- Founded by two medical doctors, Clinical Cyber Defense Systems (CCDS) officially launches in Boston with a new security analytics platform called DYNAMIKANALYTIX.
- CCDS is a healthcare cyber defense systems manufacturer dedicated to protecting hospitals and preserving patient safety.
- CCDS ‘ Active Threat Intelligence (ATI) solutions translate technical security findings into real-time healthcare outcomes so hospital leaders, from the CISO to the CMIO have access to actionable
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7 Supply Chain Management Areas Where AI and ML Can Realize the Greatest Cost Savings
According to a recent report from Syft, health care leaders fail to leverage data analytics
in their supply chains. This shortcoming could result in them missing out on
millions of dollars. There's an urgent need to optimize supply usage throughout
the enterprise and patient care continuum while cutting waste.
In addition to the
increasing downward pressure hampering revenues, statistics anticipate that
supply chain costs will exceed labor-related expenses by 2022.
These factors
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University Hospitals Health System to Deploy NextGen Population Health Platform
- University Hospital Health System has selected NextGen to deploy their population health platform to help enhance patient care. - NextGen Population Health platform aggregates and analyze patient data, and drive meaningful insights across clinical, financial and administrative data.University Hospitals Health System, a health system based in Northern Ohio has selected NextGen to deploy their NextGen Population Health platform that identifies gaps in care and enhances proactive patient health
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Which Physician Specialties Have The Most Inpatient Cost Variation?
- IllumiCare’s new research found thousands of dollars in disparities among providers of the same specialties taking care of the same type of patients, both across different hospitals and within the same hospital. - The variations stem from costs providers make judgment calls about — such as ordering medications, lab tests and radiological exams.-The report sheds light at how provider choices in medications, labs, and radiology tests create big differences in spend on a similar diagnosis/patient
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Cerner Integrates With GetWellNetwork to Power Consumer Engagement
- Cerner and GetWellNetwork announced collaborative work to bridge the gaps between providers and patients from inpatient to outpatient settings and the home. - Care teams will be able to engage patients before and after admission through automated check-ins, identify who needs assistance in near-real-time and proactively intervene before complications and additional costs arise.Cerner, a global health platform and innovation company, and GetWellNetwork, a global consumer health technology
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Q&A: How the VHA’s Innovator’s Network Is Transforming Veteran Care
Dr. Ryan Vega explains how the VHA’s Innovator’s Network (iNET) is transforming how the VA identifies, incubates, and deliver healthcare innovation to improve healthcare for veterans.
Innovation is the bud from which all things radical seem to bloom. It’s also the critical element at the center of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) objectives to improve the quality and reach of healthcare for its veterans. Changes spurred by the Mission Act—which hopes to create greater access through
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Simplee Integrates Patient Financial Engagement Platform with Cerner RCM Solution
- Simplee integrates their patient financial engagement platform with Cerner’s revenue cycle management portfolio and consumer technology. - The integration makes it simple, efficient for providers to transform medical billing and payments into consumer-friendly experience.Simplee and Cerner Corporation today announced a new relationship aimed at price transparency, convenient billing and personalized payments options for consumers. Healthcare organizations will soon be able to use this
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National Health IT Week: Embracing Non-Clinical Data Insights for Improved Patient Care
There’s a crispness in the air that marks fall’s arrival. But autumn’s appearance isn’t the only thing on calendars across the U.S. this week: September 23-27 marks National Health IT Week. The 2019 theme focuses on supporting healthy communities, and what better way to support communities than to learn more about the people in them?
Decision-makers who analyze healthcare data have a habit of focusing on numbers, pouring over pages of claims and diagnostic codes. Yet disease diagnoses are often
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Walmart Health Taps Zotec Partners to Power Patient Financial Experience
- Walmart Health has formed an end-to-end RCM technology and services relationship with Zotec Partners to simplify the healthcare financial experience processes for its customers, including primary care, dental, vision, and mental health services.
- Zotec’s technology will enable Walmart Health patients to schedule and register for appointments ahead of time, confirm or change insurance and demographic information, see estimated cost for services, receive text and email updates, efficiently
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MEDITECH Expands Globally to Deploy Expanse EHR in Kenya, Pakistan
- MEDITECH will deploy their Expanse EHR platform at Aga Khan’s academic medical center and clinics across Nairobi, Kenya.
- Launch of the system is expected in 2020 with subsequent deployments in Karachi, Pakistan; Kabul, Afghanistan and Kampala, Uganda.
- The EHR implementation will be a joint effort between MEDITECH and MEDITECH South Africa.
MEDITECH has further extended its global
presence by partnering with Aga
Khan University, an international institution of distinction
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