- Datica launches new health data integration platform, Integrate that mitigates the complexity and risk of integrating and using healthcare data in the cloud.
- Integrate, is the first and only any-to-any solution that combines healthcare data integration with compliance, as well as a full set of services to ensure successful integration.
- Its HITRUST CSF Certified integration APIs also work with any EHR, any data, in any format.
Today, Datica, a provider of a complete,
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iRhythm, Verily Collaborate to Develop Atrial Fibrillation Detection Solution
- iRhythm and Verily collaborate to develop health management solutions for atrial fibrillation patients.- The iRhythm and Verily collaboration aims to address this underserved population at risk for asymptomatic or silent AFib.- iRhythm will make an upfront payment to Verily of $5 million and potential milestone payments of up to $12.75 million.iRhythm Technologies, Inc. is teaming up with Verily, an Alphabet company focused on the development of digital health solutions aimed at improving the
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Vocera Vina Smartphone App Launches to Optimize Patient Safety
- Vocera Vina smartphone app launches to help improve clinical communications and enhance patient safety by reducing the clerical burdens that lead to burnout.
- The customizable communication app presents prioritized patient-centric calls, secure messages, and alerts in a unified inbox, and provides an intuitive user experience for clinicians inside and outside the hospital.
- Drawing from the hospital EHR, this the vendor-agnostic platform works alongside all other Vocera products to
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Aledade, The Physicians Integrated Network Forms Value-Based Care Collaboration in Greater Philadelphia
- Aledade ACOs and the Physicians Integrated Network (TPIN) join forces to improve care coordination, quality of care, and patient health outcomes
- Under the value-based care agreement, and TPIN’s leading network of independent specialists have agreed to a care compact and intend to explore additional opportunities for clinical collaboration across all payers.
- TPIN’s network is made up of 700 physicians practicing in 24 clinical specialties throughout greater Philadelphia, Delaware
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L.A. Care Health Plan, Blue Shield of California to Invest $145M to Improve Member, Community Health
L.A. Care Health Plan Health and Blue Shield of
California Promise Health Plan to invest $146 Million to improve member and community
health
Health Plans to jointly operate 14 community resource centers across
Los Angeles County growth plan aims to serve more than one million when fully operational
Today, Blue Shield of California and L.A. Care Health Plan, announced they
will invest a combined $146 million over five years to improve member and
community
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Tufs Study: Cancer Drugs Now Account for 27% of all New Drug Approvals
Quick Glance- Cancer drugs currently account for 27% of all new drug approvals in the United States since 2010- From 1980 through 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a total of 126 cancer drugs to treat solid and hematologic tumors- New approaches to development helped to drive the surge in new oncology products, including improvements in clinical trial design, novel drug formats, and a focus on new and validated targetsCancer drugs currently account for 27% of all new drug
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Baptist Health South Florida Launches Spanish and English Patient Access Solutions
Quick Glance- Baptist Health South Florida launches new online patient access experience for consumers with technology from Kyruus- Solution enhances digital capabilities for Both English- and Spanish-Speaking consumers in the greater Miami areaKyruus announced that Baptist Health South Florida is now leveraging its ProviderMatch for Consumers and ProviderMatch® for Consumers in Spanish solutions. As a result, English- and Spanish-speaking patients in the Greater Miami Area can easily search for
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CVS Caremark’s Drug Hyperinflation Strategy Lowers Costs for Clients
In 2017, CVS Caremark established a hyperinflation drug removals program to help rein in skyrocketing pharmaceutical costs for its clients. This program reviews drug price inflation on a quarterly basis and removes drugs with especially big price tags with lower-priced, clinically equivalent alternatives.
CVS Caremark’s hyperinflation drug removal program was able to save clients more than $15 per 30-day supply, spending $88.30 on average (per 30-day supply) compared to $102.58 for those on
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Fitbit Launches Premium Subscription Service to Deliver Personalized, Actionable Guidance
Fitbit, today
announced the launch of Fitbit
Premium, a paid subscription service in the Fitbit app that uses your
unique data to deliver a personalized experience with actionable guidance and
coaching. Premium leverages insights from 10+ years of Fitbit data as well as
academic and medical expertise to help you move more, sleep better and eat well
with customized programs, advanced sleep features, personal insights, thousands
of workouts, new challenges, health reports and more – all in one
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Imprivata, Vocera Integrate for Secure and Convenient Clinical Mobile Device Authentication
Healthcare IT security company Imprivata and Vocera Communications, a provider of clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced an integration partnership to help healthcare organizations unlock the full potential of mobility in healthcare. Combining Imprivata Mobile Device Access with Vocera Collaboration Suite, the partnership enables fast, familiar authentication into shared clinical mobile devices and the Vocera smartphone app, eliminating the burden of manual logins for
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