- CVS Health launches Transform Oncology Care, which includes a comprehensive, first-of-its-kind precision medicine approach to oncology management for payors in collaboration with Tempus.- Transform Oncology Care includes an innovative precision medicine strategy that increases access to broad-panel gene sequencing tests for patients diagnosed with certain advanced-stage cancers. - The program also uses CVS’ local footprint and unique assets to improve patient outcomes and lower costs every
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UNC Health Care Adopts CarePort’s Care Coordination Platform Across 12 Hospitals
- CarePort, a provider of care coordination and management solutions is collaborating with North Carolina’s statewide health information exchange, NC HealthConnex.- The partnership allows for all 12 hospitals in the UNC Health Care system to improve efficiency and ultimately improve patient outcomes as the not-for-profit health system builds a more effective care coordination program between hospitals.- CarePort’s platform provides real-time patient data, alerts for critical patient events (e.g.
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Blue Cross Becomes First Health Plan to Offer Direct Integration with PillPack
- Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of Massachusetts announced a new pharmacy integration with PillPack by Amazon in its MyBlue member app and website that enables members to seamlessly manage and fill their prescriptions. - Blue Cross worked with PillPack to create a digital option for eligible members to switch to PillPack directly from their Blue Cross MyBlue member app or website. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts ("Blue Cross") announced a new pharmacy integration in its MyBlue member app
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Bridge Connector Raises Additional $5M for No Code, Health Integration Platform
- Bridge Connector raises an additional $5M reaching a total of $25M in funding for its data-driven workflow automation to solve health IT interoperability challenges. - The additional financing will support Bridge Connector’s continued scalability and its upcoming launch of Destinations, a new “no-code” integration platform as a service (iPaaS) that connects health data systems without the need for code.- The company plans to close on Series B funding in the second quarter of 2020, further
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ESO Acquires Trauma Registry Software Clinical Data Management
- ESO acquires Clinical Data Management (CDS) to extend its product portfolio in the trauma registry market.- CDS’s innovative trauma registry software will help drive data collection and analysis across the healthcare spectrum to improve patient safetyESO, an Austin, TX-based data and software company serving emergency medical services (EMS), fire departments and hospitals, announces it has acquired Clinical Data Management (CDS) to extend its product portfolio in the trauma registry market. By
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The Evolution of EHR Workflows: From Counterintuitive to Intuitive Tools for Care
I recall a patient who was drinking heavily, who I was unable to meaningfully convince to reduce his alcohol consumption. He felt that his drinking was no different than his work colleagues and that he did not need to make any changes. When his labs returned, not surprisingly, his GGT and AST were elevated. I turned the screen and showed him the results as well as the upward trending of the result’s graph. He didn’t say much but was clearly taking it all in. When we met next, he
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Regional Medical Center, Philips Forms 5-Year, $16M Diagnostic Imaging Partnership
- Philips and Regional Medical Center announce a 5-year, $16M long-term strategic partnership to deliver diagnostic imaging solutions to support patient care for residents of rural South Carolina. - The partnership gives community health system access to the same innovative Philips diagnostic imaging solutions of larger networks, bringing quality care closer to home and delivering on the Quadruple Aim.Regional Medical Center (RMC), the only acute care provider serving Orangeburg, Calhoun,
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Corrona Acquires Patient Experience Company HealthiVibe
- Corrona acquires patient experience company HealthiVibe to further expand its presence in the patient experience marketplace. - HealthiVibe uses a systematic, evidence-based process to help pharmaceutical clients spearhead patient engagement initiatives at every stage of the product lifecycle.Corrona, LLC, a provider of real-world observational and syndicated registry data, announced today that it has acquired HealthiVibe, LLC, an Arlington, VA-based patient experience company. Financial
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DrChrono Launches Certified Developers Program Leveraging DrChrono’s API
- DrChrono launches its Certified Developers Program, a healthcare partner platform marketplace with new resources for physicians. - The new Certified Developers Program is creating an ecosystem where a customer can work directly with one of the qualified developers that can layer custom features on top of the DrChrono EHR platform at their request.DrChrono Inc., the company enabling the medical practice of the future, announced today a new Certified Developers Program comprised of partners that
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KLAS: ERP Implementation – Which Consulting Partner is the Right Fit?
- New KLAS Report on ERP implementations finds clients are highly satisfied with Premier’s implementation services, while Infor consulting services clients report dissatisfaction with their implementations.- Clients view PwC as having strong ERP implementation experience and being capable of managing an ERP implementation as part of a broader business transformation.- For Workday and Oracle ERP implementations, KPMG’s ERP implementations often exceeds Expectations while Deloitte’s ERP Clients
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