47% of health system executives indicated that they were extremely interested in addressing the challenge of rising consumer expectations for service, according to The Advisory Board Company's Annual Health Care CEO Survey. Additionally, 45% of hospital and health system executives said they were extremely interested in identifying patient engagement strategies – a four-percentage-point increase over the previous year.For its Annual Health Care CEO Survey, The Advisory Board Company surveyed 209
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CrossChx Nabs $15M to Streamline the Patient Registration Process
CrossChx, a provider of identity resolution for smarter healthcare, today announced it has raised $15 million in Series C funding from Silicon Valley Bank, Khosla Ventures, Drive Capital, NCT Ventures and Moonshots Capital. The most recent round brings the Columbus, OH-based health tech startup total funding to date to $35 million. CrossChx plans to use this round of funding to expand the sales and distribution of its flagship patient modern patient sign-in system called Queue that reduces
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Walgreens Study: Pharmacy Interventions Lead to Improved Medication Adherence
Patients eligible for Walgreens pharmacy interventions experienced a 3% greater medication adherence and nearly 2% less hospitalizations and significantly lower healthcare spending, according to a new Walgreens study recently published in the peer-reviewed journal, Population Health Management. The Walgreens study examined how its community pharmacists and multi-channel interventions reduce hospitalizations and total medical costs commonly associated with non–adherence to medications. Study
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Fitango Health Unveils Care Management Platform for Transplant Centers
Fitango Health, an patient centric platform for chronic care management has announced the launch of FitangoTx, a transplant-focused care management platform for patients in the community setting. FitangoTx allows transplant coordinators to closely monitor their patients' adherence to protocols across the transplant continuum by integrating highly interactive care coordination with patient engagement and population health management. The platform supports patients and teams by providing direct,
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drchrono Adds 4 Medical API Partners: Health Gorilla, Inuvio, Medisafe, Wink Health
Mobile EHR platform drchrono, announced that it has launched four new medical API partners adding new capabilities to its robust platform. drchrono’s newest API partners include Health Gorilla, Inuvio, Medisafe and Wink Health. drchrono currently has over seven hundred developers in its program creating essential apps and solutions for the healthcare industry. In addition, drchrono has over 21 million API calls/transactions happening per quarter.“drchrono’s free API and SDK kit was built by
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Cumberland Consulting Group Acquires Oleen Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting
Nashville, TN-based health IT consulting firm Cumberland Consulting Group, today announced that it has acquired Little Rock-based Oleen Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting, a national healthcare consulting firm specializing in IT and operations for a diverse client base, including government healthcare agencies, integrated delivery systems and health plans. The move will help Cumberland expand their payer service offerings and market presence. Acquisition Details Oleen is a national healthcare
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Beware the EMR “Ripple Effect” on Revenue Cycle
Editor's Note: David Dyke is the Vice President of Product Management at RelayHealth Financial. EHR-EMR conversions can be complicated and disruptive. So don’t make them more problematic by making unnecessary changes to revenue cycle management systems.Like any major IT system implementation, an EMR conversion can be seriously disruptive to hospital operations–and finances. In addition to the many technical and clinical considerations of these projects, hospitals and health systems typically
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e-MDs Finalizes Acquisition of Ambulatory Software Asssets from McKesson
Ambulatory EHR provider e-MDs announced it has finalized the acquisition of several ambulatory software assets from McKesson Business Performance Services in a move to boost its market share in the ambulatory EHR space. These McKesson assets include McKesson Practice Choice™, Medisoft®, Medisoft® Clinical, Lytec®, Lytec® MD, and Practice Partner®. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquisition establishes e-MDs as a top 5 provider in the ambulatory healthcare market,
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Healthstat, Livongo Health Partner for Diabetes Management
Healthstat, Inc., a provider of employer health and wellness programs, has partnered with Livongo Health to deploy Livongo for Diabetes throughout its nationwide onsite clinic network.Livongo provides people with diabetes with an end-to-end solution that includes:- A connected glucose meter with two-way messaging and data transfer messaging in real-time- Personalized analytics that provide context-aware insights- Coaching with Certified Diabetes Educators by phone, text, email, and mobile app
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Newsflash: Healthcare Does Not Spend Enough on IT Data Security
Mathematically, the gap between $3.6 million and $17,000 is a chasm.This is something you know well if you’re Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, which paid the latter number to unlock patient data held hostage by malicious hackers using ransomware when the former number is what the hackers initially asked for.While the dramatic reduction in ransom may have caused Hollywood Presbyterian to breathe a sigh of relief, there is no reason they or you should feel comforted. Consider this an initial shot
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