Jump Technologies, a provider of cloud-based supply chain management solutions for hospitals and healthcare organizations, announced it will take on the challenge of debunking the myths that drive inefficient and wasteful inventory management processes, where there is an estimated $60 billion savings opportunity for the U.S. healthcare industry. Getting a better grip on managing a healthcare organization’s supply and demand will save tons of money to the organization while also increasing
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Secure Messaging App TigerText Unveils New Features & Analytics
Real-time secure messaging app provider TigerText today announced new capabilities for its mobile application, designed specifically for the broader enterprise market. With a completely redesigned user interface, frictionless onboarding process and advanced reporting capabilities, TigerText is furthering its vision to provide an instant and secure workplace communication channel for healthcare organizations.
With TigerText, healthcare organizations can enable secure and compliant
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Center for Connected Health Launches mHealth Research Platform
The Center for Connected Health today announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind research tool to help companies, device manufacturers, startups and investors better understand what consumers want from -- and how they actually use -- personal health technologies. The cHealth Compass mobile platform creates customized surveys targeting a large research panel of U.S. adult healthcare consumers, patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals, to answer questions to support the design, testing
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Validic Expands Digital Health Ecosystem Reach to 100M
Validic, the healthcare technology interoperability platform for aggregating digital health data, announced today the addition of several new clients and partners, as they continue to expand and grow their global digital health ecosystem. With the addition of several new notable clients in healthcare and wellness, which include WebMD, Pfizer, UPMC, NexJ, and Medhost, Validic’s client population reach increased from 80 million to over 100 million lives in just the last few months. These
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Infographic: 10 Medical Innovations Transforming Healthcare in 2015
What medical innovations have the potential to improve patient care in 2015 and beyond? The following infographic illustrates Cleveland Clinic's annual top 10 medical innovations that are likely to have a major impact on improving patient care in 2015.
Infographic Background
Cleveland Clinic's 9th annual list of Top 10 Medical Innovations that are likely to have major impact on improving patient care in 2015 is selected by a panel of 110 Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists and
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ICD-10 Transition: 5 Critical Steps to Take Now
In order to reflect advancements in medical knowledge and technology, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has mandated all health organizations begin use of the ICD-10 code set no later than October 1, 2015. This conversion will require tremendous effort from the health care community. The conversion to ICD-10 is daunting. Due to the numerous upgrades that will be needed to both software systems and manual processes, health care providers must begin preparing now. Those who do not
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Fremont Family Care Selected as 2014 HIMSS Ambulatory Davies Award Recipient
Fremont Family Care (FFC) of Fremont, Neb., has been named a 2014 HIMSS Ambulatory Davies Award recipient. Since 1994, the HIMSS Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence has recognized outstanding achievement of organizations that have used health information technology to substantially improve patient outcomes while achieving return on investment. The Davies Awards program promotes electronic health record-enabled improvement in patient outcomes through sharing of case studies and lessons learned
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PwC: Top 10 Healthcare Industry Issues to Watch in 2015
PwC's Health Research Institute releases the top 10 healthcare industry issues to watch in 2015.
In its annual Top health industry issues of 2015 report, PwC’s Health Research Institute (HRI) anticipates that the $2.8 trillion U.S. healthcare sector will start feeling like a true market. HRI’s report explores the top 10 trends that are expected to shape the sector in 2015, including the expansion of do-it-yourself healthcare, how industry will adapt to the newly insured, and consumers’
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EHR Provider CureMD Selects DrFirst for Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances
CureMD, a cloud based EHR provider for physician practices has selected DrFirst to provide controlled substance e-prescribing (EPCS) capability to users of CureMD EHR system.
Partnership Details
CureMD is adding DrFirst’s EPCS GoldSM 2.0 controlled substance e-prescribing functionality to help providers nationwide prevent the epidemic of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. Additionally, CureMD EHR is used by a significant number of providers in the state of New York and its EPCS
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Phillips Launches IntelliSpace Portal 7.0 at RSNA 2014
During 100th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Royal Philips has announced the launch of IntelliSpace Portal 7.0 to strengthened its leadership position in health care informatics. The Philips IntelliSpace Portal will offer radiologists a more integrated view of each patient moving along the health continuum providing the ability to create faster pathways to definitive diagnosis for referring physicians.
"Diagnosing a patient can often take multiple scans –
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