The high cost of prescription drugs is one of the top causes of patient medication non-adherence, resulting in avoidable emergency department and hospital admissions, as well as longer term poor patient outcomes. With the transition to value-based care finally becoming a reality, this challenge must be addressed — and quickly — by leading healthcare organizations. To address this critical issue, UnitedHealthcare and DrFirst has announced the launch of PreCheck MyScript, a new app that delivers
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Surescripts, Allscripts to Offer TX, LA Pharmacists Free Access to Patient Medication History Data
In the wake of the devastating impact of Hurricane Harvey, Surescripts and Allscripts are collaborating to provide free access to patient-specific medication history data for pharmacists in Texas and Louisiana for a limited time.Pharmacists interested in utilizing the service should visit www.surescripts.com/harvey for instructions on how to become authorized to access the Allscripts application through which they can then obtain patient consent to see a 12-month view of a patient’s medication
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KLAS Report: Siemens, GE Healthcare PACS Vendor Performance Declining
The PACS market has changed significantly over the past few years—performance from historical PACS (picture archiving and communications system software) leaders has dropped, and newer entrants have begun to stand out and steadily expand into larger provider organizations, according to a new KLAS report.The KLAS report, “PACS 2017: Reconstructing for the Future,” reveals that enterprise imaging is changing the way providers think about vendors and future purchasing decisions. Since vendor
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Truveris Raises $25M for Data-Driven Platform to Transform Prescription Benefits Ecosystem
Truveris, a provider of cloud-based data analytics solutions for the prescription benefits industry has raised $25 million in Series D funding led by McKesson Ventures, and included Canaan Partners, New Leaf Venture Partners, Tribeca Venture Partners, and New Atlantic Ventures. The company plans to use the latest round of funding to advance the company’s data and insights capabilities, which help manage rising prescription drug costs.Founded in 2009, Truveris aggregates data and insights from
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FNFV Acquires ED Clinical Documentation & Coding Vendor T-System for $200M
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. has agreed to acquire to acquire T-System Holdings ("T-System"), a provider of emergency department clinical documentation and coding solutions for $200 million in cash.Founded in 1989 by physicians Woodrow Gandy, M.D., and Rob Langdon, M.D., T-System provides emergency department documentation to advance care delivery and financial outcomes for episodic care. Through clinically-driven services and documentation solutions as well as charge capture and coding
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Sutter Health Taps Qventus’ AI Platform to Manage Drug Costs Across 30 Pharmacies
Sutter Health, one of the top five large-health systems in the US, announced they are using Qventus’ artificial intelligence platform in 30 pharmacies across their system. Initially, the platform will launch at four strategically chosen hospital sites within the health system's network, then quickly roll out to 26 additional sites.With inpatient drug costs at an all-time high, Sutter will work with Qventus to better manage drug costs and help determine where a pharmacist-led intervention may be
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Cerner Forms Advisory Council to Support VA EHR Modernization Project
Cerner, today announced the creation of an Advisory Group to provide insights and recommendations in support of Cerner’s work on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program. The group is comprised of distinguished former government, military and private sector leaders sharing a common interest in Veterans health and wellness.Former U.S. Senator and Nebraska Governor Bob Kerrey, a U.S. Navy Veteran has been appointed the chair of the The VA
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Health Catalyst Launches Data Operating System to Leapfrog Traditional Data Warehousing
Health Catalyst, a provider of healthcare analytics, decision support and outcomes improvement has launched the Health Catalyst Data Operating System (DOS), a breakthrough engineering approach that combines the features of data warehousing, clinical data repositories, and health information exchanges in a single, common-sense technology platform. The solutions has already been deployed at two Health Catalyst sites.DOS is Health Catalyst's response to a simple truth: The future of healthcare will
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The ABCs of FHIR: Reinventing Health IT Interoperability
The Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource, or FHIR (pronounced ‘fire’), is a new term in healthcare that’s witnessing growing interest and spreading almost like fire. FHIR is the latest standard to be developed under HL7 and is expected to contribute significantly to improving patient care, countering the barriers to interoperability, boosting information sharing, and unboxing innovation in healthcare. Stakeholders from all across the healthcare system are excited and enthusiastic about
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HealthSouth, Cerner Launches Post-Acute Innovation Center
HealthSouth Corporation in collaboration Cerner Corporation has announced the launch of the the Post-Acute Innovation Center to develop enhanced tools to manage patients across the continuum of care.HealthSouth and Cerner's collaboration initially began with the development and implementation of HealthSouth's clinical information system that has been installed in 116 of HealthSouth's 126 hospitals thus far. The Post-Acute Innovation Center will develop clinical decision support tools designed to
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