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National Response Portal launches to ensure healthcare providers and policymakers have access to the most up-to-date COVID-19 analytics.
The open data platform built on Google Cloud enables decision-makers in healthcare and the government to make data-driven decisions toward ending the COVID-19 crisis and restarting the economy.
SADA, a leading global business and technology
consultancy, announces the official launch of the National Response Portal
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Giving ‘Voice’ to Healthcare: The $3.5 Billion Opportunity
Whether it's asking Siri for directions to the nearest coffee shop or commanding Alexa to turn on the lights, using voice assistants has become part of daily routines. More than one-third of the U.S. population relies on these tools to make their lives easier, and they’re being embraced by more than just millennials; use among seniors, children, and teens is also on the rise.
But the home and smartphone aren’t the only domains for voice assistants. Businesses of all types – from
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Innovaccer Launches Care As One Campaign to Express Solidarity during COVID-19
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Innovaccer has launched the Care As One campaign to raise
funds to donate to Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief
organization, working to connect people with food and end hunger.
The campaign features a collection of stories from all
over the world that people have shared as examples of heroism and acts of
kindness they have witnessed during the pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the
human race some of its worst days
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ONC, The Sequoia Project Continue RCE Efforts to Support Nationwide HIE
The Sequoia Project, selected by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) as the Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE) to support the implementation of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), today celebrated program achievements and ONC’s announcement of the availability of approximately $1.1M of funding to continue the public-private engagement for a second year.Progress to DateIn 2019, ONC chose non-profit The Sequoia Project, to be the RCE following a
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BHE Partners with Premier for Access to All-Payer Database Including COVID-19 Data
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Boston Health Economics (BHE) inks partnership Premier Inc.
to streamline data analytics and more quickly uncover strategies to
improve patient care.
Researchers and data scientists will have on-demand
access to the all-payer database, including recent COVID-19 data, and the
capability to complete analyses 85% faster and at higher quality than
traditional custom programming.
Boston Health Economics (BHE),
a healthcare
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Inovalon Launches FHIR-Based Solution for Health Plan Compliance
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- Inovalon announced the availability of its Cloud-Based “Consumer Health Gateway” Module, alleviating the need for health plans to build their own Patient Access API to comply with the new requirement of the 21st Century Cures Act.
- The Consumer Health Gateway is a consumer portal allowing the FHIR®-based exchange of a patient’s claims and clinical data securely with authorized third-party applications. It consists of a robust patient consent and authentication
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Cerner Releases COVID-19 Reopening & Social Distancing Projections Dashboard
Today, Cerner announced the release of the publicly available Reopening and Social Distancing Projections dashboard tool that helps organizations plan for reopening of elective care services and potential re-surges. Organizations can use the tool to view the trend of COVID-19 cases within their community, state, and country in the last 14 days and evaluate the potential consequences of reducing social distancing.
Understanding the Cerner Reopening Risk Index
Cerner has compiled a
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2020 MedTech Breakthrough Award Winners Announced
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- MedTech Breakthrough announces 2020 MedTech Breakthrough Award Winners that recognizes the top companies, people, platforms, and products in the health, fitness, and medical technology industries today.
- The 2020 MedTech Breakthrough Awards program is open to all individuals, companies, and organizations involved in producing digital health and medical technology products and services.
MedTech
Breakthrough, a market intelligence organization that recognizes
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Hospital IQ & Cerner Partner to Deliver Predictive Analytics for OR
What You Should Know:
- Hospital IQ and Cerner just announced a relationship to support health systems with predictive analytics to improve clinical and operational awareness.
- Together, the companies will provide health systems with near real-time analytics and predictive capabilities to gain insight into where resources are being used, where they may be needed, and how they can be deployed more efficiently.
- Health system operators, administrators, and clinical leaders can
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Ontario System’s Acquires SwervePay to Create End-to-End SaaS Solution
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- Ontario Systems, a provider of enterprise software that automates complex workflows and accelerates revenue recovery for clients in the healthcare, government, and accounts receivable management (ARM) markets, announced the acquisition of SwervePay®, a payment facilitator in the ARM and healthcare industries.
- With this transaction, Ontario Systems offers customers a simplified consumer payment engagement platform that helps drive revenue, reduces operational
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