The National Science Foundation, today announced a grant to VMT for developing technology focused on pragmatic clinical trials allowing clinical outcomes to be extracted from real-world data. VMT is a medical technology incubation firm, developing and commercializing cutting-edge healthcare products to address critical healthcare needs. The approach uses artificial intelligence to dive deep into the electronic health record (EHR) for outcome data to enable EHR-based pragmatic clinical trials.
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Medsphere Lands $32M to Expand its Suite of SaaS Health IT Solutions and Support Future Acquisitions
Medsphere Systems Corporation, a provider of affordable and interoperable healthcare information technology (IT) solutions and services, today announced it has raised $32 million in funding from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and East West Bank. The Carlsbad, CA-based company plans to use the capital infusion to address the growing demand for its comprehensive suite of healthcare IT solutions and services, and support future strategic acquisitions.Medsphere BackgroundFounded in 2002,
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How Will Apple’s New iPad Pro Impact Healthcare at the Point of Care?
DrChrono's Daniel Kivatinos explains how healthcare could benefit from going pro with Apple’s newest iPad.Take a good look at Apple’s iPad Pro, and you may see why the device could open new doors in productivity. In fact-- a glance is all that’s required to unlock it thanks to Face ID, one of its most appealing features. What could be improved if you put Apple’s Pro into the hands of willing healthcare providers?It turns out much good could come from employing the device in healthcare; it has
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It’s 2018, And We Still Have No Idea If Mobile Health Apps Work
The promise of reduced readmissions and improved health outcomes in patients achieved through the continuous mHealth-powered patient-provider connection is what drives the mobile healthcare market. The increasing wave of attracted investments is expected to boost the market up to $102.35B by 2023. But forecasts alone cannot keep the interest in healthcare app development in the long run. Clinical stakeholders, payers, and consumers altogether need tangible results from mHealth to prove its
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Hill-Rom and EarlySense Launch Smart Hospital Bed w/ Integrated Monitoring Technology
Hill-Rom, a global provider of medical technologies and the world’s leading hospital bed manufacturer, today announced that EarlySense, the market leader in contact-free continuous monitoring solutions across the care continuum, has integrated its continuous contact-free heart rate and respiratory rate sensing and analytics technology into Hill-Rom’s Centrella® Smart+ bed platform.The Rise of the Smart Hospital BedThe hospital bed -a consistent fixture in every hospital room- now takes on an
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Berkshire Health Systems to Implement MEDITECH Expanse EHR Across its 225 Physician Practices
Berkshire Health Systems (BHS), a provider of comprehensive healthcare services based in Berkshire County (Mass.), recently signed an agreement to implement MEDITECH Expanse Enterprise Health Record (EHR) system. As part of the implementation, Berkshire will be adding MEDITECH Ambulatory and MEDITECH Acute Care solutions across its 225 physician practices. System implementation will be led by Santa Rosa Consulting, Inc., a MEDITECH READY-certified firm and leading provider of management
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NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Inks 10-Year Contract with Philips to Deploy Clinical Informatics Solution
Today, Philips announced that NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has chosen to implement IntelliSpace Enterprise Edition solution across its hospitals and facilities. In a 10-year agreement, IntelliSpace Enterprise Edition will provide the health system with access to Philips’ full suite of informatics solutions across radiology, cardiology, and analytics to help improve efficiencies and care delivery. Implementation DetailsNewYork-Presbyterian is one of the nation’s most comprehensive, integrated
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Healthcare Organizations: Leveraging Health IT to Maintain Worker Safety and Compliance
Healthcare workers face more injuries than those in any other sector, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. But many of these incidents – whether due to employee negligence, improper training or an institutional lapse in adherence to workplace protocol – are easily avoidable through strict compliance with OSHA standards and a robust culture of safety across the industry. Healthcare facilities can dramatically improve safety for workers and patients by prioritizing compliance and employing
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Change Healthcare Launches Automated Analytics Solution for Payers to Support Diagnosis Coding Accuracy
Change Healthcare today introduced Dx Gap Advisor, a new automated analytics solution on the company’s Intelligent Healthcare Network that helps health plans and their providers ensure complete, accurate, and compliant risk adjustment data capture. Dx Gap Advisor automatically identifies possible undocumented diagnosis codes and alerts providers to appropriately address the identified risk adjustment gaps. As a result, health plans can avoid manual chart reviews, ensure accurate and complete
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SMART on FHIR: Is it Worth the Investment or Just Another Burden for Health IT Departments?
As the healthcare industry continues to shift from fee-for-service to value-based care, data interoperability is increasingly becoming a key concern for providers trying to better engage with patients, improve clinical workflow, and ultimately drive better health outcomes. In fact, more than 70 percent of healthcare financial executives say that data interoperability must improve within the next three years to ensure the success of value-based care.The good news? The potential for secure,
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