Boomtown, a startup accelerator that nurtures selected startups through a 12-week mentoring program, and the National Health Council (NHC), a patient advocacy umbrella organization, have announced a three-year agreement to work in collaboration to select and accelerate approximately 20 early-stage digital health startups that are building patient-centric products and services related to healthcare.The NHC is a nonprofit association of national health-related organizations, including leading
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New KLAS Report Finds Clock Is Ticking for Allscripts to Improve Paragon
In August 2017, Allscripts announced their intentions to purchase McKesson's Enterprise Information Solutions. This announcement comes after a period of uncertainty regarding McKesson’s plans for the future of Paragon and other EIS solutions. KLAS Research reached out to current Paragon customers to gauge how they are reacting to the news.Do Paragon clients feel the acquisition puts them in a better position? Does it change any customers’ long-term plans? To find out, KLAS got perspectives from
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Infographic: 10 Things You Should Know About BYOD in Healthcare
Healthcare organizations around the U.S. continue to wrestle with whether staff are allowed to use their personal mobile devices for work. Spok, a provider of clinical communications solutions recently surveyed more than 350 healthcare leaders to understand more about ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD) policies and assess the current trends.The survey finds participation in BYOD policies continues to vary by role, correlating to staff needs and preferences. For example, a majority of physicians
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Mayo Clinic Teams Up with NDSC to Develop CareSelect Lab for EHR-Integrated Medical Guidelines
Mayo Clinic has announced a new partnership with National Decision Support Company (NDSC) to develop CareSelect Lab, a real-time decision support tool to provide real-time medical guidance when ordering laboratory tests. The tool addresses common areas of laboratory test mis-utilization at the EHR point-of-order entry,CareSelect Lab integrates with a hospital’s electronic health record (EHR) and is delivered via NDSC’s CareSelect™ Platform — the same platform that drives NDSC’s
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Dayton Children’s Hospital Deploys Vocera Secure Text & Hands Free Technology
Dayton Children's Hospital, a 155-bed multi-specialty pediatric hospital has deployed Vocera’s hands-free communication badges and a secure texting app throughout its new 260,000-square-foot patient tower. During the move to the new facility, care team members used Vocera technology to stay connected and easily communicate, ensuring a safe and smooth transition of more than 40 children from four units.The hospital, which has more than 300,000 patient visits a year, has integrated the Vocera
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Mayo Clinic Integrates System Assessment Tool with Epic MyChart App
Mayo Clinic is now offering their secure, web-based symptom assessment tool, Ask Mayo Clinic online through Epic’s MyChart App. Available 24/7 through the patient portal via any computer or mobile, MyChart App, users are guided through a series of questions about presenting symptoms. Driven by 36 standardized algorithms based on the real-time data entered, users will receive a recommended level of care“Ask Mayo Clinic online offers trusted and accessible care guidance when you need it — anytime,
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New Study Finds Prompts, Social Networks, Philanthropy Keys to Engagement for Wearables
A recent innovation study found interaction with social networks and use of digital coaches via a smartphone app connected to a biometric sensor embedded in eyeglasses provided incentive for users to increase activity, including an average 20-25 percent spike in daily steps when prompted by a digital coach. Conducted by the University of Southern California (USC) Center for Body Computing (CBC) and VSP Global's innovation lab using a prototype of VSP's unique Level™ smart glasses, the study is
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Epic Launches Share Everywhere for Patients to Authorize Any Provider to View Their Epic Record
EHR leader Epic has announced the launch of Share Anywhere, a new interoperability tool that will allow patients to grant access to their medical record data to any providers and send a progress note back to the patient’s healthcare organization for improved continuity of care. The development around the new tool was based on the interoperability challenge of sending important patient information to clinicians who cannot interoperate, and how to do so in a way that protects patients’
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Allscripts, Surescripts Expands Free Access to Patient Medication History Data
In response to the historic impact of Hurricane Irma on the United States, Surescripts and Allscripts are expanding the scope of the service available in the wake of Hurricane Harvey to provide free access to patient-specific medication history data for pharmacists in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina for a limited time.Pharmacists interested in utilizing the service should visit www.surescripts.com/irma to validate their eligibility and gain access to the Allscripts
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AARP, Rock Health Launch 2017 Aging in Place $50K Challenge
AARP Foundation and Rock Health, a provider of full-service funding to promising entrepreneurs are launching the 2017 Aging in Place $50K Challenge. Digital health startups interested in the 2017 Aging in Place Challenge have the chance to earn a $50,000 cash prize and work with AARP Foundation to improve the lives of vulnerable seniors by addressing issues that help to reduce unnecessary healthcare services, costs, and hospital readmission rates—especially as described in the CMS 30-day
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