Kognito, a provider of simulations featuring virtual humans has launched of a series of four new virtual human experiences available to help users build skills related to physical, emotional and social health. The simulations were commissioned by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and developed by Kognito using the Kognito Conversation Platform™ with input from experts in motivational interviewing, patient/parent engagement, medical education and child development. This series of conversation
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Huron Consulting Group Acquires HSM Consulting: 6 Things to Know
Management consulting firm Huron Consulting Group Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Healthcare Services Management, Inc. (HSM), a firm specializing in healthcare IT and management consulting. Here are six things to know about the acquisition: 1. The acquisition will help strengthen Huron’s ability to help healthcare providers implement and optimize EHR technologies that harness data to improve the quality and cost of care and better manage patient populations.2. Founded in 2006,
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Medisafe App Launches Medisafe for Pharma to Address Non-adherence
Medisafe, a personalized medication management platform with nearly three million patient and caregiver users has launched Medisafe for Pharma. Medisafe's latest pharma offering will address all three major challenges attributed to non-adherence – patient quality of care (e.g. higher emergency and mortality rates), healthcare system costs (e.g. higher hospitalization rates) and lost revenues (e.g. fewer prescription refills). Pharma and pharmacies share the burden of lost revenues, estimated
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AMA, Omada Health, Intermountain Healthcare Launch Digital Health Program to Reduce Type 2 Diabetes
The American Medical Association (AMA), Omada Health, and Intermountain Healthcare today announced a digital health initiative aimed at reducing the alarming number of adults who develop type 2 diabetes. The new partnership will create a roadmap for large health care organizations across the country to adopt proven online behavior change interventions for at-risk patients, and integrate those programs into provider referral and clinical workflow. The collaboration marks the first time that the
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Nomad Health Lands $4M to Connect Doctors with Freelance Clinical Work
Nomad Health, a digital health startup creating an online marketplace connecting doctors with freelance clinical work has raised $4M in the funding. The Series A round was led by First Round Capital and RRE Ventures with participation from .406 Ventures. Funding will support the NYC-based company's nationwide product rollout that will help address the country’s doctor shortage crisis. The platform is currently in beta. Founded in 2015 by a team of entrepreneurial doctors and Kevin Ryan (the
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How CMS’ Proposed Meaningful Use Changes Would Reduce Stage 2 & 3 Burdens on Providers
Editor's Note: Thomas Grove is a Principal of Consulting and Compliance Services at Phoenix Health Systems, a division of Medsphere Systems. As a healthcare management executive with 20+ years of experience, Thomas has extensive expertise in strategic assessments and planning, revenue cycle management, and process improvement.Early in July, CMS released a new set of proposed rules to modify Meaningful Use. If all goes well through the comment period and final updates, by fall we will see many
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Sansoro Health Lands $1.5M for EMR Integration Solution
Sansoro Health, an EMR integration company has raised $1.2M in seed funding led by San Francisco-based investor Healthy Ventures, with additional funds coming from TreeHouse Health and angel investors. The company will use the investment to enhance its open API software, expand its team, and further develop its marketing and sales capabilities.Among U.S. hospital system chief information officers, 62% identify interoperability as their most important priority. Founded in 2014, Sansoro’s Emissary
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Modernizing Medicine Unveils modmed 5.0 EMR for Specialties
Specialty-specific EMR provider, Modernizing Medicine has unveiled the latest edition of its EMR software, modmed 5.0, a comprehensive specialty-specific suite to help transform the clinical, financial and operational aspects of specialty practices. The new generally available product offerings and enhancements for modmed 5.0 include:- Practice Management – designed to help improve practice workflows and boost patient payments, this modern, all-in-one system streamlines scheduling, document
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PillPack Deploys PokitDok’s Pharmacy APIs for Real-Time Pharmacy Eligibility
PokitDok, a healthcare API-focused company has partnered with certified pharmacy Pillpack to deploy PokitDok’s Application Programming Interfaces (API) for instant pharmacy eligibility assessments. The partnership will power improved patient experiences for more than 16 million Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries and 40.5 million Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit Plan recipients.Plans can vary in their drug coverage and prices for the same drug are not always the same. Through this
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Philips Acquires Wellcentive to Strengthen Its Population Health Business
Royal Philips has signed an agreement to acquire Atlanta, GA-based Wellcentive, a provider of population health management software solutions. Financial details of the acquisition will not be disclosed.Wellcentive and its 115 employees will become part of the Population Health Management business group within Philips. Tom Zajac, CEO of Wellcentive and an experienced healthcare industry leader, will be appointed to lead this business group.Philips-Wellcentive Integration PlansAs part of the
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