Ontellus, a nationwide full-service procurer of medical, billing, employment records, and other claims related data services has acquired Chartswap, a cloud-based HIPAA compliant medical record exchange portal.ChartSwap BackgroundFounded in 2012 by Randy Haynes, Chartswap’s (B2B) health information exchange portal connects provides hospitals and other medical care facilities with the ability to securely delivery patient records. From a single cloud-based platform, requestors can safely order,
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5 Disruptive Technologies Driving The Future of Patient Monitoring Solutions
The patient monitoring market is expected to be worth more than $350 billion by 2025, as the focus is likely to move beyond device
sales to solutions, according to a recent Frost & Sullivan's report.
The report, Patient
Monitoring Industry—Analysis of Investment and Trends outlines the
future of patient monitoring across the continuum of care, the shifts in the
market, and investment opportunities.
Evolution of
Patient Monitoring
Patient monitoring has evolved from
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Disruptive Dozen: 12 Emerging AI Technologies Impacting Healthcare
Today during the 2019 World Innovation Forum, Partners HealthCare unveiled its selections for the fifth annual “Disruptive Dozen,” an annual list of 12 emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies with the greatest potential to impact healthcare in the next year.
Disruptive Dozen Overview & Criteria
The annual 12 most disruptive technologies are selected through a rigorous process by Partners HealthCare thought leaders, clinicians, and researchers. Interview results from nearly
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InTouch Health Unveils Integrated Virtual Care Platform For Any Use Case
Virtual care platform InTouch Health today announced the launch of its fully integrated, end-to-end virtual care platform, Solo by InTouch. The next generation software platform delivers enterprise solutions to provide high-quality, patient-centric virtual care for every use case and any clinical setting.According to reports, more than 50 percent of healthcare can be delivered virtually. With Solo by InTouch, healthcare providers can leverage for every type of user and use case, including
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Report: Why Today’s Health IT Market is Loud, Crowded, And Confused
Today’s health IT market is loud, crowded, and confused. Payers and providers are inundated with new solutions as they struggle to both define priorities and see results from their tech acquisitions. To understand how health IT companies should approach finding growth in a crowded market, Sage Growth Partners has launched a new report outlining key strategies for HIT companies to stay ahead of the market trends.Why Growth Is Getting Harder for Health IT CompaniesAccording to the report, there
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CareCloud EHR Integrates With Google Cloud Healthcare API for FHIR
CareCloud, an EHR and practice management platform for high-growth medical groups, announced today that it is integrating its omnidirectional data transfer process with Google Cloud Healthcare API. The integration will enable payer data to be securely, rapidly and cost-effectively shared and used in real-time with existing payer and provider systems handling activities such as member eligibility verification, claims history and claims processing.Integration Creates FHIR Bridge in Google
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Cerner Enters Cooperation Agreement with Activist Hedge Fund
Key Highlights- Cerner cooperates with activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP- Four New Directors to Be Immediately Appointed to the Cerner Board of Directors- Commitment to Adjusted Operating Margin Targets for Q4 2019 and Q4 2020 of 20% and 22.5%- Creation of Finance and Strategy Committee of the Board to Oversee Operational Improvement Initiatives- Increases Share Repurchase Authorization Resulting in $1.5 Billion Available for RepurchaseCerner Corporation, today announced that the Company
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Vuzix, VSee Launches Telemedicine Smart Glasses Solution
Vusix, a supplier of Smart Glasses
and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, today announced it is
partnering with VSee, San Jose-based telemedicine
company, to provide a smart glasses telemedicine solution for real-time video. Adding
HIPAA-compliant live video chat to the Vuzix smart glasses line means real-time
video doctor visits, surgical training, medical equipment training, and more.
VSee provides a HIPAA-compliant video telehealth and
telemedicine video conferencing solution
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The Cost of Medical Device Innovation: Can The U.S. Keep Pace?
Over the last six years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a number of highly innovative medical devices that have revolutionized cardiovascular care. These novel devices have provided advanced treatment options, improved quality of life and extended longevity for patients. Unfortunately, reimbursement has often failed to keep up with many of increasingly expensive treatment options, according to a new report released by Vizient. The report, The cost of medical device
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U.S. Healthcare Spending Reaches $420M Per Hour, On Track to Hit $12 Trillion by 2040
The United States currently spends more than $420 million per hour on healthcare, a number that is increasing by the minute and is expected to top $12 trillion in 2040, according to HealthCostCrisis.org, a new, interactive website and crisis clock that tracks and forecasts healthcare spending in America in real time. The site, developed by West Health, a family of nonprofit and nonpartisan organizations includes tools to gauge the impact of the escalating cost of healthcare on patients and
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