74% of baby boomers are worried about artificial intelligence (AI) providing an incorrect diagnosis vs. their doctor’s recommendation -- something only 60% of millennials were worried about, according to recent findings from the Salesforce 2017 Connected Patient Report. Conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Salesforce from May 4-8, 2017, the survey reveals that AI in healthcare is an area of both optimism and concern among baby boomers and millennials. When asked about currently available
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Aegis and Clariture Merge to Form Trilliant Health
Aegis, a technology enabled company that develops and implements revenue growth strategies for hospitals has merged with Clariture, a data-driven healthcare digital marketing platform to form Trilliant Health. As part of the merger, Clariture and Aegis will become the first two business units of Trilliant Health that intends to build a portfolio of diverse healthcare technology services united by a single mission: to make hospitals stronger.As a result of the merger, Martin Ventures, which
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Survey Reveals Physicians Accelerating Adoption of Medicare’s Chronic Care Management Program
Following a slow start, U.S. physician groups have significantly accelerated their adoption of a key federal program aimed at improving the care of Medicare patients with chronic disease, while they remain relatively in the dark about the details of the 2015 law that the program has come to support.Forty-one percent of physician groups have launched a Chronic Care Management (CCM) program that meets the requirements for reimbursement by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Management (CMS),
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Digital Pharmacist Scores $6.5M to Help Pharmacies Engage Patients & Drive Adherence
Digital Pharmacist Inc., an Austin-based digital health startup formed from a merger of RxWiki and TeleManager has raised $6.5 million in Series B funding led by Activate Venture Partners and LiveOak Venture Partners. The company plans to use the recent round of funding to expand the adoption of the company's suite of digital, communication and adherence solutions.Additionally, the company plans to focus on developing new products that improve patient outcomes. Digital Pharmacist solutions
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Mayo Clinic, 2bPrecise Partner to Develop Genomics-Based Clinical Decision Support Tools
As genomics begins to play a greater role in healthcare thanks to precision medicine initiatives and the advancement of science, 2bPrecise, LLC, an EHR-agnostic, cloud-based precision medicine platform, today announced a technology license agreement with Mayo Clinic as well as a collaboration to develop and research genomics-based care protocols. As part of the licensing agreement, Mayo Clinic will use any revenue it receives to support its not-for-profit mission in patient care, education and
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Accenture to Acquire Laboratory Informatics Consulting Firm LabAnswer
Accenture has agreed to acquire LabAnswer, a Sugar Land,TX-based research and laboratory informatics technology consulting firm. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.With approximately 250 employees, LabAnswer serves clients in several industries in addition to life sciences, including consumer goods, resources, chemicals, energy and government. LabAnswer’s services support scientific and laboratory functions in the research, quality and manufacturing functions of many of its
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eVisit Raises $2M to Expand Telemedicine SaaS Platform for Doctors
eVisit, a Mesa, AZ-based telemedicine patient engagement platform for SMB healthcare practices has raised $2 million in funding from Kickstart Seed Fund , Arizona Founders Fund , and angel investor Jeremy Andrus , former CEO of Traeger Grills. The company plans to use the funds to accelerate its sales, marketing, and support teams to keep pace with the market demand.Founded in 2013, eVisit is a web app that connects primary care providers with their patients by webcam or phone for the remote
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Carrum Health Raises $6.5M to Expand Bundled Payment Platform
Carrum Health, a San Francisco, CA-based digital health startup has raised $6.5 million in seed funding led by Wildcat Venture Partners including participation from SJF Ventures and SpringRock Ventures. Carrum Health plans to use the funding to expand their comprehensive bundled payment platform to meet the growing demands of their customer base by offering additional acute care bundles in orthopedic, spine and cardiac and adding key service lines such as bariatrics and maternity. Founded in
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Mount Sinai Launches Ophthalmic Innovation and Technology Program
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) has announced the creation of the Ophthalmic Innovation and Technology Program that aims to bring in full-time, world-renowned experts to train faculty and residents in the latest and most advanced surgical technologies in ophthalmology. The program establish NYEE as a center of excellence and bring patients closer to breakthrough technology and minimally invasive surgical techniques.The Ophthalmic Innovation and Technology Program DetailsThe
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Mount Sinai Launches EHR-Integrated Imaging Research Warehouse
Mount Sinai Health System has created an Imaging Research Warehouse (IRW) to revolutionize clinical care and translational research to ultimately improve human health. Developed by the Mount Sinai Translational and Molecular Imaging Institute (TMII), the image database integrates clinical imaging with EHRs to enable researchers new access to information about more than 1 million Mount Sinai patients. The IRW is supported by a National Institute of Health pilot program. For researchers, the
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