The top three healthcare cloud drivers are cost savings, more robust disaster recovery solutions and the need for scalable platforms to support internal requirements, according to a new Level 3 Communications, Inc. The study, conducted by HIMSS Analytics and designed to understand cloud use, trends and preferred vendors among healthcare organizations, was released today.The 2016 Cloud Survey is a blinded, web-based quantitative study that includes perspective from more than 100 IT decision
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TigerText Unveils Chat Bot to Streamline Care Coordination, Patient Experience
TigerText, maker of TigerConnect, a secure communications platform, today announced the availability of HealthBot, an encrypted, custom-branded, HIPAA-compliant messaging chat bot app that can be embedded into a web page or mobile application to help automate a range of tasks, driving organizational efficiencies and lowering overall costs. How It Works Through a simple chat window, patients can interact with HealthBot to schedule appointments, inquire about a drug’s side effects, or receive
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42% of Consumers Using Digital Health Data Say Data Goes Nowhere
42% of digital health users say the data gathered by these tools goes nowhere, according to survey of 500 people who use digital health tools. The survey reveals a “disconnect” between where consumers would like their self-collected health data to go, and how easy it is to share it. The results are now available in the HealthMine Digital Health Report: The State and Impact of Digital Health Tools.Three quarters of consumers who use mobile/internetconnected health apps are willing to share the
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Ardent Taps Epic for Integrated EHR across Hospitals & Clinics
Nashville, TN-based Ardent Health Services has selected Epic as its strategic partner for a single, integrated EHR across all of its hospitals and clinics. The move will replace 80 information systems currently in use across all facilities in an effort to streamline its registration, billing, clinical applications, ehealth and population health initiatives. In doing so, Epic's EHR will provide caregivers with more time at the bedside to offer consistent, high quality health services and a
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Regroup Therapy Nabs $1.5M for Virtual Mental Health Visits
Regroup Therapy, a telehealth startup providing virtual mental health visits to treat depression and other issues, announced it has raised $1.5 million in seed funding led by Hyde Park Angels. The funding also included participation from OCA Ventures, Impact Engine, New Stack Ventures, Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Chicago and MD Angels. Grubhub co-founder Mike Evans and Lou Malnati's Pizzeria president Mark Agnew also invested in the seed round. Founded in 2011, the Chicago-based
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Mayo Clinic Launches CQI Program to Minimize Complications from Retained Blood in Heart Surgery Patients
ClearFlow, a California-based company that develops technology to maximize post-operative blood evacuation after cardiac surgery and Mayo Clinic are launching research a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) program for patients recovering from heart surgery. Simon Maltais, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery will serve as the Principal Investigator for the CQI program. Recent studies have demonstrated that up to 20% of patients recovering from
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Lumin Medical Acquires Online Patient Reviews Software for Healthcare Providers
Patient satisfaction company Lumin Medical announced it has acquired the Online Reputation Management (ORM) assets from Implementing Technologies LLC. Lumin plans to integrate the ORM assets into its PatientTrak platform, a web-based tracking system that features cloud-based software solutions that bring visibility to the patient experience before, during and after a visit to his or her healthcare provider. The solution is designed to help healthcare operational and marketing leadership better
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Humana Makes Strategic Investment in Livongo Health for Diabetes Management
Humana has made a strategic equity investment in Livongo Health, a consumer digital health company that is empowering people with chronic diseases. The equity investment will support Livongo’s growth and help accelerate the launch of new diabetes management products and services. In the first phase of their partnership, Humana has made Livongo available to a select group of its members with successful results—delivering access to integrated diabetes management that combines consumer-focused
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Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Taps Arcadia for EHR Data Aggregation
Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Inc. (GOBHI). GOBHI is a nonprofit managed care organization administering behavioral health services has tapped Arcadia Healthcare Solutions to integrate disparate sources of EHR and claims data. The EHR data aggregation capabilities will give GOBHI providers comprehensive insight into the mental and physical needs of their patients.Behavioral health is a critical component of population health management, and Arcadia Analytics will help GOBHI identify
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Yale School of Medicine Launches Cloud-Based PHR Platform Hugo
Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine has launched a new highly secure cloud-based personal health platform that enables people to access their EHRs from multiple health care systems and synchronize them with a research database. That platform named Hugo was developed developed in partnership with Yale New Haven Health System and is designed to be user-friendly allowing people to contribute information from wearable devices and questionnaires. Research Study OverviewKrumholz and Dr. Allen
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