Dysfunctional patient billing is a major distraction for both patients and clinicians, according to recent research conducted by HIMSS in partnership with OODA Health. The research report reveals patients are distracted by bills and payment concerns resulting in a lower level of compliance and adherence to medical plans. Clinicians are distracted by clerical/financial tasks that limit time with or take time away from patients. This research complicates the simple construct of patient billing as
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MaineGeneral Health Expands Allscripts Sunrise EHR Footprint Through 2027
· MaineGeneral Health expands Allscripts Sunrise EHR footprint through 2027
· Implementing Allscripts ambulatory platform will help MaineGeneral Health achieve a single clinical patient record
· FollowMyHealth solutions will serve as the foundation for patient engagement strategy
MaineGeneral Health has expanded its Allscripts Sunrise EHR footprint through 2027, which includes the implementation of Sunrise Ambulatory Care, the entire Sunrise Perioperative suite
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American Well Integrates Telehealth App with Epic EHR Via Epic App Orchard
Telehealth provider American Well today announced it has joined the Epic App Orchard marketplace. As part of the joining the Epic App Orchard marketplace, American Well’s Telehealth Clinical app now makes video visits available from directly within Epic MyChart, enabling health systems' providers to incorporate video as part of care delivery.Importance of Telehealth Integration with EHRs and Patient PortalsTelehealth integration within the EHR and patient portals is more critical than ever, as
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Innovaccer Unveils Referral Management Solution to Reduce Network Leakage
Innovaccer Inc., a San Francisco-based healthcare data activation company, today announced the launch of their Referral Management solution. The solution is aimed at assisting healthcare organizations to manage all referrals in one place to minimize network leakage and improve health outcomes.Hospitals Still Lack Defined Communication ChannelsEven after years of investing in value-based care, healthcare still lacks defined communication channels to connect providers and patients. Organizations
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Personalized Community Referrals PowRx App Joins Epic App Orchard Marketplace
NowPow has added its PowRx app to the Epic App Orchard marketplace, allowing providers to e-prescribe Personalized Community Referrals at scale — all within the EHR workflow — helping ensure patients can stay well, meet basic needs, manage with illness and care for others. The announcement marks the second NowPow app to join the App Orchard. The At The Ready app was added in 2018 to enable providers to find resources for patients.Why Personalization Is Key to Reducing Referral Access
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Telehealth Adoption: Convenience & Cost Drive Adoption For Consumers
Convenience and cost are the key drivers of telehealth adoption for American consumers, but lack of awareness is an issue, according to recent findings from American Well’s Telehealth Index: 2019 Consumer Survey. Telehealth leader American Well commissioned Harris Poll to conduct an online study among over 2,000 adults to measure usage and sentiment toward telehealth. The results are weighted to be representative of the American adult population across standard demographics.Majority of Consumers
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PeerWell Lands $6.5M to Commercialize its Worker’s Comp Musculoskeletal Surgery Optimization Platform
Today PeerWell, a San Francisco, CA-based PreHab company helping patients prepare physically and mentally for orthopedic surgery and recover faster has raised $6.5M in Series A funding led by OMERS Ventures with participation from investors Emmett Shear (Co-Founder CEO of Twitch) and Travis May (CEO of Datavant).
Existing investors include XSeed Capital and angel investors
Auren Hoffman (CEO SafeGraph, Co-founder of LiveRamp), Kevin Lin (COO of
Twitch), Michael Seibel (CEO of Y Combinator),
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Patient Engagement Platform Luma Health Nabs $16M to Optimize Patient Experience
Luma Health Patient Engagement Platform enables healthcare providers and health systems to maximize patient outcomes across the entire patient journey.Luma Health, a patient engagement platform, today announced $16 million in Series B equity funding, bringing total equity funding to $25.7 million. Led by PeakSpan Capital and with strategic investments from Cisco Investments, the Texas Medical Center, and continued investment from U.S. Venture Partners, Luma Health will use this round of funding
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UPenn Taps Medable’s Digital Trials Platform to Power LITE Psoriasis Study
The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine has partnered with Medable, a provider of digital trials platform to accelerate patient enrollment and increase patient retention in the Light Treatment Effectiveness (LITE) study, which evaluates home versus office-based narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy for the treatment of psoriasis.Phase 4 Pragmatic StudyMedable’s direct-to-patient app was selected for LITE, a Phase 4 pragmatic study that will enroll 1050 patients across 20-40 clinical
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New Bariatric Surgical Risk/Benefit Calculator Can Predict Patient’s Risk of Postoperative Complications
The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) has announced the launch of a new surgical risk/benefit calculator that will provide metabolic and bariatric surgeons and their patients with accurate, patient-specific information to guide surgical decision making and informed consent. Risk calculator has the ability to predict a patient’s possibility of postoperative remission at one year for up to five different weight-related comorbiditiesBariatric
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