37% of consumers aged 18-24 own a connected health device, while 42% of consumers aged 24-34 own one, according to research from Parks Associates. Among consumers 65 and older, 31% own a connected health device. The report, 360 View Update: Shopping For Care: Insights from Consumers reveals connected health device ownership (including digital fitness trackers, networked weight scales, connected treadmills, and blood pressure meters) has risen from 24% to 33% of U.S. broadband households between
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Dignity Health to Integrate Cerner’s PowerChart Ambulatory EHR Across Enterprise
Dignity Health, one of the nation's largest health system announced it will expand the use of Cerner’s PowerChart Ambulatory EHR across all Dignity Health ambulatory care clinics. The integration will create a unified patient record and an integrated clinically driven network across all acute and ambulatory care settings.
PowerChart Ambulatory EHR Integration Details
PowerChart Ambulatory will integrate with Dignity Health’s 39 acute care facilities, which are supported by Cerner
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HIMSS: Only 3% of Providers Are Highly Prepared for Pay-for-Value Transition
Only three percent of respondents believe their organization is highly prepared to make the pay-for-value transition, according to the findings of the 2016 HIMSS Cost Accounting Survey. The survey reflects the insights of 102 executives and finance professionals from an array of U.S. healthcare provider organizations. examines the approach healthcare providers are pursuing as they manage the changing payment landscape.
The transition from fee-for-service to pay-for-value has been referred to
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HIMSS: 52% of Hospitals Currently Use 3 or More Connected Health Technologies
More than 50 percent of hospitals currently use three or more connected health technologies with many organizations planning to implement additional technologies to improve engagement and quality of care with patients, according to the new 2016 HIMSS Connected Health Survey, The survey reveals an optimistic outlook on the emerging trend of connectivity within the healthcare ecosystem.
Accenture: Only 18% of
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Survey: Care Coordination Biggest Challenge to Achieve Population Health Management
Care coordination is the biggest challenge for health systems to achieve population health management followed by financial investment and data management, according to a new healthcare leadership survey by Philips.
Conducted by HIMSS Media on behalf of Philips, the survey of 105 health care IT leaders reveals that a majority of health systems have already implemented population health management programs as they seek to improve patient outcomes.
Respondents stated measurable clinical
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eSoultions acquires Clearinghouse ClaimRemedi
eSolutions, Inc. today announced that it has acquired billing system and clearinghouse service provider ClaimRemedi. The acquisition will allow eSolutions to better help health care providers improve revenue cycle management practices. Founded in 2002, ClaimRemedi helps physician offices, clinics, and hospitals increase revenue by decreasing workload and claims rejections and denials.Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
“Combining ClaimRemedi with eSolutions provides the
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HIMSS: 52% of Hospitals Currently Use 3 or More Connected Health Technologies
According to the new 2016 HIMSS Connected Health Survey, more than 50 percent of hospitals currently use three or more connected health technologies with many organizations planning to implement additional technologies to improve engagement and quality of care with patients. The survey reveals an optimistic outlook on the emerging trend of connectivity within the healthcare ecosystem.
Conducted in partnership with the Personal Connected Health Alliance (PCHA), HIMSS surveyed 227 IT,
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Mayo Clinic to Pay $1B for Epic Implementaiton Over 5 Years
Mayo Clinic is expected to pay about $1 billion over the next five years to implement Epic for a single integrated EHR, replacing Cerner and GE, according to its 2015 annual financial report filed last week. According to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, Mayo said the five-year EMR deal will exceed $1 billion and plans invest $1.5 billion in its IT infrastructure. Terms of the contract were not disclosed in the report.
Epic's EHR will serve as the foundation for Mayo Clinic
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Accenture: Only 18% of Doctors Believe Patients Should Have Full EHR Access
Only 18 percent of doctors believe patients should have full access to their EHRs, dropping significantly from 31 percent in 2014, according to the Accenture 2016 Consumer Survey on Patient Engagement. Meanwhile, 92 percent of consumers believe they should should have full access to their records has increased over the past two years. The survey reveal a growing divide between U.S. consumers and doctors who believe that patients should have full access to their own EHRs
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6 Ways Health Informatics Is Transforming Health Care
The fact that technology is rapidly transforming health care should come as no surprise to anyone. From robotic arms that perform surgery to nanorobots that deliver drugs through the bloodstream, the days of being tended to by the human country doctor seem to have fully given way to machines and software more in keeping with the tools of Dr. McCoy from “Star Trek.”
However, technology's evolutionary impact on health care isn't all shooting stars and bells and whistles. Some of health care's
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