Practice Fusion, a cloud-based EHR for doctors and patients has released Online Patient Check-In – a new service that lets patients complete traditional check-in forms from their phone, tablet, or computer before getting to the doctor’s office. By digitizing this part of the patient’s office visit experience, Practice Fusion is freeing patients from what is considered to be the most redundant and cumbersome part of the visit with their doctor by automatically delivering the information before
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AMA: Meaningful Use Program is Still Broken
More than three quarters of eligible professionals have still been unable to attest to Meaningful Use, according to the Health IT Policy Committee. Federal officials reported on Feb 10 that only 3 to 4 percent of the 4,993 U.S. hospitals have not registered or participated in the MU program. The updated numbers show positive retention rates for MU with 2,275 eligible hospitals attesting for MU Stage 1 and 1,815 have also attested to MU Stage 2.
"The vast majority of eligible hospitals have
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5 Recent Digital Health Innovations
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What is the future of healthcare innovation? Today, massive technological shifts – driven by big data, mobility, security and cloud computing – are rapidly transforming business and society. Entire industries are being completely transformed, and healthcare is one of them. These trends are unlocking new possibilities for hospitals, researchers, doctors and patients.
Here are five recent
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Deloitte Launches New EHR Implementation Approach, Evergreen
Today Deloitte announces Evergreen, a new approach to EHR implementation and maintenance designed to help reduce hospital system IT costs as health care moves to a value-based model more reliant on clinical and enterprise data. The solution is expected to help health systems save up to 30 percent on EHR operating costs by using a global staffing model and a standardized design that works to improve clinical optimization.
According to Mitch Morris, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP, and
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Top 10 Trends Driving QA and Testing in Healthcare
Regulatory requirements, security concerns and innovations in cloud and mobility are among the Top 10 trends driving quality assurance and testing (QAT) in healthcare, according to Healthcare IT Leaders. The trends are drawn from industry research along with Healthcare IT Leaders’ real-world experiences assisting hospital, payor, pharma and life science clients with their QAT needs. Chief Quality Officer Michael Cooper presented his 10 key trends for the year in an on-demand webinar last
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Summa Health System and Humana Forms ACO in Akron
Summa Health System's accountable care organization (ACO) – NewHealth Collaborative and Humana have formed a new ACO agreement to improve health and more coordinated services for the growing number of Humana Medicare Advantage (MA) members in Akron. The new agreement will include value-based incentives tied to performance improvement and will offer more personalized care and a broad range of population management tools like, predictive analytics and chronic care, disease management
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Imprivata’s New Technology Battles Prescription Drug Abuse
Imprivata, the healthcare IT security company, today launched Imprivata Confirm ID™, a comprehensive product that will enable a major shift from paper to electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS).
Imprivata Confirm ID Overview
Imprivata Confirm ID simplifies adoption of regulatory requirements for EPCS, helping care providers address the workflow inefficiencies and potential for fraud caused by paper-based prescriptions. The solution creates a secure chain of trust by simplifying
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TMA, Blue Cross Offer Physicians ACO Options to Remain Independent
According to the 2014 TMA Survey of Texas Physicians, approximately two-thirds of Texas physicians work for themselves or in practices that are wholly owned and controlled by other physicians. Most of these independent physicians traditionally have not had access to the tools and resources needed to participate in an ACO.
To help address this, the Texas Medical Association (TMA) and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) are partnering on a first-of-its kind joint effort to offer
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Blueprint Health Reveals 7th Class of Digital Health Startups
Blueprint Health, a NYC based mentor-focused health technology accelerator has revealed its Winter 2015 Accelerator class (seventh class) of seven digital health startups to its portfolio. Blueprint is a member of TechStars’ Global Accelerator Network. Today's addition of seven companies brings the accelerator's total to 60 digital health with more than 140 entrepreneurs in Blueprint's alumni community.
To date, 85% of Blueprint's companies are still in operation and 85% of those companies
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12 Companies Shaping the Future of Digital Health Infographic
From patient data management and 3D prosthetics to diagnostic mobile apps and personalized cancer treatment, the landscape of the healthcare industry is undergoing incredible change. The infographic visualization created by Northeastern University illustrates 12 companies shaping the future of digital health.
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