For a decade, the now $28 billion-dollar electronic medical records (EMR) market was on a predictable trajectory with twenty large competitors and hundreds of smaller entrants offering needed software and related services. According to a new market report, Kalorama Information says the EMR market is currently witnessing fundamental changes that will determine how much it grows in the future and who earns the revenue. In addition to customer dissatisfaction, policy retreats and new product
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Surgical Information Systems Acquires Ambulatory Surgery Center Software SourceMed
Surgical Information Systems ("SIS"), a provider of perioperative information systems has acquired SourceMed, a provider of ambulatory surgery center (ASC) software and services. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.SourceMed develops ASC business and clinical management solutions AdvantX®, Vision™, and SurgiSource®, and offers ASC advisory and revenue cycle services.For SIS, the addition of SourceMed solutions will help strengthen the company’s offering to meet the needs of
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Mayo Clinic Adds Health Information on Demand Via Epic Patient Apps
Mayo Clinic is teaming up with Epic Systems to provide its trusted, expert health information on demand through Epic patient apps. The integration will embed Mayo Clinic health information content to Epic’s healthcare clients in an effort to help other providers share expert health information with their patients.The Mayo Clinic health information is available in article, video, image, slideshow and expert answer formats consists of more than 4,000 comprehensive health topics spread across more
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Harvard Medical School Taps mPulse Mobile to Evaluate the Impact of Tailored Text Messages
Researchers at the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School (Harvard) are teaming up with mobile health engagement provider mPulse Mobile. The partnership will evaluate the impact of interactive, tailored text messages with a Medicaid population through the implementation of two distinct programs. Partnership DetailsThe partnership consists of two specific programs:1. The first program will evaluate whether interactive text messaging helps new members select and visit a
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StayWell Integrates With Mytonomy to Improve Patient Education
The StayWell Company and Mytonomy, Inc., two providers dedicated to improving the patient experience, announced that they will collaborate to improve the way doctors share information with patients. The partnership will integrate StayWell’s more than 24,000 patient education resources with Mytonomy’s Patient Experience Cloud to facilitate the sharing and utilization of a robust collection — including video, audio and written material.In addition, StayWell and Mytonomy will co-market their
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Are Docker and Containers The Future of Big Data in Healthcare?
Docker and containers could significantly improve software operations in HIT, but is it that simple? Logicworks’ Jason McKay explains.The next big buzz word in HIT—container. Unlike “big data” and “the cloud,” the word creating so much excitement among techies conjures up visions of Tupperware rather than IT advancement. While these containers won’t do much for leftovers, they are promised to save considerable time and money when updating software thanks to the advent of Docker.Containers are a
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KLAS: Providers Name Epic Systems, Cerner Market Leaders for EHR-based Sepsis Detection
According to a recent KLAS report, adoption of Cerner’s and Epic’s EHR-based sepsis detection is higher than all other sepsis solutions combined, with customers of both reporting improved outcomes, including mortality reductions. The new report reveals sepsis detection and treatment is taking a big step forward as providers increasingly utilize surveillance and monitoring technology available through EMR vendors and third-party providers.“We have been using (the Cerner sepsis) product for seven
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MPIRICA Health Raises $4.6M for Scientific Hospital and Surgeon Scoring Platform
Mpirica Health, Inc., a Bellevue, Washington-based healthcare quality transparency company.has raised $4.6M in funding led by OurCrowd with participation from a private Seattle-based equity fund. The startup plans to utilize the funding to accelerate its national roll-outs to customers in the Medicare Advantage and employer benefits space, and to scale its cognitive technology platform.Founded in 2014 by Shakil Haroon, Founder and CEO, MPIRICA has developed a patent-pending scoring system that
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Medsphere Introduces New Scheduler Tool for Acute and Ambulatory EHR System
Medsphere Systems Corporation, a provider of affordable and interoperable healthcare information technology (IT) solutions and services, today introduced a new Scheduler tool for the company’s eEHRs.The Medsphere Scheduler will enable improved and integrated organizational function at client hospitals and physician practices by simply making the scheduling process more intuitive for patients and facility support staff.The Scheduler effort demonstrates the flexibility and usefulness of public
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DocHalo Lands $11M to Expand Real-Time Clinical Communication Platform
DocHalo, a Cincinnati, OH-based provider of clinical communication has raised $11M in Series A funding led by Bain Capital Ventures with additional investment from Refinery Ventures. The company plans to utilize the funding to scale its clinical communication platform functionality and growth in the marketplace. The announcement marks the first time, the company has raised outside capital since its inception seven years ago.Founded by physicians who deeply understand communication in the
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