Considering that the first generation of healthcare IT systems centered primarily on billing technology, it’s interesting to note that for the past several years healthcare organizations have focused most of their attention on clinical transformations driven by national developments such as the Affordable Care Act and Meaningful Use (MU). But now that the MU “wave” is starting to subside, focus is shifting to back-end systems and processes.
While many organizations realize that a full
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European Providers Rank EHRs Top Investment Priority in 2015
EHRs are the first area where European healthcare providers are planning to invest during 2015 and beyond, according to a new survey from IDC Health Insights. The survey found 66% of survey respondents are planning to invest more in new solutions (especially non-hospital providers), either replacing the current solution or implementing it for the first time. The study describes European healthcare providers' investment trends on enterprise solutions and healthcare-specific solutions. It also
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Care Coordination Market to Reach 26.1% CAGR Between 2015 and 2020
The care coordination market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26.1 percent between 2015 and 2020, according to a recent Frost & Sullivan study. Among the three key market segments addressed in the study, care coordination software deployed by physicians in ambulatory practice is expected to be the fastest growing, at a CAGR of 43.2 percent. It is followed by the hospital market segment at a CAGR of 33.2 percent. Although the largest revenue for 2014 belonged to
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HealthPort, IOD Merge to Create Large-Scale Clinical Data Platform
On Tuesday, HealthPort and IOD today an agreement to merge that will create nation’s leading platform for secure clinical data solutions and help position the company for continued innovation and growth.
The proposed merger, facilitated by an investment from New Mountain Capital, will create a new company with combined revenues of more than $450 million and 6,000 professionals serving approximately 18,000 healthcare facilities across the U.S. The combination will significantly benefit all
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nVoq Partners with SyTrue on New Clinical Workflow Documentation Service
nVoq, a provider of cloud-based speech recognition workflow optimization solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced general availability for the company’s SayIt “Code Fast” service, available in collaboration with SyTrue. The Code Fast service provides real-time, point-of-care conversion of spoken narratives into structured data categorized with relevant ICD-9, ICD-10, SNOMED, LOINC, or other standards, using SyTrue’s Smart Data platform.
How It Works
With the SayIt Code Fast
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ONC Awards $300k to 6 Digital Health Projects
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has announced the winners of the inaugural ONC Market R&D Pilot Challenge. The ONC Market R&D Pilot Challenge breaks down the barriers between promising start ups and health care stakeholders by helping early-stage digital health companies connect with health care organizations that would host pilot programs. The innovative technologies developed by these companies are integral to improving consumer engagement
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KPMG Completes Acquisition Of Beacon Partners, Inc.
Big 4 firm KPMG LLP today announced today that it has completed the acquisition of all of the assets of Beacon Partners, Inc., a healthcare consulting firm that offers strategic management and clinical and information technology consulting services to healthcare providers. The closing follows the April 12, 2015 announcement of the transaction at the HIMSS15 conference, a leading healthcare IT industry event.
Based in Weymouth, Mass., Beacon Partners provides management consulting/advisory
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GMA Named 2015 HIMSS Ambulatory Davies Award Recipient
Grove Medical Associates of Auburn, Mass., has been named a 2015 HIMSS Ambulatory Davies Award recipient. Since 1994, the HIMSS Nicholas E.Davies Award of Excellence has recognized outstanding achievement of organizations that have utilized health information technology to substantially improve patient outcomes while achieving return on investment. The Davies Awards program promotes electronic health record-enabled improvement in patient outcomes through sharing of case studies and lessons
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HomeCare Tech Provider eCaring Expands Into Private Pay Market
eCaring, a leading developer of award-winning Cloud-based home healthcare technology that has proven to save an average of over $4,000 per patient per month by reducing ER visits, hospitalizations and readmissions, substantially lowering patient costs while improving care quality.
This week, eCaring announced that LifeStyle Options, Inc., one of the Chicago’s leading home care companies, has signed an agreement with eCaring to provide its unique Cloud-based care and disease management
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Karen DeSalvo to Leave ONC Post, If Confirmed for Asst. HHS Secretary
On Wednesday, the White House nominated National health IT coordinator Dr. Karen DeSalvo to be assistant secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). If confirmed by the Senate, DeSalvo would leave her post as the as the acting assistant secretary for the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology.
In a letter to HHS staff on Wednesday, HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell wrote:
"I am pleased to share the news that earlier today the President
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