In 2008, Donald Berwick and colleagues outlined a new framework for the delivery of healthcare, the Triple Aim. The Triple Aim's framework served as a guide to the transition from service-based to value-based care and population health management. This framework is centered about three goals: 1. Improving the individual experience of care2. Improve the health of populations3. Reducing the per capita cost of healthcareToday, health systems are struggling with these challenges of improving the
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Kno2 Integrates with BlueStrata EHR to Enable Secure Electronic Patient Document Exchange
Kno2, the company that optimizes patient document exchange for everyone in healthcare, today announced a partnership agreement with BlueStrata EHR, a developer of affordable, cloud-based, software as a service (SaaS) clinical and financial EHR solutions for the long-term post-acute care (LTPAC) industry. BlueStrata EHR will integrate Kno2's interoperability platform into its EHR to enable swift, secure exchange of patient documentation between hospitals and their LTPAC provider clients. The
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Just How Much Healthcare Should We Afford?
One topic that has been missed in the ongoing debate about health insurance has been the level of care that is available today. There has been very little discussion about the fact that people are routinely surviving unscathed when suffering illnesses or injuries that would have been fatal even just a few decades ago.The point that could be made is that our high expectations of medical care today are a lot of the reason for the skyrocketing cost. The frontier doctor who would ride to a home on
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How Live Video Technology is Impacting the Medical Field
Technological innovation is at the heart of medicine and the healthcare industry. Technology has enabled humanity to extend lives by years, if not decades. It has allowed us to conduct complex surgeries that would otherwise be impossible. It has even allowed doctors to provide amputees with new limbs. Technology has empowered the blind, deaf, or immobile to regain some of their impaired qualities.And while some innovations – such as video technology – don’t seem nearly as groundbreaking, they
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ERT & Orbita Collaborate to Optimize Data Capture via Amazon Echo-based Voice Assistants
Orbita, Inc., a leading provider of voice-first software for connected home healthcare announced today a collaboration with ERT to research innovative new approaches to data procurement and management for pharmaceutical and device customers seeking to streamline clinical trials. The collaboration combines the advanced capabilities of ERT’s EXPERT™ technology platform for clinical trial data collection, processing, and analysis with Orbita Voice™, a first-of-its-kind solution for creating
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DrFirst and GoodRx Partner to Identify Prescription Savings for Patients
DrFirst, a provider of intelligent medication management solutions that improve patient safety is teaming up with GoodRx, a drug price transparency platform, to help patients save money on their prescription drugs. Prescription drug prices can vary widely between pharmacies. GoodRx’s proprietary technology compares prices for patients and provides access to discounts for nearly all prescription drugs, at more than 70,000 retail pharmacies in the United States.As co-pays rise and the number of
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Innovaccer Launches New ACO Initiative to Assist IPAs and Providers Transition
Innovaccer Inc., a Silicon Valley-based Healthcare analytics company has launched a ‘no cost’ initiative to provide assistance to Independent Physician Associations (IPAs) and other transforming provider organizations to transition into an Accountable Care Organization (ACOs)The concept of value has become prominent in the advancing healthcare. Care teams are creating room for improvement in care delivery to bring down the cost of care with a better quality of care. The complexity and
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Kantar Health and Nokia Partner on Biometric and Longitudinal Data Diabetes Study
Kantar Health, a global healthcare consulting firm is teaming up with Nokia on a comprehensive longitudinal cohort study to better understand the impact of "Lifestyle Therapy" on diabetes treatment and patient outcomes. The study will highlight how the combination of biometric and longitudinal, real-world data can drive better consumer insights through a holistic, 360-degree view of the diabetes patient. This would enable healthcare companies to make better decisions for managing and treating
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Northwell Health Makes Strategic Move Into Medical Grade Wearables to Improve Patient Experience
Northwell Health, one of New York State’s largest health care providers has announced a partnership with Peerbridge Health Inc., a Health IT and wearable technology company to help bring the future of remote heart monitors to life. Founded in 2012, Peerbridge’s cloud-based algorithms connect patients and consumers through multiple on-body wireless sensors conveying powerful intelligence effortlessly with wellness professionals to enable a more timely and proactive care.The strategic partnership
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Harbin Clinic Taps PrecisionBI to Integrate Analytics Engine With EHR Data
Harbin Clinic, a Rome, GA-based medical group has selected PrecisionBI to provide enterprise healthcare analytics. PrecisionBI will integrate its analytics engine with Harbin Clinic’s Athena practice management and EHR data to deliver financial and clinical decision support. This will greatly enhance Harbin Clinic’s ability to make decisions around their traditional, value-based care, and population health initiatives.PrecisionBI, a Meridian Medical Management division, is the leading provider
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