- The "death" of provider referrals is imminent as patients now prefer to use online resources 2x more than using traditional referrals to find a doctor, according to the newly released report by Doctor.com- Customer Experience Trends in Healthcare report reveals that the use of referrals to find a provider has declined by 44% since 2018.Doctor.com, a provider of critical infrastructure and integrations necessary to enable modern digital experiences for patients has released its annual “Customer
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CHIME and HIMSS Names Intermountan CIO Marc Probst CIO of the Year
- CHIME and HIMSS jointly name Intermountain VP and CIO Marc Probst the 2019 John E. Gall Jr. CIO of the Year.
- The award is given annually to a CIO who has shown significant leadership and commitment to the healthcare industry during his or her career.
College of Healthcare
Information Management Executives (CHIME) and HIMSS jointly named Intermountain CIO and VP Marc
Probst the 2019 John E. Gall Jr. CIO of the Year. The award is given annually
to a CIO who has shown significant
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Siemens Healthineers, Hamilton Health Sciences Form $270M Imaging Partnership
- Siemens Healthineers and Canadian teaching and research hospital Hamilton Health Sciences form value partnership worth $270M over a 15-year period to enhance imaging services in southwestern Ontario.
- Siemens Healthineers will provide Hamilton Health Sciences with a comprehensive suite of innovative services that will manage the majority of its medical imaging equipment
- The agreement is the largest of its kind for Siemens Healthineers in Canada, with the option to extend for an
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CareMount Health Solutions ACO Generates $779k in Shared Savings
- CareMount Medical’s next-generation ACOs have saved more than $778,582 in shared savings in 2018. CareMount ACO was one of 38 Next Generation ACOs nationally to achieve earned savings for 2018 Performance Year.- In 2019, CMS awarded CareMount Health Solutions ACO, LLC a perfect score of 61 out of 61 points on its Initial Readiness Review (IRR). CMS conducts IRRs for all ACOs entering the Next Generation ACO Model.Chappaqua, NY-based CareMount Medical announces its next-generation ACOs have
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AMN Healthcare Acquires VRI Provider Stratus Video for $475M
- AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. acquires Stratus Video, a leading provider of video remote language interpretation services for the healthcare industry for $475M. - The acquisition will help AMN Healthcare expand in the virtual workforce, patient care arena, and quality medical interpretation services delivered through a secure communications platform. AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., the nation's leading innovator in healthcare talent solutions and staffing services, today announced a definitive
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Cano Health Acquires Primary Care Physicians of Hollywood (PCP) to Expand Footprint in Florida
- Population health management company Canno Health acquires certain assets of the operations of Primary Care Physicians of Hollywood (PCP). - The union of Cano Health and PCP creates one of the largest independent primary care providers in Florida with 53 facilities serving 73,000 patients.Cano Health, LLC, a leading population health management company and operator of primary care medical centers in Florida, is thrilled to announce that it has acquired certain assets of the operations of
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BioIntelliSense Awarded FDA 510(k) Clearance for On-Body Sensor for Scalable Remote Care
- BioIntelliSense announces FDA clearance of the BioSticker, the first single-use medical device enabling 30 days of continuous vital signs monitoring. - The FDA-cleared BioSticker medical device is designed to be discreetly worn on the upper left chest for effortless remote data capture and a simplistic “stick it on and forget it” patient experience. BioIntelliSense, Inc., a continuous health monitoring and clinical intelligence company, today announces the U.S. commercial launch of its
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Quartet Health, Blue Cross NC Collaborate on Value-Based Care Payment Model for Mental Health
- Mental health technology company Quartet Health announced a new technology that helps install a value-based quality measurement system for mental healthcare. - Achieved in collaboration with Blue Cross of North Carolina -- an insurer known for being on the forefront of improving mental health access and a tech leader -- Quartet and BCNC are introducing it as the market's first and will serve as a framework for all insurer adoption. Quartet Health, an innovative mental healthcare technology,
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Philips Rolls Out New Innovations On Its Zenition Mobile C-Arm Platform
- Philips announced two major innovations on its Zenition mobile C-arm platform that includes a new Table Side User Interface which allows the clinician to operate the C-arm inside the sterile field, as well as an extension integrating intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) for peripheral vascular procedures, streamlining the operating room and improving workflow. - The Zenition mobile C-arm platform brings together innovations in image capture, image processing, ease-of-use and versatility pioneered
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Clinical Pathology Laboratories to Create Alert System for Physicians to Place Pending Lab Orders Directly from EHRs
- Innovaccer has recently partnered with Clinical Pathology Laboratories, a Division of Sonic Healthcare US to enhance care efficiency by creating an alert system for physicians regarding pending lab orders for patients. - Clinical Pathology Laboratories will leverage InNote, Innovaccer’s point-of-care physician engagement solution, to identify pending lab orders by providing reliable, unobtrusive, and actionable insights about their patients within their EHRs.Innovaccer, Inc., a San
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