- Northwell Health, New York’s largest private employer and healthcare provider, has released a new SMART on FHIR app to monitor premature babies’ development. - Powered by InterSystems and based on the Boston Children’s Hospital SMART on FHIR application, the app eliminates manual workflow so providers can more closely monitor Northwell Health patients.Northwell Health, one of the largest private health systems in the United States released a SMART on FHIR app that aggregates, normalizes and
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R1 Expands Physician Practice Footprint with District Medical Group
- R1 recently announced an expansion of their revenue cycle management services to the medical group market; it has announced that District Medical Group (DMG) is the first partner in this new offering.- R1 was selected to improve the financial performance, support significant growth and navigate complex payment models, allowing DMG to focus on providing top-quality care to patients while making their organization more nimble, transparent and profitable both in the short and long-term.R1 RCM
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In-Depth Report: Will 2020 Signal the Death of Provider Referrals?
- 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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