Adoption of the population health model of care is increasing, and with that means larger care teams spanning across more care settings that may not be equipped with the technology or processes to ensure providers remain connected outside the four walls of a hospital. This shift has created a demand for unified clinical communication tools that facilitate timely care team collaboration among providers scattered across multiple locations, which for PerfectServe, led to a 51.2 percent increase in
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Medtronic Acquires RF Surgical Systems for $235M
On Monday, Medtronic announced a definitive agreement to acquire RF Surgical Systems, Inc., a medical device company focused on the detection and prevention of retained surgical items (sponge, gauze or towel) for approximately $235 million. Additional terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquisition of the Carlsbad, Caliornia-based company supports Medtronic's economic value strategy. Partnering with stakeholders in healthcare, Medtronic is moving to offer products and services that
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Nuance Joins athenahealth’s “More Disruption Please” Marketplace
Nuance today announced it has joined athenahealth’s “More Disruption Please” program, an initiative driving disruption in healthcare and transforming the way physicians provide patient care. As part of this partnership, Nuance’s Dragon Medical 360 solution will be part of athenahealth’s Marketplace offerings, providing organizations with solutions from leading innovative companies to drive productivity and performance.
More than 30% of patients spend 10 minutes or less with their physician,
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NextGen Healthcare, Mass HIway Connect to Ensure Secure Exchange of Patient Information
NextGen Healthcare, a provider of healthcare information systems, services, and connectivity solutions, today announced it has successfully connected to the Mass HIway, marking the opening of a new secure electronic communication channel for Massachusetts healthcare providers. This has created thousands of connections across hospitals and eligible professionals nationwide.
Through this partnership, providers utilizing NextGen® Share can now exchange crucial patient information with the 350+
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Report: EMR Market to Grow at 7% Over Next 5 Years
The EMR market is expected to grow at 7 to 8 percent each year over the next five years according to recent report by Kalorama Information. The report, EMR 2015: The Market for Electronic Medical Records reveals that while the growth rate is lower than previous years, there are enough opportunities for vendors in consulting and training, system upgrades and poaching contracts from other vendors. Fear of penalties will also convince a few new customers to seek out services.
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New Salary Tool Gives Health IT Professionals Earning Insight
Ever wondered how much other health IT professionals are earning when searching for a new role? The obvious option of using Glassdoor generally falls short when trying to gain accurate salary data for health IT related jobs. To help provider greater insights for health IT professionals, HealthITJobs.com has launched a new real-time salary tool that allows health IT professionals to compare their salaries with industry averages. Salary data is collected from participating HealthITJobs.com
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Sogeti, Microsoft, HP Launches Data Driven Decisions for Healthcare
Sogeti USA, an entity within Sogeti, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Capgemini Group is partnering with Microsoft and HP to launch Data Driven Decisions for Healthcare, a solution focusing on helping healthcare organizations improve the quality of care required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) while seeking to minimize costs.
Current analytic models are often built into a care provider's EHR/hospital information system; however, these patient data sources may not be enough to provide needed
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Cerner Awarded Military Health System Lab Contract
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) has selected Cerner to replace the Military Health System's (MHS) existing anatomic pathology laboratory information system. As part of the implementation, Cerner will deploy its CoPathPlus's comprehensive anatomic pathology (AP) workflow automation, management reporting and quality-assurance functionality throughout all Department of Defense (DoD) military treatment facility anatomic pathology laboratories around the world. CoPathPlus has earned the KLAS:
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Emdeon to Acquire Altegra Health for $910M
On Monday, Emdeon Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire Altegra Health, a provider of data aggregation and analytics for payers for approximately $910 million in cash. The acquisition will combine Altegra Health's risk adjustment and quality analytics and Emdeon's Intelligent Healthcare Network, revenue cycle management and payment solutions, enabling the delivery of innovative products designed to help customers elevate care quality, optimize financial performance.
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5 Processes Hospitals Didn’t Know They Could Automate
When it comes to IT efficiency—automation is where it’s at. But historically, healthcare industry has dragged its feet when it comes to embracing technical change. Slowly, the industry is warming to the multitude of benefits automation can provide, and just in time, as demands increase and staffing shortages persist in health organizations across the U.S.
Even if you’re onboard with embracing healthcare automation, hospitals could be overlooking some important areas where it could assist in
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