This week, Aledade announced it is forming a new primary care physician-led Accountable Care Organization (ACO) in Arkansas. The Aledade® Arkansas ACO will be the first of its kind in the state will start initially with ten independent practices consisting of more than 40 providers who provide care to over 12,000 Medicare beneficiaries.The Aledade® Arkansas ACO is supported by local partner the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care, Inc. (AFMC), a healthcare quality improvement organization that
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Only 6% of Healthcare Professionals Believe Consumers Take Responsibility for Their Health
New Xerox research reveals huge disparities between patients and healthcare payers & providers. Think of it as a “Mars vs. Venus” conundrum for the industry – as consumer attitudes and the industry professionals’ perception of those attitudes are so misaligned, it feels like the groups are on different planets. The study, conducted by Y&R’s BAV Consulting on behalf of Xerox[1], surveyed 761 U.S. adults who purchase health insurance and are healthcare decision makers for their households
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StayWell Taps Validic for Digital Health Integration of Well-being Programs
StayWell, a health engagement solutions company has selected digital health integration platform Validic to expand and deepen the integration between StayWell’s health and well-being services and the digital health devices and apps used by individual program participants. StayWell’s enhanced integration capabilities will create a more connected, seamless experience across an entire employer-sponsored program, producing a better experience and improved outcomes for employers and
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Translational Software Launches FHIR-Based Pharmacogenomics API
Translational Software®, Inc., (TSI) a company using genetic data for clinical decision support and precision medicine, today has unveiled a new Application Programming Interface(API) that enables health systems, labs and software developers to accelerate development of PGx-enhanced applications. Sanford Health – one of the largest integrated health systems in the nation – is one of the first health systems to use the API via integration with Epic.Developed using the Fast Healthcare
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Karen DeSalvo Steps Down as ONC National Coordinator for Health IT
On Thursday, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced that Karen DeSalvo, M.D. is stepping down as National Coordinator, effective August 12. Vindell Washington, M.D., Principal Deputy National Coordinator at ONC has been appointed to replace DeSalvo. “During her tenure, ONC has worked with other federal partners and the private sector to update the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan and develop a Nationwide Interoperability Roadmap, both of which chart a person-centered path
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Medlio, PatientLink Enterprises Wins Allscripts Open API Patient Engagement Challenge
Today, Allscripts has named Medlio as the first place winner and PatientLink Enterprises the runner-up winner of the Allscripts Open API Patient Engagement Challenge. Allscripts launched the competition with Health 2.0 this summer with the goal of fostering innovation that will help healthcare organizations address the patient engagement through API connectivity requirements of Meaningful Use Stage 3. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s Meaningful Use Stage 3 (MU3) program requires
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UMass Memorial, PatientPing Partner on Interoperability Network Initiative
UMass Memorial Health Care is teaming up with PatientPing, a Boston-based national care coordination network that connects healthcare providers with real-time clinical event notifications on a data-sharing initiative in Massachusetts. The goal of the partnership is to foster higher quality care through better patient care coordination in a state whose efforts thus far have been challenged by competitive barriers. Early data shows that a significant number of patients who receive care at UMass
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HealthStream Acquires Credentialing Software Morrisey Associates for $48M
HealthStream, Inc. has acquired Chicago-based Morrisey Associates, a provider of physician credentialing and privileging for approximately $48.0 million in cash. For HealthStream, the acquisition provides a robust set of credentialing and privileging solutions for healthcare professionals for its Provider Solutions segment. Morrisey Associates reported $12.8 million in revenues in 2015. As part of the acquisition, president of HealthStream’s provider solutions business, Michael Sousa will
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AT&T Taps biotricity to Power IoT Wearable Medical Devices
AT&T, Inc. has teamed up with biotricity, a medical diagnostic and consumer healthcare technology company to power wearable medical devices. As part of the collaboration, AT&T will serve as biotricity 's preferred network to power these devices with near real-time connectivity for data transmission. AT&T is currently already providing a pilot for connectivity based on the pending launch of biocricity's flagship, the bioflux solutions by year-end. AT&T will power biotricity’s
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Mayo Clinic, Philips Partner on Mt. Kilimanjaro Climb for Cardiac Research
Philips is collaborating with the Mayo Clinic to climb Mount Kilimanjaro on a research expedition to understand how the body reacts to the rigors of high altitude and how those learnings can be applied to improving human health. Because the lack of oxygen at high altitudes mimics oxygen deprivation in the body during a cardiac event, Philips researchers hope to understand how to better detect and prevent cardiac issues. The expedition starts on August 7 and its expected to last approximately 10
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