Intermedix Corporation, a provider of data analytics and cloud-based technology has acquired healthcare data analytics provider WPC Healthcare. The Nashville, TN-based data analytics company uses machine learning to make predictions about health care conditions providing early notification to health care providers and, ultimately, saving lives while decreasing costs. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. In 2015, Intermedix announced the creation of its analytics business
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Medable Launches Machine Learning Solution Specifically for Healthcare Apps
Medable, a Palo Alto-based healthcare app and analytics platform has unveiled Cerebrum, the first cloud-based machine learning solution created specifically for healthcare apps. Cerebrum leverages data gathering smartphones with a first-of-its-kind machine learning engine, resulting in health events becoming more easily predicted, such as warning an elderly relative when he is at greatest risk of a fall, or preventing an asthmatic child from triggering a life threatening episode.The new
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Voxiva and Sense Health Merge to Launch Wellpass Messaging Platform for Healthcare
Voxiva and Sense Health has merged to form a new venture, Wellpass, Inc., a new digital health platform serving payers, providers and people. Wellpass combines Voxiva's proven mobile health and wellness programs with the innovative and flexible patient engagement platform developed by Sense Health. The companies' digital health services have supported over 3 million people and delivered proven clinical outcomes documented in extensive published research. The Wellpass platform is launching with
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B. Braun and Philips Join Forces to Innovate In Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia
B. Braun Melsungen AG, a provider of regional anesthesia and pain management, and Royal Philips, a global leader in ultrasound and image guided therapy solutions, today announced a multi-year strategic alliance to innovate ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia – a rapidly growing alternative to general anesthesia – and vascular access. The alliance will leverage the companies’ combined deep clinical expertise and R&D capabilities, as well as sales and service channels.B. Braun and Philips
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Pomona Valley Hospital To Implement Cerner Millennium EHR, Replacing Cerner Soarian Clinicals
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, a 437-bed, acute care, nationally accredited not-for-profit medical center serving eastern Los Angeles and western San Bernardino counties has selected Cerner to implement its integrated EHR system. The implementation of Cerner Millennium EHR will replace Cerner Soarian Clinicals® platform, the NextGen®ambulatory system and several additional legacy suppliers in its hospital and outpatient facilities PVHMC will retain its investment in Cerner Soarian
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Innovaccer Launches Datashop Insights to Provide Healthcare Leaders with Actionable Insights in Real-Time
Innovaccer Inc., a Silicon Valley-Headquartered Healthcare analytics company, will be launching ‘Datashop Insights’ at NAACOS 2017 this week to provide healthcare organizations with actionable insights in real-time and with manual override, to enhance Excel spreadsheets and other complex data through interactive dashboards. Datashop Insights provides state-of-the-art visualization and dashboard module that captures the data needs of healthcare organizations to enhance its quality, utilization,
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AMR, Lyft Partner to Provide Integrated Patient Transport for Health Systems Across 42 States
American Medical Response (AMR), a provider of medical transportation and on-demand transportation service Lyft announced a partnership to provide integrated patient transport services for patients who need a ride from the hospital to their home or to outpatient procedures.The partnership will include non-emergency medical transportation services and technology integration that will span across all 42 states that AMR operates within. Now, hospitals and caregivers can arrange any patient
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Carbon Health Raises $6.5M to Launch Its Mobile Connected Healthcare Network
After quietly testing its mobile healthcare network, San Francisco-based Carbon Health has raised $6.5 million in funding to launch its mobile-based connected healthcare network. The funding round was led by BuildersVC with participation from Javelin Venture Partners, Two Sigma Ventures and Bullpen Capital among others and prominent angel investors including Aaron Patzer, Elad Gil and Russ Fradin.The company plans to utilize the funding to accelerate the development of its platform and rolling
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Allscripts to Resell Streamline Health’s Abstracting & Physician Query Solutions
Streamline Health Solutions has announced a reseller agreement with Allscripts to sell Streamline's Looking Glass® Abstracting and Physician Query software solutions. The agreement will enable Allscripts clients to optimize their coding processes, manage resources more effectively and enable reporting in support of greater results. Looking Glass platform delivers integrated solutions, technology-enabled services and analytics that enable providers to drive reimbursement in a value-based
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Intermountain Healthcare Named Winner of 2017 Hearst Health Prize
Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare has been named winner of the 2017 Hearst Health $100k Prize for its Mental Health Integration program, which embeds mental health screening and treatment within primary care and select specialty practices. The Hearst Health Prize is an annual $100,000 award given in recognition of an organization’s or individual’s outstanding achievement in managing or improving health in the U.S.The Hearst Health Prize apps were evaluated by a distinguished panel of
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