Healthbox, a Chicago-based healthcare innovation consulting firm and venture capital investment manager, announced the launch of their new platform Horizon Scan to help healthcare organizations optimize their digital health vendor sourcing process. For healthcare organizations, the new Horizon Scan platform will serve as a sourcing tool to successfully find and evaluate innovative digital health solutions.Many healthcare organizations are currently faced with tenuous profit margins and an
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5 Basic Steps for Hospitals to Improve Their Data Security
If you’re a small healthcare IT operation, a simple spreadsheet might do the trick. If you’re larger, a not-so-simple spreadsheet might be in order.Regardless of how you do it, hospitals, clinics and other healthcare organizations must identify and monitor every single instance of computer network access. They’re called endpoints, says Larry Ponemon, founder of the security consulting firm the Ponemon Institute, and for you they exist as vulnerabilities.Your job is to eliminate them through a
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The Leapfrog Group Unveils Medical Errors Calculator to Estimate Lives and Dollars Impact
The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization dedicated to quality and safety in healthcare has announced the release of its new Lives and Dollars Lost to Medical Errors Calculator, a new tool that illuminate the impact medical errors have on an employer’s covered population. Originally launched in 2013 as the Hidden Surcharge Calculator, the new interactive tool allows purchasers to estimate the number of avoidable deaths among covered lives; how much they spend annually due to medical errors
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TruCode and CPSI Integrate to Improve Workflow and Coding Accuracy
Medical coding software provider TruCode has announced a partnership with CPSI, a provider of healthcare solutions for community hospitals and post-acute care facilities nationwide. As part of the partnership, TruCode Encoder will integrate seamlessly with both the Evident and Healthland EHR offerings to streamline coder workflow, boost productivity, and improve coding accuracy.TruCode’s knowledge-based approach to coding is based on its renowned Intelligent Research Pane, which acts as a
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ClearDATA Raises $12M to Expand HIPAA Compliant Cloud
Managed cloud provider ClearDATA has raised $12 million in funding from investors Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Norwest Venture Partners, Excel Venture Management, Heritage Group, HLM Venture Partners, and Flare Capital Partners. The funding will be used to expand the company’s presence in the marketplace and for continued product innovation. The latest round bring the company's total funding to date at $55 million. “ClearDATA has achieved considerable revenue and customer growth
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NextGen Healthcare to Acquire Mobile EHR Engagement Platform Entrada for $34M
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. has acquired Entrada, Inc., a Brentwood, TN-based mobile engagement platform for EHRs for $34 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to close upon completion. Entrada reported revenue of approximately $12 million and had a loss of approximately $2 million in 2016.Founded in 2005, Entrada’s mobile app platform integrates with multiple clinical platforms and all major EHRs. Because of its
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Aprima EHR Integrates With ActX to Bring Precision Medicine Into The Physician’s Office
Aprima, a physician pratice-focused EHR provider has announced an integration partnership with Genomic Decision Support platform ActX to bring precision medicine into the physician’s office. The addition of the ActX platform provides Aprima clients with access to genomics in everyday patient care and delivers clinically actionable insights that facilitate personalized medication and screening choices based on a patient’s unique genetic profile.Imagine, during your office visit, your physician
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Banner Health Taps Kyruus to Enhance Patient-Provider Matching Across Network
Banner Health, one of the largest nonprofit health care systems based in Arizona has selected Kyruus to deploy its full suite of patient-provider match solutions. The implementation of Kyruus ProviderMatch suite and KyruusOne will enhance patient access and deliver a consistent patient experience across the entire organization. The solutions will be rolled out across the system’s six-state operations to enhance the patient experience. More specifically, Banner Health will utilize the KyruusOne
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St. Joseph’s Healthcare System to Implement Cerner’s EHR, Financial and Population Health System
St. Joseph’s Healthcare System has selected Cerner to implement its integrated EHR and revenue cycle management system across its acute, long-term care and ambulatory facilities. The Cerner Millennium EHR and HealtheIntentS, Cerner’s near real-time population health management system that aggregates data from multiple sources, will support St. Joseph’s nearly 1,000 beds. HealtheIntent will establish a longitudinal record, which will provide St. Joseph’s clinicians with a comprehensive, unified
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Hartford HealthCare, GE Healthcare Ink 7-Year Deal: 5 Things to Know: 5 Things to Know
Hartford HealthCare and GE Healthcare are teaming up on a 7-year innovation collaboration to launch a series of projects aimed at getting patients the care they need more quickly and safely. Over the course of the seven-year project, both organizations have committed to achieving measurable improvements and outcomes. Here are five things to know about the collaboration: 1. Over the next seven years, GE Healthcare and Hartford HealthCare will work together to help patients avoid unnecessary
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