Interface Health Society, a not-for-profit digital health organization based in Vancouver, BC, has officially launched Interface Health, which is a global digital health accelerator and online community. The accelerator is a place for digital health innovators to find the resources they need, anytime, anywhere. That means faster access, reduced costs, improved experiences and better outcomes for everybody. Interface Health is an integrated multi-platform consisting of an annual global
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KLAS: Epic, Cerner Rated Highest for Acute Care EMR Usability
Physician leadership at 110 healthcare organizations have rated Epic and Cerner highest for acute care EMR usability over the past two years, according to the latest KLAS report. The latest KLAS report, entitled “Physician Leadership Weighs In on Acute Care EMR Usability,” finds:
- Epic leads the industry in usability performance
- Cerner’s customers are making the most usability progress
- MEDITECH has distinguishes themselves as having "made up the most ground."
KLAS Report
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Senate Health Committee Announce EHR Improvement Workgroups
On Wednesday, Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) announced a bipartisan, full committee working group to identify ways to improve electronic health records (EHRs).
“After $28 billion in taxpayer dollars spent subsidizing electronic health records, doctors don’t like these electronic medical record systems and say they disrupt workflow, interrupt the doctor-patient relationship and haven’t been worth the effort,” said
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Telehealth Giant Teladoc Files for IPO
On late Tuesday this week, Dallas-based telehealth provider, Teladoc filed a confidential draft registration form for an initial public offering (IPO) to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), WSJ reports. Founded in 2002, the company emerged as an early leader in the growing telehealth space as self-insured employers and insurance companies look for ways to cut healthcare costs by providing a video visits platform for doctors and patients.
The company has raised more than $100
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12 Emerging Technologies That Will Revolutionize Neurological & Psychiatric Care
On Wednesday, Boston-based Partners HealthCare announced its selections for their first annual “Disruptive Dozen” that highlights 12 emerging technology that can potentially revolutionize neurological and psychiatric care over the next decade. Partners developed the “Disruptive Dozen” to reinforce its commitment to embrace medical innovations that can deliver the best care possible to its patients. The technologies were featured as part of the World Medical Innovation Forum held in Boston this
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Intel-GE Care, UMMC to Evaluate New Models of Care Using Remote Patient Monitoring
Intel-GE Care Innovations, a joint venture between Intel Corporation and GE Healthcare is expanding its relationship with the Center for Telehealth at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) to establish an Innovation Living Lab. The new Innovation Living Lab will create and evaluate new models of care using remote care management technology and approaches to patient behavior change that will facilitate improvements in health outcomes.
On Feb. 24, UMMC announced its plans for
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Cox Enterprises Invests In Diabetes Management Platform Rimidi
By the year 2050, one in three Americans will have Diabetes. To help relieve the anxiety and simplify the management of diabetes. Cox Enterprises has announced a strategic investment in Atlanta-based Rimidi, a digital health company focused on diabetes and other chronic conditions. The funding will be utilize to accelerate expansion of their enterprise diabetes management solution and further expansion into additional markets.
Rimidi’s flagship product, Diabetes+Me is a cloud-based enterprise
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Independence Blue Cross, TowerView Health Launches Medication Adherence Pilot Program
The Independence Blue Cross (Independence) Center for Health Care Innovation announced this week that it will collaborate with TowerView Health and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine) on a pilot program to help chronically ill people who have multiple prescriptions make sure they take the right medication at the right time each day.
Pilot Details
People with health coverage from Independence Blue Cross who qualify for this study and choose to
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Doximity Rolls Out “Apply Using Doximity” Tool for Physicians
Doximity, the leading online medical network with over 50 percent of all US doctors as members, announced a new, instant method for physicians to apply for career opportunities — “Apply Using Doximity.” With one click, Doximity members can quickly submit their verified online profile as a curriculum vitae (CV) for an open job opportunity, and a recruiter will reach out to the physician directly.
Eighty seven percent of physicians are open to new jobs, and yet the application process is
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Ginger.io, WiserCare Named HX360 Innovation Challenge Winners
HX360 announced that digital health companies Ginger.io and WiserCare were the winners of the inaugural HX360 Innovation Challenge competition. The competition recognizes the best-in-class digital health companies demonstrating improved patient experience in hospital and health system settings. The winning companies were selected from an original field of eighty-three entries, with the four finalists presenting their solutions live before a judging panel during the HX360 Innovation Challenge
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