Philips and Jackson Health System sign groundbreaking 11-year agreement for Enterprise Monitoring as a Service that will define revolutionary healthcare delivery business model, reduce costs, standardize enterprise patient monitoring & management, & improve patient & staff satisfactionPhilips and Jackson Health System announced the world’s first long-term strategic partnership based on an Enterprise Monitoring as a Service (EMaaS) model. The 11-year partnership, aimed at pioneering
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NIA Awards $4.5M Grant to Develop In-Home Care Solutions for Dementia Caregivers
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has awarded $4.5 million over three years to white label Internet of Things (IoT) software provider, People Power to focus on developing in-home care supportive solutions for dementia caregivers. National Institute on Aging mission is to improve the health and wellness of older Americans through biomedical, social and behavioral research focused on aging processes and age-related diseases. The results of the collaborative research with University of
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Amazon Acquires Online Pharmacy Startup PillPack
Amazon, today announced it has entered into an definitive agreement to acquire online pharmacy startup, PillPack for an undisclosed amount. The deal will allow Amazon further entry into healthcare with an on-demand online pharmacy and drug distribution platform.Founded in 2013, PillPack is an online pharmacy that delivers medications in pre-sorted dose packaging, coordinates refills and renewals, and makes sure shipments are sent on time. The service is designed to provide the best possible
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HSBlox Unveils AI-Powered EMPI Solution to Ensure Secure Patient ID Matching & Sharing
HSBlox’s new Enterprise-wide Master Patient Index (EMPI) utilizes machine learning to improve patient safety with secure, accurate sharing of patient data throughout the healthcare landscape. HSBlox, a healthcare blockchain-focused company that is bringing innovation and transparent economics to the healthcare ecosystem, today announced the launch of its SmartMPI solution, which utilizes machine learning to provide next-generation patient ID matching and secure, transparent sharing of patient
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Redirect Health Selects CareCloud Platform to Support Expansion of Affordable Care Network
Redirect Health, the Arizona-based patient-centered medical home network and cost management innovator, has selected CareCloud as its practice management technology partner for their primary care and outpatient surgery centers. Redirect Health is an award-winning, national healthcare company based in Scottsdale that has seen high growth through its Arizona clinics and its novel nationwide health plan solution for small to medium-sized businesses.CareCloud is supporting Redirect Health
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Kaufman Hall Unveils Comparative Financial Performance and Analytics Solutions for Healthcare CFOs
Most Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) have limited confidence in the capabilities of their planning and analytical tools, according to Kaufman Hall’s recent CFO Annual Survey. Most organizations are leveraging a combination of tools, including Excel and BI, with varying degrees of success.In order to strengthen their hand, Kaufman Hall introduced today two new products, Strategy Management and Comparative Analytics, to its Axiom Healthcare Software Suite.Axiom Strategy Management provides a
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R1 RCM Inks 10-Year Contract with Amita Health for End-to-End Revenue Cycle Management
R1 RCM, a provider of revenue cycle management (RCM) services, today announced it has inked a 10-year agreement with AMITA Health, the largest health system in Illinois to provide end-to-end revenue cycle management (RCM) services across AMITA Health’s acute care hospitals and physician care settings. Formed by Adventist Midwest Health and Alexian Brothers Health System in 2015, Amita Health has 19 hospitals and more than 230 sites of care with with approximately $4 billion in annual net patient
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Baker Tilly Launches Revenue Cycle Innovation Center to Optimize Revenue Cycle Operations
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly) is a nationally recognized, full-service accounting and advisory firm, today announced a collaboration with Datawatch and Tableau to launch the Baker Tilly Revenue Cycle Innovation Center (RCIC). The RCIC is an end-to-end service offering assists healthcare organizations by providing clear visibility into actionable data for maximizing and managing revenues encompassing all aspects of revenue cycle data analysis, from self-service data preparation to
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Change Healthcare Launches Front-End Denials Management Tool for Providers
Change Healthcare today unveiled a new technology that helps providers reduce one of the leading causes of claim denials. Assurance Attach Assist™, a module of Change Healthcare Assurance Reimbursement Management™, now anticipates what documentation a payer—including Medi-Cal and seven other payers—may require to help prevent the denial of a claim due to lack of documentation. The result: Providers can now use Assurance Attach Assist’s automation as a tool to proactively decrease
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Extreme Networks Launches AI-Powered Edge Network Solution For Healthcare Environments
From the diverse users passing through a healthcare setting to the patient-critical devices connecting to the network, healthcare environments are increasingly complex. Hospitals become more challenging when you consider wired legacy devices with subpar security systems.To address the growing need for intelligence, adaptability and security at the edge, Extreme launched Smart OmniEdge to deliver a consistent customer-driven experience via the flexibility of an on-premise deployment or
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