- Cerner, i2i Population Health to increase the care quality and reduce costs for millions that depend on Medicaid services through population health management offerings.- Cerner and i2i will use technology designed to help control costs and improve the health of Medicaid populations.- Cerner and i2i clients will be able to leverage a comprehensive bi-directional integration that allows data to flow freely in Cerner’s EHR system, HealtheIntent and i2i product suite.Cerner and i2i Population
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6 Health System Barriers to Digital Health Transformation
- When CIOs were asked about “significant” barriers to their Digital Health efforts, the top four responses pertained to issues with sponsorship and/or leadership.- Currently, the health delivery industry as a whole is still in the earliest stages of what will prove to be a digital transformation. - 40.4% of surveyed CIOs believe enterprise EHR vendors will play the biggest role in their facility's digital health journey in the next two years. The concept of digital health information was
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MEDITECH to Offer Expanse EHR Through Google Cloud Platform
- MEDITECH Expanse platform will be one of the first EHRs available through Google Cloud Platform (GCP), delivering a new level of digital transformation. - Collaboration with Google Cloud will securely deliver greater access to patient data, facilitating interoperability, and enhancing scalability.As healthcare organizations look for new ways to enhance health IT interoperability while reducing infrastructure costs, many are turning to the cloud. Today, MEDITECH announced it is expanding the
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Does Physician Dispensing Contribute To The Opioid Crisis?
According to the Center for Disease Control, an average of 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. Although illicit opiates such as heroin and fentanyl are the primary drivers of the opioid crisis, prescription opiates still play a large role. The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that 21-29 percent of patients who receive prescriptions for opioids will misuse the drug and 8 to 12 percent of opioid recipients will develop a disorder. Almost all heroin users have misused
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Appriss Health Acquires Behavioral Health Platform OpenBeds
- Appriss Health acquires cloud-based behavioral health platform OpenBeds to remove gaps in behavioral health treatment referrals. - OpenBeds ensures that providers don't spend hours of their day manually trying to find treatment facilities for patients, because the data is available to them within minutes.- The acquisition of OpenBeds helps Appriss Health to build on its efforts to address the complex and changing opioid crisis plaguing communities through proven solutions for patient
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Providers Struggle to Integrate Revenue Cycle Operations with Clinical Operations
- Navigant executive survey conducted by HFMA finds providers struggle to integrate revenue cycle operations with clinical operations. - Survey of 108 hospital and health system chief financial officers and revenue cycle executives find 62% suggest EHR adoption challenges have been equal to or outweighed benefits specific to their organization’s revenue cycle performance.- More than 60% of providers struggle to derive optimal value from their electronic health records (EHRs).Only 3% percent of
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ECG Management Consultants Joins Siemens Healthineers As Stand-Alone Unit
- ECG Management Consultants joins Siemens Healthineers and will operate as a stand-alone unit as part of the global Enterprise Services business of Siemens Healthineers.
- ECG, as a separate consulting business, will continue to focus on strategic, financial, operational, and information technology services and operate independently of the medical technology business of Siemens Healthineers.
- As part of the agreement, Siemens Healthineers will acquire a majority stake in ECG
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4 Tips to Increase Patient Engagement Rates in Healthcare Facilities
- Patient engagement is a valuable tool for any medical practice but increasing your facility's patient engagement rate can be a small challenge for some firms to overcome. - Medical building construction company, Simone Health, shares four tips for increasing patient engagement rates in healthcare facilities.Engaging patients in their own healthcare has shown to be immensely beneficial to their overall healthcare experience. Having patients play an active role in their medical needs gives them
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PE Firm Warburg Pincus Acquires CareLogic Behavioral Health EHR Platform
- Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has acquired CareLogic behavioral health platform to accelerate product development and expand sales and marketing efforts.
- Qualifacts' CareLogic Enterprise Software is a comprehensive Electronic Health Record (EHR) designed for behavioral health, mental health, & human services.
- The partnership will also help the company identify strategic relationships and acquisition opportunities.
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Lafayette General Health Signs Intent to Merge with Ochsner Health System: 7 Things to Know
- The Board of Trustees of Lafayette General Health and Ochsner Health System have signed a letter of intent for Lafayette General to merge with Ochsner Health System.
- Ochsner will invest $365 million in capital and resources in Acadiana over the next 10 years.
- A 10-year, $10 million Community Support Fund overseen by the Lafayette General Board will be created to advance health and wellness in Acadiana.
- $1 million will be invested in the Healthcare Innovation Fund at the
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