Meritus Health, a community focused, not-for-profit health care system based in Hagerstown, MD has selected Epic as its strategic partner for a single, integrated EHR across its continuum of care, reports Herald-Mail Media.The Epic EHR implementation is expected to cost $90M to $100M over the next five years that will improve system interoperability, connectivity with patients, access to information and data sharing. The pricey investment is expected to adversely affect Meritus' financial
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Deaconess Health Integrates Prescription Drug Monitoring Program With EHR
Deaconess Health System, network consisting of six hospitals in southwest Indiana has signed an agreement with Appriss Health to enable integration of prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) directly into EHRs. The integration via Appriss Health’s PMP Gateway managed service solution enables access to data, analytics, tools and resources from PDMPs within care team workflows in real-time, at the point-of-care, at every patient encounter, to improve patient safety and outcomes. The EHR
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Conversa Integrates With Allscripts CareInMotion Platform
As health systems increasingly focus on patient engagement and satisfaction, Conversa and Allscripts has announced a strategic partnership that gives Allscripts the customer base of more than 2,500 hospitals and health systems access to Conversa’s Conversation Platform. The Conversa integration will serve as the patient-facing touchpoint for Allscripts’ population health management platform, CareInMotion™, and will also be sold as a standalone offering. The partnership includes a long-term
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Internet Brands to Acquire WebMD for $2.8B: 5 Things to Know
Internet Brands, a KKR portfolio company has agreed to acquire WebMD Health Corp. for approximately $2.8 billion in cash. The WebMD Health Network includes WebMD.com, Medscape.com, MedicineNet.com, eMedicineHealth.com, RxList.com, OnHealth.com, Medscape Education (Medscape.org) and other WebMD owned sites and apps.Here are five things to know about the deal:1. As part of the acquisition, Internet Brands will pay $66.50 per WebMD share to be paid in cash upon completion of the
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Trinity Health to Test Google Glass for Tablet-Free Virtual Care
This week, Trinity Health announced that they will soon be testing the capabilities of an initiative that combines home visits by secondary caregivers with the innovative internet capabilities of Google Glass, and the advanced video technologies of swyMed, a provider of video telemedicine technologies.The program will help Trinity Health determine how the technologies might be used to increase access to primary care physicians and advance people-centered care. The clinical simulation of the
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Mercom: Healthcare IT Funding Tops Record $4B in First Half of 2017
Health IT VC funding reached a total record of $4B in the first half of 2017, representing a 36 percent higher year-over-year, according to a new report from Mercom Capital Group. The latest report finds that there were a total of 90 Healthcare IT M&A transactions, compared to 110 in 1H 2016. M&A activity in the second quarter of 2017 was down with 41 M&A transactions (five disclosed) compared to the 49 M&A transactions (seven disclosed) in Q1 2017.Mercom’s comprehensive report
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Led by BlueCross BlueShield, Healthify Raises $6.5M for Social Determinants Management Platform
Healthify, a NYC-based community referral and social determinants management platform, closed a $6.5m Series A funding round led by BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners (BCBSVP). The round also included participation from existing investors Primary Venture Partners (PVP) and Activate Venture Partners (AVP).Healthify will use the funds from the financing to expand its care coordination product suite and grow its network of customers and social service partners. To date, Healthify has raised over
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Novo Nordisk & Glooko Launch Integrated Diabetes Management App
Novo Nordisk and Glooko has announced the launch of their new integrated diabetes management app, Cornerstones4Care (C4C app) for patients. The C4C mobile app integrates Novo Nordisk's extensive knowledge of diabetes and personalized patient support with Glooko's digital platform and data analytics expertise. Cornerstones4Care Powered by Glooko AppThe integrated app concept will initially enable people with diabetes to easily measure and track their blood glucose, activity and meals all in one
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eClinicalWorks Launches healow Kids App to Connect Parents with Their Child’s Pediatrician
Today, eClinicalWorks has announced its healow Kids mobile app, which helps connects parents with their child’s pediatrician. The app, which is fully integrated with the eClinicalWorks Electronic Health Record (EHR), helps parents keep track of their child’s health and progress. Through the app, parents can access health records, lab results, send and receive secure messages to the pediatrician and book appointments. "As an experienced user of the healow Kids app, both professionally and
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Health Fidelity Launches AI-Powered EHR Data Acquisition Platform for Providers & Health Plans
One of the main battles to efficient healthcare is complicated and incompatible medical records systems. Health Fidelity, a health IT startup funded by UPMC, has developed a vendor-neutral tool to solve the data acquisition problem called HF360 Data Acquisition. HF360 Data Acquisition is a flexible platform that healthcare providers and health plans can use to retrieve medical records and other patient data in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.The platform can acquire both structured
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