UCHealth’s innovation team, today announced it will develop a healthcare innovation hub in Denver that will leverage brilliant minds both inside and outside the health system – to help transform health care delivery of the future. The new healthcare innovation hub will be housed at the Catalyst Health-Tech Innovation building in Denver’s River North District (RiNo) as one of the facility’s largest tenants.The hub will bring together more than 70 organizations that will all work together in a
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Fred Pennic
Fred Pennic is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of HIT Consultant. Fred is a seasoned health IT strategist with fourteen years of experience in providing advisory services to executive leadership at hospitals and health systems. Some of his previous clients include Mayo Clinic, Stanford Hospital and Health Clinics, Northwell Health, Trinity Health.
Cohealo Launches EHR-Integrated Solution for Tracking Medical Equipment Utilization
Cohealo, a healthcare IT company for equipment sharing and planning, today launched Cohealo Track, a SaaS-based solution that leverages case information from a hospital system’s EHR to provide actionable insights into medical equipment utilization. On average, a health system’s medical equipment will sit idle for 58 percent of its lifespan, tying up finite capital planning budgets in redundant purchases that are estimated to be as high as 25 percent of a single hospital’s inventory. With Cohealo
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Brook Lands $4M for AI-Powered Diabetes Assistant App, Partners With Independent Health
Brook, a Seattle-based personalized diabetes assistant app platform for personal empowerment and intelligent support has raised $4M in funding from a group of investors. In addition to the funding, the startup has inked a strategic partnership with Independent Health, a Western New York State health plan to provide enhanced resources to help its 380,000 members self-manage their care and make the best decisions about their health. The partnership builds on the 2017 pilot program with Independent
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Inova Personalized Health Accelerator Invests in Prior Authorization Platform, CoverMyTest
Inova Personalized Health Accelerator (IPHA), an unique program providing health IT entrepreneurs with C-suite coaches, early-stage capital and strategic partners, today announced it has invested in health IT startup CoverMyTest. The New York-based startup partners with labs to optimize and automate prior authorization (PAs) workflows.CoverMyTest is the only PA service provider solely focused on assisting laboratories offering genetic and genomic testing. This PA software comes at a critical
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Glooko Unveils Web-based Diabetes Analytics Platform
Diabetes management provider Glooko has unveiled new version of the Glooko Web Application (Population Tracker) that includes streamlined navigation and a large array of diabetes analytics, charts and graphs. The new web application version, which will now be rolled out in the U.S. and Canada and continue with the first European phase later this year, includes support for IDC’s Ambulatory Glucose Profile (AGP), an important standard with clinicians.The new web application version, which will now
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1Vision and AMC Health Lands VA Contract to Provide Telehealth Solutions to Veterans
1Vision LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of HMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., and AMC Health, the leading provider of proven real-time virtual care solutions, have been awarded the Authority to Operate (ATO) and provide telehealth solutions to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).As part of the agreement, 1Vision’s and AMC Health’s telehealth solutions will be made available to enrolled Veterans and their family members. Earlier this year, 1Vision and AMC Health announced their participation in an
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Syapse Precision Medicine Council Launches to Advance Precision Oncology Adoption
Syapse, a San Francisco, CA-based precision medicine company, announced today the formation of the Syapse Precision Medicine Council, a group of oncology, operations, and research leaders from health systems dedicated to advancing precision oncology adoption through sharing best practices.Inaugural members include Henry Ford Health System, Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health (the Precision Medicine Alliance), Providence St. Joseph Health, Aurora Health Care, and the University of
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Infographic: Using Social Determinants of Health Data to Generate Value
Up until somewhat recently, socioeconomic data wasn’t part of the conversation on how best to improve health outcomes. Where people live, learn, work and play – commonly known as social determinants of health (SDOH), are today, considered essential factors for gaining a more complete picture of members – revealing how members’ daily lives impact their mental and physical health.Take Larry and Bill for example, on the surface they appear equal, they are the same age, live in a similar area, both
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nference Raises $11M to Synthesize the World’s Biomedical Knowledge
nference, a Cambridge, MA-based company on a mission to synthesize the exponentially growing biomedical knowledge has raised $11 million in Series A funding led by Matrix Partners. The round also included participation from existing investor Matrix Capital Management. The company plans to utilize the funding to develop the company’s AI and R&D platforms, expand scientific operations in Cambridge MA and establish nference Labs in Bangalore, India.Founded by Murali Aravamudan and Venky
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New York Expands Patient Care Alerts Statewide Through SHIN-NY
The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) today announced the expansion of patient care alerts across the state's eight regional health information exchanges through the Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY). Healthcare professionals can now receive real-time alerts free of charge when their patients is admitted, discharged or transferred from a hospital, promoting timelier interventions and improved planning for a patient's care at home or at another facility.The
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