Cureatr, a mobile care coordination solution for health care, today announced it has raised $13 million in Series B funding led by Deerfield Investments, a healthcare technology private-equity firm in New York. Deerfield is joined by Cerner Capital, Inc., Windham Ventures, a strategic health IT investor, and previous investors Cardinal Partners, Milestone Venture Partners, Partnership Fund for New York City, and JMI Services, LLC. The company will utilize the capital to launch new regions for
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Philips Launches App-Based Ultrasound Solution Lumify
Royal Philips has launched Lumify, its first app-based ultrasound solution that will extend the reach of ultrasound applications across the health continuum using mobile technology. Philips’ Lumify is an entirely new way of delivering ultrasound technology to healthcare providers and their patients.
Lumify Overview
Lumify offers high-quality imaging on a compatible smart device through a subscription model. Philips’ new ultrasound approach brings together mobile applications, advanced
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Arcadia Healthcare Solutions Acquires Sage Technologies
EHR data aggregation/analytics and consulting firm Arcadia Healthcare Solutions today announced the acquisition of managed services and ACO implementation provider Sage Technologies. The acquisition will help strengthen Arcadia’s position as a market leader in full-service managed care – the end-to-end blended technology and services capability to help healthcare leaders efficiently manage their business in a value-based setting. Financial terms of the acquisition is being led by Peloton
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Google Developing Wearable for Clinical Trial Research
Google Inc.’s life sciences group has developed a health-tracking wristband that can be used for clinical trial research and drug tests. Developed by Google's X research division, the wristband can measure pulse, heart rhythm, skin temperature, light exposure and noise levels to giving researchers minute-by-minute patient data. The device is designed to become a medical device instead of a consumer device.
“Our intended use is for this to become a medical device that’s prescribed to
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Aurora Health Care Invests in StartUp Health for Streamlined Access to Innovations
Not-for-profit health care system Aurora Health Care has announced a strategic investment in StartUp Health, a global entrepreneurship development company for Healthcare Transformers to help accelerate the review and adoption of innovations aimed at transforming the delivery of care.
The strategic investment will provide Aurora early access to proposed innovations and will be able to work side-by-side with entrepreneurs to implement solutions in Aurora’s provider and patient communities. The
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McKesson Launches Paragon Clinician Hub
McKesson has launched Paragon Clinician Hub, a new web-based information presentation and workflow management solution designed to help physicians and other care providers better manage the avalanche of patient information and clinical tasks they face every day.
Paragon Clinician Hub is a major new feature in Paragon Release 13.0, an upgrade release focused on physician-associated applications to help improve physician satisfaction and adoption. The solutions features a clean, modern,
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3M Unveils Health System Performance Suite for PHM
As hospitals and health systems navigate the journey from volume- to value-based health care, 3M Health Information Systems is applying the analytic power of its extensive clinical and claims database to help providers assess the costs, outcomes and effectiveness of care delivery. The new 3M Health System Performance Suite offers advanced analytic tools to manage the health of populations, measure provider performance, determine total cost of care and succeed under value-based
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McKesson Appoints Kathy McElligott to Executive VP, CIO/CTO
On Monday, McKesson Corporation has appointed Kathy McElligott to executive vice president and chief information (CIO) and chief technology officer (CTO), effective July 20. McElligott comes to McKesson from Emerson where she served as CIO since 2010 and managed Emerson’s information technology strategy and information security for the company’s global operations, including hardware, software, and services, as well as its telecommunications and data center infrastructure.
As McKesson’s new
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Nuance, JVION Partner For Real-Time Advanced Practice CDI
Nuance Communications today announced a strategic partnership with JVION, a healthcare analytics company, to further support healthcare organizations with Advanced Practice Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) as they prepare for the shift to a value-based reimbursement model. Part of the Nuance Clintegrity 360 solution, Advanced Practice CDI provides physicians with real-time visibility and guidance into how clinical documentation translates into quality metric scores and appropriate
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Epic, Nebraska Medicine Unveils Apple Watch App
On Friday, Epic and Nebraska Medicine kicked off its use of an Apple Watch app that allows patients to view messages from their care providers, upcoming appointment details, and information on their active medications. The program is one of only five in the nation designed to improve patient engagement using the Apple Watch.
“We’re always looking for ways to improve the satisfaction of our patients. We recognize that as more of our patients use devices like the Apple Watch, we not only have to
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