On Wednesday, Carolinas Hospital System and Mayo Clinic announced that Carolinas Hospital System has joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network of independent health care providers committed to working together to benefit patients and their families.Here are five things to know about the collaboration: 1. As part of the network, Carolinas Hospital System physicians will have access to Mayo Clinic expertise to benefit patients.2. Carolinas Hospital System will work with Mayo Clinic to share medical
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DICOM Grid Rebrands as Ambra Health, Raises $6M for Medical Imaging Cloud
DICOM Grid, makers of the leading cloud-based, medical image management suite has rebranded as Ambra Health and has raised an additional $6 million in funding led by Canaan Partners. The latest round of funding brings to the company's total funding to date to $39 million. Ambra plans to utilize the funding to accelerate its sales, marketing efforts and product development. "Medical imaging is undergoing a transformation well beyond its beginnings in DICOM-based x-rays, CT, MRI and the like,"
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Atos Acquires Health IT Outsourcing Firm Anthelio Healthcare Solutions for $275M
Global IT company Atos will acquire healthcare IT outsourcing company Anthelio Healthcare Solutions for $275 million in cash to expand the company's health IT services portfolio in the US market, company officials announced Monday. Anthelio's end to end health IT solutions include IT infrastructure services, IT applications management, EHR optimization, Patient Engagement, Analytics, and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) including HIM Services, Patient Financial Services and Cancer Registry
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HMicro Nabs $10.2M for “System-on-a-Chip” Biosensor Platform
HMicro Inc., a Fremont, CA-based startup has raised $10.2 million in Series C funding to expand and commercialize its "system-on-a-chip" biosensor platform technology for medical device manufacturers. The latest round included strategic investor partners that plan to commercialize HMicro's healthcare products throughout various healthcare markets. Starting in 2008, HMicro started manufacturing a new generation silicon-based wireless sensing platform and associated subsystem products for medical
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UT Diabetes Project Granted $3M to Develop Diabetes Management Apps
The University of Texas System’s Project Diabetes and Obesity Control (DOC) recently received $3 million from the Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation to expand its innovative diabetes management apps in the lower Rio Grande Valley. The Board of Regents approved $15 million this week to continuing funding the project to develop apps that enable patients and physicians to improve the control of diabetes and patient care.Project DOC OverviewWith Project DOC (Diabetes Obesity Control), The UT System’s
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HMS Holdings Acquires Care Management Platform Essette for $20M
HMS Holdings Corp. a provider of cost containment solutions in the healthcare industry to help payers improve performance has acquired web-based care management platform Essette for approximately $20 million in cash. Founded in 2007, Essette's care management platform helps risk-bearing healthcare organizations identify, engage, and manage at-risk patient populations to improve outcomes while managing costs.Essette's customer base includes managed care organizations and care delivery
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3M Acquires Medical Coding Technology Company Semfinder
3M Health Information Systems has acquired Semfinder, a Switzerland-based precise semantic medical coding technology company. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. For 3M, the acquisition will accelerate the availability of its 3M 360 Encompass System in countries adopting EMRs. With the 3M 360 Encompass System, organizations merge clinical and financial data to analyze, supplement and proactively execute on key clinical and financial data—at the point of care—resulting in a
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Technical Issues Delay DoD EHR Implementation: 8 Things to Know
Officials announced on Thursday that the Department of Defense (DoD) will delay the roll out of its $4.6B DoD EHR due to data integration issues with legacy systems. The EHR known as MHS Genesis was originally scheduled to go-live on 12/6 at selected hospitals and clinics in early December, moving away from the DoD's legacy AHLTA and CHCS systems. Here are 8 things to know about the DoD EHR implementation delay:1. The data integration issues with legacy systems were first discovered during
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StayWell Taps Kurbo to Offer Mobile Weight Management Support for Kids
StayWell, a health engagement solutions company has partnered with Kurbo to offer a health coaching and weight-loss program that’s made for children, teens, and families as part of the workplace health and well-being programs it delivers to employers across the country. The mobile-based program, developed by Kurbo , addresses overweight and obesity risks through a digital coaching platform that features gamification and family social support.According to StayWell Vice President of Product
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Fitbit Unveils Fitbit Charge 2 & Fitbit Flex 2: 15 Key Features to Know
On Monday, connected health and fitness provider Fitbit unveiled their latest fitness wristbands – Fitbit Charge 2 and Fitbit Flex 2 that are now available for presale, with retail availability starting this fall. Building on the success of its wearable devices, the new Charge 2 and Flex 2 effortlessly track your most important health and fitness stats, with new sleek looks and an experience that is even more engaging, motivating and personal to help you reach your goals. Additonally, Fitbit
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