AdvancedMD, an integrated provider and patient workflow for independent physician practices has unveiled their new doctor reputation management tool, Advanced Reputation. The new tool automates the process of collecting Google business profile reviews that serve as the foundation for a medical provider's online reputation. By using using automated surveys to gather patient feedback about recent office and telemedicine visits, Advanced Reputation enables practices to build a positive online
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Welltory Raises $1M to Expand Stress Management App
Welltory, a New York based digital health startup working on a stress & energy management app, has raised $1 million in seed funding from business angels. The company plans to utilize the funding from the seed round to launch the next version of their app.Founded in 2014 by co-founders Alexander Lyskovsky, Jane Smorodnikova and Pavel Pravdin, Welltory’s stress and energy management app let users see how lifestyle changes - morning meditation, working from home, or a diet change - affect
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Swisslog Healthcare Acquires Pharmacy Automation Solution Talyst
Swisslog Healthcare, a supplier of medication supply chain solutions and services, has acquired Talyst Systems, LLC, a pharmacy automation solution for hospitals and long-term care facilities. For Swisslog Healthcare, this acquisition creates an unmatched portfolio of inpatient and outpatient pharmacy solutions that transforms health systems’ performance. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.Talyst’s AutoCarousel, AutoPack and AutoSecure Storage Solutions represents the
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Buoy Health Lands $6.7M to Expand AI-Powered Symptom Checker to Providers, Payers
Buoy Health, a Boston, MA-based digital health startup has raised $6.7M in Series A funding led by F-Prime Capital Partners and an undisclosed strategic investor. The round also included participation from FundRx, Jack Connors, and other angel investors.Formed out of the Harvard Innovation Laboratory in 2014, Buoy Health’s artificial intelligence-powered online symptom and cure checker leverages an intelligent algorithm backed by medical data to diagnose patients. Designed to resemble an
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eClinicalWorks Exchanges Over 2 Million Documents Through the Carequality
eClinicalWorks announced they have exchanged over two million documents through the Carequality Interoperability Framework in the past year. The seamless real-time data transfer between disparate systems facilitates coordination of care between providers in various care settings and ensures they have more complete and accurate patient information at the point of care.eClinicalWorks’ partnership with Carequality provides its customers with access to patient data across disparate systems.
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Community Hospital Anderson Goes Live on Imprivata’s Biometric Solution
Community Hospital Anderson of Indiana has gone live on Imprivata PatientSecureas part of its efforts to address the patient misidentification crisis. Imprivata PatientSecure creates a 1:1 link between patients and their unique medical records using biometric identification. Patients utilize biometrics at registration to immediately display their electronic medical record, ensuring secure and efficient delivery of the best possible care.According to the 2016 National Patient Misidentification
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Dreamit Health Appoints Adam Dakin As Managing Director of Health
Digital health startup accelerator and venture fund Dreamit Health has appointed Adam Dakin as the new Managing Director of Health. In his new role as Managing Director, Dakin will focus on the development and acceleration of cutting-edge early stage digital health medical startups from around the world.Prior to joining Dreamit, Adam served as CEO of PhotoSonix Medical, a company he co-founded that is developing a consumer device for acne. Previously, he served as the CEO of Bioconnect Systems
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Zynx Health Unveils FHIR API to Deliver Evidence-Based Content for Enhanced Care
Zynx Health, a provider of evidence- and experience-based clinical improvement solutions has launched the availability of Zynx Health API, which provides access to Zynx content in the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard format. The Zynx Health API enables solution developers to easily integrate evidence-based clinical content across the patient care journey, driving improved clinical and financial outcomesAs healthcare moves to risk-based alternative payment models that
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SERMO Launches Drug Ratings Search by FDA-Approved Indications for Physicians
SERMO, a global social network for physicians has added a new feature to its Drug Ratings platform that enables physicians to search for and research prescription drugs by FDA-approved indications. Developed by SERMO and SERMO physicians, Drug Ratings gives physicians a clinical decision support tool where they can research, rate, and share their direct experience on specific drugs. With this new feature, physicians can evaluate different classes of drugs against each other for treating specific
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Despite ACA Uncertainty, 80% of Providers Believe in Future of Population Health Management
A recent Health Catalyst survey finds that despite uncertainty around the effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), 80 percent of healthcare executives stand firm on their population health strategy to address the quality and cost of healthcare. According to a July survey of 199 US healthcare executives by Health Catalyst. Sixty-eight percent of healthcare executives reported that PHM is “very important” to their healthcare delivery strategy during the next two years, while
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