Concept Plus, LLC (Concept Plus), a professional services firm specializing in the comprehensive design, implementation, and maintenance of IT initiatives for the Federal Government has acquired health IT management firm Thao, Inc. (THAOINC). THAOINC provides health IT services and program management support exclusively to federal healthcare customers through its highly skilled staff. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 2010 by Thao Sofo, THAOINC offers
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eClinicalWorks Integrates Qardio’s Smart Blood Pressure Monitor With EHR Platform
Ambulatory EHR provider eClinicalWorks has announced integration with Qardio's medically accurate health monitoring devices to deliver patient health monitoring to support over 125k physicians in the USA and abroad. The integration partnership benefits both doctors using eClinicalWorks system and their patients. Doctors get deeper insights into their patients health while patients save time and cost by reducing routine or unnecessary doctor’s visits.Integration DetailsThrough this integration
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Stanford Researchers Develop Deep Learning Algorithm to Diagnose Skin Cancer
Computer scientists at Stanford have created a deep learning algorithm to visually diagnose skin cancer that matched the performance of board-certified dermatologists, Stanford News reports. According to a recent paper published in the Jan. 25 issue of Nature, the final product based on a database of nearly 130,000 skin disease images was tested against 21 board-certified dermatologists and successfully matched the performance of the dermatologists in diagnosing the most common and deadliest
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Optimum Healthcare IT Lands Apotti Finland Contract to Provide Epic Consulants
Healthcare IT staffing and consulting services firm Optimum Healthcare IT has been selected by Apotti in Finland to provide specialized Epic Consultants to support the Epic EHR implementation in the area’s 29 hospitals. The Apotti project is a co-operation between the local governments of Helsinki and the surrounding regions of Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, and Kauniainen, and the hospital district of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS).The goal of the Apotti project is to create a unified healthcare program that
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Grady Health Goes Live on Glytec’s Personalized Diabetes Therapy Management Platform
Atlanta’s Grady Health System has implemented the Glytec eGlycemic Management System®, a personalized diabetes therapy management solution seamlessly integrated with the Epic EMR. Glytec's eGMS® is currently deployed across all critical care areas -- each assigned an interdisciplinary team of pharmacy, medical and nursing staff to provide localized glycemic governance.Integration with Epic EMReGMS integration with Epic's EMR will allow users direct access from a patient’s chart without the need
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InterSystems, Clinical Architecture Partner to Develop Clinigraphic for Personalized Population Health Management
InterSystems, a provider of health information technology solutions has announced a strategic partnership with healthcare terminology management experts Clinical Architecture to develop a "clinigraphic" for personalized population health management. Together, the clinigraphic will deliver the most clinically relevant information to healthcare professionals, enabling them to make better decisions at the point of care, avoid medical errors, and improve healthcare quality and outcomes.As part of
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Philips, Bon Secours Ink $180M Population Health Management Partnership to Build Healthier Communities
Today Royal Philips and Bon Secours Charity Health System (BSCHS), a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), announced a $180M multi-year, strategic partnership agreement to support their goals of expanding access to quality care & building healthier communities through population health management. The agreement will make Philips solutions available to BSCHS in support of their goal to transform the delivery of healthcare to the residents of New York’s
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Children’s National to Integrate Cerner’s Revenue Cycle Suite With Cerner Millennium EHR
Children’s National Health System, an international leader in pediatric health and Cerner has expanded their relationship to integrate Millennium Revenue Cycle™ with the existing Cerner EHR and scheduling platform across the 313-bed pediatric hospital and more than 50 outpatient facilities. Children’s National and Cerner began working together in 2005 with the implementation of the Cerner Millennium® EHR and entered into a multi-year strategic alignment with Cerner to establish The Bear
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Best Practices on Achieving Patient Engagement & Having The Patience to Make It Work
When people in healthcare use the phrase ‘patient engagement,’ they mean involving patients more in their own care, perhaps urging them to be more responsible for their own health.From a costs perspective, this makes sense. No one argues that the healthcare system is not rife with waste and duplication, and much of the treatment would be unnecessary if patients paid attention to their health well before dramatic efforts are the only remaining option. Also unarguable is the impact healthcare has
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McKesson to Acquire Prior Authorization Network CoverMyMeds for $1.1B: 5 Things to Know
On late Wednesday, McKesson has agreed to acquired Columbus, OH-based CoverMyMeds, the nation’s largest prior authorization (PA) network for $1.1 billion. Founded in 2008, CoverMyMeds’ electronic prior authorization (ePA) service automates and accelerates the prescription approval process, which otherwise is manual and time consuming. By ensuring appropriate access to medications, CoverMyMeds helps customers avoid administrative waste and unnecessary medical spending caused by prescription
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