Pathway, a home health, palliative care, hospice and private duty organization in the San Francisco Bay Area has selected Epic's EHR to improve home-based care for patients and their families. As part of the implementation, the new EHR system will instantly connect Pathways to the largest group of hospitals and physicians nationwide.The Epic EHR went live on November 1, connecting Pathways to almost 2,000 hospitals and over 34,000 clinics nationwide. Better data exchange capabilities with
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MOCACARE Unveils FDA-Approved Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor
MOCACARE, a Silicon Valley based company has launched MOCACuff, a FDA-approved wireless blood pressure monitor that fits comfortably on the wrist. Priced at $69.99, MOCACuff is the second product in the MOCACARE line that makes it easy to incorporate blood pressure monitoring into your everyday routine and receive instant, actionable insights to improve your health.MOCACARE first product, MOCAheart device uses thumb scans to measure heart rate, blood oxygen levels, and pulse wave velocity - a
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ContextMedia Acquires AccentHealth To Boost Healthcare Decision Platform
ContextMedia, a healthcare decision platform has acquired AccentHealth, a patient education at the point of care platform in an all-cash purchase. The acquisition will make ContextMedia the largest healthcare decision platform at the point of care in the United States to power 500 million outpatient consultations a year.The company projects that it will have market share in seventy percent of all practices in the U.S. by 2020.Founded in 2006 by Rishi Shah and Shradha Agarwal, ContextMedia
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Stasis Labs Lands $5M for Cloud-based Vitals Monitoring System
Stasis Labs, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of cloud-powered vital monitoring system has raised $5M in seed financing led by RTP-HC, the healthcare-focused investment arm of RTP Ventures, with participation from Wonder Ventures, Techstars Ventures, and others. Founded in 2015, Dinesh Seemakurty got the idea for the startup after his grandfather was admitted to the hospital in India. His grandfather later prematurely passed away when doctors missed a deterioration in his vital signs due to a
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Cambia Health, Mosiac Health Partner to Launch Echo Health Ventures
Cambia Health Solutions and Mosiac Health Solutions have teamed up to launch Echo Health Ventures, a partnership that combines the proven digital health investment expertise of both organizations to scale funding in existing innovative solutions. Together, Echo Ventures will work to build successful new digital health companies to deliver value that is responsive to systems, providers and consumers. The healthcare system is facing a crisis – nearly 20% of Americans lack access to basic care and
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CareCloud Lands $31.5M for Cloud-based Practice Management EHR Platform
Cloud-based practice management EHR provider CareCloud has raised $31.5 million in Series C funding led by Blue Cloud Ventures with participation from The PNC Financial Services Group and First Data Corporation. The company plans to utilize the latest round of funding to scale its team and its clinical and revenue cycle management platform to help physician practices modernize the patient experience and deliver value-based care. CareCloud supports medical practices through a flexible and
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Westchester Medical Launches Precision Medicine Initiative for Personalized Cancer Treatment
Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), a provider of advanced medical care in New York’s Hudson Valley is teaming up with Philips to launch a new precision medicine initiative for personalized cancer treatment. As part of the precision medicine initiative, WMCHealth will use Philips’ IntelliSpace Genomics solution to integrate large-scale genomic analysis with extensive patient clinical data, to provide a comprehensive patient view for precision-tailored treatment. With base
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GE, Houston Texans to Fund 2-Year Concussion Telemedicine Pilot
The Houston Texans and GE are teaming up with the Houston Methodist Concussion Center to fund a two-year concussion telemedicine pilot to bring specialized concussion care to student athletes at 19 rural school districts in Texas. As part of the pilot, when a student athlete is injured in a game or practice with a suspected concussion, a Houston Methodist athletic trainer will go to the school or training facility to administer a comprehensive concussion evaluation, including a neurologic and
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Mercy Earns Epic’s Accreditation & Elite EHR User Status
Mercy, the nation’s fifth largest Catholic health system has been recognized at one of the highest possible levels by Epic – the Wisconsin-based EHR provider – as part of its Gold Stars program. The recognition comes on the heels of Mercy earning, for a second year, Epic’s accreditation to extend EHR services to other hospitals and clinics. Mercy is Epic’s only client to achieve both accreditation and this exceptional Gold Stars level. The distinction was measured by Mercy’s adoption of nearly
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Study: Integration of eICU Telemedicine Program Improves Patient Outcomes
As the adoption and growth of the ICU telemedicine increases, more research is being conducted to analyze operational factors that affect patient outcomes. Philips has announced its involvement in a study appearing in CHEST that shows ICUs that were more fully integrated with the remote team were associated with shorter lengths of ICU and hospital stays. This suggests that more teamwork and direct intervention allows for quicker patient intervention to manage evolving instability and prevent
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