When America’s seniors went to their first doctor’s appointment, they couldn’t have imagined that their health history would be stored anywhere but in a manila folder. Now, nine out of every 10 physicians use electronic health records (EHRs), and patient's health data lives on cloud servers. Though we’ve certainly come a long way from handwritten notes in filing cabinets, electronic health data still often exist in silos, and that can make caring for our aging population difficult.
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Unity Health to Deploy Meditech Expanse Platform Across Network
What You Should Know:
- Unity Health, the leading healthcare provider in an eight-county area, is pleased to announce they have chosen to implement MEDITECH Expanse across their entire organization.
- In addition, Unity Health will implement MEDITECH Expanse Oncology to expand and optimize their cancer treatment offerings with evidence-based plans that support multidisciplinary ordering. To maximize ROI, Unify Health will leverage MEDITECH Professional Services to complement the
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Grand Rounds Health, Doctor on Demand Launch Coalition to Address Health Disparities in the Black Community
What You Should Know:
- Grand Rounds Health and Doctor On Demand, the leader in integrated virtual care and navigation, today announced a solution designed to help remove barriers to care for the Black community. Developed using insights from an innovation coalition of Global and Fortune 500 companies, the product will be the first dedicated care concierge and healthcare navigation platform focused on improving the healthcare experience and advancing health equity for Black Americans. The
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Socially Determined, DataGen Partner to Bring SDoH Insights to Hospitals and Health Systems
What You Should Know:
- Socially Determined, the Social Risk Intelligence™ company for organizations committed to addressing the social determinants of health, today announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with DataGen, the healthcare analytics company that 48 state hospital associations, and their members, trust to deliver insights on payment policy changes, value-based programs and market dynamics. Through this partnership, Socially Determined will enrich the insights and
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Hospital at Home: Aligning Provider Needs with Patient Wishes
2020 saw three factors combine to define the future of “Hospital at Home” care in a way that will become a new care reality over the coming years.
Changing Patient Attitudes
Patients became more reluctant and concerned about going to hospitals. The fear of contracting illnesses such as Healthcare Acquired Infections (HAIs), like sepsis, is a real and legitimate concern. While the number of patients has been declining, around 100,000 people die each year in the US from contracting an HAI in
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Pearl Health Raises $18M to Support Independent Primary Care Physicians
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- Pearl Health, a New York City-based primary care physicians (PCP) group today announced it has raised $18M in Series A funding led by a16z, with AlleyCorp and Kevin Ryan participating.
- Co-founded by Dr. Jeffrey De Flavio (founder of Groups: Recover Together), Michael Kopko (Oscar Health, Bridgewater Associates) and Ankit Patel (CMS Innovation Center, Clover Health), Pearl offers PCPs a fixed per-member-per-month payment for each Traditional Medicare member
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Clearsense Acquires Plug-and-Play AI Analytics Firm Compellon
What You Should Know:
- Clearsense, an AI-powered data analytics platform company that translates healthcare data into highly consumable insights, today announced the acquisition of Compellon, a privately-held, plug-and-play AI analytics company.
- The multi-patented Compellon technology uses AI to re-engineer predictive modeling, removing the technical burden from users. The technology is a hand in glove complement to the end-to-end Clearsense platform which cleans, organizes, and
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Unite Us Acquires NowPow’s Personalized Community Referral Platform
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- Unite Us, a New York City-based technology company connecting health and social care services, today announced the acquisition of NowPow, the Chicago-based referral platform grounded in science and community.
- This combination will create the nation’s leading integrated health and social care network connecting people to the resources they need -- from food and housing assistance to counseling, caregiver support and more. Together, the combined company helps
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Why Moving Enterprise Data Management to the Health Cloud Is Worth The Investment
Accelerated digitalization is a boon for the healthcare industry. With electronic healthcare records (EHRs), provider organizations can more easily manage population health and meet the needs of stakeholders. However, the increased use of electronic records also means that providers need to adjust their data management strategies to meet patient expectations and ensure integrity, interoperability, and security while complying with policies and regulations. To do that, they need to move away from
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Healthcare Leaders: The Importance of Embracing Patient Engagement
We are incredibly lucky to live in a historically connected world. The internet, smartphones, and technology of all kinds have brought people together in ways unimaginable just a few decades ago. These massive communications paradigm shifts have also left their mark on medicine, although in an unpredictable way. One of the most positive impacts on healthcare hasn’t been a breakthrough treatment or therapy – but an increase in patient engagement and a deep understanding of its importance in
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