million Series A funding round. Co-founded in 2014 by Ray Costantini and Mark Swinth, Bright.md connects you to your provider from your home or on the go, using your home computer or mobile device. In under an hour, and for less than the cost of a co-payment, you can get treatment from the provider you know and
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1DocWay Raises $1.7M to Expand Telepsychiatry Network
1DocWay, Inc., a NYC-based leading telepsychiatry network operator announced that its psychiatry delivery network has treated over 20,000 patients in 11 states during the first half of 2015. To accelerate its growth, 1DocWay has raised $1.7M in its seed round, led by iSeedVC, with participation from Rock Health, Asset Management, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Waterline Ventures and others. 1DocWay has experienced rapid growth in recent months as awareness and demand for psychiatric services have
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