As if 2020 couldn’t be any more challenging for healthcare providers, new federal rules on interoperability and patient access, granting patients direct access to their healthcare data, begin taking effect in 2021 and will continue into 2022. These rules, while ultimately beneficial to patients, bring an additional level of operational complexity to many revenue-stressed healthcare organizations.
If anything, the 2020 pandemic has illustrated the vast potential of interoperability. For
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CommonHealth App Connects to 230 Health Systems to Share Health Data – including COVID Test and Vaccine Status
What You Should Know:
- CommonHealth has connected to 230
health systems in the United States, allowing patients to gather, manage and
share their health and test data, including COVID test and vaccination status. By
the end of this month, CommonHealth will connect to more than 340 health
systems
- CommonHealth extends the health data
portability and interoperability model pioneered by Apple Health to the 55
percent of Americans with Android devices (85 percent globally)
The Commons
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Innovaccer Launches COVID-19 Command Center to Help Healthcare Organizations Manage Their COVID-19 Operations
What You Should Know:
- Innovaccer launches COVID-19 Command
Center to assist healthcare organizations in optimizing their COVID-19
operations.
- The solution offers a unified
information hub to manage COVID-19 resources and operations and empower teams
with unprecedented visibility into their environment.
Innovaccer, Inc., a San
Francisco, CA-based healthcare technology company, today announced the launch
of its COVID-19
Command Center to assist healthcare organizations in
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4 Actions to Elevate the Patient Experience and Spark Growth
What You Should Know:
- According to a new report from Accenture, 2 out of 3 patients are likely to switch to a new healthcare provider if their expectations for managing COVID-19 are not met, including sanitary and safety protocols, access to up-to-date information, and the availability of virtual care options.
- Accenture identified four ways to improve the patient experience, and therefore your path to recovery, during, and after the pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced
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MEDITECH Launches New Subscription-Based Cloud Platform Built on Google Cloud
What You Should Know:
- Today, MEDITECH announced MEDITECH Cloud Platform—a
suite of solutions available to healthcare organizations of all sizes that
further extend the possibilities of the Expanse EHR.
- This offering includes: Expanse NOW, High Availability
SnapShot, and Virtual Care solutions, all created to work naturally in the
cloud, and available through a subscription model.
Today MEDITECH
introduced MEDITECH Cloud Platform—a suite of solutions available to
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The Modern Approach to Acquiring Healthcare IT
The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the shortcomings of today’s hospital and healthcare IT infrastructure, with many healthcare organizations quickly adopting the latest and greatest technology to support remote operations. However, in the scramble to adapt, many IT leaders did not ensure that the acquired technology integrated well with legacy systems – resulting in underused components and wasted costs. As we enter into a new era in healthcare, it is paramount that these organizations
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M&A: Imprivata Acquires Patient Privacy Intelligence Company FairWarning
What You Should Know:
- Imprivata acquires FairWarning Technologies, a provider
of patient privacy intelligence.
- The combined solutions will offer healthcare a single Digital Identity platform that integrates role-based access controls, identity governance, and data privacy compliance.
Imprivata®, the digital identity company for healthcare, today announced the acquisition
of FairWarning
Technologies, LLC, a Clearwater, FL-based provider of patient privacy intelligence.
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M&A: TRIMEDX Acquires Surplus Medical Equipment Company Centurion Service Group
What You Should Know:
- TRIMEDX announced the acquisition of Centurion Service
Group, a full-service medical equipment re-seller, to expand its Clinical Asset
Management offering.
- The added capabilities of Centurion will allow TRIMEDX
clients to gain maximum value from their excess medical equipment through
Centurion auction services, positively impacting operational expenses,
maximizing resources to improve patient care, etc.
TRIMEDX,
a provider of clinical engineering, medical
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M&A: CarepathRx Acquires Pharmacy Operations of Chartwell from UPMC for $400M
What You Should Know:
- CarepathRx will
acquire the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s pharmacy operations in a
$400M deal.
- The company fully
integrates pharmacy operations, expands healthcare services, improves
ambulatory access, minimizes clinical variation and creates new health system
revenue streams.
- CarepathRx serves more than 15 health systems and 600
hospitals, with more than 1,500 employees nationwide, 400 payor contracts.
Already CarepathRx has treated more than
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Healthcare M&A: DAS Health Acquires Randall Technology Services
What You Should Know:
- DAS Health Ventures acquires healthcare
and managed IT company Randall Technology Services (RandallTech).
- This acquisition adds Allscripts® PM
and EHR solutions to the DAS portfolio of supported products, and DAS Health
has now added additional staff in Texas that will create opportunities for
greater regional support of its entire solutions portfolio.
DAS Health Ventures, Inc., an industry leader in health IT and management, announced today it completed
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