ChartWise Medical Systems, a provider of computer-assisted clinical documentation improvement (CACDI) has announced the launch of its new Risk Adjustment Factor (RAF) Calculator which puts hospitals and medical centers in the best possible position to assess and maintain an accurate patient risk profile.For CACDI, the better a hospital or medical center can document HCCs, the higher the possible RAF scores and the higher the reimbursement. While similar to Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs), RAF
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OptimizeRx Launches Automated Financial Messaging within Aprima EHR for Prescription Cost Savings
OptimizeRx Corp., a provider of digital health messaging via electronic health records (EHRs), has partnered with Aprima Medical Software to help patients save money and be better educated about their prescriptions. As part of the partnership, OptimizeRx services will integrate seamlessly within the Aprima EHR provider workflow, and alert health care providers (HCPs) to potential prescription savings and support information for patients.Aprima provides innovative EHR, practice management,
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Black Book Rankings: 50 Disruptive Health IT Companies to Watch
Black Book Rankings, a full-service healthcare-centric market research company, today unveiled their list of top 50 disruptive health IT companies. The companies were recognized by healthcare providers and payers attempting digital transformation and innovation efforts highlighted in Black Book’s recent 2017 Emerging Vendors survey. The selected health IT companies stood out above others because they offer some disruptive capability or opportunity and received top scores in the Black Book
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Cedars-Sinai Launches Apple Watch App to Connect Patients With Doctors
Cedars-Sinai, a Los Angeles-based academic medical center has unveiled new Apple Watch app that helps makes it easier for patients to connect with doctors, get directions to the nearest hospital and access their medical records. Working in conjunction to the provider’s iPhone app, the update provides a complete resource for managing your medical records, connecting with your care team and exploring all Cedars-Sinai has to offer. The free app, which pairs with your iPhone and can be found in the
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Novo Nordisk, HITLAB Launches $75k Challenge to Develop Voice-Activated Technology for Diabetes Care
Novo Nordisk has teamed up with HITLAB (Health Innovation Technology Lab, Inc.) to launch the 2017 HITLAB World Cup of Voice-Activated Technology in Diabetes presented by Novo Nordisk awarding prizes totaling $75,000. Managing diabetes requires strict adherence to dietary, physical activity, and medication protocols. For people living with diabetes, voice-activated technologies are an important way they can manage their disease. Innovators should focus on enhancing patient outcomes, lowering
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Liverpool Heart, Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Extend Allscripts Sunrise Partnership
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (LHCH) has extended its partnership with Allscripts as its future partner for another five consecutive years with an expanded use of Sunrise suite of electronic patient record (EPR) solutions. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital provides specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine including adult cystic fibrosis, and diagnostic imaging, both in the hospital and throughout the community. Since EPR was
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Navicure-ZirMed Appoints Matthew Hawkins as New CEO To Lead Combined Company
Following the announcement to merge together earlier this month, healthcare revenue cycle management technology companies Navicure and ZirMed Inc., today announced the appointment of healthcare technology executive Matthew Hawkins as the new CEO of the combined company. The appointment is expected to start in early November and Jim Denny, current President and CEO of Navicure, will now serve as Chairman of the Board. Prior to joining Navicure-ZirMed, Hawkins served as the President of Sunquest
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Emory Healthcare Taps Kyruus to Improve Operational Efficiency, Patient Experience
Kyruus, a company that offers provider search and scheduling solutions, today announced that Emory Healthcare has selected its KyruusOne™provider data management platform and ProviderMatch patient access solutions to enhance the patient experience while streamlining operational workflows. The seven-hospital, Atlanta-based health system will implement ProviderMatch in its call center and on its consumer-facing website to deliver a consistent patient experience across multiple points of entry to
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University City Science Center’s Digital Health Accelerator Unveils Third Class of 7 Startups
The University Science Center’s Digital Health Accelerator (DHA) has announced its third class of seven digital health startups. From flushable pregnancy tests, remote patient monitoring systems, augmented reality to prepare for emergency situations – these are among the focus of the seven technologies being developed by the third class of startups. Each startup selected to the 12-month digital health accelerator will receive up to $50k in funding, professional mentorship, and networking
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Nuance Unveils AI-Powered Virtual Assistant to Improve the Patient/Physician Experience
Nuance Healthcare unveiled a new AI-powered virtual assistant solution aimed at optimizing the experience healthcare providers have with their EHRs and allowing physicians to spend more time focusing on the patient. This latest offering from Nuance builds upon their award winning platform – which 500,000 clinicians use to communicate more than 300 million patient stories a year – delivering a seamless transition of conversational dialogues to actionable information for doctors. Additionally,
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