St. Vincent’s Medical Center has launched its own virtual care platform making MYvirtualcare.com – an online diagnosis and treatment service making it easier for patients to receive care for common health conditions. Powered by by Zipnosis that connects patients with St. Vincent’s clinicians, MYvirtualcare.com patients can now receive prompt care for conditions such as sinus infections, female bladder infections, pink eye, or colds, coughs, and the flu – for a set fee of $35, less than the cost
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Diasend Integrates with Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre to Simplify Diabetes Data Management
In collaboration with the diabetes care business of Abbott, the global healthcare company, Diasend now introduces seamless integration using the mobile app LibreLink*, designed for the FreeStyle® Libre flash glucose monitoring system. Starting now, it is possible for patients using Abbott's FreeStyle Libre system in countries where the LibreLink app is available to import information directly into diasend® – the industry leading solution for diabetes data management. All that is needed is a
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AMN Healthcare Acquires HIM Services Firm Peak Health Solutions
AMN Healthcare, a healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services company has acquired Health Information Management (HIM) services company Peak Health Solutions. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed and is expected to be immediately accretive to AMN's earnings per share. The acquisition was funded out of cash on hand and borrowings under the Company's existing revolving credit facility. The business will be included in the Company's Other Workforce Solutions segment for
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DirectTrust Urges ONC to Expand Interoperability Measures Under MACRA
Calling the measurement of interoperability a difficult area of study, DirectTrust has filed comments applauding the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology’s (ONC) initiative to develop metrics for electronic health information exchange and interoperability. At the same time, DirectTrust is urging ONC to begin the development of metrics in a “simple” manner, recognizing that further research will be needed as the interoperable exchange of health information among
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AT&T Foundry For Connected Health Officially Opens at TMC
This week, AT&T* has opened the doors to its AT&T Foundry innovation center for Connected Health today in Houston. The new AT&T Foundry For Connected Health will focus on digital health innovations that benefit those in and out of the clinical care environment – helping caregivers and patients bridge the gap between a clinical setting and the home. By leveraging Texas Medical Center’s campus, the the AT&T Foundry will serve as a resource for Texas Medical Center’s physicians and
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SingleCare Taps American Well to Power Telehealth Visits
SingleCare, an online retail marketplace for healthcare services, today announced a partnership with national telehealth provider American Well. The partnership will provide SingleCare members access to board-certified U.S. physicians, psychologists, and registered dietitians practicing on American Well’s Amwell™ consumer platform, for online video consults 24/7/365. Founded in 2014, SingleCare pre-negotiates prices for routine care that are up to 50 percent less than the provider's standard
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Philips Unveils Contactless Monitoring Solution to Measure SpO2 Levels
Philips announced this week the results of the first published study to demonstrate that absolute oxygen saturation of arterial blood (SpO2), a vital sign that is commonly monitored in hospitalized and other patients, can be accurately measured across multiple patients using contactless technology. The study, published in the June issue of the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia, used Philips proprietary camera-based monitoring technology to measure the light reflected off the foreheads of 41
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Constant Balancing Act: A Day in the Life of a Healthcare CIO
The Peak 10 National IT Trends in Healthcare study revealed that today’s healthcare CIOs simply do not have enough hours in the day to keep up with the demands of their job. CIOs feel like they have their head on a swivel, by keeping up with technology innovation, staying compliant with changing regulations while also staying alert of emerging security threats. It’s a sunrise to sunset job. The infographic illustrates the constant balancing act today's healthcare CIOs are faced with today
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Patient Advocates Urge ONC to Include Patients when Assessing Interoperability Under MACRA
In comments filed today, leading consumer, patient and labor advocates urge the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to incorporate robust measures of patient-to-provider interoperability and electronic health information exchange in payment and delivery models rolling out under MACRA (the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act). The comments, from the Consumer Partnership for eHealth (CPeH), note that patients and family caregivers are key partners in
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TigerText Integrates with Honeywell for Quick Access to EMR Data
Secure messaging provider TigerText has teamed up with Honeywell to combine TigerText's app with Honeywell’s new Dolphin CT50h clinical smartphone to streamline care coordination and provide a better experience for patients. The customized app includes a secure, encrypted bot technology designed to enable care providers to scan a patient’s barcode and retrieve critical, up-to-date information about the patient’s medications, care team and recent procedures directly from their EMR.“We’re excited
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