Lexington, MA-based healthcare IT security company Imprivata, has launched Imprivata PatientSecure, a positive patient identification solution that uses palm vein biometrics to create a one-to-one link between patients and their correct medical record in their provider’s EHR system. Patient mis-identification is a growing national problem—on average 7 to 10% of patients are misidentified when their medical records are accessed. In addition, medical identity theft impacted more than 2 million
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New Self-Test Kit Can Detect Cancer and Prevent Heart Failure – with a Simple Prick of the Finger
Dr Now, a UK-based medical diagnostic and delivery mobile platform from Now Healthcare Group, has unveiled a self-test ‘tumor marker’ kits to help diagnose ovarian cancer and assess the severity of potential future heart failure. The self diagnosis test kits allow patients to administer a thorough blood test themselves, simply by pricking their finger and providing a small blood sample. Results are then returned to the patient within 24 hours of the sample being received by the Dr Now
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5 Tips for Helping Med Students Conquer Information Overload
The practice of medicine includes dealing with tons of information, from prescription drug updates to the latest evidence-based treatment guidelines. How does a med student keep current with disease, drug and guideline data while making rounds and learning the ropes of clinical care all at the same time?
With medical schools starting up again for the year, the physician-editors of DynaMed Plus offer their suggestions for med students. The DynaMed Plus editors are all MDs or DOs at
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Xerox To Acquire RSA Medical to Expand Healthcare Services Offerings
Xerox has announced a definitive agreement to acquire RSA Medical that will expand Xerox’s portfolio of healthcare service offerings to payers and life insurers using predictive analytics to enhance member outreach services aimed at improving overall population health. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The RSA Medical management team and its employees will remain with the company with Salviola leading operations and reporting to Rakowski.
RSA Medical is a leading provider
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How Samsung Is Enhancing Mobile Access to Personal Diabetes Data
This post is sponsored by Samsung Business.
Almost 30 million children and adults in the United States suffer from diabetes costing the healthcare industry more than $245 billion annually, according to the American Diabetes Association. Managing diabetes effectively requires daily ongoing management to keep blood sugar levels under control. People with diabetes interact with their insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system throughout the day and are looking for
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IMS Health Launches Global Thought Leadership App
IMS Health has launched an IMS Health Insights app that delivers the company’s extensive thought leadership materials from 19 major countries directly to Apple and Android tablet devices. Addressing the growing demand for easily accessible, global insights on critical healthcare topics, the new app enables decision makers in life sciences and healthcare to instantly locate and download IMS Health research and white papers that are based on the company’s extensive global information assets,
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Navigating Cancer Raises $10M to Expand Patient Engagement Platform
Navigating Cancer, a web-based patient care and engagement solution for cancer programs has raised $10 million in funding led by Merck Global Health Innovation Fund in syndicate with ORIX Healthcare Capital, including existing investor Rustic Canyon Partners. The capital will be utilized to expand its patient engagement platform and team.
Currently, Navigating Cancer partners with cancer programs nationwide and provides over a million cancer patients with a multi-faceted patient engagement
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Medsphere, Silver Hill Hospital Endorse Legislative Efforts to Improve Mental Health Care System
Medsphere Systems Corporation, a provider of affordable and flexible health IT platform solutions for mental health providers, and nationally recognized Silver Hill Hospital today voiced support for current efforts in Congress to overhaul America’s fractured mental health care system. Medsphere and Silver Hill see both the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015, recently introduced by Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and the companion Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act,
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Healthcare Analytics Market to Reach $18.7B by 2020
The global healthcare analytics market is expected to reach $18.7 Billion by 2020 from $5.8 Billion in 2015, according to a new market research report by MarketsandMarkets. Among end users, the healthcare providers segment is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during this forecast period. The demand in this market is highly driven by federal mandates such as the implementation of EHRs and ICD-10 code sets, shift towards value-based medicine, and the increased focus on quality care and reduced
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Zephyr Health Raises $17.5 M for Next Generation Solutions for Life Sciences
Zephyr Health, an enterprise solutions provider harnessing the power of Healthcare Data to address critical business and patient needs has raised $17.5 million in Series C funding. The funding round was led by Google Venture including existing investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Icon Ventures. To date, the company has raised a total of $33.5 million in funding.
Founded in 2011 by William King, Zephyr Health is the leading insights-as-a-service company harnessing the power of
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