Private equity firm Pamplona Capital Management announced that they have entered an agreement to acquire Alpharetta, GA-based MedAssets for $2.7 billion in cash. The MedAssets-Pamplona transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2016, pending receipt of customary approvals, including certain regulatory approvals and expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. The transaction also is subject to customary closing conditions, including the
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Cleveland Clinic, Candescent Health Partner to Transform Radiology Care
Cleveland Clinic and Candescent Health have formed a multi-year partnership aimed at transforming radiology care, with a goal to improve healthcare value through defined quality standards, enhanced workflow processes and the creation of an efficient, nationwide cloud-based radiology network.
As part of this new collaboration, Cleveland Clinic will assist Candescent Health in developing new, clinically focused products that will improve the productivity, efficiency and diagnostic performance
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AdvantageCare Physicians Earns HIMSS Analytics EMRAM Stage 6 Award
AdvantageCare Physicians (ACP), the multispecialty physician practice group and partner of EmblemHealth, has been recognized by HIMSS Analytics for reaching Stage 6 on the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption ModelSM (EMRAM). EMRAM is a methodology for evaluating the progress and impact of electronic medical record systems for ambulatory facilities in the HIMSS AnalyticsTM database.
Ambulatory sites track their progress in completing eight stages (0-7), with Stage 7 — an advanced
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Sunquest Parent Company Acquires CliniSys and Atlas Medical
On Monday, Sunquest Information Systems Inc. announced that its parent company, Roper Technologies Inc., has acquired both CliniSys Group Ltd., one of the largest European suppliers of laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and Atlas Medical, a leading provider of clinical process and connectivity solutions in the U.S. Both acquisitions will expand Roper's healthcare IT capabilities to connect laboratories to the community on a global basis
"Our mission is to make healthcare smarter
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HealthTap Expands Its 24/7 Query-to-Cure Experience Globally
HealthTap, a digital health company that provides 24/7 query-to-cure individualized care with a network of more than 73k doctors, announced that its Health Operating SystemTM (HOPES)TM is now available for hospitals, clinics, and community-based programs worldwide. Designed to provide "always on" quality healthcare, HOPESTM service enables healthcare providers, large and small, to manage the care for patient populations efficiently and cost-effectively.
New Overseas
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Teladoc CEO Named 2015 Digital Healthcare Innovator of the Year
Teladoc CEO Jason Gorevic has been named Digital Healthcare Innovator of the Year by Healthegy, an organization focused on improving and innovating healthcare and the host of the Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit in Boston.
The company is the first telehealth company to go public in July 2015 and recently completed its 1 millionth telehealth visit. To date, more than 12.5 million U.S. members are connected to Teladoc’s network of over 2,000 board-certified, state-licensed physicians and
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Mount Sinai, Livongo Health Launches Diabetes Management Program in NYC
Mount Sinai Health System and Livongo Health, a Chicago-based consumer digital health company, today announced the launch of a comprehensive diabetes management program in the NYC. The program, already available to Mount Sinai employees, combines the Livongo for Diabetes solution with the clinical capabilities of the Mount Sinai Clinical Diabetes Institute and the Mount Sinai’s Diabetes and Cardiovascular Alliance to offer a comprehensive health management solution to patients with diabetes. The
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AMA, MedStar Health Partner to Drive Improvements in EHR Usability
In an effort to promote transparency around how EHRs are designed and user-tested, and drive improvements in clinician support and patient safety, the American Medical Association (AMA) and MedStar Health’s National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare have developed a comparative EHR User-Centered Design Evaluation Framework that shows a lack of focus among regulators and industry on user-centered design and usability testing.
EHR User-Centered Design Evaluation Framework Overview
The
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Healthcare Internet of Things Market to Reach $163B by 2020
The global healthcare Internet of Things (IoT) market is expected to grow from $32 billion in 2015 to $163. billion by 2020, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 38.1%, according to a new market report by MarketandMarkets. North America is expected to be the largest market on the basis of market size and digital health advancements.
Defining Healthcare Internet of Things (IoT)
The IoT in Healthcare terminology is used to define the implementation of the IoT-based technology solutions
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Mobile EMS to ED Response App Twiage Wins 2015 New Ventures Healthcare Challenge
Atlanta-based Twiage, a Blueprint Health company that enables seamless EMS to ED care transitions using mobile technology has been selected by Cleveland Clinic Innovations as the winner of its prestigious 3rd New Ventures Healthcare Challenge at the 2015 Medical Innovation Summit on Monday.
Founded in 2013, Twiage is a comprehensive, interoperable prehospital communication system that delivers real-time situational awareness of incoming ambulances to busy Emergency Departments. Paramedics
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