Baystate Health, a not-for-profit integrated healthcare system serving over 800,000 people throughout western Massachusetts has selected Artifact Health's mobile query solution to improve workflow for its clinicians and expedite the accurate coding of patient records. Artifact will be rolled out as part of Baystate Health’s strategy to expand Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) initiatives across its health system.Transforming Time-Consuming Physician Query ProcessTraditionally, the query
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Telehealth Platform Tyto Care Joins Epic App Orchard Marketplace
Tyto Care, a NYC-based all-in-one modular device and telehealth platform for on-demand, remote medical exams, today announced that it has joined the Epic App Orchard marketplace, enabling health organizations to offer the integrated telehealth service to their care providers and patients for comprehensive telehealth visits and access to patient data.
Epic App Orchard Integration
The Epic marketplace integration allows patients to use the TytoCare examination device and consumer
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Jellyfish Health Integrates with MEDITECH EHR to Optimize the Patient Journey
Patient experience platform Jellyfish Health announced it has formed a collaborative relationship with EHR vendor MEDITECH to optimize the patient journey. The collaboration was formed as part of the recent deployment of the Jellyfish Health platform at Meadows Health in Vidalia, GA.Meadows Health chose Jellyfish as its digital patient experience technology to simplify various processes for inpatient and outpatient services. With new technology touchpoints and direct patient communications,
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Georgia Integrates Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs with EHRs Statewide
Appriss Health announced that Georgia is integrating its prescription drug monitoring programs into EHR systems of all prescribers across the state with Appriss Health’s PMP Gateway solution. This is being made possible by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant – so all prescribers can instantly access prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) information directly in the clinical workflow.Substance use disorder (SUD) is estimated to affect 21 million people, according to a report
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DrChrono Launches Voice Command EHR Feature for Hands-Free Charting
DrChrono Inc., an EHR provider for medical practices, today announced the availability of Chart by Voice for the iPad EHR app. This new feature provides voice command for hands-free charting enabling clinicians to easily maneuver through a patient’s chart and quickly transcribe clinical notes by voice command in the EHR.How ‘Chart by Voice’ WorksThis new feature provides a more streamlined experience for patient encounters as well as faster charting. For example, clinicians can now use voice
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Cerner Integrates EHR to Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs in 46 States
As states mandate the physician’s review of prescription drug data, it is increasingly important that they can quickly access critical drug information directly within a person’s electronic health record (EHR). Today, Cerner has announced that it will launch a nationwide connection from the EHR to each state’s prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP), creating quicker and more efficient access through a partnership with medication management provider DrFirst. In partnership with DrFirst,
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Bill Conway Returns to athenahealth as Chief Sales Officer
athenahealth, Inc., a provider of network-enabled services for ambulatory and hospital customers nationwide, announced today that Bill Conway has been appointed Chief Sales Officer. In his new role, Mr. Conway will work closely with the athenahealth executive leadership team on strategic execution to help accelerate the Company’s vision of transforming the healthcare industry. Bill Conway, a health IT industry veteran previously served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Client Services at
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HealthFeed Integrates Patient Education Module With DrChrono EHR
HealthFeed, a multichannel, embedded patient engagement platform, has announced an integration partnership with DrChrono EHR platform so providers will have access to over 10x more educational content. As part of the integration with DrChrono’s EHR platform, providers can now use the HealthFeed module to give patients medically validated health education illustrations and articles within the mediums that they use the most, such as emails and text messages. The module also includes video
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Greenway Appoints Dr. Geeta Nayyar As New Chief Medical Officer
Greenway Health, a health information technology and services provider, has appointed Dr. Geeta Nayyar chief medical officer. Dr. Nayyar is a nationally recognized leader in health information technology as well as a practicing physician. Under her leadership, Dr. Nayyar will drive the development of Greenway’s next-generation EHR from a physician’s perspective.
Greenway’s Intergy platform will evolve into the company’s state-of-the-art platform, now in development as Project Polaris, and will
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Access One Integrates Patient Financing Options with Epic App Orchard
AccessOne, a provider of patient financing options designed to help patients manage their healthcare costs announced that it has joined the Epic App Orchard marketplace. The integration marks AccessOne as the first patient financing company to join the App Orchard and is currently available to hospitals and health systems on the Epic platform.Consumers have reported that more payment options and access to self-service portals are among the top three process changes that would improve
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