In comments submitted to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) questioned the constrained scope of the EHR Reporting Program to “provide publicly available, comparative information on certified health IT,” to “inform acquisition upgrade, and customization decisions that best support end users’ needs.” In response, the nation’s informatics professionals strongly recommended that the EHR Reporting Program measure
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Infographic: Connecting the Dots in the Healthcare Internet of Things (IoT)
Healthcare will benefit massively from the Internet of Things (IoT) devices, which could help to optimize care, give patients more tailored treatment, and reduce readmission rates, but there are significant barriers to its adoption that have yet to be resolved. This infographic created by PodM2M sets out how to illustrate how IoT connectivity could benefit the healthcare sector and explores the issues that stand in the way of full adoption.
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HealthXCapital Launches $25M Early-Stage Digital Health VC Fund in SE Asia and India
Singapore-based venture capital firm HealthXCapital today announced the launch of its US$25 million digital health venture capital (VC) fund focused on emerging markets in South East Asia and India. The fund was backed by Apollo Hospitals, Jungle Ventures, Eight Roads Ventures (the proprietary investment arm of Fidelity International Limited), and other undisclosed private investors.HealthXCapital will focus on addressing: Access & Affordability — by investing in innovative healthcare
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DocuTAP Integrates with Urgent Care Group to Enable Seamless Scaling and Improved Efficiency
DocuTAP, a provider of electronic medical records (EMR) and practice management (PM) software for urgent care centers, announced a strategic new partnership with Urgent Care Group (UCG), a Nashville-based urgent care company. Urgent Care Group will use DocuTAP companywide and has implemented DocuTAP’s EMR and PM software solutions in their seven MEDcare Urgent Care centers across South Carolina in Anderson, Spartanburg, Columbia, and Charleston.Prior to the acquisition of MEDcare Urgent Care
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Allergan Joins TriNetX to Access Network of Real-World Data for Clinical Research
TriNetX, the global health research network, today announced that globally recognized leader in the pharmaceutical industry Allergan has joined their network for real-time access to patient populations, driven and refreshed by clinical data, to determine protocol feasibility, cohort analysis, and site identification.As a member of the network, Allergan will be able to leverage real-time access to de-identified real-world data from more than 135 million patients in order to make more informed
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Health2047 Spin Out Launches with $2M to Build Platform for People Living with Prediabetes
Health2047 Inc., an American Medical Association-backed company that develops and commercializes solutions to transform healthcare at the system level, today announced the spin out of First Mile Care. With $2M in seed funding, First Mile Care is a preventive chronic care startup that is building an affordable, scalable and sustainable platform to improve the lives of people who have prediabetes. Development is already underway for First Mile Care’s initial platform offering is based on the
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Imprivata Extends Secure Medical Device Access to Howard Medical Storage Carts
Imprivata, the healthcare IT security company, today announced a collaboration with Howard Medical to extend the availability of Imprivata Medical Device Access—streamlined, secure authentication to medical devices for clinical users—to select medical storage carts. “In today’s complex Internet of Medical Things, healthcare organizations are faced with the challenge of protecting the security and integrity of the information stored on and transmitted through medical devices without impeding on
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GHX: Collaboration Critical to Advance Clinically Integrated Supply Chains
Driving the next level of innovation in healthcare will require significant collaboration throughout the industry. Today’s healthcare supply chain teams, who possess so much critical data and expertise, and work with nearly every stakeholder in the industry, are increasingly called upon to facilitate the collaboration necessary to attain three familiar healthcare goals: reduce costs, increase efficiency, and improve clinical outcomes. GHX) has identified three key areas where supply chain’s
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NTT DATA’s AI Diagnosis Tool Demonstrates Impact on Disease Detection
NTT DATA, a leading IT services provider, announced today that the Artificial Intelligence (AI) diagnosis support solution of its US subsidiary NTT DATA Services was able to detect 56 emphysema cases while normal diagnosis without AI detect 17 cases during a recent Proof of Concept (PoC) conducted at the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center in Pune, India.The solution from NTT DATA Services is designed to help prioritize doctors’ workloads and expedite their reporting processes by
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MediSprout Integrates Telehealth Platform with Amazon Alexa and Withings
MediSprout, a provider of healthcare and telehealth solutions, has announced that its V2MD telehealth platform that connects physicians with their patients through video conferencing will integrate with Amazon Alexa for patient scheduling and Withings for integration with its Withings Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor. These integrations allow patients to seamlessly schedule video appointments with their physician’s office through simple voice commands via Amazon Alexa from a patient’s home, and
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