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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Springhill Medical Center Earn Stage 7 Ambulatory Awards
HIMSS Analytics awarded Springhill Medical Center (SMC), in Mobile Ala., with its Stage 7 Ambulatory Award. The award represents Springhill Medical Center’s attainment of the highest level on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model™ (EMRAM) for both its hospital and physician practices.
Developed in 2011, the EMR Ambulatory Adoption Model provides a methodology for evaluating the progress and impact of electronic medical record systems for ambulatory facilities owned by hospitals
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Report: 40M Smartphone Owners Use at Least 1 Fitness, Wellness App
More than 40 million smartphone owners are active users of at least one wellness or fitness app, according to recent Parks Associates research. The report, Mobile Carriers and Wireless Healthcare Opportunities examines market opportunities and challenges in the wireless healthcare market from the mobile operator’s perspective.
Findings
The report finds about one in four heads of household in broadband households use a mobile app to track their fitness progress or calorie intake, and the
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Coalition for ICD-10 to Host Congressional Briefing
The Coalition for ICD-10, a broad-based healthcare industry advocacy group united in support of the ICD-10 coding standard will host a congressional briefing on ICD-10 readiness, featuring the perspectives of leading physicians and the release of a new study of nearly 300 small physician practices on the cost of ICD-10 conversion.
Speakers represent diverse organizations including a small rural physician practice based in Fredericktown, Missouri; Nemours Children’s Health System, a large
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Under Armour Acquires Health Apps Endomondo and MyFitnessPal
Under Armour, a leading Athletic-apparel maker has agreed to buy San Francisco-based MyFitnessPal for $475 million and Denmark-based Endomondo for $85 million. Combined with the recent purchase of MapMyFitness for $150M, these acquisitions will establish its position as one of the one of the world's largest digital health and fitness community with more than 120 million registered users worldwide.
MyFitnessPal
Powered by more than 80 million registered users, MyFitnessPal is the leading
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