HIETexas today announced that Healthcare Access San Antonio(HASA), the Health Information Exchange organization for Bexar and 21 surrounding counties in South Central Texas, has achieved full accreditation with the Texas Health Information Exchange Accreditation Program (TX-HIEAP) from the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) and the Texas Health Services Authority (THSA), which operates HIETexas.
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Meet the New York Digital Health Accelerator 2014 Class of 7 Startups
The New York Digital Health Accelerator (NYDHA) has announced their 2014 class of seven early and growth stage digital health companies selected through a competitive process of over one hundred applicants by the executives and 23 healthcare systems.
During the four-month program, participating start-ups will:
- receive direct mentorship by twenty-three leading healthcare organizations, including insurance companies, medical centers and hospital groups
- fine-tune and develop their
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Top 5 Most Widely Used EHRs by Physicians
Medscape EHR Report 2014 reveals the top 5 most widely used EHRs by physicians
Epic, Cerner, Allscripts, eClinicalWorks and NextGen have been named the most widely used EHRs by physicians, according to Medscape's EHR Report. Epic continues to dominate the EHR market for hospitals and health systems with 37% of users, nearly three times as many as Cerner with 13% of hospital users. eClinicalworks was rated first in usage (10%) and NextGen and PractieFusion tied for second place with 8% each for
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Survey: 22% of Physicians Are Opting Out of Meaningful Use
22% of physicians are opting out of meaningful use, according to the 2014 Medscape EHR Report. The survey found that 16% said they will never attest to meaningful use requirements, and another 6% of participants said they are abandoning meaningful use after meeting the requirements in previous years, up 2% from 2012. Overall, 78% of participating physicians said they were attesting to meaningful use Stage 1(30%) or Stage 2 (48%) in 2014.
The key findings are based on 18,575 physicians across
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Castlight Health Partners with Teladoc for Telehealth Integration
Enterprise Healthcare Cloud provider, Castlight Health has signed a partnership with Teladoc, the nation’s first and largest telehealth provider with more than 8 million members. This relationship enables Teladoc to offer its telehealth services through Castlight’s technology suite to all enterprises that work with both Castlight and Teladoc.
Castlight empowers large businesses to manage healthcare spending and enables employees and families to make informed choices with a clear understanding
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ProTransport-1 to Deploy Google Glass in Ambulances and Mobile Medicine Units
ProTransport-1 partners with CrowdOptic to deploy Google Glass in ambulances and mobile medicine units for real-time video evaluation of patients during transport.
ProTransport-1, a Northern California based medical transport provider has announced a software partnership with CrowdOptic, maker of mobile and wearable broadcasting solutions to deploy the CrowdOptic Google Glass broadcasting solution in its ambulances and mobile medicine units.
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Blueprint Health Reveals 7 New Startups for its Sixth Class
Blueprint Health, a NYC based mentor-focused health technology accelerator, today anounced its sixth class of seven startups. Blueprint is a member of TechStars’ Global Accelerator Network. Below are brief descriptions of each of the 11 companies that just joined the accelerator. Each startup will receive $20k in funding, mentorship from some of the leading players in the provider, payor, and pharma space, office, and more in exchange for 6 percent equity. The program started this week on July
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DreamIt Health Philadelphia Announces Third Cycle of Health Tech Startups
Independence Blue Cross (Independence), Penn Medicine, and DreamIt Ventures today announce the third cycle of nine health-tech startups selected to participate in DreamIt Health Philadelphia 2014. The selected startup teams will participate in a 16-week boot camp from July 21 through November 7 to rapidly achieve key business milestones in building high-growth potential companies. Each team will receive:
- $50,000 in seed capital
- coaching/mentorship from successful tech entrepreneurs
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Behavioral Health EHR Vālant Medical Solutions Nabs $11M Private Equity Investment
Vālant Medical Solutions, Inc., provider of cloud-based, electronic health records (EHR) and e-billing software for behavioral health practices, today announced that it has received an additional $11 Million in private equity investment which will enable Vālant to fund future growth in the behavioral health market segment and to broaden its EHR and e-Billing suite capabilities for Public Behavioral Health practices.
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Global Mobile Health Solutions Market to Grow at 34.88% CAGR by 2018
The global mobile health solutions market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 34.88 percent through 2018, according to a new report from Sandler Research. The growth is mainly driven by the increased usage of 3G and 4G telecom networks. Both 3G and 4G networks help in enhanced communication and network access to healthcare applications. They are used in smartphones and tablets as they provide fast connectivity to health tips, health-based games, doctors' advice on diseases, and online medical
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