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ONC Strips EHR Certifications for 2 Versions of SkyCare

by Jasmine Pennic 09/03/2015 Leave a Comment

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On Tuesday, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has decertified two versions of SkyCare 4.2, developed by Platinum Health Information System, Inc., previously certified as products that may be used as part of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. According to the ONC, two version of Skycare 4.2 has failed ailure to respond and participate in routine surveillance requests by InfoGard Laboratories Inc. (InfoGard), an ONC Authorized
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Voalte Raises $17M to Improve Hospital Communication with Smartphones

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Voalte

Voalte, a Sarasota, FL-based company that develops smartphone alternatives that simplify caregiver communication has raised $17 million in Series D funding led by Ascension Ventures, Cerner Capital, Inc., an affiliate of Cerner Corporation, and Bedford Funding. The funding will be utilize to sustain triple-digit growth trajectory as revenues grew by 250 percent year-over-year in the second quarter, due in large part to continual product innovation as well as a rapidly expanding customer base.
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Doctor On Demand Named Preferred Telehealth Provider for Blue Cross Minnesota

by Jasmine Pennic 09/02/2015 Leave a Comment

Doctor on Demand

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota has named Doctor on Demand the healthcare plan's preferred telehealth service provider, starting in 2016. Beginning January 1, 2016, a Doctor On Demand video visit will be an affordable and convenient telehealth option for Blue Cross members, as an extension of the provider network. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is the first Blues plan to select Doctor On Demand as a preferred provider of telehealth services and has named Doctor On Demand as an
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Mayo Clinic, Hootsuite Debuts Social Media Training Credential for Clinicians

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Mayo Clinic Study Reveals Patient Portals Had Little impact on Face to Face Visits

Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media (MCCSM) and Hootsuite, a widely used platform for managing social media has debut a new social media training credential for medical and health care professionals. The training certification program is being launched at the first international Health Care and Social Media Summit presented by Mayo Clinic in Brisbane Australia, September 1-2. Social Media Training Credential Details The training program developed by Hootsuite and Mayo Clinic will teach
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Medfusion Raises $3M to Advance Mobile Strategy for Patient Engagement

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Medfusion, Inc., a patient engagement platform dedicated to facilitating the relationship between doctors and patients has raised $3 million in funding from two Durham, N.C.-based venture capital firms. Medfusion has evolved from a patient portal business into a robust patient engagement platform, complete with a new portal interface, a patient-focused revenue cycle offering—Medfusion Pay—and the introduction of Medfusion’s first consumer mobile application, Medfusion Plus. This new mobile
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Glooko Launches Office Kiosk for In-Clinic Diabetes Care

by Jasmine Pennic 09/01/2015 Leave a Comment

Glooko Office Kiosk for Diabetes In-Care

Glooko Inc., a unified platform for diabetes management, today announced the official launch of its “Glooko Office Kiosk” package to redefine in-clinic diabetes care experience for patients with diabetes and healthcare professionals by bringing insights that drive teachable moments to patient-clinician interactions For the first time, Glooko Office Kiosk enables diabetes data from popular blood glucose meters, insulin pumps, and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) to be synced to an Android
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8 Recent Trends on How Millennials Shop for Healthcare

by Jasmine Pennic 08/31/2015 Leave a Comment

Millennials overtook Baby Boomers this year as the largest living generation; and while Baby Boomers may currently consume most healthcare resources, the move to value-based care and increased focus on prevention is driving healthcare providers to better understand and reach Millennial patients.  As part of its ongoing research on the changing practice of the art of medicine, Nuance Communications, Inc. today released new data on generational patient behaviors and the slideshare
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81% Of Healthcare Orgs Have Been Compromised By Cyber-Attacks In Past 2 Years

by Jasmine Pennic 08/28/2015 Leave a Comment

Security Breach

81 percent of health care executives say that their organizations have been compromised by at least one malware, botnet, or other cyber-attack during the past two years, according to the 2015 KPMG Healthcare Cybersecurity Survey. In fact, only half feel that they are adequately prepared in preventing attacks.  In polling 223 chief information officers, chief technology officers, chief security officers and chief compliance officers at health care providers and health plans, KPMG found the
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3 Benefits of Telehealth Kiosks for Health Systems, Employers & Retailers

by Jasmine Pennic 08/27/2015 Leave a Comment

American Well Telehealth Kiosks

  Telehealth kiosks are rapidly becoming a key part of national employer healthcare programs, retail healthcare, and health system outreach strategies, according to telehealth provider American Well. In fact, consultancy IHS projects the U.S. market for healthcare kiosks will rise from roughly 10,000 kiosks in 2015 to over 36,000 annually by 2020[i]. With American Well’s telehealth kiosks – the industry’s only kiosks that offer walk-in, unscheduled visits – patients anywhere can get
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Health Wildcatters Unveils Third Class of 10 Health Tech Startups

by Jasmine Pennic 08/26/2015 Leave a Comment

healthwildcatters

Health Wildcatters, a mentorship-driven healthcare seed accelerator has unveiled 10 new health IT companies selected to participate in the 2015 accelerator program. With the addition of these 10 healthcare startups, which comprise Health Wildcatters’ third class, the program’s portfolio totals 32 companies spanning the healthcare spectrum. “We couldn’t be more excited to work with this group,” said Hubert Zajicek, Health Wildcatters CEO. “All the companies demonstrated viable solutions to some
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