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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Scrypt Integrates With Citrix ShareFile for Secure Cloud Faxing
Scrypt, Inc., developers of secure productivity tools, announces the integration of Sfax, its HIPAA secure cloud faxing solution, with Citrix ShareFile, a secure enterprise file, sync and share system. By combining Sfax with ShareFile, healthcare providers are able to safely fax Protected Health Information (PHI) directly out of and into their ShareFile account. Citrix ShareFile helps healthcare providers collaborate securely with medical groups, health systems, payers, patients and third
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Why BYOD Is The Future of Clinical Trials — But Questions Remain
One of the biggest challenges for researchers conducting clinical trials is the collection of patient data. While patient-reported outcomes are a key part of the process, there are some drawbacks to the traditional method of using paper surveys. To help overcome challenges such as “parking lot syndrome,” in which patients complete their surveys from memory just before their doctor visits and the tendency to add extraneous information in the margins, many researchers are touting the benefits of
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NY Cancer Center, Taps Medidata to Test Wearables in Oncology Care
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is collaborating with Medidata, a provider of cloud-based solutions for clinical research in life sciences to expand the use of mobile health technology in oncology treatment.Through the collaboration, Medidata and MSK will assess the viability of deploying wearable sensors and mobile technology to evaluate quality of life during cancer treatment. MSK will use activity trackers, mobile apps and Medidata’s cloud technology platform to study patterns of
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EHR Guy Unveils Official #HIT100 List of Social Media Influencers
Michael Planchart, aka The EHR Guy has unveiled this year's #HIT100 list that recognizes the leading thought leaders supporting the #HITsm and #HealthIT social media communities by contributing insightful tweets, articles, books, blogging, etc. Previous top 5 influencers include @HealthcareWen, @ahier, @MandiBPro, @Brad_Justus, @ePatientDave, and others. Here is the official #HIT100 for 2016: 1. Mandi Bishop @MandiBPro2. Christoph Trappe @CTrappe3. William G. Esslinger, Jr. @billesslinger4. John
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Azalea Health Lands $10.5M to Expand Its Rural Market EHR
Azalea Health, an Atlanta-based provider of EHRs, practice management, and revenue cycle management solution has raised $10.5 million in funding. The Series B round was led by Kayne Partners with participation from existing investor Intersouth Partners. Founded in 2008, Azalea fully integrates telehealth capabilities within its technology-enabled solutions platform, which includes integrated EHR, practice management, electronic prescribing, interoperability services, personal health records,
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TELUS Health Acquires Nightingale’s Canadian EMR Assets for $14M
TELUS Health has entered an agreement to acquire Nightingale Informatix Corp's Canadian EMR software solutions and related assets for $14M. The acquisition will help expand the company's EMR customer base in Ontario and Atlantic Canada where Nightingale's EMR solution currently supports 4,000 physicians. “Telus Health is Canada’s most established provider of health information technology solutions,” said Nightingale CEO Sam Chebib in the press announcement. “We share their vision for
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Mercom: Healthcare IT Funding Soars $1.6B in Q2 2016
Healthcare IT funding reached $1.6B in 140 deals in the second quarter of 2016, representing a 33% increase compared to the $1.4B raised during the same period in 2015, according to a new report from Mercom Capital Group. Mercom’s comprehensive report covers healthcare IT and digital health deals of all sizes across the globe.So far in the first half of 2016, close to $3 billion has been raised in 286 deals, a 50 percent increase compared to nearly $2 billion raised during the same period in
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drchrono Launches EHR, PM Platform for AHIMA Faculty, Students
EHR provider drchrono has partnered with American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) to launched the ambulatory care platform for faculty and students. The partnership will equip students going through AHIMA’s Virtual Lab (VLab) curriculum with an EHR and practice management platform. This first-of-its-kind initial rollout between drchrono and AHIMA will be offered to approximately 10,000 students and 450 universities across the United States and around the world. Students will
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