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Change Healthcare Unveils Enterprise Healthcare Blockchain Solution for Claims Management

by Fred Pennic 01/09/2018 Leave a Comment

Change Healthcare Unveils Enterprise Healthcare Blockchain Solution for Claims Management

On Monday, Change Healthcare announced the general availability of its blockchain-enabled Intelligent Healthcare Network featuring claims management transparency, making it the first enterprise-scale blockchain in healthcare. Leveraging blockchain technology, organizations can accurately track, in real time, the status of claims submission and remittance across the complete claim lifecycle. In addition to improving transparency and efficiency, the incorporation of blockchain technology in the
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Why Mobility Is The Secret Sauce of A Truly Effective Urgent Care Practice

by Daniel Kivatinos, COO of drchrono 01/09/2018 Leave a Comment

Rise of the "Internet of Healthy Things"

 For urgent care clinics, efficient patient care remains the critical goal to provide the best possible care to the largest possible number of patients in the least amount of time. Imagine being able to walk from room to room in your urgent care clinic with only an iPad loaded with custom forms which can handle anything that might happen that day. This is what a truly mobile EHR looks like, and in a dynamic medical environment like an urgent care clinic, it’s more necessary than ever. If your
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UI Health Care Joins TriNetX Global Health Research Network

by HITC Staff 01/08/2018 Leave a Comment

TriNetX NLP Service

University of Iowa Health Care (UI Health Care), recognized as one of the best academic medical centers in the nation, recently joined the TriNetX global health research network, which provides access to industry-sponsored clinical trial opportunities.In the first six months, UI Health Care was provided access to over 40 clinical trial opportunities from biopharmaceutical companies and Contract Research Organizations (CROs) on the network.“UI Health Care increased the rate of clinical trial
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Allscripts to Acquire Practice Fusion’s Physician Practice EHR for $100M

by Fred Pennic 01/08/2018 Leave a Comment

Practice Fusion EHR

Allscripts has reached a definitive agreement to acquire cloud-based EHR platform Practice Fusion for $100 million in cash, subject to adjustment for working capital and net debt. Founded in 2005, Practice Fusion offers an affordable certified cloud-based EHR for traditionally hard-to-reach small, independent physician practices, supporting 30,000 ambulatory practices and 5 million patient visits a month.The strategic acquisition of Practice Fusion will complement and round out Allscripts
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Healthcare Data Tsunami: Organizing Data in the Internet of Things Age

by  David Lareau, CEO of Medicomp Systems. 01/08/2018 Leave a Comment

Healthcare Data Tsunami: Organizing Data in the Internet of Things Age

If you’re of a certain age, you had the opportunity to experience life before the Internet – the days before email, Facebook, and online shopping. If you wanted to send a note to your old buddy from high school, you’d pen a letter, stick a 15-cent stamp on an envelope and drop it in the mail. You might make a few purchases from a mail-order catalog, but do most of your shopping at a brick-and-mortar store.The Internet allows us to find just about everything we’ve ever wanted within one or two
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Paging Dr. Siri: How AI-Integrated Digital Health Could One Day Diagnose Your Melanoma

by Jon Michaeli, EVP of Strategic Partnerships at Medisafe 01/03/2018 Leave a Comment

Paging Dr. Siri: How AI-Integrated Mobile Tech Could One Day Diagnose Your Melanoma

Alexa is surging. An upgraded Siri and Samsung’s upcoming Bixby may soon compete in the home. Google is successfully catching up.Today’s virtual assistants make it feel like Artificial Intelligence (AI) is more pervasive than ever. And it is – with some substantial caveats. These agents are all powered by a combination of machine learning software and behavioral algorithms. Their “learning” is based on finding patterns in data, then (a) adjusting themselves by applying lessons learned to newly
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Healthcare M&A Analysis: Why Did Philips Acquire PHM Vendor VitalHealth?

by Alex Green, Director at Signify Research 12/29/2017 Leave a Comment

Editor's Note: Alex Green is the Director and Principal Analyst at Signify Research, a UK-based market research firm focusing on health IT, digital health, and medical imaging. Alex is responsible for leading Signify Research’s Digital Health market intelligence portfolio, initially developing its coverage of the patient engagement platforms and portals marketPhilips announced on December 8th that it had acquired Dutch population health management (PHM) and eHealth platform provider VitalHealth
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Looking Ahead: 4 Healthcare Cybersecurity Predictions for 2018

by Fred Pennic 12/29/2017 Leave a Comment

healthcare cybersecurity

Fortified Health Security, a provider of healthcare-focused information security, compliance and managed services recently released its annual Horizon Healthcare Cybersecurity Report. The Horizon Report reviews Fortified’s predictions for 2017 and how they fared against reality, while providing a summary of lessons learned during the past year.2017 TrendsIn 2017, Fortified conducted a security risk analysis, OCR mock audits, HITRUST certifications and strategic security planning for the majority
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10 Trends You Can Expect from Healthcare in 2018

by Abhinav Shashank, CEO & Co-founder at Innovaccer Inc. 12/27/2017 1 Comment

10 Things you can Expect from Healthcare in 2018

With 2017 almost in the rear-view mirror, it is time to look forward to 2018 and how healthcare will evolve in this year. The last year has been an eventful one for healthcare, from the uproar in healthcare regulations to potential mega-mergers. Needless to say, it’s a time of transition, and healthcare is in a very fluid state- evolving and expanding. There are certainly going to be new ways to keep healthcare providers and health IT pros stay engaged and excited, and here are our top 10
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UnitedHealth Group Makes $2.8B Bid to Acquire South American Provider to Expand Operations

by HITC Staff 12/22/2017 Leave a Comment

Minnetonka-based health insurer UnitedHealth Group has launched a tender offer as an initial step towards acquiring Empresas Banmédica, a leading healthcare provider and insurer serving Chile, Colombia and Per for nearly six million people across more than 40 hospitals. The $2.8B bid would expand UnitedHealth Group's operations in South America, where the largest health insurer in the United States already is a large healthcare provider and insurer in Brazil. The announcement comes on the heels
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