As we celebrate National Health IT Week, it is incredible to realize how health technology tools are transforming every facet of patient care. From telehealth, to 3D printers to artificial intelligence, the explosion of personalized health devices redefines the dynamics of patient treatment and interactions.However, we still fall short in comparison to other industries, particularly in terms of consistent patient information access, and the lack of incentive for industry collaboration to achieve
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4 Key Healthcare Supply Chain Innovation Growth Areas to Watch In Next 12 to 18 Months
The strategic importance of the healthcare supply chain means that supply chain leaders and teams are increasingly called upon to help tackle a variety of critical healthcare issues, including the shift to a value-based care model, improving clinical performance, reducing risk, and deriving maximum value from EHR integrations.This week, in concert with the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management’s (AHRMM) annual “National Healthcare Supply Chain Week,” October 1-7, 2017,
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CareCloud, First Data Partner to Launch New Patient Experience Platform
CareCloud and First Data have joined forces to help medical practices engage their patients through a new patient experience management platform called Breeze. Breeze’s mobile and web apps allow patients to manage their doctors’ appointments from their smart device, fill out necessary insurance and medical forms, and manage payments anywhere, anytime. This strategic alliance brings together the power and intuitive design of CareCloud’s healthcare platform with First Data’s commerce-enabling
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Boston Children’s IDHA Launch Secure “Task Manager” App for Clinical Teams to Avoid Burnout
Boston Children’s Hospital’s Innovation and Digital Health Accelerator (IDHA) today unveiled Dock Health, a secure mobile and web application that gives clinicians and their teams an essential tool for managing the numerous tasks that are part of clinical care. Founded by Michael Docktor, MD and Keather Roemhildt , Dock Health received an accelerator grant from IDHA in 2016. As of early September, the app is being piloted in several Boston Children’s departments (Gastroenterology,
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ChartWise Launches Risk Adjustment Factor Calculator to Help Hospitals Maintain Accurate Patient Risk Profile
ChartWise Medical Systems, a provider of computer-assisted clinical documentation improvement (CACDI) has announced the launch of its new Risk Adjustment Factor (RAF) Calculator which puts hospitals and medical centers in the best possible position to assess and maintain an accurate patient risk profile.For CACDI, the better a hospital or medical center can document HCCs, the higher the possible RAF scores and the higher the reimbursement. While similar to Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs), RAF
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OptimizeRx Launches Automated Financial Messaging within Aprima EHR for Prescription Cost Savings
OptimizeRx Corp., a provider of digital health messaging via electronic health records (EHRs), has partnered with Aprima Medical Software to help patients save money and be better educated about their prescriptions. As part of the partnership, OptimizeRx services will integrate seamlessly within the Aprima EHR provider workflow, and alert health care providers (HCPs) to potential prescription savings and support information for patients.Aprima provides innovative EHR, practice management,
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Black Book Rankings: 50 Disruptive Health IT Companies to Watch
Black Book Rankings, a full-service healthcare-centric market research company, today unveiled their list of top 50 disruptive health IT companies. The companies were recognized by healthcare providers and payers attempting digital transformation and innovation efforts highlighted in Black Book’s recent 2017 Emerging Vendors survey. The selected health IT companies stood out above others because they offer some disruptive capability or opportunity and received top scores in the Black Book
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Mayo Clinic Buys Israeli FDA-Approved Wearable Sleep Apnea Device
The Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Mayo Clinic) has signed a purchase agreement with Israeli medical diagnostics company Itamar Medical for its FDA-approved sleep apnea device, nocamels first reports. The purchase agreement was signed for a duration of three years with automatic renewal possible for one-year periods. WatchPAT is an FDA-approved portable diagnostic device that uniquely uses finger based physiology and innovative technology to enable simple and accurate
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Survey: Healthcare CIOs Plagued by Data Governance Challenges & Maturity
Hospitals are struggling to implement data governance processes or are facing hurdles that impede the initiatives’ effectiveness, according to a recent Dimensional Insight’s survey. Conducted in August 2017, Dimensional Insight surveyed 104 CIOs and CMIOs about their maturity level and challenges associated with data governance efforts. The survey reveals that while 44 percent of respondents said they had implemented an enterprise-wide data governance capability at their organization, the
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Cedars-Sinai Launches Apple Watch App to Connect Patients With Doctors
Cedars-Sinai, a Los Angeles-based academic medical center has unveiled new Apple Watch app that helps makes it easier for patients to connect with doctors, get directions to the nearest hospital and access their medical records. Working in conjunction to the provider’s iPhone app, the update provides a complete resource for managing your medical records, connecting with your care team and exploring all Cedars-Sinai has to offer. The free app, which pairs with your iPhone and can be found in the
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