athenahealth and Epic leads the industry in overall interoperability, while eClinicalWorks, McKesson, GE, and NextGen are described as "interoperability laggards," according to recent findings in KLAS' inaugural interoperability report. The report, “Interoperability 2015: Are We Lifting Together?” highlights how provider organizations rate their EMR vendors in terms of how proactive and effective they are in sharing patient data outside their organization.
For the report, KLAS interviewed more
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DrFirst Pulls In $25M to Fuel E-Prescribing, Medication Adherence
DrFirst, a provider of healthcare IT solutions has secured $25 million in equity financing from Goldman Sachs to accelerate its sales and marketing resources, as well as its development resources for both existing and new products, and for other strategic initiatives. With this financing, DrFirst has raised $42M in financing during the past year, including a $5M investment commitment from Savano Capital Partners and a $12M credit facility from SunTrust Bank.
DrFirst's software solutions and
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eClinicalWorks Unveils Next-Gen Ambulatory EHR with Focus on Interoperability
eClinicalWorks®, a leading ambulatory EHR provider, today unveiled their next generation EHR solution, eClinicalWorks 10e, a new cloud services platform. During his keynote speech this morning at eClinicalWorks National Conference in Nashville, CEO Girish Navani stressed the importance of a building a more cloud-centric, hardware agnostic and intuitive UI to reflect the next generation of healthcare delivery.
“10e is a game changer for this industry,” said Girish Navani, CEO and
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Accenture: Data Breaches Will Cost Health Systems $305B Over 5 Years
Data breaches over the next five years will cost U.S. health systems $305 billion in cumulative lifetime revenue, according to a new report from Accenture. Key drivers behind the increase can be attributed to the significant increase in EHR adoption and other healthcare technology solutions creating a wealth of electronic information that includes patient data such as dates of birth, home addresses, social security records, insurance details and medical data.
Nearly 1.6
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Figure 1 Raises $5M For its “Instagram for Doctors” App
The Toronto-based startup Figure 1, whose medical photo sharing app used by more than 500k medical professionals across 100 counties has raised $5 million in funding from Union Square Ventures as well as existing backers Version One Ventures, Rho Canada Ventures and Graph Ventures. Investors also include Allen & Co. and individual investors. The latest funding round brings the Canadian digital health startup's total funding to $9 million.
The company plans to utilize the funding to
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New Instagram-Like App Embeds Heart Data for Social Sharing
The University of Southern California (USC) Center for Body Computing (CBC) and Medable Inc. has launched an Instagram-like app called Biogram that lets users embed heart rate data into a photo distributed to social media via a photo-sharing network. Developed by using ResearchKit, the Biogram app will help researchers better understand how publicly sharing biometrics influences personal relationships and experiences in a social community.
Biogram Research Study Overview
As part of the
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Frustrated Primary Care Doc Shares 9 Ways ICD-10 Impacted Patient Care
It’s been a full week since the ICD-10 compliance date took effect on 10/1. So how do doctors feel about patient care impact of ICD-10? SERMO, a social media network exclusively for doctors, asked members if the transition is taking their time away from patient care and the numbers overwhelmingly showed that it is. Out of nearly 200 members who responded to the poll, 86% stated it has impacted patient care while only 14% said it has not.
Here are some more insights provided by some of the
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Datu Health Raises $10M to Drive Personalized Healthcare through Behavioral Data
Chesterfield, CO-based digital health company Datu Health has raised $10 million in Series B equity funding from St. Joseph Health (SJH) to drive personalized healthcare powered by behavioral health data. Traditional healthcare touch points fail to reach the everyday lives and behaviors of people where 40% of health outcomes are shaped. To reduce population risk, decrease low-value care, increase procedure and appointment effectiveness, and avoid penalties, health care must penetrate patient's
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Allscripts Launches Lab to Connect Israeli Digital Health Startups to US Market
Israel’s Center for Digital Innovation (CDI) and Allscripts have partnered to establish a CDI-Allscripts lab in Beer Sheva to connect Israeli digital health startups and entrepreneurs to the US healthcare market, Globes first reports. As part of the partnership, digital health startups will have access to Allscripts Open APIs with the opportunity to participate in Allscripts Developer Program.
"This collaboration with Allscripts will drive a unique platform to promote innovation
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Mercy Health Unveils $54M Virtual Care Center
St. Louis, Mo.-based Mercy Health today officially open its Virtual Care Center, a first of its kind $54 million 125,000-square-foot building that will serve as the center of its existing telemedicine programs. Mercy’s Virtual Care Center houses 330 specialized medical professionals and is designed to be a workspace for innovations in patient care and product testing. The building space is designed to invite collaboration and new ideas for getting care to patients when and where they need it,
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