Accolade, the consumer health engagement platform for large employers and payers, announced that it has secured $22.5 million in strategic funding from a subsidiary of Independence Health Group, the parent company of Independence Blue Cross (Independence), and McKesson Ventures.
Accolade will use this investment to further strengthen its technology and analytics capabilities while capitalizing on a growing market demand for healthcare solutions that are proven to save money, drive the right
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Infographic: Do People Trust Telemedicine?
Telemedicine initiatives may have a promising future within the American healthcare system, and could alleviate the shortage of general practitioners, increase reliable access to basic and preventative care, and reduce overall costs. Despite potential positive outcomes of telemedicine platforms, patients remain dubious about this remote option and the quality of diagnosis made during virtual appointments.
The infographic shown below illustrates the key findings of a recent nationwide study
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75% of Patients Wouldn’t Trust A Diagnosis Via Telemedicine
Approximately 75 percent of patients reported they either would not trust a diagnosis made via telemedicine, or would trust this method less than an in-doctor visit, according to a recent nationwide study conducted by TechnologyAdvice Research. The report reveals that although telemedicine initiatives may have a promising future to increase reliable access to basic and preventative care, patients remain dubious about this remote option and the quality of diagnosis made during virtual
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Epic to Create Clinical Decision Support Tool for Falls Prevention
On Monday at the White House Conference on Aging, EHR leader Epic Systems announced it will create a clinical decision support tool (CDS) too for patient falls prevention based on CDC's guidelines. The CDS tool is expected to be available to all Epic clients by the end of the year designed to make it easier for health care providers to screen for falls, intervene to reduce risk, and provide follow-up care.
Additionally, it was announced that Kaiser Permanente will implement the CDC’s
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PerfectServe’s Communications Platform Reaches 50k Physician Users
Adoption of the population health model of care is increasing, and with that means larger care teams spanning across more care settings that may not be equipped with the technology or processes to ensure providers remain connected outside the four walls of a hospital. This shift has created a demand for unified clinical communication tools that facilitate timely care team collaboration among providers scattered across multiple locations, which for PerfectServe, led to a 51.2 percent increase in
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Nuance Joins athenahealth’s “More Disruption Please” Marketplace
Nuance today announced it has joined athenahealth’s “More Disruption Please” program, an initiative driving disruption in healthcare and transforming the way physicians provide patient care. As part of this partnership, Nuance’s Dragon Medical 360 solution will be part of athenahealth’s Marketplace offerings, providing organizations with solutions from leading innovative companies to drive productivity and performance.
More than 30% of patients spend 10 minutes or less with their physician,
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NextGen Healthcare, Mass HIway Connect to Ensure Secure Exchange of Patient Information
NextGen Healthcare, a provider of healthcare information systems, services, and connectivity solutions, today announced it has successfully connected to the Mass HIway, marking the opening of a new secure electronic communication channel for Massachusetts healthcare providers. This has created thousands of connections across hospitals and eligible professionals nationwide.
Through this partnership, providers utilizing NextGen® Share can now exchange crucial patient information with the 350+
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VA To Harness Data from 390K Veterans to Understand Chronic Conditions
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing four new studies that will use genetic and other data from VA’s Million Veteran Program (MVP) to answer key questions to better understand chronic conditions.
MVP, which has enrolled more than 390,000 Veterans so far, has already become the nation’s largest database linking genetic, clinical, lifestyle and military exposure information. Part of a beta test for data access, the newly funded studies are among the first to use MVP data to
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New Salary Tool Gives Health IT Professionals Earning Insight
Ever wondered how much other health IT professionals are earning when searching for a new role? The obvious option of using Glassdoor generally falls short when trying to gain accurate salary data for health IT related jobs. To help provider greater insights for health IT professionals, HealthITJobs.com has launched a new real-time salary tool that allows health IT professionals to compare their salaries with industry averages. Salary data is collected from participating HealthITJobs.com
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Sogeti, Microsoft, HP Launches Data Driven Decisions for Healthcare
Sogeti USA, an entity within Sogeti, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Capgemini Group is partnering with Microsoft and HP to launch Data Driven Decisions for Healthcare, a solution focusing on helping healthcare organizations improve the quality of care required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) while seeking to minimize costs.
Current analytic models are often built into a care provider's EHR/hospital information system; however, these patient data sources may not be enough to provide needed
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