- Former Medtronic executive Darrell Johnson joins Cerner as their first SVP and Chief Marketing Officer.
- Johnson will oversee marketing, corporate communications and market intelligence in its next wave of growth to introduce its new solutions to the market.
Cerner announced today it has appointed Darrell Johnson in the newly created role of Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer where he will be responsible for leading global marketing, corporate communications, and
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Merck Manuals Joins Epic App Orchard Marketplace to Power Provider Reference & Patient Education
- Merck Manuals joins Epic App Orchard to directly embed clinical decision support and patient education content within the Epic EHR workflow- The patient education material can be electronically sent to patients through the EHR system or printed out at the point-of-care.Merck Manuals, a comprehensive digital medical reference announced it has joined the Epic App Orchard Marketplace, enabling Epic customers with access to provider reference and patient education content within the Epic EHR.Merck
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DrChrono EHR Rolls Out New Mobile EHR Features for iPad, iPhone and Apple Pencil
- DrChrono rolls out all of the DrChrono features from iPad and iPad Pro into iPhone mobile EHR/practice management app. - DrChrono supports the new 7th generation iPad which includes a 10.2-inch retina display, support for Apple Pencil, a full-size smart keyboard, and A10 fusion chip at a $329.00 price point. - DrChrono launches the first Apple Pencil medical record experience, allowing providers to double tap on Apple Pencil while drawing on medical record images.DrChrono Inc., an EHR provider
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4 Steps Healthcare Organizations Need to Take to Automate Their Data
According to IDC, all the data that’s being created and captured in healthcare is projected to grow by 36 percent (CAGR)—more than any other industry.
While managing growing volumes of data is a common challenge for many organizations across all sectors, healthcare is uniquely set apart by the sheer number of new data sources that’s being made available—with new sources being added all the time. This is driven in large part by advancements in telemedicine, personalized or precision medicine, as
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Top 10 Challenges, Issues and Opportunities Healthcare Executives Will Face in 2020
- The HealthCare Executive Group unveils its annual 2020 HCEG top 10 critical challenges, issues and opportunities healthcare executives expect to face in 2020.
- Over 100 C-Suite and director level executives were presented with a list of over 25 topics. Initially compiled from webinars, roundtables and the 2019 Industry Pulse Survey.
After 2.5 days of facilitated interactive discussions during
this week’s HCEG Annual Forum in
Boston, over 100 healthcare c-suite and director level
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Cerner Unveils 5 Finalists for code App Challenge to Advance Consumers’ Access to EHRs
- Cerner announces Baystate Health, Cerner ITWorks at Adventist Health, Intelliaide, Mindset Medical, and Optimize as the finalists for Cerner’s code App Challenge.
- The finalists will work directly with Cerner engineers at CHC, after which they will present a working demo of their app.
- The winning individual or team will receive a one-year membership to the code program, with Cerner engineers helping guide the app through the validation process.
Cerner has announced the five
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Hospital IQ Launches AI-Enabled Workforce Management Solution
- Hospital IQ launches an AI-enabled workforce management solution to help staffing managers more accurately align staff to forecasted patient demand.
- Using accurate forecasts of patient demand, Hospital IQ enables staffing managers to proactively plan staffing needs, ensuring appropriate levels of patient care.
- Hospital IQ also announced the addition of Shawn Sefton, MBA, RN, vice president, client operations, and John Zapf, senior director, sales, to support the company’s
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North Carolina Taps Phreesia for Social Determinants of Health Screening
- The North Caroline Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) partners with Phresia on its Healthy Opportunities imitative to help address the factors that drive health among patients statewide.
- Healthcare organizations will now use Phresia’s platform to deliver North Carolina’s Social Determinants of Health screening questions to identify patients who have unmet social needs impacting their healthcare.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) has
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Mary Washington Healthcare to Launch Medicare Advantage Plan in 2020
- Mary Washington forms a strategic partnership with Lumeris to launch a new Medicare Advantage plan in 2020
- Lumeris will manage the Medicare Advantage plan operations including enrollment, claims processing, and provide infrastructure and governance.
- Lumeris will also help Mary Washington with the development and deployment of a value-based care strategy to drive programs to educate, incent, and engage providers.
Mary Washington Healthcare, a not-for-profit health system
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Mayo Clinic Selects Google Cloud to Power its Digital Transformation
- Mayo Clinic selects Google Cloud to be their cornerstone of its digital transformation in a 10-year strategic partnership agreement.
- Google Cloud will secure and store Mayo Clinic's data while working with Mayo Clinic to apply AI and other cloud computing technologies to solve complex healthcare problems.
- Mayo Clinic will leverage Google Cloud to conduct medical research, developing and deploying new machine learning models designed to improve treatment precision and clinical
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