Deloitte Consulting LLP's Deloitte Digital has announced the launch of Care Connect, an accelerator for health care providers built on Salesforce Health Cloud. Care Connect incorporates provider-specific user interfaces and use cases, and is designed to address specific challenges and shortcomings of patient engagement, focusing on the end-to-end interaction across the patient journey.Deloitte Digital's Care Connect accelerator helps to make patient-centered care a reality by providing a robust
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Medisafe Rolls Out Alert Feature for Harmful Drug-to-Drug Interactions
Medisafe, a provider of personalized medication management platform has unveiled a new feature to alert users of possible drug-to-drug interactions that may cause unexpected side effects and/or alter the way the medications perform. The new interactions feature also includes disclosures when medications have other lifestyle implications, such as interactions with specific foods or alcohol. Medisafe's new drug interaction feature is initially available for iOS users.With the latest drug-to-drug
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HIMSS17 Day 2 Summary & Highlights
Epic CEO Judy Faulkner: “There’s going to be three versions of Epic” In an interview with Healthcare IT News, Epic CEO Judy Faulkner reveals there will be two new versions of Epic in development called "Sonnet" and "Caboodle." Sonnet will be available at a lower price point for organizations who don't need the full features of the Epic EHR. Caboodle is the rebranded name of Epic's data warehouse.HIMSS Study: Significant Disconnect Exists Between Providers and Vendors/Consultants on EHRsA
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DiACardio Named Venture+ Forum Pitch Competition Winner At HIMSS17
The Personal Connected Health Alliance (PCHAlliance) has named DiACardio Ltd, a provider of revolutionary decision support tools company for cardiologists using echocardiography as the winner of its 11th annual Venture+ Forum pitch competition for startup companies at HIMSS17. Presenting companies were selected based on criteria for having demonstrable impact on improving health care delivery and outcomes. The Venture+ Forum fosters business-building opportunities, cutting-edge collaborations
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Accenture Launches Intelligent Patient Service Exchange for Life Sciences Companies
Today at HIMSS17, Accenture has launched the Intelligent Patient Service Exchange, a digital marketplace of third-party technology solutions available to life sciences companies to enhance patient support and improve the overall patient treatment experience. The Accenture Intelligent Patient Service Exchange (IPEX) is a digital marketplace of leading technology solutions that have been integrated within the Accenture Intelligent Patient Platform allowing life sciences companies to quickly and
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Epic, Nuance Partner on Artificial Intelligence to Transform Disabled Veterans Access to Accessibility to Health IT
Epic and Nuance are joining forces to leverage artificial intelligence to revolutionize disabled veterans accessibility to health information technology. The partnership will bring access and job opportunities for disabled persons scheduling medical appointments powered by Nuance’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology and Epic’s EHR system, which include a hands-free virtual assistant.There are nearly 20 million military veterans in the U.S., and 4 million have service-connected disabilities.
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Partners Connected Health, Mass Medical Partner to Bring Medical Second Opinions to Patients in China
Today at HIMSS17, Partners Connected Health announced a new partnership with Massachusetts Medical International, to provide remote diagnosis and expert second opinions via the Partners Online Second Opinion service (POSO), for physicians and patients in China. Managed by Partners Connected Health, POSO provides access to world-class hospitals affiliated with Partners HealthCare, offering patients and their physicians, all over the world, easier access to expert medical specialists.
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Northwell Health, GE Ventures Form $200M Alliance to Develop, Commercialize Solutions in Bioelectronic Medicine
Today, GE Ventures announced a strategic partnership with Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research providing up to $200 million in joint funding over seven years to support the opening of a new Center for Bioelectronic Medicine (CBEM), and advance diagnostic and therapeutic solutions for Alzheimer’s, cancer, diabetes, hypertension and more. The new alliance will greatly build upon groundbreaking work that started between the Feinstein Institute and a team of GE scientists
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Siemens Healthineers Launches Global Digital Ecosystem for Healthcare Providers
Today at HIMSS17, Siemens Healthineers has announced the launch of a global digital platform for healthcare providers as well as for providers of solutions and services. The aim of the platform is to foster the growth of a digital ecosystem linking healthcare providers and solution providers with one another as well as bringing together their data, applications and services.Digitalization in healthcare is expected to drive the much-needed change towards widespread value-based care and
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Emanate Wireless Launches AI-based Temperature Sensors for Hospitals, Clinics
Cleveland, Ohio-based Emanate Wireless, a builder of solutions that continuously monitor the operation and productivity of key clinical assets at healthcare facilities unveiled new AI-based temperature sensors for its PowerPath™ Temp Solution. Emanate has created this solution for hospitals and clinics that dread the decades long challenge of having to monitor clinical assets such as refrigerators manually to maintain the safety of vaccines and medicines.This ultra-low temperature sensor allows
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