Allscripts has announced a definitive agreement to combine resources with private equity firm GI Partners in a joint venture that will acquire privately held post-acute care EHR provider Netsmart Technologies, Inc. This transaction creates the largest technology company exclusively dedicated to human services and post-acute care. The joint venture will combine the Allscripts Homecare™ business, which serves more than 30,000 home health, private duty and hospice clinicians in the
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Senate & House Committee Leaders Demand Answers on 316 Security Breaches on HealthCare.gov
Republican committee leaders in the Senate and House today asked the administration for information about the 316 security breaches on HealthCare.gov catalogued in a new report released by the nonpartisan government watchdog, the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Between October 2013 to March 2015, HealthCare.gov had 316 security incidents, including 41 which involved personally identifiable information.
The GAO reported that HHS does not have complete records of how many people these
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MIT Startup Offers Free Data Science License to Cancer Moonshot Initiative
In January, President Obama announced the Cancer Moonshot Initiative with Vice President Joe Biden declaring that one of its greatest challenges the effort will face is the siloed nature of clinical data. That call — to unify science, data and research results across the scientific community — resonated with Tamr, as that’s exactly what the Boston-based startup does daily for large enterprise organizations across industries.
Tamr, Inc. announced that it will extend its
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First FDA-Approved Medicine Using 3D Printing Technology Now Available to Public
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals today announced that SPRITAM® (levetiracetam) tablets, for oral suspension, is now available as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial onset seizures, myoclonic seizures and primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. SPRITAM is the first prescription drug product approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that is manufactured using 3D printing technology. This innovative product disintegrates in the mouth with a sip of liquid and offers a new
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Cerner Lands First First Global HealtheIntent Client with UK-based Wirral Partners
EHR giant Cerner, announced that Wirral Partners, an integrated primary and acute care system in the United Kingdom, will use Cerner's HealtheIntent℠ population health management platform to advance the Healthy Wirral program, an initiative focused on establishing new models of care for disease management and prevention. Wirral Partners through Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is Cerner’s first global HealtheIntent client.
HealtheIntent, a system-agnostic, near real-time
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Apple Unveils CareKit, Open Source Framework for Building Health Apps
At a launch event today, Apple unveiled CareKit™, a new open source platform designed to help health app developers enable people to actively manage their own medical conditions. iPhone® apps using CareKit make it easier for individuals to keep track of care plans and monitor symptoms and medication; providing insights that help people better understand their own health.
With the ability to share information with doctors, nurses or family members, CareKit apps help people take
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Healthcare Supply Chain Report Reveals Key Growth Segments in 2015
Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX) released fourth quarter 2015 data on distributed sales in both Medical Surgical (med-surg) and Clinical Laboratory (clin-lab) product segments in healthcare. The new GHX Market Intelligence “By the Numbers” quarterly report reported that the med-surg segment grew 4.4 percent in 2015 to $34.8B in volume and 4.7 percent growth to $9.1B in the fourth quarter compared to fourth quarter 2014 ($8.7B). Clin-lab decreased 1 percent to $1.92B in the fourth quarter
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Clarius Unveils Wireless, Handheld Ultrasound System with App for Physicians
This week , Clarius Mobile Health announced the debut of its wireless, handheld ultrasound scanner with a mobile app for iOS and Android smart devices. The device gives physicians the freedom to perform ultrasound exams anywhere, anytime. The Clarius ultrasound scanner is wireless and works with a mobile app that is compatible with most iOS and Android smart devices. With automated adjustments and an intuitive interface, the personal ultrasound device is designed to be carried around for quick
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Senate Health Committee Introduce Bill to Help FDA, NIH Attract Top Talent
The Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate health committee today introduced legislation to help the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) “attract top talent during this exciting time in science.”
The FDA and NIH Workforce Authorities Modernization Act, introduced today by Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) will also authorize the agencies to streamline coordination and cut red tape.
“There has
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Medsphere Unveils Mobile OpenVista EHR for Clinicians
Medsphere Systems Corporation, a provider of affordable and interoperable healthcare information technology (IT) solutions, today unveiled Mobile OpenVista® Enterprise (MOVE). MOVE liberates OpenVista EHR data from the desktop and enables physicians and clinical staff to work more effectively and efficiently. Derived from the proven VistA system developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Indian Health Service, OpenVista is a comprehensive EHR platform combining both clinical
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