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Telehealth Provider Teladoc Raises $50M in Equity Funding

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Telehealth Provider Teladoc

Telehealth provider Teladoc has announced it has secured a $50 million round of equity funding led by Palo Alto-based Jafco Ventures, a leading technology venture capital firm. This cash fusion will further reinforce Teladoc’s leadership position and support the acceleration of its robust growth strategy. Teladoc will continue to pursue growth organically and through additional strategic partnerships and targeted acquisitions. The company is anticipating record-setting growth in January 2015
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Patient Deception: Half of Patients Have Knowingly Deceived a Doctor

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The reality of patient deception in the doctor-patient relationship is real. In fact,  half of patients admit to deceiving a doctor or other healthcare professional, according to an online survey of 3,075 American patients conducted by EHR selection group Software Advice. One-quarter of patients admitted to giving incorrect information or omitting information about their health at least “sometimes.” Another one-quarter of patients “rarely” withhold information, and half say they have “never”
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Employee Digital Health Platform Jiff Closes $18M Series B Round

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Employee Digital Health Platform Jiff Launches Consumer Driven Digital Health Platform

Employee digital health platform Jiff today announced an $18 million Series B round led by Venrock. Jiff provides an enterprise solution for self-insured employers to connect to and manage hundreds of innovative digital health tools, and provides each employee an individualized health incentives program through an addictive mobile experience. “With founders James Currier and Stan Chudnovsky behind them, Jiff also has the best engagement and product design team we have ever seen in healthcare
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TigerText Announces Secure Texting Integration with Major EHRs

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TigerText Secure Messaging

TigerText, the leader in secure, real-­‐time secure messaging for the enterprise, today announced integrations with major EHRs including Cerner and PointClickCare, making it the most widely integrated secure texting platform available. Health care providers are integrating TigerText into their EHR systems to extend the platform capabilities beyond the desktop and provide a secure vehicle for sharing patient information from the EHR to smartphones in a HIPAA-­‐compliant way. Prior to
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ONC’s Chief Scientist Doug Fridsma, M.D. Resigns

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ONC's Chief Scientist Doug Fridsma, M.D Steps Down

In a note to ONC staff, Karen DeSalvo announced that ONC Chief Scientist Doug Fridsma, M.D., Ph.D. will be stepping down to become the new President and CEO of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA). Fridsma is responsible for the creation of the Standards & Interoperability Framework to ensure technical standards and specifications are in place to support the development and success of a fully functional nationwide health IT ecosystem. Prior to the creation of the S & I
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Healthline Launches HealthData Engine to Harness Unstructured Data

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Healthline Launches HealthData Engine to Harness Unstructured Data

Healthline, provider of intelligent health information and technology solutions, today launched its HealthData Engine to harness the power of structured and unstructured data to improve outcomes and reduce costs. The new big data analytics platform leverages the company’s market-leading HealthTaxonomy, advanced clinical natural language processing (NLP) technologies and semantic analysis to turn patient data into actionable insights. How It Works According to IDC Health Insights, more than 80
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WebMD Updates Healthy Target Behavior Change Program

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WebMD Updates Updates Healthy Target Behavior Change Program

New features include seamless connectivity with Apple HealthKit and iHealth blood pressure devices, video tutorials, and other content enhancements WebMD has announced new features and functionality for its Healthy Target behavior change program that connects seamlessly with Apple’s HealthKit and provides users with powerful new ways to capture, visualize and understand health information from a broad range of biometric devices. WebMD’s Healthy Target, included within WebMD's flagship
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Infographic: Rise of the Digital Patient

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Infographic: Rise of the Digital Patient

The digital patient is here. From pre-screening potential doctors to viewing their treatment information and tracking their fitness/health data, the digital patient is increasingly embracing mobile health to improve their well-being. Check out the latest infographic from CDW Healthcare to learn about the right of the digital patient. 
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Cognizant To Acquire TriZetto for $2.7 Billion In Cash

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Cognizant Acquires TriZetto for $2.7 Billion In Cash

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. said Monday that it agreed to acquire TriZetto Corp. for $2.7 billion in cash to gain more market share in healthcare technology services, WSJ reports. The combined company will have more than $3 billion in healthcare revenue, as well as an additional $1.5 billion in potential revenue over the next five years. Currently, healthcare accounts for 26% of Cognizant's revenue totaling $8.84 billion last year. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter. 
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9th Annual National Health IT Week Kicks Off Today

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9th Annual National Health IT Week Kicks Off

From Sept. 15-19, 2014, healthcare industry and policy stakeholders will convene for the Ninth Annual National Health IT Week, a collaborative forum for public and private healthcare constituents to discuss the value of health information technology (IT) for the U.S. healthcare system. Key events this week include: Monday 2014 Annual Consumer Health IT Summit - The 2014 Consumer Health IT Summit will bring together federal and private sector leaders working to enable consumers to be better
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