- Mastercard unveils new suite of healthcare solutions to move beyond cards and reimagining how its technology and capabilities can benefit the healthcare ecosystem. - Mastercard Healthcare Solutions will develop and provide the tools needed to protect detect fraud, waste, and abuse, capture more revenue, and protect patient health data.Mastercard today unveiled Mastercard Healthcare Solutions, a new suite of products dedicated to helping healthcare partners detect fraud, waste, and abuse,
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ECRI Institute: Top 4 Biggest Risks in Ambulatory Care to Watch
- ECRI Institute report reveals diagnostic testing and medication events are the most frequent safety risks patients face in ambulatory care.- Analysis of more than 4,300 adverse events reveals bifurcated healthcare system challenging outcomes.Diagnostic testing and medication events are the most frequent safety risks patients face in ambulatory care, according to new research from ECRI Institute, the nation’s leading independent, non-profit patient safety organization. ECRI Institute’s Deep
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Medicomp Secures Patents to Optimize EHR Usability for Physicians
- Medicomp Systems secures its fourth patent for its method of displaying clinically relevant information within physician workflows to optimize EHR usability.
- The latest patent complements Medicomp’s other patented technologies for clinical data filtering and the delivery of patient- and problem-specific data at the point of care.
Medicomp Systems,
a provider of physician-driven, point of care solutions that fix EHRs,
announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark
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Cleveland Clinic Names Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2020
- Cleveland Clinic panel of top doctors and researchers presents the 10 medical innovations with the power to transform healthcare in the next year.
Today at the 2019 Medical Innovation Summit, Cleveland Clinic today announced the Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2020. The 17th annual Medical Innovation Summit is organized by Cleveland Clinic Innovations, the development, and commercialization arm of Cleveland Clinic. Led by Michael Roizen, M.D., Emeritus Chief Wellness Officer at Cleveland
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Redox Survey Reveals Gen X Leads All in Digital Health Adoption
- New Redox survey about the adoption of digital health apps finds one-third of the respondents said they use or are open to using mobile apps to manage a condition or their fitness routines.- Gen Xers (35- to 54-year-olds) are at the forefront of patients clamoring to take control and manage their health with mobile apps.- Baby boomers, those aged 55 and over, were the most concerned about privacy and security.- The results from this survey show consumers are open to the idea of using mobile
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Medinas Raises $5M to Expand Pre-Owned Medical Equipment Marketplace
- Medinas close $5M seed funding round led by NFX to expand pre-owned medical equipment marketplace and asset management software for hospitals. - Pre-owned medical equipment marketplace and asset management software has helped hospitals reduce waste and save over $50M in sales equivalency by making equipment remarketing fast, easy and safe.- The Medinas Price Book utilizes over 9 million data points to provide estimated equipment values for the $156 billion healthcare equipment market in the
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WellVia Integrates with Health Gorilla’s FHIR API to Enable Clinical Data Exchange
- Health Gorilla and WellVia partner to enable new data exchange capabilities to power clinical record retrieval and lab ordering. - Through this collaboration, WellVia can control its user experience while using Health Gorilla’s APIs on the back-end to power new product functionality.Today, Health Gorilla, a provider of clinical data APIs, and WellVia, a telehealth company announced a partnership that enables new data exchange capabilities within the WellVia telehealth platform. As part of the
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Mount Sinai Launches Diversity Innovation Hub to Tackle Racism, Bias, and Gender Equity in Medicine
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai launches first of its kind Diversity and Inclusion Hub spearheaded by the Mount Sinai’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion.- Groundbreaking program to engage the local Harlem community and critical neighborhood stakeholders through innovation to tackle racism, bias, and gender equity in medicine and healthcare.The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai – an international leader in medical and scientific training, biomedical research, and patient care –
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Avera Awarded $4.3M Grant to Establish National Telehealth Certificate Program
- Avera eCARE has been awarded a $4.3M grant to develop and launch a national telehealth certificate program to standardized quality of care through telehealth platforms. - Physicians, advanced practice providers, medical residents and administrators will be able to earn a certificate in telehealth as a delivery model for healthcare as well as a specialty certificate for telebehavioral health.Avera eCARE, a Sioux Falls, S.D.-based telemedicine network, today announced it has received a $4.3
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The Innovation Studio at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Unveils 5 Winners for Digital Health Lab Demo Day
- The Innovation Studio at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) announced the winners of its first-ever Digital Health Lab Demo Day. - Winning VR, AR, and gaming innovations will receive $20,000 each in seed grants and be piloted at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.The Innovation Studio at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) announced the winners of its first-ever Digital Health Lab Demo Day, the culmination of a six-month venture to develop, incubate and implement virtual reality (VR),
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