HHS Launches New Payment Model for Emergency Ambulance ServicesHHS announced a new payment model for emergency ambulance services that aims to allow Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) beneficiaries to receive the most appropriate level of care at the right time and place with the potential for lower out-of-pocket costs. The new model named the Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport (ET3) model is designed to make it possible for participating ambulance suppliers and providers to partner with
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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.
HHS Launches New Payment Model for Emergency Ambulance Services
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Innovation Center), today announced a new payment model for emergency ambulance services that aims to allow Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) beneficiaries to receive the most appropriate level of care at the right time and place with the potential for lower out-of-pocket costs.Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport (ET3) Model OverviewThe new model named the Emergency Triage, Treat and
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FDA Authorizes Interoperable Tandem Insulin Pump for Personalized Diabetes Management
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has permitted marketing of the Tandem Diabetes Care t:Slim X2 insulin pump with interoperable technology (interoperable t:Slim X2) for delivering insulin under the skin for children and adults with diabetes. This new type of insulin pump, Referred to as an alternate controller enabled (ACE) infusion pump, or ACE insulin pump, is the first interoperable insulin pump, meaning it can be used with different components that make up diabetes therapy systems,
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HIMSS19 Day 3 Announcements & Summary
Johnson & Johnson to Acquire Auris Health for $3.4B to Expand Digital Surgery PortfolioJohnson & Johnson, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Auris Health, a developer of robotic technologies for $3.4 billion in cash. Auris Health is a privately held developer of robotic technologies, initially focused on lung cancer, with an FDA-cleared Monarch platform currently used in bronchoscopic diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. This acquisition will
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HIMSS Survey: Optimizing Clinical Workflows Top Goal for Interoperability
According to a new market insight survey of healthcare professionals conducted by HIMSS Media for Hyland Healthcare finds optimizing clinical workflows as their top goal for achieving health IT interoperability. However, 56 percent of healthcare professionals said the inability to effectively manage unstructured data is a key obstacle to achieving this goal. Survey Background/OverviewMore than 145 healthcare professionals representing IT, business and clinical roles within provider organizations
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Johnson & Johnson to Acquire Auris Health for $3.4B to Expand Digital Surgery Portfolio
Johnson & Johnson, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Auris Health, a developer of robotic technologies for $3.4 billion in cash. Auris Health is a privately held developer of robotic technologies, initially focused on lung cancer, with an FDA-cleared Monarch platform currently used in bronchoscopic diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. This acquisition will accelerate Johnson & Johnson’s entry into robotics and strengthens its digital surgery
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HIMSS19 Day 2 Announcements & Summary
Accenture: Millenials & Gen Z Are Shifting to Virtual, Retail, Clinic, Digital CareMillennial and Gen Z consumers in the U.S. are rapidly adopting non-traditional care models, such as retail clinics, virtual and digital services, according to results of an Accenture survey of 2,000 consumers.Key findings of the survey study include:- When considering traditional in-person care, millennials (ages 22 to 38 in 2019) were two to three times more likely than baby boomers (ages 55 to 73) to be
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Propeller Health Partners with Orion’s Easyhaler Line of Inhalers for Asthma
Orion and Propeller Health have announced a partnership to connect Orion's Easyhaler line of inhalers for asthma and COPD to Propeller's digital medicine platform. Propeller and Orion will partner to develop a custom sensor for Easyhaler, which will attach to the inhaler and pair to Propeller’s mobile app to track medication use and provide personal feedback. Development begins in 2019, with clinical trials and commercial roll-out to follow. This partnership expands Propeller’s presence in
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MediQuant Acquires EMR Data Conversion Firm HeF Solutions
MediQuant, an Ohio-based provider of enterprise active archiving solutions to hospitals and health systems, announced today that it has executed a purchase contract for HeF Solutions, a healthcare technology firm specializing in electronic medical records (EMR) data conversions, legacy data archival and technical services that support needed access to clinical records.The acquisition of HeF Solutions deepens MediQuant’s data conversion services, expanding the tools, resources and capabilities
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Philips launches IntelliSpace Epidemiology Solution to Detect HAIs
Philips has announced the launch of IntelliSpace Epidemiology, a solution that optimizes the detection of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in the hospital. Philips Epidemiology is a single, integrated system that combines clinical informatics, bioinformatics, and genome sequencing information. Hosted on Philips HealthSuite, IntelliSpace Epidemiology will leverage deep learning and clinical analytics to genetically fingerprint pathogens and track infection transmissions quickly, as well as
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