The US health industry is undergoing seismic change and consumers are playing a critical role in this transformation, according to PwC. The new report, “Surviving seismic change: Winning a piece of the $5 trillion US health ecosystem,” published by PwC’s Health Research Institute (HRI) reveals how American consumers are gradually finding themselves in the middle of this vast new health economy.HRI’s report lays out a vision for the US New Health Economy over the next 10 years, with likely gains
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Medsphere Systems Appoints Rita Schaefer Chief Financial Officer
OpenVista EHR provider Medsphere Systems Corporation has appointed Rita Schaefer has been named chief financial officer (CFO). Schaefer was previously CFO for ChartLogic, a healthcare IT solutions provider for physician practices that Medsphere merged with this past June. Schaefer joined ChartLogic in 2000, later becoming chief financial officer, and was a key participant in an acquisition, three rounds of investment and the merger with Medsphere.“When we began discussing the merger with
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Gavi, Philips Partner to Develop Immunization Data Platform in Developing Countries
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and Royal Philips announced this week that they have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop scalable digital transformation plans aimed at improving the quality of immunization data and its collection in primary and community healthcare. Their joint goal is to help Gavi supported countries improve the planning, coverage and impact of immunization programs. Routine immunization has played a key role in more than halving the annual number of child deaths since
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athenahealth Launches New Data-Driven Editorial Hub athenaInsight
athenahealth, a a provider of cloud-based EHR and practice management solutions for medical groups and health systems has launched a new editorial news hub on focused on American healthcare. The hub named athenaInsight draws upon a comprehensive data set of health care transactions from athenahealth’s nationwide network to provide a a real-time view of nearly 80,000 providers and 80 million de-identified patients, whose demographics closely match the nation’s.athenaInsight will extract insights
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Picis Acquires Startup Analytics Company EnvisionHealth
Picis Clinical Solutions, a global provider of innovative information solutions has acquired startup analytics company EnvisionHealth for an undisclosed sum. The Austin, TX based cloud analytics solution provides accessible, practical and enlightening dashboard metrics to improve their care delivery. The new product, Picis Envision, is now available to all Picis customers.As part of the acquisition, EnvisionHealth founders Diana Zamora Magallanes and Eric Day will join Picis as senior
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HealthTap Taps Dan Edmonds-Waters as New VP Strategy and Global Sales Operations
HealthTap, a global health practice providing 24/7 immediate access to top doctors via video, text or voice has appointed Dan Edmonds-Waters as the new Vice President of Strategy and Global Sales Operations. In his new role, Edmonds-Waters will lead HealthTap's go-to-market strategy and sales effort facilitating rapid growth and successful deployments in the US and globally.For HealthTap, the addition of Mr. Edmonds-Waters as the head of Strategy and Global Sales Operations strengthens
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CMS to Develop Data Repository for Clinical Data Registry Reporting
CMS recently announced its plans to develop a centralized data repository that will assist eligible professionals (EP), eligible hospitals (EH) and critical access hospitals (CAHs) in finding entities that accept electronic public health data. Registries must submit data on an annual basis between September 1 and October 31, 2016. The repository is expected to be available early in 2017. According to CMS, entities must identify which of the following public health measures they
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Imprivata Appoints Gus Malezis as New CEO After Thoma Bravo Acquisition
Today, healthcare IT security company Imprivata has announced the appointment of Gus Malezis as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective September 19, 2016. The appointment comes off the heels of private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo has completed its acquisition of the healthcare IT security company.Under the terms of the merger agreement, Imprivata shareholders are entitled to receive $19.25 in cash for each share of Imprivata common stock they hold valued at $544M. The
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Salesforce Adds New Care Plan Templates to Health Cloud
On the heels of the most recent Health Cloud announcement — connecting patients with healthcare providers via two-way video chat — Salesforce continues its push for innovation in the healthcare sector with the roll out of new care plan templates. Released earlier this year, Health Cloud is a patient relationship management solution that provides a comprehensive view of the patient, smarter patient management and connected patient engagement. Health Cloud puts all patient information in one
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Dignity Health, CHI Launch Precision Medicine Alliance: 5 Things to Know
Healthcare system providers Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) have teamed up to launch the Precision Medicine Alliance LLC, creating the largest community-based precision medicine program in the country.Here are 5 things to know about the new Precision Medicine Alliance: 1. The Precision Medicine Alliance will offer patients from both health care systems faster and more accurate diagnostic and treatment protocols based on their genetic and molecular profile information.2. The
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