Humana has made a strategic equity investment in Livongo Health, a consumer digital health company that is empowering people with chronic diseases. The equity investment will support Livongo’s growth and help accelerate the launch of new diabetes management products and services. In the first phase of their partnership, Humana has made Livongo available to a select group of its members with successful results—delivering access to integrated diabetes management that combines consumer-focused
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Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Taps Arcadia for EHR Data Aggregation
Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Inc. (GOBHI). GOBHI is a nonprofit managed care organization administering behavioral health services has tapped Arcadia Healthcare Solutions to integrate disparate sources of EHR and claims data. The EHR data aggregation capabilities will give GOBHI providers comprehensive insight into the mental and physical needs of their patients.Behavioral health is a critical component of population health management, and Arcadia Analytics will help GOBHI identify
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Simplee Nabs $20M to Scale the Modern Patient Financial Experience
Israeli financial healthcare technology startup Simplee, today announced it has raised $20 million in Series C funding led by Social Capital, with participation from existing investors 83North and Heritage Group, and new investor American Express Ventures. Founded in 2010 by CEO Tomer Shoval, COO Roberto Rabinovich, and CTO Tom Tsarfati, Simplee offers providers a financial engagement platform that engages patients with a unified experience across the healthcare journey. From pre-service to
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Yale School of Medicine Launches Cloud-Based PHR Platform Hugo
Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine has launched a new highly secure cloud-based personal health platform that enables people to access their EHRs from multiple health care systems and synchronize them with a research database. That platform named Hugo was developed developed in partnership with Yale New Haven Health System and is designed to be user-friendly allowing people to contribute information from wearable devices and questionnaires. Research Study OverviewKrumholz and Dr. Allen
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NantHealth Files for $92M IPO: 8 Things to Know
On late Friday last week, NantHealth, a company combining genomic science and big data to transform healthcare filed for an initial public offering to raise up to $92 million in capital, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.NantHealth's approach to the science and delivery of precision care is powered by their integrated and adaptive Systems Infrastructure, Knowledge Platform,Provider Platform and Payor Platform known as Comprehensive Learning Integrated NantHealth
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ONC Launches Move Data Forward Challenge, Awards Up to $75k
As health IT adoption continues to grow and mobile health technology becomes more accessible, consumers are playing an even greater role in how and when their health information is exchanged, or shared. These destinations could be between and among their clinicians, hospitals, or even family members. One in three individuals who saw a health care provider in the past year experienced at least one of the following gaps in information exchange:[1]- Had to bring an X-ray, MRI or other type of test
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HHS, AARP Launch “A Bill You Can Understand” Challenge
On Monday at the annual Health Datapalooza conference, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced the launch of the "A Bill You Can Understand" challenge. Sponsored by AARP and administered by the design agency Mad*Pow, the challenge is intended to solicit new approaches and draw national attention to a common complaint with the health care system: that medical billing is a source of confusion for patients and families.Lack of Standardization for Consumer
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ONC Unveils $1.5M Grants to Catalyze Interoperability Via Data Sharing
Today at the 2016 Health Datapalooza conference, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced two new funding opportunities totaling $1.5 million, to advance common standards: the High Impact Pilots (HIP) and Standards Exploration Awards (SEA).Program OverviewThe program is intended to catalyze the implementation of standards and technology that can be used to:- Improve the sharing of health information among health care stakeholders- Improve care
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Should Hospitals Consider Getting Cybercrime Insurance?
Naturally, most of what you hear from healthcare IT companies about their products is going to be upbeat, designed to create a sense of potential and promise. I mean, I can easily extol the virtues of the company I lead and the products and services we sell.But if I’m responsible and realistic, I also need to call attention to the challenges healthcare IT can create on the path to improved care. Without doubt, any information technology that creates, maintains, or transmits electronic patient
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Rise of the Healthcare CXO Report: 10 Things to Know
In 2015, the Experience Innovation Network published the first study focused on the evolving role of the CXO in healthcare. The report established a benchmark for the industry, revealing priorities, resources, and responsibilities of these emerging change agents. Last week, the Experience Innovation Network released its second annual Chief Experience Officer (CXO) Report, “The Rise of the Healthcare Chief Experience Officer.” For the 2016 research report, more than 100 leaders from in-patient
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