EHR vendor Allscripts has reached an agreement to acquire prescription and prior authorization platform ZappRx, according to CNBC. The acquisition will help Allscripts diversify its business outside of electronic medical record (EHR). The company has raised a total of $40M in funding to date.Founded in 2012 by Zoe Barry who previously worked at athenahealth, ZappRx streamlines the complex process required to order specialty medications, increasing efficiencies when collecting and maintaining the
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American College of Cardiology to Launch Ambulatory Chronic Disease Network
The American College of Cardiology and Veradigm have announced a strategic partnership create the largest ambulatory chronic disease network in the United States with more than 250,000 clinicians and 100 million patients. The partnership will integrate Veradigm's technology and analytic capabilities with ACC's NCDR PINNACLE Registry and Diabetes Collaborative Registry.In addition, the integration will leverage Veradigm's large specialist and primary care provider network on Allscripts and
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Innovaccer Launches ‘Archive’ to Assist Organizations Get Rid of All Their Legacy Data Headaches Instantly
Innovaccer Inc., the leading San Francisco-based data activation company, announced the launch of their Archive solution to enable organizations to archive and preserve their crucial patient data and streamline the operation of data collection from legacy systems. The solution is aimed at enhancing organizations’ experience of EHR transition by efficiently archiving their crucial patient data to a single repository to secure it for future reference. Archive Solution OverviewWith healthcare
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Humana Integrates Real-Time Benefits Tool with Epic’s E-prescribing Workflow
Humana and Epic today announced an agreement to integrate Humana’s IntelligentRX real-time benefits tool directly into Epic’s e-prescribing workflow. Humana is the first national insurer to collaborate with Epic to bring together patients, providers and payers to power value-based care. The resulting integration will deliver real-time pharmacy data and access to patients’ medical history, which, in turn will enable cost reduction, improved quality, and increased patient satisfaction.Epic/Humana
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NextGen Healthcare Launches Behavioral Health EHR to Streamline Patient Data
With the prominence of behavioral health epidemics in the U.S., it’s imperative that physicians have easy access to a single record of physical and behavioral patient data to streamline data collection and improve treatment decisions. This week, NextGen Healthcare has launched its Behavioral Health Suite, a comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) solution that gives providers access to a single, integrated physical and behavioral health record to treat patients.Impact of Behavioral Health
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Cerner Launches 2019 code App Challenge to Advance Consumers’ Access to EHRs
Cerner is challenging innovators and application developers to advance consumers’ access to electronic health records (EHRs) with the 2019 code App Challenge. Participants will join Cerner’s pursuit of the next groundbreaking advancement, with a focus on helping consumers easily access and understand health records.2019 Cerner code App Challenge Rules & RequirementsWith the 2019 code App Challenge, Cerner encourages innovators to build apps on its industry-leading platforms that further
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Redox Integrates With OpiSafe to Provide Opioid Risk Reduction Services Nationwide
Redox, a health data integration platform, today announced an integration partnership with OpiSafe to expand the use of OpiSafe’s comprehensive pain medication management web and mobile platform to help thousands of providers across the country prescribe and treat pain more effectively while avoiding bad outcomes.Integration BenefitsThe opioid epidemic requires innovative approaches and the digital health industry is taking steps to make inroads against this crisis. As part of the partnership,
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EMR Connects Patients to Digital Health Coaches, Increasing Adherence
Millions of Americans with chronic conditions rely on health coaches to manage and improve their conditions through diet, exercise, and medication management. However, the patient enrollment process for a health coach is currently outside of the clinical Electronic Medical Records (EMR) workflow, delaying the coordination between patient and coach to several weeks and months. This delay has significant potential to derail a patient’s initial introduction with their coach, oftentimes outside of
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Updox Integrates Collaboration Platform with DrChrono EHR to Help Practices Eliminate Staff Fatigue
Mobile EHR provider DrChrono Inc. and Updox, an all-in-one healthcare collaboration platform is expanding its partnership that gives practices usingDrChrono’s EHR access to Updox’s full collaboration suite. The Updox platform allows DrChrono providers to consolidate administrative tasks, patient engagement initiatives, and provider communications.Integration Benefits for PracticesNow, by accessing the Updox app through DrChrono’s Healthcare App Directory, practices can eliminate staff fatigue
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Woman’s Hospital Goes Live on MEDITECH Expanse Point of Care EHR
Woman’s Hospital is a 168-bed hospital located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the largest specialty hospital for women in the U.S., today announced it is now live on MEDITECH Expanse Point of Care (POC). Expanse POC, a fully integrated component of the EHR, harnesses the full power of the nursing solution into an intuitive, handheld workflow with the full capability to view charts, document, and provide safe medication administration at the patient’s bedside on a small, handheld device, giving
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