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Cartoon: Why Big Pharma Can’t Innovate with mHealth

by Jasmine Pennic 07/11/2014 Leave a Comment

Cartoon:_Why Big Pharma Can't Innovate to mHealth

David Doherty, CoFounder & Director at 3G Doctor recently published this satire comic shown below that highlights the reasons why big pharma is failing to innovate with mhealth.  In his recent article regarding the obsession with the 'random controlled trail' approach to mHealth, Doherty states,
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Cigna Reaches 100 ACO Goal, Signs 11 Agreements in 7 States

by Jasmine Pennic 07/10/2014 Leave a Comment

Cigna Reaches 100 ACO Goal

Cigna has announced it has successfully reached its 100 Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) goal established in 2012. Effective Jul 1, Cigna entered into 11 arrangements in seven states, thus taking its ACO arrangements to 100. Cigna will serve one million customers through these ACOs. The new agreements have been entered with Northeast Medical Group (NEMG) in Connecticut, Harbin Clinic and Physician Performance Network of Georgia/Tenet in Georgia, Presence Health Partners in Illinois,
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Archiac Pagers and Lack of Secure Text Messaging Costs Average Hospital More Than $1.75M Annually

by Jasmine Pennic 07/09/2014 Leave a Comment

Secure Text Messaging Imprivata

Inefficient communication during critical clinical workflows such as patient admissions, emergency response team coordination and patient transfers costs the average U.S. hospital about $1.75 million annually, according to a new report from Imprivata® and the Ponemon Institute. Titled “The Imprivata Report on the Economic Impact of Inefficient Communications in Healthcare,” the report finds that a significant amount of time is wasted during these workflows—primarily due to the inefficiency of
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Infographic: Rx for Doctor Disconnect

by Jasmine Pennic 07/09/2014 Leave a Comment

Rx for Doctor Disconnect_Infographic_Voalte

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, nearly 90% of physicians are using smartphones, but only a tenth of our hospitals are offering a secure texting solution at their facilities. So how can physicians become engaged when they are struggling to communicate with the rest of their team?    The infographic visualization created by Voalte highlights the doctor disconnect trend by exploring the key issues and risks contributing to poor physician engagement. 
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KLAS Report Reveals Clearinghouse Vendor Services Is Key to Provider Satisfaction

by Jasmine Pennic 07/08/2014 Leave a Comment

Best in KLAS 2014

A new clearinghouse report indicates that service and support play a larger role than tools sets in provider satisfaction, contrary to the commonly held perception. This and other key findings were revealed in the latest KLAS report, entitled "Ambulatory Clearinghouse 2014: Choosing between Strong Performers." "This is the first time we compared provider feedback about ambulatory clearinghouse vendors from large and small practices," said report author Jared Dowland. "Our interviews
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iPatientCare Updates Its Wearable EHR App for Google Glass Functionality

by Jasmine Pennic 07/08/2014 1 Comment

iPatientCare Updates Its Wearable EHR App for Google Glass

iPatientCare, Inc., provider of cloud based ambulatory EHR, Integrated Practice Management and Patient Portal Solutions, announced an updated version of its native miGlass the first Wearable EHR App for Google Glass. The new Glassware technology extends the functionality to the iPad, Android and web to Google Glass, giving physicians access to patient records at the point of care without having to look away from their patients.  "Medication Adherence and other health behaviors are often the
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7 Questions To Ask Before Choosing A Patient Portal Solution

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7 Questions To Ask Before Choosing A Patient Portal Solution

IT’S NO SECRET that patient engagement is critical to achieve Meaningful Use, increase patient satisfaction, lower hospital operating costs and promote higher usage of better data. With a bevy of vendors offering patient portal solutions, it can be challenging for a hospital to know where to start. Choosing an efficient patient portal solution can be a daunting task and can cost you big without proper research. By asking the right questions and connecting the right stakeholders, you can ensure
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Pfizer Forms a Strategic Alliance with CliniWorks to Develop Population Health Management Platform

by Jasmine Pennic 07/07/2014 Leave a Comment

Develop Population Health Management Platform

CliniWorks today announced a strategic alliance between and Pfizer Inc.to jointly advance the parties’ respective capabilities in working with healthcare provider organizations to identify and close clinical or quality gaps to improve population health. The two companies are partnering to develop a population health management platform solution that leverages CliniWorks’ technologies in disparate data aggregation and Natural Language Processing (which interprets free text information) of
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46% of Hospitals with A Basic EHR Engaged in Health Information Exchange

by Jasmine Pennic 07/03/2014 Leave a Comment

Hospitals with A Basic EHR Engaged in Health Information Exchanges

46% of hospitals with a basic EHR engaged in health information exchanges, according to a new study published in Healthcare: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation. Overall, the study found that 30% of U.S. hospitals engaged in health information exchanges with unaffiliated providers with a large variation in state-level participation with some states achieving more than 70% participation (Rhode Island, Delaware and Vermont) and others with minimal participation, iHealthBeat reports.
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VA Selects Accenture Division for $162M VistA EHR Contract

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VA Selects Accenture Division for $162M VistA EHR Contract

The Department of Veterans Affairs has selected ASM Research, a division of Accenture for a three-year $162 million contract to modernize the VistA EHR. ASM Research will provide software development, technical architecture and training to improve data sharing interoperability for VA clinicians.  "The VA's ability to improve data interoperability will have a dramatic effect on the VA's provision of the quality of care, patient safety and health care outcomes," said John Fraser, ASM Research's
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