athenahealth, Inc., an EHR provider for hospital and ambulatory clients nationwide, today announced the expansion of the company’s Guarantee Program to include a Meaningful Use (MU) Stage 3 Guarantee for hospitals. The Meaningful Use Stage 3 Guarantee for hospitals joins a growing portfolio of quality initiatives support offered by the company, including a Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) guarantee and client support program. “Every hospital or health system —no matter the size— wants
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Survey: Only 22% of Health Plans Are Utilizing Digital Health Data to Give Guidance
83% of consumers say they use digital health tools; but only 22% say health plans are utilizing the data to give guidance, according to a HealthMine survey. The findings are based on a survey of 750 insured consumers who have sponsored health insurance.The report, HealthMine Health Intelligence Report: Communication and Digital Healthcare Tools, reveal that most health plan members believe their plan's communications are impersonal and centered around bills rather than healthcare
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Oxitone Medical Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Wrist-Sensor Pulse Oximetry Bracelet
Oxitone Medical (Oxitone), an Israeli-based medical device and digital health company developing wearable monitoring solutions has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its wrist-sensor pulse oximetry bracelet Oxitone 1000. The wrist-sensor pulse oximeter Oxitone 1000 measures critical vital signs such as SpO2 and pulse rate with the same precision as conventional fingertip pulse oximeters.The Oxitone solution has been validated in pilot studies in a number of medical settings including
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WEGO Health Partners With CureClick to Accelerate Clinical Trial Recruitment
Today, WEGO Health, a network of more than 100,000 patient leaders, today announced it has partnered with CureClick to make patient influencers available through the CureClick clinical trial recruiting platform. Under the partnership, the two companies will leverage their combined expertise in crowd sourced patient recruitment to reduce the time, costs and friction associated with clinical trial enrollment.CureClick uses a proprietary crowdsourcing platform to enlist patient leaders to educate
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VITL, Medicity Launch External Connection to Veterans Health Information Exchange
Vermont Information Technology Leaders, Inc. (VITL), operators of the Vermont Health Information Exchange (Vermont HIE), and Medicity, a provider of population health management solutions, announced that VITL has launched its external connection to the Veterans Health Information Exchange (VHIE).VHIE. The external connection to VHIE, , also known as the Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER) program will enable providers inside and outside the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to share
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Livongo Launches New Direct-to-Consumer Diabetes Management Program
Livongo Health, a consumer digital health company focused on empowering people with chronic conditions to live better and healthier lives, today announced partnerships with the American Diabetes Association, Beyond Type 1, Diabetes Hands Foundation, and JDRF to launch the Livongo Family Care Plan. The Family Care Plan is a comprehensive direct-to-consumer diabetes management program for people with diabetes and those who love them.The partnership also provides everyone who subscribes to the
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NexHealth and National Dental Partners to Improve Patient Experience
NYC-based provider group National Dental announced its partnership with NexHealth to complement its care with a seamless, digital experience that keeps patients engaged.Managing patient relationships has become increasingly difficult and time-consuming for healthcare providers, who often rely on manual labor and a patchwork of incompatible technologies to track and communicate with patients. For a large group like National Dental, which has 13 offices in the New York metropolitan area, this
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Microsoft HealthVault Insights Integrates With Validic for Access to Patient-Generated Health Data
Microsoft HealthVault Insights, a research-based project designed to transform patient engagement by generating new insights about patient health has announced integration with digital health integration platform Validic. The integration with Validic will enable HealthVault Insights to connect to as many as 400 clinical and consumer devices – enabling the data from these devices to drive meaningful insights for patients.Using machine learning and analytics, HealthVault Insights is designed to
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Apple Quietly Acquires Sleep Monitoring App Beddit
Apple has quietly acquired Finland-based sleep tracking hardware and software company Beddit, CNBC first reported. The acquisition was confirmed in an update to Beddit’s privacy policy on its website stating, "Your personal data will be collected, used and disclosed in accordance with the Apple Privacy Policy." Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 2007, Beddit technology is based upon a scientific principle known as ballistocardiography (BCG), an unobtrusive,
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FNFV Group to Sell One Digital Health and Benefits for $560M, New Mountain Acquires Majority Stake
Fidelity National Financial Ventures (“FNFV”) has signed a definitive agreement to sell One Digital Health and Benefits for $560 million in an all-cash transaction. OneDigital, the nation’s largest company focuses exclusively on employee benefits, combines people and technology to deliver the new generation of health and benefits. OneDigital offers employers a sophisticated combination of strategic advisory services, analytics, compliance support, HR capital management tools and comprehensive
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