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Propeller Health, Aptar Partner To Develop Connected Metered Dose Inhaler

by HITC Staff 02/25/2016 Leave a Comment

Propeller Health

Digital health company Propeller Health is teaming up with Aptar Pharma (Aptar) to develop  the world's first integrated connected metered dose inhaler (cMDI), with an integrated sensor and a novel electronic dose counter. The device is currently available for licensing and is expected to enter clinical studies later this year. Connected Metered Dose Inhaler Development Details Pressurized MDIs are the most common type of inhaler device on the market today, with over 600 million units
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GE Healthcare, Netsmart, Others Adopt Carequality Interoperability Framework

by HITC Staff 02/25/2016 Leave a Comment

athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, Epic, NextGen Healthcare, Surescripts First to Adopt Interoperability Framework

Carequality, an initiative of The Sequoia Project, announced five new adopters of the Carequality Interoperability Framework: Coordinated Care Oklahoma, GE Healthcare, Kno2, Netsmart, and OneRecord. These new Carequality adopters represent the diversity of the larger Carequality community – large and small, HIE and consumer access platform. The organizations join athenahealth®, eClinicalWorks, Epic, NextGen Healthcare and Surescripts in contracting to implement the comprehensive
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ResMed Scoops Up Home Health Software Brightree for $800M

by HITC Staff 02/25/2016 Leave a Comment

RESMED to acquire Propeller Health

ResMed a medical device company and innovator in sleep-disordered breathing and respiratory care has acquired business management and clinical software applications for the post-acute care Brightree for $800M in cash. This acquisition adds to ResMed's global leadership in connected healthcare solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, ResMed will fund the acquisition primarily with debt. Brightree reported net sales of approximately $113 million and EBITDA of about $43 million in 2015.  On
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Senate Health Commitee Confirms New FDA Head Dr. Robert Califf

by HITC Staff 02/24/2016 Leave a Comment

FDA Commissioner nominee Califf testifies at nomination hearing in Washington

Senate health committee today confirmed President Obama's nominee Dr. Robert Califf to be the new commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a vote of 89 to 4. The vote comes after over a month of opposition from Senate over the FDA's response to prescription painkiller abuse. Dr. Califf, a cardiologist and clinical researcher from Duke University, has been a consultant to drug companies was meet with resistance from Democrats who felt his ties to drug companies would be a
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First Databank Unveils OrderSpace to Enhance Medication Ordering in CPOE

by HITC Staff 02/24/2016 Leave a Comment

First Databank

FDB (First Databank), a provider of clinical drug knowledge that improves medication-related decisions and patient outcomes has announced the release of FDB OrderSpace™, a web-based solution that enables customization of medication ordering content in CPOE systems. The McKesson Paragon® electronic health record is the first to deploy FDB OrderSpace with the goal of making ordering medications easier and more satisfying for clinicians. FDB OrderSpace is a web-based software tool that enables
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What Benefits Do Health IT Professionals Want Most?

by HITC Staff 02/23/2016 Leave a Comment

What Benefits Do Health IT Professionals Want Most?

As the healthcare industry continues to grow, so does the need for health IT talent. The question is, how do you attract this talent in today’s increasingly competitive job market? The answer is simple: offer a competitive benefits package comprised of the benefits and perks that health IT workers want most. The infographic below, compiled by HealthITJobs.com, a free job search resource for health IT professionals, shares findings from its 2016 Health IT Job Perk Report. The report covers
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Castlight Launches Partnership with Behavioral Health Platform MyStrength

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castlight health

Health benefits platform provider Castlight Health and myStrength, Inc., a recognized leader in computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT), announced an agreement to integrate myStrength’s CCBT as a value added offering into Castlight’s behavioral health solution Elevate. Castlight Elevate helps employees working through conditions such as depression, anxiety, substance use disorder, insomnia, and stress. myStrength is one of most recent and deepest integrations into the Castlight platform
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eClinicalWorks Enters Acute Care Market, Launches Cloud-centric Platform 10i

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eClinicalWorks EHR

After securing $100 million in international business in 2015, ambulatory EHR provider eClinicalWorks today announced its entrance into the acute care market with its latest product – eClinicalWorks 10i. The cloud-centric platform creates a unified record across in-patient, out-patient and allied health settings. Available in 2017, the initial release of the acute care platform will focus on enterprise operations functionality, including inventory management, support for emergency and operating
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Report: Activity Tracker Market to Top 87M by 2021

by HITC Staff 02/23/2016 Leave a Comment

66% of Americans Would Use Mobile Health Apps to Manage Their Health

Activity tracker shipment totals is expected to top 87 million in 2021 as these devices, from players including Fitbit, Xiaomi, Jawbone, Misfit (Fossil), and many others, according to a recent report from ABI research. The report reveals activity tackers will continue to lead consumers into the emerging wearable wireless connected health and wellbeing market. Despite the increasing popularity of activity trackers, the medical device market still awaits the shift to connected devices that has
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drchrono Delivers All-inclusive Mobile EHR Experience

by HITC Staff 02/22/2016 Leave a Comment

drchrono

Direct Urgent Care has implemented drchrono EHR to support its growing urgent care business and its new facility opening today in Mountain View, CA. Today, doctors are moving their practice to a more mobile environment and want to help their staff manage patient information directly from an iPad. Direct Urgent Care has embraced this vision and drchrono worked closely with them to design a unique mobile EHR solution that meets the needs of its growing urgent care medical facility network. Over
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