Cernostics, a Pittsburgh, PA-based cancer diagnostics startup has raised $5 million in funding led by UPMC Enterprises, UPMC's venture capital arm with participation from Novitas Capital. The company plans to utilize the funding to accelerate the introduction of new diagnostic test for people with an esophageal condition called Barrett’s Esophagus that can lead to cancer. The latest round brings the company's total funding to date to $12.4M. Founded in 2008, Cernostics is an oncology diagnostics
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Will Healthcare Data Thieves Rob Us of Advances in Health IT?
Editor's Note: Santosh Varughese is the President of Cognetyx, an organization devoted to using artificial intelligence and machine learning innovation to bring an end to the theft of patient medical data.As Halloween approaches, the usual spate of horror movies will intrigue audiences across the US, replete with slashers named Jason or Freddie running amuck in the corridors of all too easily accessible hospitals. They grab a hospital gown and the zombies fit right in. While this is just a
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Technical Issues Delay DoD EHR Implementation: 8 Things to Know
Officials announced on Thursday that the Department of Defense (DoD) will delay the roll out of its $4.6B DoD EHR due to data integration issues with legacy systems. The EHR known as MHS Genesis was originally scheduled to go-live on 12/6 at selected hospitals and clinics in early December, moving away from the DoD's legacy AHLTA and CHCS systems. Here are 8 things to know about the DoD EHR implementation delay:1. The data integration issues with legacy systems were first discovered during
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King’s College Hospital Goes Live on Allscripts Sunrise EHR After 8 Months
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust announced this week that it has gone live on Allscripts Sunrise EHR in just eights month after system selection. As one of the United Kingdom’s largest teaching hospitals, the Sunrise EHR will support more than 900 dentists, 750 doctors and 300 nurses to help drive adoption of clinical decision support, which can lead to improved patient outcomes.“This was fantastic work, managed very capably, and resulting in a really smooth launch,” said Professor
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SHYFT Analytics Lands $12.5M Backed by McKesson Ventures, Medidata
SHYFT Analytics, a provider of cloud data and analytics for the global life sciences industry has raised $12.5 million in Series B funding. SHYFT Management opted for an all strategic collaboration, which included investments from McKesson Ventures, Medidata Solutions and other healthcare and technology industry leaders. SHYFT will use the investment to continue its rapid growth and expansion and further advance its leading healthcare cloud analytics platform. Existing investors, Health
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Cordata Healthcare Lands Nearly $3M for Care Coordination Platform
Cordata Healthcare Innovations, a Cincinnati, OH-based provider of specialty care coordination platforms has landed nearly $3 million in Series A funding led by Chicago-based First Health Capital Partners (FHCP) with participation from CincyTech. The company plans to utilize the funding to build on market momentum and scale the capabilities of its multi-specialty platform for care coordination.Founded in 2014, Cordata Healthcare Innovations offers specialized software applications for effective
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Sharp HealthCare to Implement PowerChart Ambulatory EHR
Sharp HealthCare, a San Diego-based healthcare provider in San Diego announced that it will implement Cerner's PowerChart Ambulatory EHR at Sharp Community Medical Group, one of two affiliated medical groups. As part of the implementation, PowerChart Ambulatory EHR will support more than 200 primary care and specialty physicians across Sharp’s outpatient facilities and independent physician practices. Sharp's integration with the existing Cerner Millennium EHR will create a unified patient
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3M Integrates with Cerner’s HealtheIntent Population Health Platform
3M Health Information Systems has entered an agreement to integrate 3M Patient-focused Episodes Software, a risk adjustment tool for analyzing episodes of care with Cerner’s HealtheIntent℠ population health management platform. The integration will allow providers to view the landscape of a patient’s documented conditions to help define an episode of care, while analyzing costs and expected resource use. Moving Towards Patient-Centric Episode ApproachThe conventional approach to defining an
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5 Recommendations for Hospitals & Nurses to Improve Patient Experience
There’s an entirely new customer in today’s patient care mix that nurses must address in their efforts to deliver a high quality patient experience. But new technology may hold the key to addressing the challenge.A recent independent research study conducted by Amplion reveals the patient caregiver who accompanies the patient during an overnight hospital stay is far more critical in judging patient satisfaction – and the care that nurses work so hard to deliver – than hospitals might have
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Philips Unveils IntelliSpace Cardiovascular 2.1: 5 Things to Know
Philips today announced the launch of IntelliSpace Cardiovascular 2.1, the latest version of its next-generation Cardiovascular Image and Information Management System. The new solution provides clinicians with a single point of access anytime and virtually anywhere and allows for web-based echo reporting, delivering diagnostic quality viewing of echo images. According to the Future Health Index, a recent study commissioned by Philips, 81% of cardiology patients surveyed feel it is important
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