A $100 million Epic implementation for Lifespan, Rhode Island’s largest health system has resulted in eroding cash flow and bond rating, according to Moody’s Investors analysts. The rating agency gave the health system a negative financial outlook and downgraded their rating to Baa2- only two levels away from junk status, Modern Healthcare reports.
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The Future of Biosensing Wearables Report by Rock Health
The Future of Biosensing Wearables research report by Rock Health encompasses an in-depth review of the current landscape of wearables, how products evolve into narrower use cases (by improving functionality, reliability, and convenience), and business models for wearable companies in the face of technology giants Apple and Samsung moving aggressively into digital health.
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Dell,Texas A&M Health Science Center Team Up to Create Health Technology Academy
Dell and Texas A&M Health Science Center (TAMHSC) have announced the creation of a health technology academy to provide customized information technology education to the ever-evolving health professions workforce. The pioneering collaboration will empower current and future caregivers to improve patient outcomes through enhanced health information technology practices.
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Smart Health Hero by LyfeChannel Wins Code-a-Palooza Challenge
Smart Health Hero by LyfeChannel of San Carlos, California was announced the winner of the second annual Code-a-Palooza challenge during the 2014 Health Datapalooza. The team develped a new electronic tool designed to help patients and their families use Medicare claims data to make health care choices. Fifty-six developers submitted proposals to Code-a-Palooza for new visualization tools that help consumers use the 2012 Medicare Provider Payment data released by the Centers for Medicare &
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Availity Acquires RevPoint to Enable Enhanced Patient Access Tools
Availity's acquisition of RevPoint addresses demand for improved reimbursement management tools; simplifies “up-front” payment processes for providers and their patients.
Availity, provider of health information networks, today announced it has acquired Nashville, Tennessee-based RevPoint Healthcare Technologies, an innovative provider of revenue cycle tools that increase patient collections at the beginning of the revenue cycle process.
Unlike traditional collection tools developed to
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Validic Expands Their Digital Health Ecosystem With New Clients & Integration Partners
Validic, the healthcare technology platform for accessing digital health data, announced today the addition of several new clients and integration partners, as they continue to expand and grow their global digital health marketplace.
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2 in 5 Physicians Believe Digital Health Will Improve Patient Outcomes
Two in five physicians agreed that using digital health technology to communicate with patients will improve patient outcomes, according to data from Manhattan Research's Taking the Pulse® U.S. 2014 study. The study found more than a third of physicians said that they had been evaluated or rewarded based on metrics measuring cost of treatment, patient outcomes or referrals over the past year. The Taking the Pulse® U.S. 2014 was fielded online among 3,066 U.S. practicing physicians in Q1 2014.
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2014 Wireless Innovation Project Winners Announced by Vodafone Americas Foundation
The Vodafone Americas Foundation™ today announced winners of its sixth annual Wireless Innovation Project, a competition where entrepreneurs, creators and developers from universities, NGOs (non-governmental organizations) and non-profits are invited to submit innovations that make a difference in the world under the theme of “mobile for good.” Winners were named during a ceremony at the Social Innovation Summit 2014 held May 28-29 at the United Nations Plaza in New York City.
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SAP Accelerates Genomic Data Research with Strategic Collaborations With Stanford School of Medicine and GA4GH
SAP AG today announced a strategic collaboration with Stanford School of Medicine to research the contribution of genetics, environmental exposures, behavior and other factors to disease susceptibility using the power of the SAP HANA® platform. The company also announced its participation in the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, a council of industry leaders working toward accelerating worldwide efforts to responsibly share and analyze large amounts of genomic and clinical data.
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Aver Informatics Raises $8.5 Million to Simplify the Healthcare Reimbursement Process
Aver Informatics – a data management platform that simplifies the healthcare reimbursement process – announced today that it has received $8.5 million in Series A funding led by Drive Capital and GE Ventures. Additionally, Aver has secured two additional customers: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Molina Healthcare.“For the last three-plus years, we’ve been working hard to create a sustainable change in healthcare. Today is a pivotal moment for us that will help transform the
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