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Telemedicine Bill Could Save $1.8B Over 10 Years

by HITC Staff 02/03/2016 Leave a Comment

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The American Medical Association (AMA) today supported the bipartisan Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act to expand the use of telemedicine to achieve quality care for patients. The CONNECT for Health Act would: - Create a bridge program to help providers transition to the goals of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) and the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) through using telehealth and RPM without
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Fitbit Unveils Fitness Wristband, Fitbit Alta

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Fitbit, the leader in the connected health and fitness market, today introduced Fitbit Alta™ – a slim, sleek fitness wristband that can be personalized to fit your style, while advanced health and fitness features make tracking workouts effortless and deliver positive motivation to keep you moving. Fitbit Alta is designed with a satin finish, stainless steel body and features a line of stylish interchangeable bands in multiple popular colors and premium materials so you can find the right style
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Premier Granted Access to CMS Medicare Data To Drive Healthcare Transformation

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Healthcare improvement leader Premiere Inc. is the first organization to be approved by CMS to access its Virtual Research Data Center (VRDC) to develop innovations that drive healthcare transformation. By tapping into CMS's  VRDC, a virtual research environment, Premier will derive insights from privacy-protected Medicare data that are expected to result in the development of solutions to benefit patients and the healthcare system overall. As part of its approved research, Premier Insights,
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HITRUST Appoints Epic President Carl Dvorak to Board of Directors

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The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) has appointed Epic President Carol Dvorak to its Board of Directors in a move to strengthen its industry EHR engagement. He joins a board comprised of CISOs and CPOs representing many of the nation’s largest insurers and hospitals. As the original developer of several Epic applications, Mr. Dvorak is responsible for all technical and service areas and brings unique perspective and extensive skills in developing and supporting EHRs to HITRUST.
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71% of Consumers Would Use Health Monitoring Devices If Data Was Clinically Accurate

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71% of Consumers Would Use Health Monitoring Devices If Data Was Clinically Accurate

71 percent of adults would use a personal health monitoring device if it was clinically accurate, according to a national survey of 1,000 respondents commissioned by The Society for Participatory Medicine and healthcare technology company Biotricity Inc. The survey reveals that more than 8 out of 10 consumers (84 percent) believe that tracking their own health data with a clinically accurate health monitoring device will help improve their overall health. “Americans are tremendously in favor
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Cumberland Consulting Group Launches Performance Improvement Practice

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Cumberland Consulting Group, a leading healthcare strategic advisory, technology implementation and support services firm, has launch a performance improvement practice as part of the firm’s provider services portfolio. The practice will provide results-driven solutions to help healthcare providers improve margins, bend the cost curve and increase operating efficiencies. The practice’s comprehensive services will range from process redesign and workflow improvement to denial management and
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athenahealth Appoints Prakash Khot New Chief Technology Officer

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athenahealth, a provider of cloud-based EHR and practice management solutions for medical groups and health systems, today announced the appointment of Prakash Khot as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective January 25, 2016. He will report directly to Jonathan Bush, athenahealth’s CEO. In his new role, Mr. Khot will be responsible for leading all aspects of athenahealth’s technology vision and development. His primary focus will be advancing the overall direction and development of
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AHA, IBM Watson Health, Welltok Partner to Transform Heart Health

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The American Heart Association is teaming up with IBM Watson Health and Welltok to develop a first of its kind workplace health solution that leverages the cognitive computing power of IBM Watson. Powered by IBM Watson, AHA, IBM, and Welltok will create a new offering that combines AHA's science-based metrics and health assessments with cognitive analytics, delivered on Welltok's health optimization platform. The effort is intended to help alleviate the burden of cardiovascular diseases, which
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Top 10 Hacking Exposure Areas for Healthcare IT Systems

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Meditology Services, a professional services company specializing in IT solutions for healthcare organizations, announced new research based on a two year study from 2013-2015. As a follow up to this research endeavor, Meditology has released a white paper focused on ethical hacking, also known as penetration testing, and why it is a very effective way to test the security of healthcare information systems. The paper, "Hacking Healthcare: Real-world Healthcare Security Exposures from
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Specialty Pharmacy Launches Care Management App Powered by Patient IO

by HITC Staff 01/29/2016 Leave a Comment

Specialty Pharmacy Launches Care Management App Powered by Patient IO

Diplomat, the nation's largest independent specialty pharmacy launches AllMetRx, a new care management app powered by Patient IO. With AllMetRx™, real-time treatment data is captured by caregivers and patients to monitor adherence, side effects, and other pertinent clinical data which is shared with providers and stakeholders. The care coordination solution that can be integrated with any healthcare software system, including electronic health records and population health management
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